We’re moving back to the U.K. after a decade abroad and looking at Winchester area - know Winchester reasonably well and have toured the schools etc but I don’t know the surrounds at all, if anyone would care to shine some light?
Most important is we have Pre-teen and teen DC and would like them to be Independant, getting to school and friends’ houses, in an area where there’s walkable safe hang out spots etc
We’ve found houses in our budget and the commute is fine (WFH mostly but I’ll sometimes have to get to London). We’ve only lived in large metropolis before and don’t want the opposite extreme of rural idyll - and won’t be able to do a reccy before we move so would just love some thoughts?
Welcoming community also a big thing especially as we both WFH so won’t make friends through work. We like to cycle and DH is into tinkering with cars, I’m a director so other creatives always a plus (whether professional or not!) and we’re heavily liberal politically