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Help me find the nicest place to live

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Poppyseeks · 19/07/2023 19:57

I am fed up of the place that I live so I am dreaming of winning the lottery tonight and want to decide where I want to move to. Help me choose.

Critera:

  • A really nice small town/large village, I like to be able to walk to some amenities so nothing isolated
  • Anywhere in England
  • Relatively middle class- Private school close by/ good state
  • Small high street with at least one cafe, pub and ideally a couple of boutiques.
  • About 30 mins from a nice town/city
  • Not a typical tourist destination
  • Not Manchester (too rainy) or Cornwall (too touristy)

Thanks 😊

OP posts:
Toobusytoocare · 21/07/2023 18:04

Tunbridge Wells
Sevenoaks
Crowborough
Lewes

A303 · 21/07/2023 18:08

ivykaty44 · 20/07/2023 19:28

Yeah, but you could have used Kenilworth, it’s not touristy and has plenty of private schools nearby, along with a high street surrounded by housing and pubs etc

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I've eaten in the fish restaurant on the high street. Loch Fyne I recall. And stayed in a farmhouse just outside called Rudfyn Manor when we used to go to Warwick Races. Kineton would be a better place with K though.

EducatingArti · 21/07/2023 18:15

Stroud in Gloucestershire.
Market town with award winning farmers market and lots going on to suit many tastes.
State grammar schools and some excellent primaries.
Amazingly beautiful surrounding countryside and pretty nearby villages.
Has a Waitrose 😉
Cheltenham or Gloucester for city shopping.
Direct train line to London ( if that matters)
Houses cheaper than nice parts of the SE.

RestingMurderousFace · 21/07/2023 18:16

Altrincham/Hale tick all your boxes except for the Manchester part. BUT they are close to the airport so you can easily escape the drizzle.

Buffyfan26 · 21/07/2023 18:46

Saffron Walden

Angryapricot · 21/07/2023 18:50

BeverleyMacker · 19/07/2023 22:45

Jaywick.

You'd be surprised about jaywick if you wasn't just basing it on a tv programme

extrapeace · 21/07/2023 18:53

ShanghaiDiva · 19/07/2023 20:14

Bradford on avon

Corsham! Also, Bradford on Avon nearby.😀

otherwayup · 21/07/2023 19:00

Iforgotmyusernameagainandagain · 19/07/2023 22:40

What will you do if you move then discover working class common folk in your ivory tower? I live in a deprived town in the North East and we have a huge influx of newcomers from all over the UK who appreciate the diversity our little town has. Does it not occur to you that people are just people?

There are middle class arseholes, working class arseholes and upper class arseholes. There are also the same classes of lovely people everywhere. You should widen your horizons - you may be surprised at what you find.

I grew up in one of the nauseatingly boring. middle class towns listed and couldn't wait to escape the obnoxiously loud and smug inhabitants.

I now live in a very diverse, hugely multi cultural city and gasp, there are (whispers) working class people here too.
Guess what? They are way friendlier, more generous and open minded than the folk my poor parents have to still endure on a daily basis.
They're a lot more fun too!

waltzingparrot · 21/07/2023 19:04

Fareham

strawberryicecream6464 · 21/07/2023 19:04

Bridgnorth

MsRead · 21/07/2023 19:04

Second vote for Wheathampstead, Harpenden and although St Albans is technically a city it really isn’t, fabulous schools and great place for bringing up children. 25 mins into London, with good access to motorways.

That rather overlooked part of Hertfordshire is a really pleasant place to live.

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