Thank you @morodiene!
I hope that you do visit someday. Don't get me wrong, England has some beautiful cities that I love: Oxford, London and Canterbury to name a few, but like you I get so much more from a rural setting.
If you want to experience "normal" life in England I would definitely recommend Kent.

It's Very close to London, Canterbury is amazing and has a lot of interesting history to learn, quite close is Margate which is a traditional seaside town with a sandy beach and amusement arcades and fish &a chip shops! :D
(Have I sold it to you yet? Haha)