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Mar 29th 2013, 4:18 am

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WhoFan63

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Re: The Contentment Chart

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Originally Posted by perthhomeschool

Yes, me too, for you and for me! It will be so much better to just go and visit. I think I read that it is the most crowded city in the world

I think visiting is a much better idea...it gives me something to look forward to and I'm pretty sure the novelty of living near London would wear out eventually. This way it can be an exciting idea to visit, but then get that gloriously relaxing feeling of going HOME after, back to the country..back to the peace and quiet.. LOL

Apr 1st 2013, 8:45 pm

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MagsB

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Re: The Contentment Chart

We're moving to Bromley (albeit in Greater London!!) which is listed as no 9.

I think the original survey was done by Rightmove.

Apr 2nd 2013, 3:00 am

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Re: The Contentment Chart

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Originally Posted by sallysimmons

Yep, I'm in Harrogate. That's why I'm always smiling

Seriously though, I am not at all surprised to see that. Harrogate really is a lovely place - hence the high housing prices.

Maybe I shouldn't be moving to Skipton next week

You had me in stitches Sally

I love your sense of humour

Karim

Apr 2nd 2013, 6:38 pm

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Re: The Contentment Chart

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Originally Posted by windsong

What I don't care for is that it seems to be close to Manchester which is one of the heavily populated urban areas of England, next to Birmingham and London. Of course, I should have taken note of the scale of the map I looked at but did not.

I'm in the middle of Yorkshire (roughly) and Manchester is one hour and 20 minutes away. It's another world and bars no relation to our everyday life. Leeds is our nearest city at 30 minutes drive, but again - we usually have nothing to do with it.

We're moving on Thursday (yay!) and our new house is only 50 minutes from Manchester. It looks as though it's in the middle of nowhere as it's surrounded by sheep, fields and just a few farmhouses, but it's 10 minutes from a fast road to Manchester. This for us is a huge plus! Manchester gets plays and concerts and exhibitions on a par with London or New York. We love the idea of being completely removed from the big city, but being able to pop to see a play and get home the same night (we're hoping to see Kenneth Branagh in Hamlet very soon - can't do that anywhere except Manchester).

Apr 2nd 2013, 6:41 pm

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Re: The Contentment Chart

Windsong, I was just thinking - if you're considering Yorkshire and Scotland, have you also considered Northumberland or Cumbria? Both are further north than Yorkshire and both are stunning in different ways.

I'm tied emotionally to Yorkshire (and by family and friends) but if I wasn't those are the two counties I'd consider.