Advantages and disadvantages of the countryside?
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Hi chaps, just moved from London to the countryside with the OH for a few months until she starts uni in September and I start my first proper job in ages since being made redundant. And being sat here now whilst she has a girly reunion I said I'd head to the pub for a couple of jars. "Oh you carn't do thaaaat" says her mates, "Why not?" I reply. Turns out the village pub is shut all day Monday and doesn't open before 6pm apart from at the weekend 
Now, I'm no alcoholic but was looking forward to a lunchtime pint a few times a week as I am only going to be doing some light freelance work until we move back to the big smoke!
On the plus side, the pace of life is very relaxed and I had a great hoon to Cheltenham today for some shopping and lunch and then came back via Gloucester and some brilliant B-roads to the village.
Having never lived outside the M25 in my life, are there going to be any major shocks to the system for me once the initial "moving place buzz" wears off?
Now, I'm no alcoholic but was looking forward to a lunchtime pint a few times a week as I am only going to be doing some light freelance work until we move back to the big smoke!On the plus side, the pace of life is very relaxed and I had a great hoon to Cheltenham today for some shopping and lunch and then came back via Gloucester and some brilliant B-roads to the village.
Having never lived outside the M25 in my life, are there going to be any major shocks to the system for me once the initial "moving place buzz" wears off?
SS HSV said:
24hour convenience stores? No chance, maybe a petrol station a few miles away so stock up.
I'm used to my 6 Heineken for a fiver when the mood takes me, so on the way past the last shop before civilization ends I made sure to grab their entire stock. Phone signal is surprisingly good too, another bonus I guess!Chelt & Glos is my territory I'll send you the invoice for using my turf in the post 
If your new to the area I can help if you want to know stuff, just ask. Loads of PH'ers around here.
Get yourself up to Winchcombe, or Gotherington to be exact. The Bugatti owners trust is there along with their free museum + hill climb. Always worth a look.
ETA: To answer your question. You could get bored with the place quickly as it's small. Glos is full to the brim with chavs, chelt less so but still too many. There are lots of pretty things to look at if you fancy that, villages & stone walls.
If your new to the area I can help if you want to know stuff, just ask. Loads of PH'ers around here.
Get yourself up to Winchcombe, or Gotherington to be exact. The Bugatti owners trust is there along with their free museum + hill climb. Always worth a look.
ETA: To answer your question. You could get bored with the place quickly as it's small. Glos is full to the brim with chavs, chelt less so but still too many. There are lots of pretty things to look at if you fancy that, villages & stone walls.
Edited by MK4 Slowride on Monday 6th April 19:24
MK4 Slowride said:
Chelt & Glos is my territory I'll send you the invoice for using my turf in the post
If your new to the area I can help if you want to know stuff, just ask. Loads of PH'ers around here.
Get yourself up to Winchcombe, or Gotherington to be exact. The Bugatti owners trust is there along with their free museum + hill climb. Always worth a look.
I'm staying in Arlingham for the time being, just down the road from Frampton-on-Severn. Great drive from the village to the M5 junction If your new to the area I can help if you want to know stuff, just ask. Loads of PH'ers around here.
Get yourself up to Winchcombe, or Gotherington to be exact. The Bugatti owners trust is there along with their free museum + hill climb. Always worth a look.
Are there many meet ups round the area?
EngJock said:
MK4 Slowride said:
Chelt & Glos is my territory I'll send you the invoice for using my turf in the post
If your new to the area I can help if you want to know stuff, just ask. Loads of PH'ers around here.
Get yourself up to Winchcombe, or Gotherington to be exact. The Bugatti owners trust is there along with their free museum + hill climb. Always worth a look.
I'm staying in Arlingham for the time being, just down the road from Frampton-on-Severn. Great drive from the village to the M5 junction If your new to the area I can help if you want to know stuff, just ask. Loads of PH'ers around here.
Get yourself up to Winchcombe, or Gotherington to be exact. The Bugatti owners trust is there along with their free museum + hill climb. Always worth a look.
Are there many meet ups round the area?
I think some of the TVR lads meet up but I don't have a TVR so don't know much about that. Williams or Renault (I forget which) F1 test on the Chedworth airfield which is close by. As the spring is here they do loads of motorshows in fields nearby. Also the British Midland Hill Climb chapoionship starts soon up at Prescott.
Otherwise it's quiet, you have to travel to do stuff.
Don't go out drinking in Gloucester unless you like hospital food. Stay in Cheltenham it's better.
Living in the Country is absolutely brilliant if -
Horses for courses. Rural idyll or the bright lights of big city. They have their own attractions.
- you like making your own entertainment
- you can plan shopping ahead and have a fridge/freezer
- you are the sort of person that can operate an electric torch
- you actually like the quiet
- you like country walking and the many free outdoor pursuits on your doorstep
- you enjoy country driving
- you don't mind everyone knowing who you are - a total lack of anonymity
- you don't care about mud/cows
t being all over the road - it will wash off, eh? - your idea of nightlife is a lock-in once a month at the local boozer
- you like the theatre, cinema, art galleries and culture of the big city
- you prefer anonymity and crowds
- you need excellent shopping and amenities within walking distance
- public transport is how you get around
Horses for courses. Rural idyll or the bright lights of big city. They have their own attractions.
Don said:
Living in the Country is absolutely brilliant if -
- you like making your own entertainment
- you can plan shopping ahead and have a fridge/freezer
- you are the sort of person that can operate an electric torch
- you actually like the quiet
- you like country walking and the many free outdoor pursuits on your doorstep
- you enjoy country driving
- you don't mind everyone knowing who you are - a total lack of anonymity
- you don't care about mud/cowst being all over the road - it will wash off, eh?
- your idea of nightlife is a lock-in once a month at the local boozer
Don said:
Living in the Country is absolutely brilliant if -
Horses for courses. Rural idyll or the bright lights of big city. They have their own attractions.
I can tick all the boxes in the first list, except "* you don't mind everyone knowing who you are - a total lack of anonymity". Just because someone is my neighbour doesn't mean I want to be best friends. - you like making your own entertainment
- you can plan shopping ahead and have a fridge/freezer
- you are the sort of person that can operate an electric torch
- you actually like the quiet
- you like country walking and the many free outdoor pursuits on your doorstep
- you enjoy country driving
- you don't mind everyone knowing who you are - a total lack of anonymity
- you don't care about mud/cowst being all over the road - it will wash off, eh?
- your idea of nightlife is a lock-in once a month at the local boozer
- you like the theatre, cinema, art galleries and culture of the big city
- you prefer anonymity and crowds
- you need excellent shopping and amenities within walking distance
- public transport is how you get around
Horses for courses. Rural idyll or the bright lights of big city. They have their own attractions.
Where I am now is only a 10 minute drive or so from some decent countryside while being a quiet suburban close so maybe I have the best of both worlds.
I live in the sticks and I love it, though to be honest, I've never really been a city person anyway. I live in a little village with a cracking pub and fantastic roads in the area. It's quiet where I am, but on the plus side when my mates come over and we have an all night drinking binge, we can make as much noise as we want and have the stereo up full and nobody complains as they can't hear us!
I'm definitely a country bumpkin.
I'm definitely a country bumpkin.
JagLover said:
Where I am now is only a 10 minute drive or so from some decent countryside while being a quiet suburban close so maybe I have the best of both worlds.
I actually live right on the edge of a town. I can walk out of my house directly into the countryside in five minutes. I can also walk to an out-of-town Sainsbury's in ten minutes.It really is quite good. It's not the "best of both worlds" though. I have access to the Countryside. Not a rural country life. It's very different.
Wife's a townie so I doubt I'll ever move back. Although it's not completely impossible. She's loved visiting my folks who live miles from anywhere...
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