Gold Hill, Shaftesbury
Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, is a steep, picturesque street made famous after featuring in the popular 1970s TV advert for Hovis bread.
In the nostalgic advert, a boy pushes his bicycle up Gold Hill to deliver a loaf of bread before freewheeling back down to the baker’s to the soundtrack of Dvorak’s New World Symphony. The commercial is regularly voted Britain’s favourite of all time.
The view looking down from the top of the street has been described as "one of the most romantic sights in England" and often appears on the covers of books, calendars and chocolate boxes.
Gold Hill, Shaftesbury
Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, is a steep, picturesque street made famous after featuring in the popular 1970s TV advert for Hovis bread.
In the nostalgic advert, a boy pushes his bicycle up Gold Hill to deliver a loaf of bread before freewheeling back down to the baker’s to the soundtrack of Dvorak’s New World Symphony. The commercial is regularly voted Britain’s favourite of all time.
The view looking down from the top of the street has been described as "one of the most romantic sights in England" and often appears on the covers of books, calendars and chocolate boxes.