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[2woody]

it's at least a mile to my nearest neighbour.

probably only ten in five miles.

happy I am

[bootie]

Like Varche and Omegatoy, we opted for a life outside the UK and boy did we strike lucky.
I grew up in a small village that has now become part of greater London, well it seems like it, Crowthorne, home of Broadmoor hospital!! After that, joined up and was in Plymouth for a good few years, enjoyed that at the time. Posted up to Scotland, Arbroath, smallish town but very busy. Fell in love with the Angus Glens, used to escape there as much as possible with the boys when they were little.
Moved further out into Angus farming country, small village called Letham, 1 hotel, 1 pub, 1 Spar shop, nice quiet-ish life.
Now, it couldn't be more tranquil. On the eastern edge of the end of the Sierra Nevada on a south facing mountainside called the Alpujarras.... back garden faces south as well, occasional dog barking, the moorish built church bells ring only during daylight hours apart from midnight, eagles/falcons and lower down, bee eaters, larks and on a sunday plenty of cars as all the relatives of the old uns that live here appear for a knees up. Loving it

[Elite Pete]

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.

Whats wrong with the Pin, you snob, you could always stand on the footpath outside with the rest of the regulars 

I miss my home town which is where Ljay and Jimbob live now and the City just down the road is brilliant. I detest Northwich where I live at the moment

[Lazydocker]

Like Varche and Omegatoy, we opted for a life outside the UK and boy did we strike lucky.
I grew up in a small village that has now become part of greater London, well it seems like it, Crowthorne, home of Broadmoor hospital!! After that, joined up and was in Plymouth for a good few years, enjoyed that at the time. Posted up to Scotland, Arbroath, smallish town but very busy. Fell in love with the Angus Glens, used to escape there as much as possible with the boys when they were little.
Moved further out into Angus farming country, small village called Letham, 1 hotel, 1 pub, 1 Spar shop, nice quiet-ish life.
Now, it couldn't be more tranquil. On the eastern edge of the end of the Sierra Nevada on a south facing mountainside called the Alpujarras.... back garden faces south as well, occasional dog barking, the moorish built church bells ring only during daylight hours apart from midnight, eagles/falcons and lower down, bee eaters, larks and on a sunday plenty of cars as all the relatives of the old uns that live here appear for a knees up. Loving it

Small world... I lived in Crowthorne for several years as a young adult and my grandparents (and a lot of aunties) still do!

TB, you've been to mine... I find it very nice and love the peace and quiet. I reckon your place is just as quiet, although you have houses around you that are visible (which we don't really!).

Me... I love the countryside and have no intentions of ever moving closer to "civilisation"!

[cem_devecioglu]

answer:

a place on earth where no human being exists

just come back from outside , wanted to sleep half an hour at least.. no way.. one is breaking the walls , new neighbour.. one is in the garden with guests , whole shouting or speaking ?

other two houses with many children shouting to test who is louder..

and I'm 15 kms away from city center.. I definitely need some nukes

[Tony H]

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?

I had exactly the same thought yesterday morning when I took the dog for a walk in the sand dunes. I was stood on the top of a sixty foot dune, the sun was shining the tide was in and the only person for miles around was another dog walker down on the beach.

[TheBoy]

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.

I struggled when we had to move away from Aylesbury, due to Mrs TB's job.  Although I had been lucky enough to travel the world when I was little due to Dad's job, I grew up in Aylesbury, and will always class that as 'home'.

It was only revisiting after we moved - we have many friends still there - we realised what a pit the place had turned in to  .  At the time, I alwasy envisaged moving back at some point, but I wouldn't want to now.

My best mate decided to up sticks from Aylesbury about a year ago, now lives about a mile from me. He too has settled very well, and very happily here. I think he chose Brackley because his parents and sister have all moved here in the last 5yrs.


Being a previously confirmed townie, I struggled initially by not having everything on my doorstep - everything is a trip into a town.  But that minor inconvenience of having to be organised, for me, is worth it.


I fully accept and understand its not everyone's cup of tea, but I couldn't be more content with where I live - quiet, trouble free, peaceful, unbelievably good neighbours, community atmosphere.  The only problem is Donnington lost the Britisg GP 

[Omegatoy]

well as TB knows i lived in a very quiet village before i moved out here, until the wind was from the north that is, then you could hear the motorway and TB leaving rubber at the BP services quite regularly!!

However as i sat here listening outside for noise and apart from the birds, the noisiest thing here is my own dogs and me quad bile when im tearing around on it!!

we get up in the morning and watch the eagles flying up the theremas from the mountains, listen for the lizards scrabbling through the undergrowth, but the most important thing for me is Ze has no stress for her heart and she loves it here, and is far healthier than when in uk!!
born in london and wouldnt live there now if you paid me a million!! would consider moving back to a quiet little village, but it would have to have good access as our other one did

[Amigo]

Interesting, I know exactly where Brackley is as i pass it often. I can't afford to live in a village although i'd love too as i was bought up in West Chiltington, W.Sussex, parents still there. Did'nt appreciate it then & moved to Worthing @ 16 just to live in a town.

  Many years later i'm here in Immingham N.E Lincs & i love it. Got the best of both worlds, big rough towns & gorgeous countryside minutes away. 3 bed semi cost £39k 9 years ago, markets & local smallholding give fresh produce all year round, folk are friendly. living is cheap & no one's ever given me any bother.

  I love it here.

[Radar]

I have lived in Maidenhead all my life (other than some uni time in london) i have always preferred the semi rural / quieter areas. It is more busy now but overall still peaceful and with good neighbours where we are.

M4 / M40 / M25 access is good so most places are easily accessible should we want to go further afield.

When i go out and visit customers sometimes i come back thinking it is still a nice place to live.

[blackviper90210]

Living happily in a village called Catshill, Bromsgrove.

I've got the M5 & M42 either side of me but you can hardly hear them, but do hear the birds tweeting nicely most nights - very relaxing whilst sitting in the graden!

It's out in the countryside, but right next to town and 15mins from centre of Birmingham, although I don't go there unless I have too!!

[VXL V6]

I'm right on the edge of what they class as Solihull but Warwickshire and Worcestershire borders are only a stones throw from here.

Used to be a village but it's built up a bit more now. Given more money i'd like to have a prperty with land attached to keep horses. Not overly bothered about large houses, prefer to have a double garage and a couple of stables for my hobbies!!

[Debs.]

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.

  `Want to buy an isolated hill-farm?

[Lazydocker]

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.

  `Want to buy an isolated hill-farm?

I'd love to Debs, but it's a bit too far for me to commute

[jonnycool]

Where I live is a bit of a shithole of a town although my street is fairly quiet, but the Brecon Beacons ( a national park) is only 10 minutes away on the mountain bike.
I never get tired of being out on my own on the mountains, would love to be able to afford to live in a big farmhouse with loads of land 
Also feel very jealous of the lucky people who have commented about their life in Spain, I'd give my right arm for that