Hebden Bridge. Its the only place I want to move to and I only live a few miles away as it is… AWESOME riding (even better than my end of the valley if thats possible), lovely shops and cafes and generally a really nice slightly 'hippy' vibe about the place. I like it…
york is alright to visit, but i grew up there, and its nowt special to live in.
edinbrgh is a fab place though, i plan on ending up there after uni.
st andrews is a great little town too – perfect for my studenty needs. its got cheap supermarkets out of town, its small, its very friendly (never seen any fights or 'owt), everywhere is easy to reach etc…. however i'n not live here after uni – the students would make it hell 😉
I was in Camden at the weekend (not been before) and that must rank as my favourite town / city area now. Amazing place!
I was there for a concert and the afterparty, but spent some time exploring the markets, cafes and bars too.
I wouldn't say London as a whole necessarily, but I'm warming to it…
Gotta agree with that one – lovely place. Stayed there a couple of years ago (on the quiet side which just has the two pubs). Stayed in a tiny cottage overlooking the estuary and loved it.
I wouldn't call The Lizard a town!…@rse end of no-where village more like with the nearest town being Helston…which is also full of nothing…although saying that, does have a good pasty shop!
London – a bit love/hate sometimes but really, nothing else quite compares
Chester – beautiful city
Betws/Ogwen Valley – always happy to be there
St David's. Newgale Beach – just beautiful even when the weather's cr*p
South Coast – Poole, Purbeck – beautiful esp in summer
South Downs – as above
Surrey Hills – as above
UK is a beautiful country. And as Op says, we should celebrate it
Peaselake for the tea and cheese straws
Corfe for the cream teas
Ambleside for home made lamb burgers and sticky toffee pudding at the end of a great ride
Glecorwyg for Tuna & baked spud after riding W2 and Penhydd all joined up
Padstein for tourist ready fish & chips and the camel trail up the estuary for wife and kid to blow off some steam
Lyndhurst for the butchers and seasonal venison
Winchester for the farmers Market
London for Emu steaks on a friday afternoon under the arches
Chapel Porth, St Agnes for the Hedgehog Icecream and the coastal path
You get the idea
oh, and to those that can only criticise this wonderful country: there are planes, trains and boats leaving everyday in all directions. Take your pick.
Another vote for Chester…… but I am biased as I have always lived there and can't imagine being anywhere else (although by the sea would be nice).
Why? It's a nice looking place, not too big, easy to get to other places and a massive variety of riding within 1hrs drive.
Bad bits….. parking is tricky, needs more shops at the moment, Delamere as of last Sunday morning has reverted back into slippy slidey covered in mud mode – hang on that might be a good thing 🙂
Mulletus, was very busy there earlier. Had to park up by Caviste and walk down to Robinsons. Obviously, this meant that to get to the car, I had to go back to Caviste….Well, you get the picture!
I agree with those who said Seahouses is crap.
Alnmouth & Alnwick are both lovely.
Harrogate is good too.
Durham, where I'm from originally, is a great little city. (although there are some proper iffy places nearby)
Boroughbridge, where I am now, is also a smashing place to live, as long as you don't want a hectic lifestyle!
Aberystwyth – A bit studenty for some, but I really like it.
Tenby – Nicest sea-side town I know of
Ambleside
Aviemore
Cardiff, great city and some great riding around the area.
I happen to love my home town of Llandovery as well.
Had to park up by Caviste and walk down to Robinsons. Obviously, this meant that to get to the car, I had to go back to Caviste….Well, you get the picture!
What a chore that must of been. Life sucks sometimes eh!! 🙄
Myself and a few friends have formed a Stockbridge Cricket Club and Robinsons have been kind enough to sponsor us. End of season BBQ will be good. 🙂
We were looking at the Three Cups but they didn't seem too interested. It's still a lovely pub for afternoon drinks in the garden by the stream though. Best pub in the town imo.
Garstang in lancashire.Five minute walk from anywhere in the town and your in the countryside.The cities of lancaster and preston are only 12 miles each way away.And better still 40mins drive your in the lakes
MM, you could try asking the Peat Spade, they're decent sorts! If not, why not ask Caviste, could get some lovely stuff from them….! (Assume you're local?)