Which part of the UK do you live in and do you like it?
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t.STW2010 said:
Northampton.
It's ok here with good access to countryside. If I could live anywhere then the New Forest, Peak District, Cornwall or Devon would be in the mix. But I'm not that mobile due to my job.
I live in a village just outside Northampton, and there's lots of nice countryside close to home, and further afield. It's handy for work, and Northampton and Milton Keynes are close enough for the very rare times I have to venture into a town centre.It's ok here with good access to countryside. If I could live anywhere then the New Forest, Peak District, Cornwall or Devon would be in the mix. But I'm not that mobile due to my job.
I love places like the Lake District, but wouldn't want to live there at this time of my life!
I live on the outskirts of Manchester - Don't mind it really, convienient for work, and close to the countryside for those nice walks/bike rides/hoon's. Close to the motorway network, so easily get to visit family and friends further away.
Ideally, I would like to live in the countryside, and work from home, but that isn't going to happen in the near future.
Ideally, I would like to live in the countryside, and work from home, but that isn't going to happen in the near future.
mike80 said:
STW2010 said:
Northampton.
It's ok here with good access to countryside. If I could live anywhere then the New Forest, Peak District, Cornwall or Devon would be in the mix. But I'm not that mobile due to my job.
I live in a village just outside Northampton, and there's lots of nice countryside close to home, and further afield. It's handy for work, and Northampton and Milton Keynes are close enough for the very rare times I have to venture into a town centre.It's ok here with good access to countryside. If I could live anywhere then the New Forest, Peak District, Cornwall or Devon would be in the mix. But I'm not that mobile due to my job.
I love places like the Lake District, but wouldn't want to live there at this time of my life!
Where abouts are you? I'm in East Hunsbury (which I'm still getting used to, having previously had shops, bars, restaurants and a country park all within walking distance).
nicanary said:
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.......
Well you've cheered me up. Not sure if you intended to but I really enjoyed your description.
West London 'burbs for me, and love it. Early 50s and lived in London my whole life, apart from 3 wilderness years in Luton, which I can assure you makes Nicanary's town look like paradise. I swore when I moved back to London that I'd never again live in a place where I couldn't walk to a tube station.
Barton on Sea in the New Forest.
Moved down here last Summer after living in Slough for 19 years. Absolutely love it down here, coastal weather is a bit harsh at times but living by the seaside more than makes up for it.
I still work in West London Work have accommodated my move by allowing me to work a couple of days from home and stay 2 night during the week in a local hotel.
Moved down here last Summer after living in Slough for 19 years. Absolutely love it down here, coastal weather is a bit harsh at times but living by the seaside more than makes up for it.
I still work in West London Work have accommodated my move by allowing me to work a couple of days from home and stay 2 night during the week in a local hotel.
On the outskirts of South West London near Hampton court and love it, nice mix of leafy parks and good places to eat and drink etc but as per OKGO into London or to either Kent or Surrey hills within 30 minutes if not less.
Probably why I have lived here for at least 30 years plus.
Probably why I have lived here for at least 30 years plus.
Edited by The Walrus on Monday 26th January 14:44
Originally from Hampshire, spent 4 - 5 years in the East Midlands and for the last 5 - 6 years in Leeds.
I can see why the people of Yorkshire see it as the centre of the universe. Apart from being fookin cold I love the place and the only thing I truly miss from 'home' is being by the sea. Aside from that I prefer the countryside, the roads, the people, the nightlife, the city-living etc etc.
By contrast I thought East Mids would be a nice spot. I grew to really dislike the place and a real sense of desperation about a lot of it, only occasionally interspersed with small pockets of old money.
I can see why the people of Yorkshire see it as the centre of the universe. Apart from being fookin cold I love the place and the only thing I truly miss from 'home' is being by the sea. Aside from that I prefer the countryside, the roads, the people, the nightlife, the city-living etc etc.
By contrast I thought East Mids would be a nice spot. I grew to really dislike the place and a real sense of desperation about a lot of it, only occasionally interspersed with small pockets of old money.
Originally from Swansea, I moved here in 1997 when I was in Year 9 at Secondary school - never easy! Put it this way, any soft-Welsh accent I had was soon beaten out of me.
We are very lucky living here as it is lovely, albeit very densely populated with City folk clamouring for somewhere with village-esque life and good schools.
My wife is the 6th generation of her family to root here and the 5th generation to get married in the same church which is kind of nice.
One day we will move to the Dorset coast but for now we have everything we need here.
The Walrus said:
On the outskirts of South West London near Hampton court and love it, nice mix of leafy parks and good places to eat and drink etc but as per OKGO into London or to either Kent or Surrey hills within 30 minutes if not less.
Probably why I have lived here for at least 30 years plus.
Me too, Hampton (Village, dont you know) to be precise.Probably why I have lived here for at least 30 years plus.
Edited by The Walrus on Monday 26th January 14:44
Love it, park, river, train into London and a village feel.
Lincolnshire (south south kesteven) - not bad, anywhere west is pretty nice, I work in Stamford which is rarely unpleasant and Rutland is always lovely. East of the A15 is not so good, the fens are bleak enough on a sunny day and the likes of Spaldingrad are best left to the inhabitants.
Home from home is just north of Wetherby, that's my heaven.
Home from home is just north of Wetherby, that's my heaven.
North devon - Barnstaple to be precise.
Love it round here. There are a dozen of more beaches with 10 miles. Exmoor is an easy 20 mins drive away for MTB duties and walking, Dartmoor isn't that far away either.
Very little traffic in the winter, summer can be abit clogged up around the tourist spots though, but that is what motorbikes were made for!
Love it round here. There are a dozen of more beaches with 10 miles. Exmoor is an easy 20 mins drive away for MTB duties and walking, Dartmoor isn't that far away either.
Very little traffic in the winter, summer can be abit clogged up around the tourist spots though, but that is what motorbikes were made for!
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