London burbs- Surrey or Kent?
Oct 14th 2008, 3:43 pm
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Re: London burbs- Surrey or Kent?
we've added Weybridge and Virginia Water to our list. Any opinions on those places.
I also keep seeing some good and bad things about Guildford- has anyone lived there?
On another note, my dh has said we can consider Herts, so if anyone has advice on that front it would be great too. A friend recommended Welwyn Garden City.
I also keep seeing some good and bad things about Guildford- has anyone lived there?
On another note, my dh has said we can consider Herts, so if anyone has advice on that front it would be great too. A friend recommended Welwyn Garden City.
Oct 14th 2008, 4:10 pm
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Re: London burbs- Surrey or Kent?
Ah - but no-one with a 'normal' budget can live there ...
But Webridge generally is a nice little town anyway.
Epsom is not full of 'pikeys' as you so delicately put it. However the two weeks prior to the Derby has an interesting influx ! I would re-consider areas around Ash if that is a problem for the OP ....
Oct 14th 2008, 4:57 pm
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Oct 14th 2008, 7:55 pm
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Re: London burbs- Surrey or Kent?
What about good old Tunbridge Wells??? Trains to London Bridge/Charing Cross. Lovely 'village' area, Regency houses, Royal Victoria Place Shopping Centre (includes Fenwicks).
Oct 14th 2008, 8:52 pm
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Re: London burbs- Surrey or Kent?
I looked into it before, but the trains to London are an hour. It's a bit long for dh every day. It does seem very nice.
Oct 18th 2008, 1:37 am
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Re: London burbs- Surrey or Kent?
we've added Weybridge and Virginia Water to our list. Any opinions on those places.
I also keep seeing some good and bad things about Guildford- has anyone lived there?
On another note, my dh has said we can consider Herts, so if anyone has advice on that front it would be great too. A friend recommended Welwyn Garden City.
I also keep seeing some good and bad things about Guildford- has anyone lived there?
On another note, my dh has said we can consider Herts, so if anyone has advice on that front it would be great too. A friend recommended Welwyn Garden City.
Plenty of good schools around and a very popular Highstreet.
Having said that I left as soon as I could, bought a house in Haslemere which is 12 miles south on the Surrey/Hampshire/Sussex border.
Maybe take a peek at some of the villages around Guildford, you'll find a smaller town called Godalming only 4 miles from Guildford, all of these places offer good connections into Waterloo.
Good luck
Oct 18th 2008, 4:30 pm
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Re: London burbs- Surrey or Kent?
Trains from Tunbridge Wells take 45/50 mins and there are around 3/4 trains an hour. Not too bad, as commutes go.
Oct 18th 2008, 5:12 pm
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Re: London burbs- Surrey or Kent?
if you like weybridge but think its too expensive - try Addlestone or chertsey next door. We found it good value for money when we were looking into the area. It is close to J11 of the M25 so good road access and has a one stop link to the main weybridge-woking rail line. We lived there for 7 years before ending up in the US.
Oct 19th 2008, 9:06 am
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Re: London burbs- Surrey or Kent?
I live in Chertsey and used to live in Camberley too.
The quickest direct train is from Staines or Weybridge.
Haven't really seen house prices fall too much here though so not many bargains to be had.
Frimley, Frimley Green are not too bad with easy access to Camberley.
The quickest direct train is from Staines or Weybridge.
Haven't really seen house prices fall too much here though so not many bargains to be had.
Frimley, Frimley Green are not too bad with easy access to Camberley.
