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Maxwell Smart

Joined: 29 May 2005
Posts: 607
Location: London Town

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 07 11:57 am Post subject:

bagpuss wrote:

It would definitely be a good idea to have a visit and get the feel for the place

Strangely I have to be there tomorrow for work. Actually I have been up a few times. Perhaps I should take a closer look at schools and places to live.

bagpuss

Joined: 09 Dec 2004
Posts: 10507
Location: cambridge

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 07 12:00 pm Post subject:

Maxwell Smart wrote:

bagpuss wrote:

It would definitely be a good idea to have a visit and get the feel for the place

Strangely I have to be there tomorrow for work. Actually I have been up a few times. Perhaps I should take a closer look at schools and places to live.

Where abouts do you have to be for work?

gnasher

Joined: 15 Feb 2007
Posts: 332
Location: Dorset

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 07 12:05 pm Post subject:
Have you thought about Dorchester, County Town of Dorset - might be smaller than you want though. Pretty place with direct train line to waterloo - just a thought?!

Maxwell Smart

Joined: 29 May 2005
Posts: 607
Location: London Town

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 07 12:11 pm Post subject:

bagpuss wrote:

Maxwell Smart wrote:

bagpuss wrote:

It would definitely be a good idea to have a visit and get the feel for the place

Strangely I have to be there tomorrow for work. Actually I have been up a few times. Perhaps I should take a closer look at schools and places to live.

Where abouts do you have to be for work?

Chesterton this time. Not terribly exciting.

gnasher wrote:

Have you thought about Dorchester, County Town of Dorset - might be smaller than you want though.

I have now! I am not aware of (have never heard of) 99.9% of my options but now have this to add to my list to look at. I think my wife would prefer Dorset....

The big problem I am finding with using the internet to find anything is none of the town websites ever post pictures and if they do they are small/limited so don't give a feel.

bagpuss

Joined: 09 Dec 2004
Posts: 10507
Location: cambridge

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 07 12:17 pm Post subject:

Maxwell Smart wrote:

bagpuss wrote:

Maxwell Smart wrote:

bagpuss wrote:

It would definitely be a good idea to have a visit and get the feel for the place

Strangely I have to be there tomorrow for work. Actually I have been up a few times. Perhaps I should take a closer look at schools and places to live.

Where abouts do you have to be for work?

Chesterton this time. Not terribly exciting.

Chesterton is a nice place to live, a bit more pricey than Arbury and Kings Hedges but generally more convenient for the town centre too

gnasher

Joined: 15 Feb 2007
Posts: 332
Location: Dorset

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 07 12:18 pm Post subject:

We have lived in Dorchester for the last 3 and a half years - about to move away for work reasons but only going along the coast to Bournemouth.

The good thing about Dorch is that it is close to everything - the sea - Weymouth is 7 miles away, shopping if you want it (bournemouth, poole), you are in a town setting but can walk to the countryside easily. It has a monthly farmers market, and so does weymouth, there are some good farm shops in the area, lots of history and great places to visit within easy reach.

I couldn't comment on the schools but it does have some excellent pubs and a fabulous beer festival in February!

Have I sold it to you yet??

Maxwell Smart

Joined: 29 May 2005
Posts: 607
Location: London Town

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 07 12:20 pm Post subject:

gnasher wrote:

Have I sold it to you yet??

I'm looking at the town website and visitors websites. Looks pretty. How long is the train to Waterloo?

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 07 12:23 pm Post subject:

bagpuss wrote:

Chesterton is a nice place to live, a bit more pricey than Arbury and Kings Hedges but generally more convenient for the town centre too

Of course people living in Arbury tend to say they live in North Chesterton, and most of what the Council refers to as Kings Hedges really considers itself Arbury... Such is the nature of things I suppose, people will insist that they live in an area that is perceived as being 'better'.

But for my money, I'd say that Arbury and Kings Hedges residents are a heck of a lot less up themselves than people in the rest of the city.

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 07 12:58 pm Post subject:

Maxwell Smart wrote:

How long is the train to Waterloo?

About 100ft?

Barefoot Andrew
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Joined: 21 Mar 2007
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Location: In the 17th century

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 07 1:12 pm Post subject:

bagpuss wrote:

Chesterton is a nice place to live

Nice pub(s) and nice beer in Chesterton IIRC.
A.

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 07 1:34 pm Post subject:

Barefoot Andrew wrote:

Nice pub(s) and nice beer in Chesterton IIRC.
A.

Green Dragon?

Barefoot Andrew
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Joined: 21 Mar 2007
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 07 2:05 pm Post subject:

cab wrote:

Green Dragon?

That's the one

Had food and ale in there a number of times.
A.

gnasher

Joined: 15 Feb 2007
Posts: 332
Location: Dorset

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 07 3:23 pm Post subject:

Behemoth wrote:

Maxwell Smart wrote:

How long is the train to Waterloo?

About 100ft?

about 2 and a half hours

gil
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Joined: 08 Jun 2005
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 07 3:49 pm Post subject:
Going south from London, what about near Lewes (East Sussex) - on the line from Brighton to London ? Harvey's Brewery; places nearby to 'pick your own' fruit in summer; not that far from the coast (e.g. Birling Gap, Cuckmere Haven); must surely have Farmers Markets these days; town centre was quite pleasant when I lived down that way (97-9. No idea about schools.

Rosemary Judy

Joined: 08 Aug 2005
Posts: 1215
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 07 8:31 pm Post subject:

Northampton is quite nice and has good rail links and reasonable property prices.... and is on the M1 and A14 so easy to drive anywhere
and the smaller towns of Towcester, Rugby, Daventry and Brackley are even nicer, and they all have a farmers market.

it is nice country round about, and while it leaves a bit to be desired in the sustainable food line of things, it is slowly getting better.

Loads of allotments to rent on most of the sites in the town - at least the ones you can see as you drive round the ring road...

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