5 things near your ideal home.

5 things near your ideal home.

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tuffer

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8,849 posts

267 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Inspired by the "where would you live" thread, what 5 things would you have close (within X miles) to your ideal home?

Mine:
Decent golf course: <5 Miles
Good village pub : Walking distance
Decent restaurant: <10 Miles
A road worth a blast: <5 Miles
Waitrose: <10 Miles

anonymous-user

54 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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No one else

Papa Hotel

12,760 posts

182 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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tuffer said:
Decent golf course: <5 Miles
Good village pub : Walking distance
Decent restaurant: <10 Miles
A road worth a blast: <5 Miles
What he said, but hills and water, I'm not fussed it's a good lake or the sea.

theironduke

6,995 posts

188 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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anonymous said:
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This.

With lots of nice roads and stunning scenery. Scottich Highlands or Islands would do nicely.

Stiglet80

4,764 posts

187 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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theironduke said:
anonymous said:
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This.

With lots of nice roads and stunning scenery. Scottich Highlands or Islands would do nicely.
yes

My son wants to move to Isle of Skye for the sole reason there was not one Tescos, who he strongley believes are evil and are taking over the world. Good enough reason for me biggrin

Jw Vw

4,832 posts

163 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Good local brothels? getmecoat

Petrolhead95

7,043 posts

154 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Jw Vw said:
Good local brothels? getmecoat
This. That's all one could want biggrin

craigjm

17,956 posts

200 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Mine:
The sea < less than 100 yards
Good pub : Walking distance
Decent restaurant: <10 Miles
A road worth a blast: <5 Miles
M&S <10 Miles

GetCarter

29,390 posts

279 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Empty fantastic driving roads
10 yards from the sea
No neighbours
Stunning mountain scenery
No crime, no speed cameras, great local pubs and fine dining that one can get to by boat...

...would do it for me wink

Cotty

39,553 posts

284 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Corner shop open late: Walking distance check
Decent pub: walking distance check
Good train service to London short commute: walking distance check
A road worth a blast: <5 Miles check
Supermarket: <5 Miles check
Countryside: <5 Miles check

Now I just need a house with 4 garages and im home free.

thinfourth2

32,414 posts

204 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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A bloody good butchers <5miles (check until he closed down due to ill health I almost cried)
A friendly farmer that lets you borrow stuff < 1 mile (check)


STW2010

5,735 posts

162 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Here's mine, and it's what I have:
Decent golf course: don't play golf as much as I used to, but a few good ones within 15 miles
Good village pub : Walking distance
Decent restaurant: Walking distance
A road worth a blast: <5 miles. In fact I need to go down them when I go to work.
[-]Waitrose[-/] Any food/beer shop: Walking distance (online for the big shops)


Ideally I would have things like strip clubs, more pubs (plus some on the bank of a river) and a bookies. But I live in a nice town, so am happy with what I've got. Never thought about it like that, so thanks OP.




Jimbo NW

828 posts

177 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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tuffer said:
Inspired by the "where would you live" thread, what 5 things would you have close (within X miles) to your ideal home?

Mine:
Decent golf course: <5 Miles
Good village pub : Walking distance
Decent restaurant: <10 Miles
A road worth a blast: <5 Miles
Waitrose: <10 Miles
Exactly that but i'd swap Waitrose for a decent gym

STW2010

5,735 posts

162 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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thinfourth2 said:
A bloody good butchers <5miles (check until he closed down due to ill health I almost cried)
A friendly farmer that lets you borrow stuff < 1 mile (check)
I have a brilliant butchers within 5 miles of where I work, so often go there at lunch or after work.

Would this farmer let you borrow his tractor? I've always wanted to drive a tractor

Cotty

39,553 posts

284 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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thinfourth2 said:
A friendly farmer that lets you borrow stuff < 1 mile (check)

thinfourth2

32,414 posts

204 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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STW2010 said:
I have a brilliant butchers within 5 miles of where I work, so often go there at lunch or after work.

Would this farmer let you borrow his tractor? I've always wanted to drive a tractor
Tractors aren't very useful

telehandlers are damn useful

Matt Harper

6,619 posts

201 months

Wednesday 14th September 2011
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I'm lucky enough to have most of what I need close at hand, but if this is about what I'd like, rather than what I have, it would be:
1. Mountains < 50 miles - currently 600 miles
2. A good Indian restaurant < 5 miles - currently unknown!
3. A trout fishery < 20 miles - currently 250 miles
4. A forest < 20 miles - currently 50 miles
5. An NFL franchise < 30 miles - currently 80 miles

Edited by Matt Harper on Wednesday 14th September 00:54