Best place to live in the uk ?

I live in fairly rural County Durham but I can drive to Newcastle and Durham within half an hour. The countryside is lovely and northern people tend to have a reputation of being friendly. 

Thank you - it’s not an area I e considered yet - but I will investigate! I’ve heard of Alnwick - that’s supposed to be really nice I think? I find it really interesting that some parts of the uk have a reputation for being more friendly than others. Who wouldn’t want to live around more friendly people after all - it’s a definite advantage! 

Thank you - it’s not an area I e considered yet - but I will investigate! I’ve heard of Alnwick - that’s supposed to be really nice I think? I find it really interesting that some parts of the uk have a reputation for being more friendly than others. Who wouldn’t want to live around more friendly people after all - it’s a definite advantage! 

I’ll look at these - thank you! 

That’s really interesting - thank you. Places can have reputations that are not always accurate! 

The Northumbrian coast is lovely with some delightful towns. I like Morpeth as it's large enough with plenty of amenities and has good transport links. 

I do like a nice market town. Further south west have Hexham and Corbridge (which is quite small). Much further south is Stamford which is nearish to Peterborough is delightful, it can be very busy.

We went to Alnwick and didn’t find it especially friendly. The pubs were noisy and rowdy like they get all over the country, bikers in the main street, scary teenagers, a burnt out warehouse opposite our hotel and not cheap. I have livec many English areas over my life the thing about the north being friendlier than the south is a complete myth in my experience.