Where to live in the UK - The Bear and Badger

Diluted Dante

Live near Tin
Ripon: £850 p/m

Live near SG's Mum
Elland: £675 p/m

Live near my Dad
Hull: £700 p/m

Live near Moot's Dad's boat
New Mills: £900 p/m

nick_md

Still think take a look at Dorchester, 3 bed rentals on right move for ~£1200

nick_md

Plus we can go for a pint

EvilRedEye

My gran and grandad used to live on that road. The end of the postcode is 3DS as well apparently.

regmcfly

I've never been to Cardiff and definitely seems like a good cultural place to go.

Diluted Dante

I enjoyed the few days I had in Cardiff.

JonB

GooberTheHat wrote:

Bristol might be a good shout. Good independent/bohemian vibe to parts of the city centre, close to Bath, good transport links to London, and not too pricey AFAIK.

I think anywhere around Bristol and Bath is very pricey, unfortunately. It would be a good place to live, though, and I could even work for Future Publishing.

JonB

nick_md wrote:

Still think take a look at Dorchester, 3 bed rentals on right move for ~£1200

I will keep it mind when we eventually start digging deeper.

regmcfly

JonB wrote:

GooberTheHat wrote:

Bristol might be a good shout. Good independent/bohemian vibe to parts of the city centre, close to Bath, good transport links to London, and not too pricey AFAIK.

I think anywhere around Bristol and Bath is very pricey, unfortunately. It would be a good place to live, though, and I could even work for Future Publishing.

Matt Castle and Samuel Roberts could give you some great sando recs.

mk64

Bath is nice but pricey. What about somewhere like Portsmouth? It's not that expensive. Place has good links to London and hampshire in general. Decent shopping and nightlife.

afgavinstan

I also enjoyed Cardiff. Felt like Glasgow-lite, with less football more ruggers.

mk64

Hollyhead is nice

DrewMerson

regmcfly

DrewMerson wrote:

Wookienopants wrote:

Used to police Hatfield and Welwyn garden city.
Would absolutely NOT recommend them either.

It’s always worth remembering that the job means you’re rarely seeing people at their best, and you are constantly exposed to the worst. It’s not always a good barometer of what someplace is like to live in.

I'd fully agree. Glasgow is a Stormer of a city but if you're on the police side I'm sure you see some shit.

Wookienopants

DrewMerson wrote:

Wookienopants wrote:

Used to police Hatfield and Welwyn garden city.
Would absolutely NOT recommend them either.

It’s always worth remembering that the job means you’re rarely seeing people at their best, and you are constantly exposed to the worst. It’s not always a good barometer of what someplace is like to live in.

True. But then I have such low faith in the public anyway

MattyJ

Bristol is great, I didn't shout it earlier as I thought it would be too far from Jon's parents. It is a fantastic city, only thing lacking is a massive venue for big acts so you end up having to go to Cardiff for major stars.

It is getting up there in terms of house prices, or rental prices as well. Not a surprise when you can get from Bristol to London Paddington in an hour and 15.

g.man

Aye, I used to love visiting Bristol. Probably my fav English city.

Kow

I was in Bristol bus station once but I didn't actually get off the bus so I can't give a detailed review of the station really. Seemed ok from the window, but it was night time so I can't be sure. I wouldn't live there, though

SpaceGazelle

I lived in a bus station once. That is, I spent one night in a bus station because I didn't have anywhere else to live. Do not recommend.

monkey

I slept in the middle of a roundabout. Wasn't great.

Diluted Dante

I spent an evening in Sheffield bus station. My recommendation is not to do this.

Wookienopants

I spent an evening in Swindon once. I had a hotel but still would not recommend

Wookienopants

I mean to be fair I did go there with the promise of a fight in a night club. (It was prearranged and consensually agreed)

I also had a two day course in how to be a pickpocket and thief by an old prison sgt

acemuzzy

I spent a night sleeping on a verge in Stevenage. I concur with the aforementioned view on the place.

Wookienopants

I'm a bit concerned by how many of us have slept in hedges, ditches, on roundabouts and benches.

It's sounding a bit like Monty Pythons "four Yorkshiremen" sketch.

Kow

I slept in a garden in the south of Israel once and was woken up by a rat trying to eat my backpack. So fuck Israel, the murdering cunts.

Wookienopants

A garden?!
You're lucky. We WISH we could have slept in a garden. All we had was a hole in the ground. No grass, just mud.
And we PRAYED it wouldn't rain. Tiny Tim couldn't swim.

Kow

Well, I say garden...

Pseudoscot

Luxury.

mk64

Wookienopants wrote:

DrewMerson wrote:

Wookienopants wrote:

Used to police Hatfield and Welwyn garden city. Would absolutely NOT recommend them either.

It’s always worth remembering that the job means you’re rarely seeing people at their best, and you are constantly exposed to the worst. It’s not always a good barometer of what someplace is like to live in.

True. But then I have such low faith in the public anyway

what didn't you like about Welwyn Garden City? Place seems lovely (i'm currently living in Baldock while my house is being renovated)

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