🚲🍞 Recognise this view? This is Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset – the steep cobbled street made famous by the 1973 Hovis advert, directed by none other than Ridley Scott. 🎬 The “Boy on Bike” pushing bread up the hill became one of the UK’s most iconic TV ads, even voted the nation’s favourite in 2006. 🇬🇧 With its historic cottages, stunning views over Blackmore Vale, and a place in TV history, it’s easy to see why Gold Hill is still one of the most photographed streets in Britain. ✨ 🎥 @ha

Gold Hill, Shaftesbury Made famous by Hovis, Gold Hill was the setting for the much loved 1973 TV advert that featured the bread delivery boy pushing his bike up the steep ancient cobbled hill. Surrounded by the Dorset countryside, in the heart of Shaftesbury, Gold Hill looks down from the steep incline to the town below, offering a panoramic view of the town and runs beside the Grade I listed walls of Shaftesbury Abbey which date back to the 1360s. At the top of the cobbled street is the 14th c

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