vwbabe

Hi all

We will be in England in the next month and moving to West Sussex. Please could you advise which are the nicest and safest areas to stay. We have a 3 year old toddler as well. Thanks

Mary louise

generally it's the places that cost the most to live, like Chichester

Editha

I don't think there is anywhere is W.Sussex that is dangerous to live in!

The prettiest place is Arundel, if you are wealthy.

Editha

I don't think there is anywhere is W.Sussex that is dangerous to live in!

The prettiest place is Arundel, if you are wealthy.

robin1234

http://www.pbase.com/john_cooper/suicide
Living close to Beachy Head could be a temptation to go too near to the edge ...

Editha

Beachy Head is in East Sussex, not West Sussex.

Editha

Come to think of it, Balcombe should probably be avoided pro tem. The OP isn't in the oil and gas industry by any chance?

Editha

Something has gone wrong with my link to this forum, and everything I post is being posted twice!

robin1234

I never can understand that border. Some parts of East Sussex seem way further west than some parts of West Sussex. I'll have to look at the map again!

OK .. Just looked at a map, obviously had a brain meltdown as I was confusing my east and west ...

bigglesworth

What did Ardingly do wrong?

(I spent many young years there.)

Seconding your main point - West Sussex- dangerous? Is that a real question?

Only if you don't like sponge cake. Staple food of everyone there in my memory.

Editha

Also the haggling at some church jumble sales can get quite vicious, and home-made jam addiction is rife.

vwbabe

Dont know the area at all so not sure what places to avoid. What are the safest and have good schools?

Editha

Again safety. Do you think West Sussex is full of lager louts and crack-heads or what? What are you scared of?

West Sussex is quite a big area. It would help to know why West Sussex. If you are working there, and the job is in Crawley, there won't be much point in living in Bognor. If the job is in Worthing, then you could look at places to live in East Sussex such as Brighton.

robin1234

Another major safety issue in areas like West Sussex is when they don't clip the hedges on some of the country lanes, and the roadway inexorably gets narrower and narrower. This can lead to scratching the paintwork on the car, sometimes needing a vigorous rub with turtle wax to restore pristine bodywork shine.

bigglesworth

The real fun starts at the cake stalls. There has been many a duel fought over a prize fruit cake.