If you could live anywhere in UK, where would it be?

[Losos]

If you could live anywhere in UK, where would it be?

And your reasons, and if you're already living there more reasons

Look forward to hearing from you all............as for me, well I don't know so I'm really fishing for ideas but I don't want anywhere in a high crime area, with loads of traffic, too many people, or horrible scenery :roll: There must still be some places in UK left like that :!:

 

[wizer]

I have seen relatively little of the country I live in actually. Since I was a child I have always wanted to go to Cornwall and have never made it yet. My heart lies in the south. I'm sure there are some beautiful places oop north, but I really feel at home in the Kent countryside. I doubt I'll ever move far from here.

 

[Smudger]

Here:

http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=4456672

where I do!

 

[p111dom]

Probably Poole or Swanwick for me. Not that I could afford it.

 

[MikeG.]

Devon......

....North Devon or North Somerset. Lovely unspoilt rural area, and lovely unspoilt people. Thanks goodness the Jacksons didn't move there!!!

Mike

 

[andycktm]

Where do you live now?

 

[Rob_H]

Taunton - moved away from Somerset three years ago and wish we hadn't. Nice and handy for Yandles aswell!!

 

[13eightyfour]

Id like to move back to the little village where we used to live, Until my dad turned gambling addict and managed to blow everything and loose the house.

Little place called evedon, lincs, So peaceful and had great views and plenty of land. There is part of me that would like to live in a nice london flat mainly just for the experience though.

 

[busy builder]

The Highlands of course.
Lovely up here, bit of crime but not much, air quality is very good, no pollution, scenery is not bad. life here is 30 years behind the rest of Britain.
Traffic is getting slightly worse as the years go on, but no where near as bad as Englandshire, part of the problem is very few dual carriageways, and plenty of single track roads (thats SINGLE TRACK...WITH PASSING PLACES).
Not alot of choice with shopping, only a couple of decent hardware outlets and if you want normal shopping its Inverness (population about 60k) or Edinburgh anywhere from 270 miles to 160miles EACH WAY !!

But would we live anywhere else??? not a chance.

 

[Davon]

Without a doubt, anywhere in Devon not too far away from the sea ( 20miles or so ) Whenever I don't go abroad for mi jollies I go to Devon. Never met an unpleasant person there yet, rain, snow, sun, beautiful scenery.....downside is ( and there always is one) some of the roads are a tad narrow but one would get used to that I suppose. oh! and tourists ...b***dy tourists all over the gaff oh! and the prices.my goodness the prices :? did I say Devon?

 

[Lord Nibbo]

I used to live near Brize Norton just south of Burford in the Cotswolds, many would die to live in the Cotswolds but when your not on holiday and having to work it's not the same.

Anyway because I bought a boat, well actually my forth boat I/we decided to live nearer the sea, in 2000 we moved overlooking the sea between Polperro & Looe in Cornwall

this beach is half a mile down the lane

Here is the view looking up the valley my home is right on the skyline just out of shot to the left.

This was the view from my front garden a couple of days before christmas 2007

No crime or none that I know of No noise, except when I'm in my workshop No pollution other than sea fog No frost to damage any flowers or none worth worrying about We've only seen snow twice in nine years and that was gone two hours after it stopped snowing The only down side is tourist doing 20 mph during the summer :evil: Oh yes parking in Looe or Polperro you got to be down there well before 9am to find a parking space. :evil:

Now You know why I love living here :lol:

PS... The second pic... Richard & Judy live in the house just left of center. I suppose that might be classed as being on the down side :lol:

 

[bluezephyr]

In 2006 i worked for a conservatory company and we fitted a very expensive poolhouse in place called Casterton next to Kirby Lonsdale in Cumbria.
We stayed in the Plough Inn, In a place called Lupton not too far away.
It was a very nice 3 months i spent up there, Dont know about relocating but if you havent been to the borders, I suggest a visit!.

I like where i live, Just north of Norwich, Its Bootiful , In Norfolk We have a lovely coastline, The broads if youre into messing about on boats, its one of the cheapest car insurance places in the country (so i was told i may be wrong) so that must mean its fairly low crime.


If you'd have said anywhere in the world it would be Hua Hin Thailand, When funds are there,Its 2 fingers to the UK :lol:

 

[Digit]

There must still be some places in UK left like that

Yeah! I live there, a tiny, tiny village on the coast of Cardigan Bay.
Judging by the number of holiday makers each year it is an opinion held by many.

Roy.

 

[Rich]

The Gower peninsula for me or Dorset, both are beautiful and live life in the slow lane, aaaahh, such are dreams made of.

Rich.

 

[Digit]

Live the dream, I do.
PS, apart from the rain!

Roy.

 

[davin]

What am I doing here.

Look back on my short life.
have had the pleasure of living in Cornwall, Wales, Devon, Norfolk, Finland,Poland..
Sadly I am now living in kent and have just spent 2.5 hours sitting on the M25 in a traffic jam... there must be more to life than this...
please get me out of here..

Has to be Devon, or Finland

 

[PowerTool]

Happy where I am - handy for the A1,A66,East Coast main line railway,Yorkshire moors,Yorkshire Dales,East coast seaside resorts (Whitby,Scarborough) - even the Lake District isn't much more than an hour away.
Nice town,lots of history,very conveniently located (and as a former HGV driver,I have travelled to just about every county of Engalnd,Scotland and Wales,so I admit there are lots of other nice places out there :wink: )

Andrew

 

[Noel]

I used to live near Brize Norton just south of Burford in the Cotswolds, many would die to live in the Cotswolds but when your not on holiday and having to work it's not the same.

Anyway because I bought a boat, well actually my forth boat I/we decided to live nearer the sea, in 2000 we moved overlooking the sea between Polperro & Looe in Cornwall

this beach is half a mile down the lane

Here is the view looking up the valley my home is right on the skyline just out of shot to the left.

This was the view from my front garden a couple of days before christmas 2007

No crime or none that I know of No noise, except when I'm in my workshop No pollution other than sea fog No frost to damage any flowers or none worth worrying about We've only seen snow twice in nine years and that was gone two hours after it stopped snowing The only down side is tourist doing 20 mph during the summer :evil: Oh yes parking in Looe or Polperro you got to be down there well before 9am to find a parking space. :evil:

Now You know why I love living here :lol:

PS... The second pic... Richard & Judy live in the house just left of center. I suppose that might be classed as being on the down side :lol:

Got to agree with you, not a bad part of the world. Been around "your" bay a few times by boat and up around the headland. Next time I'll keep an eye out for your house. Nearly as nice as Ireland........

 

[Jenx]

Live currently in North East Aberdeenshire, about 23 Miles north of the Granite City , which is a complete nightmare with traffic and the dreadful lack of a bypass ( which has been 'in hand' for years, and will be 30 years too late when it comes ).
Its OK, I'm between Ellon & Peterhead. - Ellon is quite a nice wee place, Peterhead is where the world's enema will be inserted, should it ever need one.
The county suits well for my line of work, its good for my motorcycling, and there's plenty of fishing locations. Plus - fantastic Hardwood supplier right on my doorstep !

Lived most of my life in Rural east Perthshire... near a place called Blairgowrie. Strawberry & raspberry-growing country.
My sister's still there ... I wouldn't move back there though.

St. Andrews ( Fife ) has a certain appeal ...

The Northwest Highlands of Scotland, really from Ft.William up, is fantastic..

Lived a few years in Bristol. Won't do so again.
Bath is very nice though.

My Parents live in Devon ( Willand )... agree with the views about Devon, its lovely there, and a nicer climate than I have here.

Lots of family in Aberystwyth, and I like that place a lot.
& others in Edinburgh - the Paris of the North,
but too many accountants, and insurance / finance professionals.

I really fancy Cumbria ... Windermere, Ullswater etc... lovely area.
Bits of Yorkshire are very appealing,....
Stratford on Avon is somewhere I thought was great, and Oxford would give it a good run for its money...

hmmmm...... decisions decisions.....
Bowness on Windermere. --- that'll do ! :wink:

 

[Raggy]

Very happy where I am now, Poole. Beach is a 5 min walk. Most of the people around here are friendly work is a 5min cycle away. Ideal don't have to go far for anything