ThomasLovesLions777

Hi everyone, I dont know if this is posted in the correct message board but im wondering if anyone can give me advice where a good city is in England, currently I live just outside Leicester and im 25 years old, single and need to get out, im born in the UK. I love london but its too expensive for me so that is out off the question, but mabie somewhere near to london but not necessary, I also looked at Leeds but what do you all think? and how do I make a plan bearing in mind I have no contacts and no job so I could do some agency work tempoary?

I love bit cities and drive if that helps, thanks I appreciate it

Thomas

I dont have a lot of money may I add just a regular guy who wants a change


Thanks

dunroving

Birmingham has a lot going for it - very central, close to major airport, multicultural, and they talk with a lurvely accent (or should I say "luv-lay" ...).

onepearlyb

York is nicer than Leeds but only half an hour away on the train.

Nu-Shooz

Agreed.
How ya doing kiddo?

Cape Blue

Brighton
Oxford
Cambridge

All close(ish) to London, all are aesthetically pleasing, all are UNI towns and have plenty going on.

ThomasLovesLions777

Thanks, I didnt think off oxford and cambridge, do you know how much cost of living for rent and do you think I will be able to get some agency work while I settle in, see I have no real plan at this moment, im trying to see a city then work out how I can move their

ThomasLovesLions777

Thanks, I didnt think off birmingham, what are the good areas if you have any idea?

Sally Redux

It mostly depends on your budget.

ThomasLovesLions777

Your from Los Angeles right? where in the UK did you live assuming you was here? I dont have money but thats good because I can just leave, what do you think my friend?

Sally Redux

I lived in Solihull, which is just outside Birmingham, for 11 years before moving here. No money means you can just leave, but might cut down your options a bit.

Brisben

Finally someone with a bit of class, with exception to Brighton.

How about

Winchester

stratford upon avon

Bath

As well as Oxford and Cambridge.

I lived nr Cambridge nearly all of my life and loved the place.

As for places to Dodge, Birmingham is right up there....

Depends what your looking for

Trendy nightspots.

Relaxed lifestyle

etc etc.

Give us more info and we can direct you better !

DadAgain

picking a 'city' is not something thats terribly easy to do.

Remember England is full of different towns each with slight differences even in close proximity:

Winchester - for example, is a beautiful, civilised, expensive middle class town. But move just a few miles south and you can be in the middle of grim Southampton. Head north for 20 minutes and you're in chav-filled Basingstoke.

Oxford as a previous poster pointed out has some beautful spots, BUT its a complete BITCH to try and drive around and actually some areas outside Oxford have some rough corners to them too.

The truth is that ANYWHERE in England will be within a few miles of somewhere nice, and most likely not too far away from somewhere not so nice. So find a job, then chose an area to live in and look around carefully to see if it looks like it has what you need!


(FYI: I've lived and worked in Basingstoke, Keswick, Stoke-on-Trent, Newbury, Andover, Reading, Bracknell, London, Brussels, Brisbane - not necessarily in that order - all have good points and all have bad points...)

JimmyD40

haha brilliant - I couldnt have said it better myself!

dunroving

If you're going to shoot at an easy target, at least use live ammunition.

Aussie30

What about Bristol? My husband and I moved there from Australia for a year and loved it!
We chose it as there are a lot of young people, lots to do, it's close to Bath, good job oppotunities and has a good night life (not that we're really into clubs) but the younger girls I worked with appreciated it! We found people really friendly and loved the amount of cafes and restaurants there, the shopping is good too.