'We're lucky to live in UK's best high street - and it's not full of abandoned shops'

Residents in one of Britain's most beautiful market towns describe themselves as 'fortunate' and 'thankful' to enjoy such a flourishing high street . Marlborough is a scenic countryside town situated in north-east Wiltshire along the Old Bath Road , the traditional route connecting London to Bath, beside the River Kennet.

In the previous year, its high street earned recognition as amongst the nation's finest by Times readers, standing alongside destinations such as Sherbourne in Dorset, Northallerton in North Yorkshire, and little old Belper in Derbyshire.

During 2022, it secured second place in the British Harper Dennis Hobbs Vitality Ranking, which monitors the wellbeing and success of town centres. Local resident Chris Robe explained that the high street has remained resilient