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Hi all, hopefully I'm in the right section! After googling for a popular UK forum I have found you (pretty sure I've been on here before for PC advice years ago) I come to ask for some general advice from anyone kind enough to be willing to share some of their experience with me as I'm sure there must be a wealth of it on here.
In a nut shell, I'm in my late 20's and lived in the South East all my life. I can't understate how much of a **** hole I think it is - namely Essex, Kent & London. I think it's overpopulated, unfriendly, chavvy, anti-social, expensive and just awful in so many ways - and I have not enjoyed anything about living there so far. To be frank about it, this year I came into some money and I want to drastically relocate to another part of England but there's only so many episodes of Escape to the Country I can watch without feeling like I'm back to square one. Ultimately I'm not at all well traveled within the UK and I'm looking for some suggestions for nice places in England to live.
I'm definitely looking for somewhere with more green space and avoiding similar cities and suburbs (Birmingham, Manchester etc.), but I would like to live not too far from some pubs, restaurants etc (but hopefully avoiding a chav style high street or town centre - is that even possible now?). I've been drawn to Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire & Norfolk for now but still don't really know much more than that. I'm also single with not a lot of friends or close family so I don't want to seclude myself too much.
I went to Lincolnshire recently and I was pleasantly surprised at how friendly and laid back people were compared to where I'm from, so this is the kind of environment I'm looking for. I like the feel of old historic towns but can not really tell whether they would be as nice as they seem.
If you know any places (however specific or vague) that you think fit the bill I would be most grateful for any suggestions for me to look at. Thanks in advance!
In a nut shell, I'm in my late 20's and lived in the South East all my life. I can't understate how much of a **** hole I think it is - namely Essex, Kent & London. I think it's overpopulated, unfriendly, chavvy, anti-social, expensive and just awful in so many ways - and I have not enjoyed anything about living there so far. To be frank about it, this year I came into some money and I want to drastically relocate to another part of England but there's only so many episodes of Escape to the Country I can watch without feeling like I'm back to square one. Ultimately I'm not at all well traveled within the UK and I'm looking for some suggestions for nice places in England to live.
I'm definitely looking for somewhere with more green space and avoiding similar cities and suburbs (Birmingham, Manchester etc.), but I would like to live not too far from some pubs, restaurants etc (but hopefully avoiding a chav style high street or town centre - is that even possible now?). I've been drawn to Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire & Norfolk for now but still don't really know much more than that. I'm also single with not a lot of friends or close family so I don't want to seclude myself too much.
I went to Lincolnshire recently and I was pleasantly surprised at how friendly and laid back people were compared to where I'm from, so this is the kind of environment I'm looking for. I like the feel of old historic towns but can not really tell whether they would be as nice as they seem.
If you know any places (however specific or vague) that you think fit the bill I would be most grateful for any suggestions for me to look at. Thanks in advance!
