Name this town please!

[whereishome]

Good sized market town;
Nice countryside but near large town/city;
Excellent primary schools, stretching;
Some choice of private schools;
Able to walk to school instead of drive;
Pretty town, aesthetically pleasing;
Refined feel to the area;
1 and a half hours commute to London.

Can anyone help me name this town? Or does it not exist? Thank you!

Is Sevenoaks too close to London?

didn't see your post Eeyore...

I think Colchester has good schools, the train to Liverpool Street takes about an hour...

Bury St Edmunds?

Train from Cambridge or Stowmarket is less than 90 mins.

Pretty, upmarket, low crime rate, more affordable than Herts or Essex, good state schools, several independents.

or Canterbury?

I would definitely second Bury St Edmunds too, you are spoilt for choice, OP!

Chippenham or Corsham, close to Bath, lots of beautiful countryside, a choice of private schools, ofsted outstanding primary & secondary schools.

Guildford if you have girls, or are willing for boys to commute to secondary.

That's really funny, ghost. I spent 20 years in woodstock, and it didn't even cross my mind when I read the op! ha! Not sure what that says, really. All in the eye of the beholder, I guess!

oh not Canterbury. Full of students.

I was just scrolling to add Chippenham or corsham and I've been beaten to it. Easy train journey to London, pretty good state schools, loads of prep schools, bear bath/Bristol/Marlborough for private secondaries. Property reasonable.

Ha, mad, when you grow up where I did and accidentally end up living in Woodstock, it looks pretty desirable! I'm seeing a whole new side of it since my DC was born too - I love it here

Aylesbury, Bucks (not refined throughout, but nice areas)

Sevenoaks, or Amerham Old Town or Marlow

Witney, Oxfordshire (train from Charlbury).

Or Tetbury (Kemble station to London) but its expensive. Ditto Stroud.

Newbury, Hungerford, Marlborough (have to drive to station) Haslemere, Godalming, Twyford, Pangbourne.

Chelmsford, Essex.

What's your budet, style of house, number of bedrooms needed?

We can do all the Googling for you!

That would be budget!

Oh well, at least you didn't ask about her bidet.

Sevenoaks, assuming money not too much of an object

Worthing - not pretty in the town centre but maybe the sea makes up for that? Western suburbs very lovely, 3 outstanding primaries, 1h20ish to Victoria.

Another vote for Dorking, it ticks all the boxes!