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I can't remember seeing an existing thread on the subject, if there is please delete this one Mods.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/best ... -3qkwjnvrm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Burnley not mentioned then
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/best ... -3qkwjnvrm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Burnley not mentioned then
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depends on your budget there are some fantastic places to live in the uk my best I have lived is the Ribble Valley for one the Cannock Chase is the other in Staffordshire is my call both very tranquil Cornwall is also a very nice to and many more every county has it havens
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Sailsbury ?? Reeks of Espionage
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Rammy is on the way up.
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York is a beautiful place, so not surprised to see it on the list.
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My kid goes to school in Kirkby Lonsdale.
It is indeed a very nice place
It is indeed a very nice place
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If there is anywhere locally i would like to live i would have to say the ribble valley on the outskirts of Whalley, the lakes is beautiful but too commercialised and touristy, Whiltshire is another nice part of the country but to be honest i wouldn't like to move too far from my beloved Turf Moor.
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Cotswolds must be up there
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Salisbury area / Wiltshire is great - it is unfortunately a long way from Turf Moor as I know to my cost
Still I was in the local pub by five past nine last night!
Still I was in the local pub by five past nine last night!
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Barley, by a mile.......but as I said before......It's full.
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You do get to visit Stonehenge though.SalisburyClaret wrote:Salisbury area / Wiltshire is great - it is unfortunately a long way from Turf Moor as I know to my cost
Still I was in the local pub by five past nine last night!
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At a price ££££FactualFrank wrote:You do get to visit Stonehenge though.
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I've not been, but imagine it's well worth it.tim_noone wrote:At a price ££££
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Buy a watchFactualFrank wrote:I've not been, but imagine it's well worth it.
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Stonehenge is well impressive, especially on a grey and dismal day.
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Hi SW, Burnley gets a mention "Best places...to pick up a cheap property."South West Claret. wrote:I can't remember seeing an existing thread on the subject, if there is please delete this one Mods.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/best ... -3qkwjnvrm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Burnley not mentioned then
Blaenau Gwent first, Burnley second and Hyndburn, "which includes Oswaldtwistle and Accrington" third. BG "a property here costs £99,991 - the only place in the country where the average price is less than £100,000."
The article goes on to say:" Of course, cheap isn't the same as good value...."
Near t'Turf and low house prices, what more do we want?
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They might as well just label these lists as “the most picturesque White British towns to live in”. Middle England aka expensive and boring as hell.
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Hi Winston, that's not accurate for all the "best places:" Isle of Dogs is the winner in London. "It was once populated entirely by dockers: the notorious Millwall FC started out here."Winstonswhite wrote:They might as well just label these lists as “the most picturesque White British towns to live in”. Middle England aka expensive and boring as hell.
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"Stonehenge is well impressive, especially on a grey and dismal day."
Spot the security guard in a supposedly fluorescent jacket!
Spot the security guard in a supposedly fluorescent jacket!
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Don't have the time.Rick_Muller wrote:Buy a watch
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I live pretty close to Stonehenge but not close enough. Residents of local villages get in free - I’m 100 yards outside the free zoneFactualFrank wrote:You do get to visit Stonehenge though.
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Expensive in the city, a bit less so on the Plain.
They could do with some decent roofers round here though
They could do with some decent roofers round here though
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Yeah okay you got me with that one. Isle of Dogs is definitely not picturesque White British. Bloody expensive though. I can’t imagine you’d get anywhere there for less than 300k.Paul Waine wrote:Hi Winston, that's not accurate for all the "best places:" Isle of Dogs is the winner in London. "It was once populated entirely by dockers: the notorious Millwall FC started out here."
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Cash Cow.FactualFrank wrote:I've not been, but imagine it's well worth it.
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A rigged survey, no doubt, although Salisbury would always be high on any list. Very safe, jobs, bloody grammar schools, watermeadows, sensational cathedral spire and cathedral close, no buildings over 40 feet high, Mediaeval City.
Just the traffic jams!
Just back from seeing the Mighty Clarets secure 3 in a row.
Chelsea, here I come!
Just the traffic jams!
Just back from seeing the Mighty Clarets secure 3 in a row.
Chelsea, here I come!
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I live in York, it’s a shithole.
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Nice to see Edale there.
I look at those hills from my kitchen window! From the other side.
I look at those hills from my kitchen window! From the other side.
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Blimey Ian - did you cycle back!IanMcL wrote:
Just back from seeing the Mighty Clarets secure 3 in a row.
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Shame it's not how it actually was 60 odd years ago before the locals put it back together into its current form.Lancasterclaret wrote:Stonehenge is well impressive, especially on a grey and dismal day.
They don't really shout that bit out though, because it would be bad for tourism.
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Skipton should be in there like it was a few years ago,lovely town with the best pies in the land,and i'm not telling porkies.
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A list of twee places basically...to.where the aspiring white chattering classes can flock, or masturbate over the new aga in their second home.
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GodIsADeeJay81 wrote:Shame it's not how it actually was 60 odd years ago before the locals put it back together into its current form.
They don't really shout that bit out though, because it would be bad for tourism.
Interesting read here, on Stonehenge. And some photos.
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/vis ... aerodrome/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Really?Bertiebeehead wrote:I live in York, it’s a shithole.
I live nearby and whenever I visit think it’s rather lovely and an interesting place.
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Cheers, never read that before.Buxtonclaret wrote:Interesting read here, on Stonehenge. And some photos.
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/vis ... aerodrome/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The current head Druid is well worth meeting, he's clearly crazy.
Uther Pendragon is his legal name now
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I guess it depends which part of York you live in. Like almost every town or city, there are good and bad parts.LoveCurryPies wrote:Really?
I live nearby and whenever I visit think it’s rather lovely and an interesting place.
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I was in Pourtsmoth last weekend after the Bournemouth game to catch the ferry to Bilbao. I was very impressed with Pompey and the surrounding areas. I went down to Fratton Park the 1st time since 1972 and filled up next door at the Tesco station.
Had a ride down the front at South Sea and was very impressed, the place is like Lytham but on a larger scale
Had a ride down the front at South Sea and was very impressed, the place is like Lytham but on a larger scale
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Well you'd better ring The Times then and let em know........Bertiebeehead wrote:I live in York, it’s a shithole.
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I lived in York. Stupidly expensive and full of idiots who thought they were better than others. Well, so long as mummy & daddy kept paying the rent.
I've got plenty, I just don't like paying through the nose.
I've got plenty, I just don't like paying through the nose.
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I would love to have a house in any of those places. Then I could sell it and buy the house I live in now, in Colne, which suits me very well; and I could retire of the profits.
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The drinks are on me then! I'll buy you a drink.SalisburyClaret wrote:I live pretty close to Stonehenge but not close enough. Residents of local villages get in free - I’m 100 yards outside the free zone
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I am very happy living in Wiltshire these days.FactualFrank wrote:The drinks are on me then! I'll buy you a drink.
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Didn’t Burnley get the accolade as the cheapest place to buy a property last year PW?Paul Waine wrote:Hi SW, Burnley gets a mention "Best places...to pick up a cheap property."
Blaenau Gwent first, Burnley second and Hyndburn, "which includes Oswaldtwistle and Accrington" third. BG "a property here costs £99,991 - the only place in the country where the average price is less than £100,000."
The article goes on to say:" Of course, cheap isn't the same as good value...."
Near t'Turf and low house prices, what more do we want?
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Stayed the night at Rosehill House Hotel.SalisburyClaret wrote:Blimey Ian - did you cycle back!
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It was an army exercise!GodIsADeeJay81 wrote:Shame it's not how it actually was 60 odd years ago before the locals put it back together into its current form.
They don't really shout that bit out though, because it would be bad for tourism.
Ran out of time for the roof!
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Yes really, try visiting on a weekend or race day, the town centre is a no go area. The town also has some of the most deprived areas in the uk. The history in the town is magnificent but day to day life less so.LoveCurryPies wrote:Really?
I live nearby and whenever I visit think it’s rather lovely and an interesting place.
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some interesting news about the builders of Stonehenge today...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47938188" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47938188" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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I live in Rochdale. I think Burnley is posh.
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You've got a goat that goes to school ? I'm impressed.Lancasterclaret wrote:My kid goes to school in Kirkby Lonsdale.
It is indeed a very nice place
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Parts of Kent are stunning. MY area, the Weald and all the way out to Goudhurst etc etc. Mind you I am in Burmarsh, East Sussex at the mo.' So much woodland and rolling countryside. Did not one of the astronauts on a moon landing remark how green Britain looked from outer space?
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So do i,spot on chip.Chip Harrison wrote:I live in Rochdale. I think Burnley is posh.