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[TheBoy]

Just went for a short walk to do a couple of tasks, and, following a discussion with a member on Saturday evening, it struck me how lucky I am to live where I do, on the edge of a quiet small market town.

Apart from the birds singing away, it was silent.  No car noise, no voices, nothing. Just the birds.


I accept many will prefer the hustle bustle of city life, but the tranquility here suits me perfectly (thats not to say I wouldn't emigrate tomorrow if circumstances worked).



So, are you a townie/city dweller, longing for a quieter life? Or a country person missing the buzz of city life? Or are you content with exactly where you live?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Lincolnshire is very quiet too TB. Add to that we have a low crime rate and (almost) affordable property prices.

The only place I would prefer to live is Wakefield. STMO is soooooo lucky..

[TheBoy]

Lincolnshire is very quiet too TB. Add to that we have a low crime rate and (almost) affordable property prices.

The only place I would prefer to live is Wakefield. STMO is soooooo lucky..

For me, Lincolnshire is a bit too far removed from civilisation, though can understand the attraction, even if its not quite for me.

Goldie, my short lived 2.5 Elite came from just the other side of Spalding. Took hours to get there and back, and its not really that far.


I have the benefits of the M1 being 15 miles, the M40 being 6m, and the A43 dual carriageway linking the 2 being 1m

[feeutfo]

All three.. Or was, there is defo a transition going on. I think it's an age thing. Yoof cope with the bustle of towns better i think. I'm growing to hate it tbh. I haven't been into Reading town centre shopping for years.

Where we are it's necessary to have easy m4 access any further away/nearer town and local traffic adds to the journey considerably. It's purely a practical location. Which means road noise. M4, local by pass, yoof doing donuts at the roundabouts at midnight. Plus there's Heathrow flight path, the red baron, light aircraft, plod chopper on occasion what a nuisance that is. Although I miss Concorde. It was always a pleasure to have that rattle the door knocker twice a day.

Don't get me wrong, non of it's intrusive noise wise. Your just aware of it. Like the London rumble. It's always there. Constant. Never goes away. Unless the m4 is shut, then there's no point going anywhere.

It makes it all the more silent when visiting rural areas.

We visited Swanage(?) once. On the way we took in some sights, one of which was a very large hill, which we walked up and sat at the top. Watched the view, and the people, tourists come and go(noticed that we where the only British people around for a good half hour  :-? ) then noticed they had all gone. Silence. H didn't notice at first and suggested we go too. I said your joking, listen it's silent. Nout but the wind, such as it was, the sun and the birds. Warblers mostly.  .  I fell asleep contented. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Lincolnshire is very quiet too TB. Add to that we have a low crime rate and (almost) affordable property prices.

The only place I would prefer to live is Wakefield. STMO is soooooo lucky..

For me, Lincolnshire is a bit too far removed from civilisation, though can understand the attraction, even if its not quite for me.

Goldie, my short lived 2.5 Elite came from just the other side of Spalding. Took hours to get there and back, and its not really that far.


I have the benefits of the M1 being 15 miles, the M40 being 6m, and the A43 dual carriageway linking the 2 being 1m

I'm originally from a far more sophisticated part of the country.....

I've encouraged the locals  to speak without chewing a piece of straw and holding a pig ....

[Marks DTM Calib]

I would like to live in a village in later life as I very much grew up in a rural location.

At the moment, being in a very good area on the very edge of a major city works well for us as its not noisy, low crime and a 10 minute walk and you are in the open country side. On the flip side, a 10 minute journey and you are in the city centre!

[Varche]

Countryside for me.

Busy as hell here yesterday. heard
Two vehicles all day. One was a fellow forum member.

Crested skylarks, bee eaters,eagles, choughs, a Montague Harrier most days.

Wouldn't want to live in "civilisation" again We know we are lucky.

[STMO123]

Lincolnshire is very quiet too TB. Add to that we have a low crime rate and (almost) affordable property prices.

The only place I would prefer to live is Wakefield. STMO is soooooo lucky..

You mean Wakefield is lucky to have me living here........don't you? :-?

[albitz]

I grew up on the edge of Belfast and as a yoof I loved the busy/hustle bustle etc. Now I live in a little quiet village and it suits me fine. Apart from the tw*t who regularily uses a large petrol strimmer to trim the weeds etc. around the edge of the allotments at the end of my garden. I get to bed at 9am after a nightshift and he fires up the strimmer around 930am.
One day, I will shoot him.
Still have the occasional trip to Londinium for a bit of hustle/bustle.

[Olympia5776]

Although from Scotland my wife's a London lass and we lived in Herts,Beds for many years before comming overe here where her parents are from.
I miss London sometimes esp. the West End Theatres so much so we're over for a top up probably in August , but not the South of England where I felt almost suffocated by people.
But now , I live half way up a mountain away from all  the madness of the past ,I can easily go a week without seeing another person if I choose or pop into the town and enjoy the company of many friendly people who have welcomed me into their community .
In seven years I have never heard of any break ins or cars being stolen and the only pests I have now are the bloody deer .
I never lose sight of how fortunate I am and hope you all find the same peace someday.

[aaronjb]

If I win £89million tomorrow () then I'd be buying a nice sized house in many acres of land, just so there's nobody around me for miles..

Having said that, I love being in the middle of some cities - not London, I hate the place, but Tokyo or Taipei? I'd happily live there, smack in the middle of the city.

[LJay]

I love where we live.  Just on the edge of a tiny city and 15 mins from the mountains.  I've never lived more than about 5 miles from here and that's just fine.

Our boys school, though in a rough area, is nice with a total pupil count of 120 which is tiny in comparison to others.

Though I could quite happily shoot our adjoining neighbours and their dogs!   Or at the very least fill their car exhaust with expanding foam!

Once the boys are through their education I would love to move further out into the mountains.
I'm not into big cities and get a bit agoraphobic when there are no mountains about, I'm uncomfortable in a flat landscape.

One thing we do lack here is a nice family pub with beer garden that we could walk to.  We only have several very dodgy pubs to choose from.

It's generally quiet, only real noise coming from the aircraft factory up the road and that's not constant.

[tunnie]

My next property will be a house in country with a garage, as per other thread. Need to wait a few years yet though 

[albitz]

Although from Scotland my wife's a London lass and we lived in Herts,Beds for many years before comming overe here where her parents are from.
I miss London sometimes esp. the West End Theatres so much so we're over for a top up probably in August , but not the South of England where I felt almost suffocated by people.
But now , I live half way up a mountain away from all  the madness of the past ,I can easily go a week without seeing another person if I choose or pop into the town and enjoy the company of many friendly people who have welcomed me into their community .
In seven years I have never heard of any break ins or cars being stolen and the only pests I have now are the bloody deer .
I never lose sight of how fortunate I am and hope you all find the same peace someday.

I dont think I have ever been anywhere, quite as beautiful, peaceful and tranquil as county Kerry. I found the place to have an almost spiritual atmosphere about it, despite the fact that I am not a particularily spiritual person.Your a very lucky man to have made your life there.

[Pitchfork]

Lincolnshire is very quiet too TB. Add to that we have a low crime rate and (almost) affordable property prices.

The only place I would prefer to live is Wakefield. STMO is soooooo lucky..

For me, Lincolnshire is a bit too far removed from civilisation, though can understand the attraction, even if its not quite for me.

Goldie, my short lived 2.5 Elite came from just the other side of Spalding. Took hours to get there and back, and its not really that far.


I have the benefits of the M1 being 15 miles, the M40 being 6m, and the A43 dual carriageway linking the 2 being 1m

Explains the in-breeding though................