Anyone live in Glossop?

suestew

Hi

Me and my boyfriend are going to be moving to Glossop, renting first while we look then buying in either Old Glossop or Simmondley or one of the nicer areas.

I was just having a look online where I was quite shocked that some people were saying bad things about Glossop, saying that some unsavouries hang around at night from neighbouring areas that are not very nice plus a bunch of other stuff. We have spent some time there and not experienced this, can anyone enlighten me? I am sure I will get a mixed lot of replies but anyone who lives there I would welcome your truthful input.

Thanks
Sue

BigAlC

I don't live there, but pass through reasonably often.

It's a nice little area, right on the peaks (so fantastic for walking/biking or taking the kids out) and quite good links to Manchester.

Like all places you have your undesirables, but they are in every town and place, just need to use a bit of common sense about it.

The one thing I will say, is that it is very tourist and traffic heavy. Especially autumn winter time for traffic, as it's basically a throughfare for people coming over wood head or snake pass. Both of which get closed if there is a whiff of wind quicker than a few mph.

So, if you need to come across to the Sheffield/Leeds areas then I would consider looking at how this might affect you.

PasturesNew

http://www.ukcrimestats.com/Neighbourhood/Derbyshire_Constabulary/Glossop_Town

no_debt

grew up there the ruff parts that you are on about will be gamesley and hattersley . i was brought up on gamesley from when first built. it did have a bad name just the same has most places , and if you move there the traffic is terrable but you can go over the back of dinting up near the train station. has you are entering glossop tun left at the lights after the caravan sales then take your first right this will take you away from the traffic. i still go up there manor park is a good place . golf course about a mile up the road at the bottom of the snake pass , plenty of pubs . read the book( from smoke to grass ) intresting book will tell you about the gamesley people from the people

pixiepie99

I know someone who lives there and loves it. Went out for a mini pub crawl a couple of months ago and it was good - really nice mix of bars and pubs. And great access to Manchester city centre on the train.

alyssa_liss

it has its dodgy places but apparently traffic is a nightmare in rushhour , unlees you can go back street ways

vivster

I also grew up there, and family still live there. I haven't lived there for a long time though, and only go back for visits now.

It's a bit mixed. Not as posh as Buxton, has its rough and ready bits, but I'm not aware of any particular problems. It's perhaps a bit insular - comes from being hemmed in on three sides by the moors. There's not a huge amount going on in the town centre except the pubs, although a lot of the pubs on the fringes of the town centre have closed down in recent years. The high street is losing its nice, independent feel as more and more national chains are moving in. It still has the best butchers in the country though, and a very decent greengrocers and fishmonger.

Some wonderful views, great access to the Peak District to the south and east, and Manchester to the west. And some lovely period properties, if that's your thing.

I'd like to go back, but am stuck in London for the foreseeable.

vivster

As for the pubs being rough, one man's meat is another man's poison. I'd say most of the town centre pubs are frequented by young, working class people out for a good time. There aren't really any middle-class/gastropubs as such, although I know of one that only serves vegan food. There's a fairly sizeable middle-class population. Lots of teachers, academics, a few artists etc. There's definitely a crafty, hippyish strain in Glossop (cf. the vegan pub), although it's not as obvious as it is in somewhere like Hebden Bridge and if you're not plugged into those circles you wouldn't particularly know it's there.

BlueHaggis

I live in Glossop, and I like it. Unsavoury? Not really. Crime is relatively low although like all towns we have our idiots. They stay off the radar as a whole though.

In general a friendly place, with improving choice of pubs and eateries. A great place to raise a family if that's your plan, and fantastic walks just 5 minutes from your front door.

Ask for Glossop advice on Twitter, and you'll soon be contacted by friendly locals offering their tips. Try it!

Train links to M/CR are great, roads less so at peak times, and sometimes at non-peak times. We need a bypass, but George Osborne's constituency got one instead - surprise!

nearlyrich

I pass through there a lot and I nearly always get caught in bad traffic whatever the time of day, worst day I was stuck for over two hours..

suestew

Hi all

thanks so much for your replies. I have to say I agree with your comments from what I have seen of glossop. Obviously you will always get a few that are not particularly nice that goes for everywhere but on the whole we found everyone to be very friendly and helpful when we asked them about the area. Our Landlady at Birds Nest Cottage where we stayed (excellent by the way) was all in favour of the local butchers, shame if all the independants get pushed out in the high street. We went to quite a few of the pubs and found them all to be good, friendly staff, the vegan pub is in the high road. We did not have a bad meal either.

We are not planning on using the roads when it is busy, we did drive around when we visited but to be honest it wasn't that bad compared to the London roads we are used to but maybe we did not experience it at its worst.

So all in all you have put my mind at rest, thanks again.

Sue