Where in GB would you live?

[LifeInTheUK]

For various reasons, I’m going to soon be able to move away from where I live (which I never settled in).
I can move anywhere within GB and I’d like somewhere

• Not isolated
• With a vibrant life (thinking museums, talks, cafes, yoga etc…rather than going out)
• Good links to various towns (two dcs who live in two different town in the North of England)
• Not crazily expensive to buy (yes I know I’m asking for the golden goose)

Where would you go?

Glasgow or Birmingham

If it didn't need to be the UK then absolutely Ljubljana that's totally where I would move to.

But in a similar (but not quite the same constraints) situation I am currently weighing up Edinburgh, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff and Brighton.

North berwick is lovely but also fife coast has loads going on (Dunfermline/ leven/ aberdour) etc but with excellent transport links to Edinburgh and rest of the country

Please don't. I lived there for a long time. Its sooo dull.

Liverpool is wonderful. Central too. Easy to get to motorways and airports. The friendliest people and beautiful architecture

Oh god no, not todmorden

Please no

I'd say Scotland

I was going to suggest Edinburgh before I read your post mentioning it. I went to university there and stayed on for quite a few years afterwards, absolutely loved it. It's expensive but it's an amazing place to live imo.

I live in Edinburgh and have lived in a number of different cities in Uk (not London) I honestly think the quality of life here is brilliant. I am in my fifties now but it has something for all stages of life. Some areas are pricy but there are still cheaper areas. Also as previous poster mentioned could live just outside near train station and be in centre in less than half an hour. Plenty of friends live in Dunfermline and do just that.

I know Newcastle and Tynemouth well. Edinburgh is dry, being on east coast but imo isn’t quite so exposed to the winds coming off the North Sea as Newcastle, being further in along the Forth. My friends in Newcastle always comment that there is a much wider range of restaurants and creative/cultural events in Edinburgh - although still love Newcastle!

I absolutely love Edinburgh. This week have been to the Grayson Perry exhibition, walked the dog in woods, stood on top of a hill with views for many many miles, poked around the big posh shopping centre and had pizza on the beach at sunset. All without leaving the city.

Have you thought about Durham ? Still North East , relatively cheap.

As PP have suggested, Chester is lovely!

If you are considering Leeds area, look up Saltaire/ Shipley/ Baildon. House prices aren't too expensive, and has what you are looking for.

Maybe there used to be nothing to do in Chester until Storyhouse came along. And if that ever goes I think Chester will be much poorer for it. But there's also access to the Wirral and North Wales for countryside walks, beaches, and culture (the Lady Lever art gallery and Gladstones library for example).

Cumbria, troutbeck, in the south lakes.

Edinburgh.

You wouldn’t go as far as Newcastle but you’d go to Scotland? Also why across the Pennines if you’re in the NE already.

As PPs have said Leeds, you could try around Huddersfield/Halifax or places like Saltaire, Bingley, Skipton on the outskirts of Bradford.

Lincoln is a great place

Leeds. Meanwood isn't crazy expensive. Want more rural Otley?

Seconded. Brilliant city, massively overlooked.

Newcastle on Tyne. It may be famous for its lairy nightlife but actually it has amazing museums, galleries, talks, indie film, incredible theatre scene, great music scene, stunning countryside and seaside on the doorstep and affordable housing.

I live in north Leeds and it ticks all those boxes.

Dundee. Driest city in the UK, has had loads of regeneration in the last 10 years, on the main east coast rail line (Aberdeen one hour north and Edinburgh 1 hour south), and has two universities. It's also got the new V&A, which is magnificent and is surrounded by lots of beautiful countryside.

I've lived in Chester, Leeds, Manchester, Oxford and York. If you can afford it, I don't think York can be beaten. Beautiful city, big enough to have lots going on but not too massive, access to wonderful countryside etc. It's by far my favourite place out of the many that I've lived.

I've visited Edinburgh and that also seems lovely.

I live in York and love it, but it's no longer really an affordable place to live.

Liverpool is wonderful. Central too. Easy to get to motorways and airports. The friendliest people and beautiful architecture

That's all true. Liverpool is the friendliest place I have ever been in the UK.

Chester has had a few votes ... it's nice in the daytime, but my god, the weekend nights are awful - absolutely packed out with people, lots of them rolling drunk, police vans out ... going for a walk around Chester after dark is certainly an experience.

Leeds. My friend who wanted similar things moved back to Leeds and loves it.