Which part of the UK do you live in and do you like it?
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oldbanger said:
PositronicRay said:
Kenilworth quiet friendly town, love it. Warwickshire roads are okay and you can get everywhere else fairly quickly.
I wouldn't want to live in London or Roseland again.
A local wag blanked out the "S" on the illuminating "Too Fast" sign (it's about exciting as it gets
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I wouldn't want to live in London or Roseland again.
A local wag blanked out the "S" on the illuminating "Too Fast" sign (it's about exciting as it gets
)Edited by PositronicRay on Sunday 25th January 19:39
That used to be on my daily commute. Do they still put the camera vans just past that junction?I live in the Meriden Gap. I grew up in S London/Kent/Sussex and have also lived in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Gwynedd and Anglesey. I like it here, though I do miss the sea.
Roads round here are are ok.
Grew up in North East Scotland (Aberdeenshire); lovely roads and scenery but grew bored of working there after around 5-6 years, and ended up moving to the Surrey Downs (Dorking) in 2013.
Love it down here; beautiful countryside, an hour from London town and a good standard of living. Not many exciting roads though and the traffic volume means little chance for spirited driving (certainly compared to Aberdeenshire where you'd regularly have a whole 40-mile commute to yourself.)
Moved to Dar Es Salaam in 2014 for work; a nice change to begin with but Africa, even the nice bits, is a tough place to live day in, day out; so now I'm back in Surrey.
Love it down here; beautiful countryside, an hour from London town and a good standard of living. Not many exciting roads though and the traffic volume means little chance for spirited driving (certainly compared to Aberdeenshire where you'd regularly have a whole 40-mile commute to yourself.)
Moved to Dar Es Salaam in 2014 for work; a nice change to begin with but Africa, even the nice bits, is a tough place to live day in, day out; so now I'm back in Surrey.
Now in Somerset. The kids reckon it's lush...
I grew up in Kent and London, have lived in Southampton, Newcastle, Oxford and Surrey. I loved the North East but can't persuade the OH to move north of the Severn - too cold (guess who would be wearing a coat in Bigg Market, Dean St. and the Quayside on a Friday night, catcalls be damned...)
I grew up in Kent and London, have lived in Southampton, Newcastle, Oxford and Surrey. I loved the North East but can't persuade the OH to move north of the Severn - too cold (guess who would be wearing a coat in Bigg Market, Dean St. and the Quayside on a Friday night, catcalls be damned...)
hora said:
I live in Manchester and tbh I really don't like it. However mrsHora loves it.
It is near my beloved West Yorkshire, the Peak District and the Lakes though.
I miss the lakes, when I lived in Leeds, it was so easy to just disappear for a weekend away, now Im in London its easier/cheaper to get a flight out to Europe than it is to hire a car to drive up to enjoy the lakes.It is near my beloved West Yorkshire, the Peak District and the Lakes though.
I live in Battersea and I like it plenty of green space with Battersea Park and Clapham Common, good transport links and lots of nice bars and restaurants. Not many good driving roads but this sweeping right left on the A205 is quite good for a bit of lift off oversteer in the Mini when the traffic is clear which isn't very often. Don't plan on living here for ever though as I really want to live by the sea.
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I live in Bournemouth and love it, there's a great beach, always plenty to do in and around Bournemouth and in less than 30 minutes I can be walking through stunning parts of the New Forest or exploring hidden places in the Purbecks. Transport links to London and the rest of the UK are great and I've never struggled to find work here.
A lot of students here and a lot of Pubs and clubs, I don't drink much anymore but when I am out at night there's less trouble then i remember.
A lot of students here and a lot of Pubs and clubs, I don't drink much anymore but when I am out at night there's less trouble then i remember.
Epsom, which in and of itself is nothing special.
On the other hand, I can hop on a train and be in Central London in half an hour, or go half an hour the other way and have some of the best mountain biking in the country in the Surrey Hills.
Given the choice, I'd retire to actually be in the Surrey Hills - somewhere like Peaslake with a decent pub but still well within reach of shops & cinemas in Guildford or Dorking, but for the moment, being where I am is more convenient, as it means I can cycle to work in Central London easily enough.
On the other hand, I can hop on a train and be in Central London in half an hour, or go half an hour the other way and have some of the best mountain biking in the country in the Surrey Hills.
Given the choice, I'd retire to actually be in the Surrey Hills - somewhere like Peaslake with a decent pub but still well within reach of shops & cinemas in Guildford or Dorking, but for the moment, being where I am is more convenient, as it means I can cycle to work in Central London easily enough.
A few posts up from this is a guy from Armagh. He lives in a beautiful part of Northern Ireland, and that's the up-side of Ulster. I live in the down-side. Like many areas of the UK with low incomes and widespread uneployment, the Province has towns that can depress. Let's just say I live in one such town in North Down, formerly big on textiles, but now more a dormitory for people who work in Belfast. I live in the town centre, and walk to the paper shop every day at 9am - there's always a queue of people waiting outside the PO for ti to open, all desperate for their state benefits so they can buy their fags or go to the off-licence. This offy is open all hours, completely ignoring any licensing hours obligations.
Just walking through the town is enough to make you despair - shuffling crones with their Poundland shopping, teenage mums in fake Uggs, fag hanging out of their mouths, bawling snotty-nosed kids. Litter everywhere, fag butts, broken bottles. Everything just "seems" to be grey. It's like a Soviet-era Eastern European community - all dull greyness and state handouts.
It's where my ex-wife came from, and where my daughter was raised, and because she lives here, so do I. 30 years now. I've had 3 marriages and 3 divorces, so there's not much cash in the kitty, in case you're wondering what else keeps me here. God it's a dump. And to make things even worse, because it's a haven for the working-class and underclass, extreme loyalism is part of daily life. For 6 months of the year, it'a all about flags and parades and flute bands, all drunkenness and bigotry.
I'm from Norwich - lived there the first 32 years of my life. I'm not saying it's the finest city in the UK, but most people who visit come away with a favourable impression. It's a nice place to live.I wouldn't mind going back, but family ties are preventing me. But here's the strange thing - whenever I think of England and where I'd like to live most, it's not Norwich. My vision of Englishness is the areas around the Ridgeway. The image in my mind is looking down on a small village in a copse, maybe a church and a pub, a few freindly neighbours to pass the time with. It's almost like I've allowed my depressed state of mind to be overwhelmed by a Hollywood utopia.
Pass the pills.......
Just walking through the town is enough to make you despair - shuffling crones with their Poundland shopping, teenage mums in fake Uggs, fag hanging out of their mouths, bawling snotty-nosed kids. Litter everywhere, fag butts, broken bottles. Everything just "seems" to be grey. It's like a Soviet-era Eastern European community - all dull greyness and state handouts.
It's where my ex-wife came from, and where my daughter was raised, and because she lives here, so do I. 30 years now. I've had 3 marriages and 3 divorces, so there's not much cash in the kitty, in case you're wondering what else keeps me here. God it's a dump. And to make things even worse, because it's a haven for the working-class and underclass, extreme loyalism is part of daily life. For 6 months of the year, it'a all about flags and parades and flute bands, all drunkenness and bigotry.
I'm from Norwich - lived there the first 32 years of my life. I'm not saying it's the finest city in the UK, but most people who visit come away with a favourable impression. It's a nice place to live.I wouldn't mind going back, but family ties are preventing me. But here's the strange thing - whenever I think of England and where I'd like to live most, it's not Norwich. My vision of Englishness is the areas around the Ridgeway. The image in my mind is looking down on a small village in a copse, maybe a church and a pub, a few freindly neighbours to pass the time with. It's almost like I've allowed my depressed state of mind to be overwhelmed by a Hollywood utopia.
Pass the pills.......
Don said:
I live in Basingstoke, Hampshire.
Basingstoke is ... adequate. There's nothing wrong. Not much special. It has s
t bits and good bits. The same as anywhere.
Hampshire, on the other hand, is a wonderful county and I have loved living in it for more than twenty years. Whilst recognising my Welsh origins I tell people who ask "I'm from Hampshire." It's my adopted home. Great driving. Great food. Great walking. I couldn't ask for more.
Yep, I'm from Hampshire too (Blounce to be precise! Not many will have heard of that!) and I agree with everything you have said, its a wonderful place (apart from Basingstoke Basingstoke is ... adequate. There's nothing wrong. Not much special. It has s
t bits and good bits. The same as anywhere.Hampshire, on the other hand, is a wonderful county and I have loved living in it for more than twenty years. Whilst recognising my Welsh origins I tell people who ask "I'm from Hampshire." It's my adopted home. Great driving. Great food. Great walking. I couldn't ask for more.
)More recently I'm in the SW London suburbs, good for different reasons, close enough to everything you could want in London, but still surrounded by green space and the river, lovely job.
Little village east of Leeds, classed as Leeds but same distance from York and Harrogate. It is a nice enough spot, handy for East coast, Dales, Wolds and only a couple of hours from Lakes and Northumberland.
I am from here so don't know any where else for a comparison. I do know I don't like Leeds even though technically I am from there. I prefer living in a village rather than a town or city. I quite like some of the North Yorkshire market towns, Ripon seems nice.
I am from here so don't know any where else for a comparison. I do know I don't like Leeds even though technically I am from there. I prefer living in a village rather than a town or city. I quite like some of the North Yorkshire market towns, Ripon seems nice.
clarkmagpie said:
Schmeeky said:
North Cumbria, where I'm spoilt for choice of good roads. I can head south to the Lake District (20mins away), or go East over the Pennines, or head North in Scotland. Ever direction has amazing scenery, and where there's good scenery, there's good roads.
Traffic isn't too bad, probably way better than anywhere south of me - but in summer all the tourist types come out and dawdle about - ferfuxache, if you want to look at the scenery, stop and have a proper look, don't feckin' drive down a beautiful twisty B road at 10mph staring out the side window!
This. Exactly this.Traffic isn't too bad, probably way better than anywhere south of me - but in summer all the tourist types come out and dawdle about - ferfuxache, if you want to look at the scenery, stop and have a proper look, don't feckin' drive down a beautiful twisty B road at 10mph staring out the side window!
The Lakes has some of the finest roads for views, some of the passes are interesting mind!
Penrith to Alston (Hartside) has to be one of the best driving roads in the country.
Love it.
I like it very much.
Amazing driving roads, great scenery, very low crime, 20 mins from the Lakes and mountains, huge selection of excellent pubs and country restaurants with awards for food and drink, plenty to do outside.
We are 10 mins from the M6 and 10 mins from a main line station meaning London is a simple door to door direct rail journey away in 3 hours which makes it surprisingly easy to get to the capital and other such places frequently for business/shopping etc.
At the weekend I get to play in the fields with quad bikes and pretend I'm a farmer
I love cities but I wouldn't swap.
I live in the Chew Valley, South-West of Bristol. We've been here a few months now (after renting in central Bristol for 6 months after we returned home from abroad).
It's a beautiful area, we are just on the outskirts of the Mendips and Chew Lake is a walk away. There's fishing, shooting, farm shop, lovely pubs (The Waldegrave arms in East Harptree is a favourite of mine) it's 30 mins door to door from the office in Bristol. The contrast between the City and the countryside is amazing.
The city centre was extremely noisy on a friday/saturday night but having everything on your doorstep was a big plus.
I was brought up in the country though and far, far prefer living where I am now. Quiet roads, lovely scenery and genuinely friendly people in the village, we both feel very much at home here.
It's a beautiful area, we are just on the outskirts of the Mendips and Chew Lake is a walk away. There's fishing, shooting, farm shop, lovely pubs (The Waldegrave arms in East Harptree is a favourite of mine) it's 30 mins door to door from the office in Bristol. The contrast between the City and the countryside is amazing.
The city centre was extremely noisy on a friday/saturday night but having everything on your doorstep was a big plus.
I was brought up in the country though and far, far prefer living where I am now. Quiet roads, lovely scenery and genuinely friendly people in the village, we both feel very much at home here.
Edited by juice on Monday 26th January 11:47
I live in a small village in County Tyrone, NI and I love it, house prices are low (I bought a large detached 4 bedroom with a garage 5 years ago for 134K) the air is clean and the general standard of living is high. We have no council tax (just rates which are a lot lower than rUK) - only downer is the weather but other than that I wouldn't live anywhere else in the UK
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