Edinburgh or Bath?

[NotThatKindOfDoctor]

I know this probably isn’t the right place to post this, but I’m looking for as much input as possible and I know it gets traffic (plus it doesn’t really fit neatly into any of the other categories).

My family and I have been living abroad for the last 7 years, but we’re having to live back to the UK so I can open up offices for my company. As it’s my company, I can set the offices up wherever I like, but it turns out too much choice is almost as bad as not enough choice.

We’ve whittled it down to Edinburgh (and surrounding areas) or Bath ( and Bristol and surrounding areas).

The quality of the schools seem to be pretty evenly matched (we’ve 4 kids so that’s important!), and house prices are not too dissimilar. Family are closer in Edinburgh (within 2 hours) but we have a lot more friends in the South West (and my best friend lives within 2 hours which would be amazing).

Where do you think would be a better place for a family? And why?

Thanks!

@Womencanlift

I did smile this morning when GMB was making such a big issue of how bad the weather was for the start of Wimbledon while I was looking out the window at glorious sunshine which has been here for three weeks now (and so has my sunburn from being out in the garden!)

I will say that I am in Glasgow and not Edinburgh but I am guessing it can’t be that different there

Nope pretty shit here today! (Was nice yesterday though).

The west of the U.K. is more wet, yes. Bristol is basically the same rainfall as Wales. Western Scotland, the Lake District and Wales have the highest rainfall. This is true.

But the summers are noticeably longer in the south and the winters nowhere near as bitter. Scotland is very far north - no getting away from that! Harsher weather just makes everyday life that little bit harder. You can see it etched on people’s faces. It’s a tough life. London is bad enough fgs - why go further north?! Just go to the south of France OP - do it now while you have the chance

Ah, Glasgow, sure. I mean, if you’re going to live in Scotland…

@OnlyTheLangOfTheTitberg

I wouldn’t live anywhere in Scotland while its government doesn’t know what a woman is, so on that basis alone it would be Bath or Yorkshire for me.

Having lived in both I would definitely plump for the South West. Also I concur with @OnlyTheLangOfTheTitberg

@OnlyTheLangOfTheTitberg why is this so? Interested to know.

The issue with Edinburgh is the government. Ever hanging thread of independence, taken their eyes off the ball on everything, state schools dire (I have kids at state school).

So I wouldn’t touch Edinburgh just now.

The weather in Edinburgh is actually very good but it’s cold

Also as someone said upthread, the Scottish govt don’t recognise that a woman is a woman . Their policies on this have been frightening. Just look at the feminist thread.