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iwarburton · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 2133 Location: Northumberland

Here's a little fantasy game to while away the hours.

Just suppose you could live anywhere in the UK that you wanted but not the area where you live now. If property prices and other factors were no object, where would you choose?

It would take an earthquake to persuade me to move from Northumberland but if I really had to, these are my alternatives:

The Scottish Borders
North Yorkshire (Dales or Moors)
Cheshire
North Wales
Cornwall
Brighton area
Canterbury area

Over to you.

Ian.

Toggy tea slurper · Guest

Cornwall
The Lake District

iknewdavidjacobsmum · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 336

Guernsey.
Scilly Isles - never been there but they look terrific on the holiday progs.

Lord Evan Elpuss · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land

Somewhere in the Gtr Manchester area where the beer is cheap.

Cherskiy · Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:12 pm Post subject:

Rural Northumberland (anywhere from Matfen across to Rothbury and up to Alnwick)
Any of the Orkney Islands (preferably Sanday or Mainland)
Sutherland (preferably Lochinver, Lairg or Rogart)
Easter/Wester Ross (preferably Ullapool, Gairloch or Strathpeffer)
Kintail (Plockton or Lochcarron)
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Rachel · Guest

Nothumberland is great but cold.....

South East .. lived there.. too many humans.

Lake District ... nice but does it ever stop raining.

Scotland..... too nice for words but I'll never get hubby up there.

Cornwall .... yep ..... warm ... nice a bit crowded in summer but yep I'll go for that.....

Chatelaine · Joined: 22 Jan 2007 Posts: 66 Location: Staffordshire

Anywhere other than Stoke
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Julia · Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 7:42 pm Post subject:

Germany
(but preferably near enough to the french border)
am in love with Wuerzburg at the moment though (it's near Stuttgart and Nuernberg in the south)

Highlander · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 348 Location: Scotland

Where I live is great (the city, the village (where I live), the mountains one direction, the sea the other, the wildlife, the dolphins! (from my window) but maybe Alaska if I had a boat plane Cool

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iknewdavidjacobsmum · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 336

As we have left the UK, try this webcam of Fairbanks, Alaska. Note, the Bar is on the right of Cam!
http://arcticcam.com:16080/cam/

Natasha · Little Miss Lovely Smile Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 790

Where would I like to live? In the arms of George Clooney - I would say my Kenny, but he's married Very Happy

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mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

Keswick, Windermere or Ambleside in the lakes. I like North of England as they seem more friendly and not too clicky as they are in the south.

dottie-may · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 56

Most definitely Northumberland - beautiful, wild...empty!! Perfect.
Scottish Borders, particularly around Kelso
Peak District
North Yorks

Also quite fancy the Scilly Isles
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marietta honeybun · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 915 Location: Holland

Tiree - Inner Hebrides
Any one of The Isles of Scilly
South of France
Italy
Switzerland
Austria
Germany
Luxemburg
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SantaFefan · Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:45 pm Post subject:

At the moment, I can lean out of the window and shake hands with the seagulls, we are right on the cliffs overlooking the North Sea. Magic.
I have to say I haven't visited as many places in the UK as most folk here seemed to have done but I don't think anywhere in the UK would be my ideal - sorry, don't wish to offend.
Now San Francisco would be my heading... Very Happy

Barkingbiker · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 2313 Location: Lincolnshire

I don't think there is anywhere that is perfect to live, UK for all it's faults is still a good place to live, IMHO. I enjoyed the climate in the Middle East form November thru April, but without the AC and temperatures of 50 - 55 deg C and humidity between 90 & 98%, May thru October was unpleasant. Germany & Holland were both great countries to live in, & don't know if it is still the same but, with the exception of once a month, all the shops closed at lunch time on Saturday, you could not wash your car or hang washing to dry, unles you had a young baby, on Sunday's in Germany. The shops not being open was great for us fellas, but then one had to be up early to do the shopping before mid-day! So I will settle for UK, we have a diverse and beautiful landscape, places that have a feeling of total isolation, yet are no more than 20 minutes from a busy town or city. The Peak District, the Lakes, most of Scotland and much of Wales, the Cotswolds, the New Forest and so much coastline; how lucky are we?

BB Twisted Evil

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iknewdavidjacobsmum · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 336

[quote="Barkingbiker"]. The Peak District, the Lakes, most of Scotland and much of Wales, the Cotswolds, the New Forest and so much coastline; how lucky are we?
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Not very lucky; Council Tax, T.V. licence (sp) I would sooner be in Norway; brill coastline, huge welfare payouts - my Aunt got a 3 grand grant a couple of years ago to convert a bathroom into a wetroom 'cos she was over 70! And she never asked for it.
Trouble is I am a Brit married to a Brit, so I will have to divorce in order to claim.
Thinking about it tho'

Behind Geddon's Wall · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:21 pm Post subject:

If not where I am (for family, friends etc) then it would be NE Norfolk ( Stalham, North Walsham). We have holidayed in the area for years, and I still harbour a secret wish to open a cafe near to the river.
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iwarburton · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 2133 Location: Northumberland

I like North of England as they seem more friendly and not too clicky as they are in the south.
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I'm a northerner married to a southerner so have to watch what I say!

But thanks, Mark--you'd find the same in the North-East as the North-West.

Ian.

SantaFefan · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:46 pm Post subject:

Ella Sailyour · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 579 Location: Marbella, Spain

SantaFefan · Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 3:05 pm Post subject:

My Brother has just bought a very nice bungalow on a riverside estate with swimming pool, gym, fitness centre. Immaculate and all for £9000... in Florida. Wink

Behind Geddon's Wall · Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 3:27 pm Post subject:

Santa, We're back in your neck of the woods for hols this year.
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You simply mustn't blame yourself -- the days were perfect
And so were exactly what I was born to spoil
For I am the Rider to the World's End
Bound across the cinder causeway
From the furnace to the quarry
Through the fields of oil

SantaFefan · Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:22 pm Post subject:

I hope you have a great time too.
I must admit, at the end of the summer I had to drop Father in Law off at the riverside in Acle to pick up a broads cruiser and there's a riverside cafe there. I did think it would make a nice business myself, very nice relaxed atmosphere.