moving to Bedfordshire

[ska]

we're considering a move away from where we are now to Bedfordshire. Not 100% certain about it but lots of reasons for us to make the move. We currently live in a lovely friendly village with great school and wondered what villages in Beds are like. Need somewhere very friendly to newbies! Any MNers have recommendations? I'd be so grateful otherwise it's sticking a pin in the map!

near Flitwick is lovely - just remember not to pronounce the W!!

ah, did that once but now know better. we will be next to flitton moor which is fab. we are very excited about it. where are you?

West Herts but drove past Flit most days to uni

we are going to be in Greenfield, Beds. Anyone near there?

I'm just here sticking up for dunstable really,ok the shops are great but the town as a whole is great,and the schools are excellent.

I'm a Lutonian and have recently moved to Dunstable and get really irritated when it gets tarred with the same brush as Luton,it really is a great little town.

As for nice villages Ampthill's very nice.

Dunstable Downs are lovely.

yes they are aren't thye? looking forward to lots of kite flying! any other places you'd recommend - and where is there a cinema???

i'm luton and hate it. i moved here when i got with my dh and cant wait to get the hell out. stay away from luton dunstable and bedford in my opinion. we're moving nx yr

keep to the pretty villages

i will say dunstable tons better than luton and bedford.
i used to live in eaton bray that was nice.
my mil lives in wardhedges which is just near flitton thats nice too.
ampthill like someone said is lovely

oooh just seen greenfeilds mentioned and thats lovely too my nephews go to the primary school there which is very good

wardhedges is in our parish (flitton/greenfield and wardhedges) and seems nice.
we move in 2 weeks time and am keen to find local mates - anyone with dc at greenfield school?

sorry last post!

ska im about 5 mins from toddington i live just on border of luton and right beside m1 and its not as noisy as you would expect but can get noisy when its the rush times ie first thing, eve's, friday and sunday worst

well like i said my nephews are there dd is not at school yet, but we will move more that way to get her into that school if we can. email me if you like [email protected]

great will do. does your relative use a childminder? i can't find any!!

Santasmissyontheside

I think it depends where abouts you live in Luton. I live in luton (stopsley 5 mins from airport) moved here because DH had a house already and i like it/feel safer walking then Hemel Hempstead where i had lived for nearly 30 years.

yeah but i recently was broken into so i'm afraid i'm quite negative at the moment. we're limbury way.

i used to live in potters bar and felt much better and safer there.

ska i don't know any but i asked about some on here a while back when we were exploring options and i'm sure that there was a few if not the girls are really helpful

santasetc thanks - i need to get something sorted out really quickly as i have to getback to work in January and am a bit stressed about it being in a new area!!
if anybody knows anyone who'd be interested CAT me!!!

Santamissy, my dh comes from Eaton Bray!!

We're the other side of beds now though.
I'm personally not crazy about Dunstable but then my ILs live there!

I am in a village near Leighton Buzzard, not far from Hockliffe. Hockliffe is somewhat dominated by the A5 but there quite a lot of new housing there.
In fact Leighton Buzzard is about to be clobbered with an awful lot of new housing, and has already had a lot built in the last few years.
Schools are fine in LB. V happy with the one DSs are at.
Bedfordshire is a bit of a forgotten county, and I think it is underrated.

Hockliffe is nice, much better than Dunstable.

its amazing the amount of new houses going up in LB considering that the actual town centre is quite small!

ska i will keep my ears open!

rantinghousewife small world!

beds is boring. it's nice if you like countryside, or tranquil environments, but apart from that its scants.

Bedford is pretty average, not as bad as people make out imho. But Luton is a dump, and Dunstable is OK, but normal for a town of its size.

Leighton Buzzard, Ampthill, Flitwick, Biggleswade, Sandy, Shefford, etc. are all small towns that are pretty similar. Quaint, nice houses, and shops, but not much else.

I prefer Herts, there is more to do and see, even the newer towns with uglier buildings like Stevenage and Hemel have more to do and experience.

Beds is for people who like a slow pace of life really. Just avoid Luton. Bedford is better than Luton, and at least has the river, marina, castle, old buildings, and imho better architecture and entertainment.

I think people need to be careful slating Luton. I lived there for a long time and used to feel safe. I think people should stop listening to the press. You always get crime and crap wherever you live. I agree what someone said about stopsley is a lovely part of Luton.

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