Would you mind telling me why you love where you live in the UK?

[Zerrin13]

Following on from the SW thread I was wondering if i could hear about other good places to live in the UK?
I'm in Hampshire. Its a lovely place to live in many ways but very expensive.

Everyone lives in such beautiful places and here I am in my humble Barnsley home

@unmarkedbythat

Manchester.

I moved here almost 10 years ago from a small town in Fenland. The place we left was, well, Fenny. Racist, xenophobic, isolated, unpleasant. If you came from the town 10 minutes away you were an outsider, if your great grandparents weren't locals you were an outsider. It is and was an absolute shithole of a place. We moved here and everything is more to our preference. Everything. Diversity- you cannot imagine how wonderful it is to be in a city where 200 languages are spoken, where there are people and cultures and food and celebrations from all over the world when you have lived a long time in a place which has very little diversity and actively rejects it. Friendliness- people speak to us. I used to get on buses and people I had never met struck up conversations and didn't recoil in horror and disgust when I answered in a non local accent. The transport is not London but my god, compared to what I was used to it is amazing, I can get just about anywhere and knew I had become accustomed to how good we had it when I started whining that I had to wait a whole 20 minutes for a bus. Opportunities- there are other jobs than factory work and no feeling that aiming for them makes you an up yourself weirdo.

Plus, it's Manchester. There's something about it. I can't even describe it properly. This is the place and I love it.

Totally agree. Manchester just has a feel to it doesn't it unlike any other city. It's fantastic.

Leeds. Suburban loveliness-we wanted to move to the country but realised that actually walking /accessing the country is limited because so much is working farmland whereas all our surrounding greenness is leisure- we are right next to a park with a long distance walking path that means we could walk from our door to the dales without going on any roads...( the word ‘could’ is doing some heavy lifting in that sentence!!)

We can drive to the wild dales in under an hour, to the seaside in not much more or be in a good city centre in 10 minutes. I’ll never move.

Newcastle. We're close to the city centre so easy access to pubs, restaurants, theatre, cinema, shops etc and everything is very walkable. We're 15 - 20 mins from the coast, about an hour and half from Scotland in one direction and North Yorkshire in the other, a couple of hours from the lakes and good train links to elsewhere in the country. The countryside and coastline of Northumberland are practically on the doorstep and utterly beautiful.

If I had to live elsewhere in the UK it would be Liverpool, only visited a couple of times but loved it.

i live on the edge of the Gower Peninsula - beautiful beaches/walks a short drive away, can get train to Cardiff or Manchester direct from my village, 10 minutes by car into Swansea itself or an hour to Cardiff

Bristol! It's like brighton but way bigger and more diverse, less of the upper middle class woke brigade.

Another Ross on Wye resident!

We have beautiful countryside and the river, and reasonable links. Having raised children previously in a small city and now raising one here can honestly say she has amazing quality of life. Freedom she would never have been allowed in even a small city, relative safety and the upside (or from her perspective downside) of people knowing who she is and who she belongs to! And she attends one of the top performing schools nationwide.

It ticks so many boxes.

Ribble Valley Lancashire. Regularly comes near top in best places to live polls. Beautiful countryside for walks. Friendly people. Reasonable house prices. Easy to get to Manchester for shops or coast or Lake District. Train from Preston to London. Good schools inc a Grammar school.

I live in rural Northumberland. On a farm not too far from the Scottish border. I dont think I'd ever want to live anywhere else. So beautiful and green, quiet and full of nature with lovely walks right on the doorstep. Only a 45min drive to the most beautiful beaches and a 30min drive into a town with lovely shops, pubs and restaurants. No big city within 45mins. Wonderful place to bring up kids and mostly very safe.

North Antrim

The sea is less than 10 mins away by car but I'm surrounded by greenery.

Quite behind in many ways transport, infrastructure etc but house prices are reasonable and I love the rural way of life.

Same as everyone else - it's home

Snowdonia national park. It's stunning, mountains, beaches and forests.

Lived here all my life.

Can anyone link to the original SW thread? I cannot find it and although I already live in the SW am interested in what others have to say :)

Suburb of Leeds... I love my area. Lots of things to do as well as plenty of woods and countryside. Leeds has a lot to offer and has a good amount of outstanding schools.

@TylluanBach

Snowdonia national park. It's stunning, mountains, beaches and forests.

Lived here all my life.

Wow, what a beautiful place to live

Cornwall for the beautiful coastal walks, but I live in Devon and love the moors too.

Bristol and Cardiff would maybe tempt me if I needed to relocate for work as I could stay near family and think there is more opportunity there. London always seems too busy for me.

York. Moved here from 'the south' a few years ago and I wouldn't move back. Beautiful city, not too big. Lots to do and lots of lovely restaurants etc. Easy to get to the dales or moors for a countryside walk, and only a couple of hours to the Lake District (my other favourite place). The people here are so down to earth, lovely and friendly. Also great train links to London.

Hampshire. Lovely.

I live near an historic market town in West Sussex, we have the South Downs right on our doorstep, I love it.

South Oxfordshire, in a really pretty village. Easy to get into Oxford and London. Fantastic walks with my mutts and lots of market towns to wander around.

@steppemum I really like Swindon! I think it gets a bad press. We’re thinking of selling up in about 8 years and maybe moving to one of the villages outside of town-South Marston, Shrivenham, Wroughton.... Or even more central-Old Town. I love how much house you can get for your money!! Also I love all the parks and how fantastic it is for shopping.

North Highlands, just stunningly beautiful, everywhere you look just amazing hills, beaches, pure beauty and incredibly peaceful.

Central London - great architecture, lots of lovely parks, can walk everywhere including home after dinner. SO much to see in terms of museums, concerts, theatre etc. Also a lot of free activities for the (ahem) older lady - ballet, sailing, art etc

@MsEllany

I’m inner city Liverpool in a small terrace in a deprived area, but honestly I love it. Personally I’d like more space, but the actual area is great. Close to shops and schools with great public transport if needed, city centre in walking distance and a large park in sight. Our actual ‘neighbourhood’ is safe and friendly. I’ve actually lived here now longer than I lived at ‘home’ which was Hertfordshire. I like being close to stuff, I’m a city girl at heart but it’s nice to know the wilds are not far away!

Sounds similar to us in Sunderland.

I love that I can nip into town in ten minutes by bus but that it is within walking distance, that we are central enough for fantastic public transport and safe enough for the kids to have a decent amount of freedom and be able to flit on public transport all over if they want.

I'm not a big fan of the beach, but the kids like going their with their friends now that they are teens. :)

And it is just normal to me to strike up conversations with strangers when at bus stops and what not. I'd hate to live in a place where that wasn't a thing.

Because I live in London, one of the greatest cities in the world. I consider myself to be very lucky and hope I never have to leave.