Recommended Villages/Small towns to move back to in U
Nov 24th 2009, 7:50 pm
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Re: Recommended Villages/Small towns to move back to in U
Nov 24th 2009, 9:07 pm
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Re: Recommended Villages/Small towns to move back to in U
One area to be very careful with is proposed expansion planning. Due to our rapid growth as part of Europe new housing is being built at an alarming rate. One small town edge village near us is planned for 15,000 new homes in the next few years! View the future plans for your chosen patch and also new road structures needed to accommodate the extra traffic!
Nov 24th 2009, 10:22 pm
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Re: Recommended Villages/Small towns to move back to in U
Heysham is lovely, but both Morecambe and Heysham have the road problem of having to get over the bridge in Lancaster to get anywhere. A nightmare in rush hour, especially with the heavy traffic to the Heysham docks and the possible plans for a new nuclear power station there. Not problems with the power station per se, but it'll all be busier.
They're promising a new bridge, but I gather they've been promising it for ages.
I was there recently, visiting my old home town of Morecambe.
Whitby is special, but it's a bit cut off. Only train's to Middlebrough, and because it ambles the moors it takes an hour and a half. Pleasant enough trip if you're not in a hurry, but only 2 a day each way, I think. Buses to there, Scarborough, and York, but also slow.
Bev
They're promising a new bridge, but I gather they've been promising it for ages.
I was there recently, visiting my old home town of Morecambe.
Whitby is special, but it's a bit cut off. Only train's to Middlebrough, and because it ambles the moors it takes an hour and a half. Pleasant enough trip if you're not in a hurry, but only 2 a day each way, I think. Buses to there, Scarborough, and York, but also slow.
Bev
I stayed in the Midland last month. Nice art deco hotel. Quite expensive, but company picked up the bill
My grandmother lives Heysham. It is part of the UK we have considered moving too. I would keep away from Morecambe, but there are plenty of nice villages in that area.
I also live for 2 years in a village near Oxford when we returned from Canada. It was safe place for our boys and no " Daily Mail" yobs to bother us. We had a bus to Oxford every 30 minutes.
We currently live in SE Kent on the outskirts of Dover. Lots of nice villages between Dover, Deal and Canterbury.
With the new high speed train I am looking just over an hour to London, so considering taking a management role in London and living in SE Kent still.
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Nov 25th 2009, 11:12 am
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Nov 25th 2009, 5:19 pm
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Re: Recommended Villages/Small towns to move back to in U
Nov 25th 2009, 5:35 pm
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Nov 25th 2009, 5:59 pm
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Re: Recommended Villages/Small towns to move back to in U
Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. Small town, but has lots of small family shops plus a couple of supermarkets. Good regular bus and train services + several shopping trips a week, and a daily. Mon to Fri bus service to Louth, which has a great market, and loads of award winning food shops.
Nov 26th 2009, 12:54 pm
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Re: Recommended Villages/Small towns to move back to in U
Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. Small town, but has lots of small family shops plus a couple of supermarkets. Good regular bus and train services + several shopping trips a week, and a daily. Mon to Fri bus service to Louth, which has a great market, and loads of award winning food shops.
Nov 26th 2009, 5:17 pm
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Re: Recommended Villages/Small towns to move back to in U
Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. Small town, but has lots of small family shops plus a couple of supermarkets. Good regular bus and train services + several shopping trips a week, and a daily. Mon to Fri bus service to Louth, which has a great market, and loads of award winning food shops.
Nov 26th 2009, 10:29 pm
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Nov 26th 2009, 10:45 pm
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Re: Recommended Villages/Small towns to move back to in U
Tis indeed lovely and no not just populated by oldies - many, many wealthy young families - commuting into London too from Stamford would you believe! All afore mentioned towns have excellent reputations for schools. House prices vary but would lean towards the higher end I'd guess. Burleigh Horse Trials in September each year is worth a trip for anyone interested in some fantastic shopping! *and Pimms!
oh and Market Rasen has an excellent rugby team (based on our best man/god father to my son being captain of course!)
oh and Market Rasen has an excellent rugby team (based on our best man/god father to my son being captain of course!)
Nov 29th 2009, 9:08 am
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Re: Recommended Villages/Small towns to move back to in U
Try Lytham and the surrounding villages on the way towards Preston
Safe, calming and very relaxed with some good pubs. Very much kids and family orientated
Avoid St Annes next door; its known as Gods waiting room for a very good reason
Safe, calming and very relaxed with some good pubs. Very much kids and family orientated
Avoid St Annes next door; its known as Gods waiting room for a very good reason
