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Best place to live in the uk ?

Kate Kestrel

Looking for advice! We are looking to move house - and are doing research into where to move to. So thought I’d ask on here: where do you think is the most lively place to live in the uk? Most beautiful, most friendly, best quality of life etc etc? We don’t want to live in the middle of a big city, but apart from that have an open mind. We love nature so access to nature is a big priority. Would love to hear people’s views on this! Thanks! 

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  • Have you a list for what you'd like, in a house and an area and what sort of budget, garden or land, as thats going to massively affect where you can go. 

    AnA, I live in a tourist area, and tourists do not pay for people to live here or anywhere else people may like to visit, if anything the opposite is true and many locals can't afford to live anywhere near where they grew up and have family, everywhere has been bought up as airb&b's and second homes that are only lived in for a few weeks of the year. It artifically inflates house prices, many second home owners and airb&b owners contribute little to the local economy, except an increase in rudeness and anti-social behaviour. People who believe that because they're relatively well off it gives them the right to ignore things like speed limits, parking restrictions and even things to keep us all healthy and safe.

    For the most part people welcome visitors, we just wish they'd remember to pack their manners. 

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  • Have you a list for what you'd like, in a house and an area and what sort of budget, garden or land, as thats going to massively affect where you can go. 

    AnA, I live in a tourist area, and tourists do not pay for people to live here or anywhere else people may like to visit, if anything the opposite is true and many locals can't afford to live anywhere near where they grew up and have family, everywhere has been bought up as airb&b's and second homes that are only lived in for a few weeks of the year. It artifically inflates house prices, many second home owners and airb&b owners contribute little to the local economy, except an increase in rudeness and anti-social behaviour. People who believe that because they're relatively well off it gives them the right to ignore things like speed limits, parking restrictions and even things to keep us all healthy and safe.

    For the most part people welcome visitors, we just wish they'd remember to pack their manners. 

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  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    Just to be clear we obeyed speed limits, took our litter away to recycle, respected parking restrictions, used public transport as much as possible, and we did bring our manners, we always do. The terrible and dangerous driving which we saw a lot of was by young men in fancy cars who definitely weren’t tourists, just part of the local scene. Also I do appreciate the cost of living in such beautiful areas has risen beyond the reach of many locals. On the stranded train we got chatting to a young man who lived in Cornwall and whilst he was amiable and kind in sharing his water and snacks his annoyance at tourists, which we were, was clear and we left the county some days later feeling criticised and in part responsible for a huge issue which in reality is solvable only by national government.