Hi
we will need to move in the next year or two and are trying to draw up a short list of places to consider. We currently live in twickenham which we love and would consider staying in but want to scope out possible alternatives too. Our criteria would be:
- either a villagey part of London or a town with a good sense of community/things to do (e.g. at least a handful of pubs, some independent shops and cafes, some local sports clubs etc). Doesn’t have to be a big town, we are both from small villages.
- commutable to Waterloo (max 1hr20 commute)
- ideally somewhere in or near nice countryside or on a river (in twickenham we have the river and good green space for London, but we would love to be somewhere you can walk out from into nice proper countryside
- particularly interested in suggestions for places north/east/southeast of London as we are more familiar with places out southwest and have no idea about Kent/Essex/counties north of London (however please still comment if you think somewhere is good and it’s southwest!)
- schools don’t need to be considered
thanks in advance!