in which city/area would you wanted to live and why?

pondskater_2

Macca83 wrote: »

The north of Scotland. Good house prices, good sense of community, no water rates, no talk of money or competitiveness over what you have or don't have, good schools, less crime, beautiful scenery, good local produce,

Atrocious weather

savier

Macca83 wrote: »

The north of Scotland. Good house prices, good sense of community, no water rates, no talk of money or competitiveness over what you have or don't have, good schools, less crime, beautiful scenery, good local produce,

but miserable weather with unbearable temperatures and lots of rains, right?

cajef

savier wrote: »

but miserable weather with unbearable temperatures and lots of rains, right?

And don't forget the hordes of midges in summer.:eek:

MrsE_2

Surrey, south east Surrey to be exact.
I'm the side of Surrey furthest from London.
So its there if you want it, but far enough away too.
Halfway between London & the coast, so the coast is only a short drive away.
In a small village (handful of shops - literally - & no fast food outlets) a couple of miles from a small town :-) with a Waitrose :-) :-)
An airport handy, ports not too far away.
M25 & M23 handy enough.
Crawley within easy reach for cinemas, restaurants, shopping, etc.
Bluewater & Brighton not too far.

Heaven & I'm staying put!!!

marmitepotato

1. Porthleven Cornwall
2. Port Isaac Cornwall
3. Hungerford Berkshire/Wiltshire
4. Deal Kent
5. Ambridge Borsetshire

Amara

1sue23 wrote: »

Skipton in North Yorkshire has everything I need lovely Countryside and walks , a castle , the canal ( important to me as I live on a boat ) and all within walking distance of the town centre .

Harrogate nearby. Quiet, nice shops, A1 a few miles away.

spirit

Winchester or surrounding village.

Good schools. Someone very famous (a friend) with 5 children and a 6 figure salary (or did do until recently) who could easily afford private schooling; sent their kids to the local state school since it is as good as private without having to get their cheque book out.

Close to the New Forest and south coast. IKEA within 20 minute drive (Southampton)

Good road networks for getting anywhere. M3, A34, A303 etc

Not a lot of local employment so you would have to work elsewhere and commute. Basingstoke and Newbury are about 20 mins drive or 1 hour to London Waterloo by train.

marleyboy

I once moved to Sunny Florida, stayed there for a couple of Years but still ended up going back to my City of birth - Rainy Manchester, as I quickly grew homesick and missed the vibrancy of the City of Manchester, where I belong and am comfortable with. I will be spending the rest of my life here.

abankerbutnotafatcat

MrsE wrote: »

Surrey, south east Surrey to be exact.
I'm the side of Surrey furthest from London.
So its there if you want it, but far enough away too.
Halfway between London & the coast, so the coast is only a short drive away.
In a small village (handful of shops - literally - & no fast food outlets) a couple of miles from a small town :-) with a Waitrose :-) :-)
An airport handy, ports not too far away.
M25 & M23 handy enough.
Crawley within easy reach for cinemas, restaurants, shopping, etc.
Bluewater & Brighton not too far.

Heaven & I'm staying put!!!

You've got me guessing now... Dormansland? It's hard because most of East Surrey isn't very far south. I'm guessing the Waitrose is Horley?

LandyAndy

savier wrote: »

am I the only one who finds countryside boring?

Nope, there are lots of idiots.