Why has no-one mentioned Newport, how stange…

My vote would be Cardiff, really nice place which is easy to reach and a nice size too with loads of good riding and plenty to do there. If you wanted somewhere slower and more relaxed Truro. Not a huge amount of life there like Birmingham or Manc but beaches, nice food and plenty of countryside.

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Joking aside I wouldn’t reccomend Newport (yet) as a Lichfield’er living here for uni. It gets a bad name but it’s not a bad place and theres a lot of investment going on here to make south wales a much nicer place. Cardiff would be my choice

If you wanted somewhere slower and more relaxed Truro.

WTF? Apparently Aberdeen is too small and far away from anything for the OP and so you recommend Truro?

Newport 😆 probably THE worst of the main Welsh towns/cities. What a dump.

Newport probably THE worst of the main Welsh towns/cities. What a dump.

Not sure why this is banded around a lot. It’s got a small shopping area, nice river, a lot of development and is close to Cardiff and plenty of local riding. Sure it’s not perfect but a lot of people told me this and it put a downer on my initial uni experience but it’s not all that bad. Not trolling just interested as to why this is the concensus

Experience for me – I’ve yet to see a nice bit but I won’t pretend I’ve spent a lot of time there so it may be that the garden of Eden is there, just hidden away.

OK further details are – no children, looking to rent a 1-2 bed place, I work in healthcare but would prefer a move to charity sector, OH in environmental industry.

What’s the issue with aberdeen? Well it feels really far from the rest of the UK – closest city is small and about 60 miles away. It’s a very grey place and the architecture doesn’t do anything for me. Only one large art gallery which is closing for at least a year. Museums are small and specialised I.e. Maritime museum. Not great for live music or independent cafés. Green space leaves a lot to be desired in parts too.

Edit – other than that it’s lovely 😉

Ross I mentioned Newport a few pages back, described it as an unrelenting craphole 😆

If you can find the good in it then you are a better man than me.

I adore Newcastle, having spent a fair amount of time there, and if I had to somewhere else in the UK, it would definitely be at the top of my list.

That said, I live in Cardiff, and feel that I have everything I could have ever wanted: nature nearby; riding; walking; theatre; cinema; you name it.

Despite your original post, if you like The Arts it HAS to be London. Nothing compares to living there for a few years.
Living there is nothing like visiting, it’s great whilst you have the vitality for it. I did 8 years and loved it.
Now loving being somewhere 1/2 an hour away so I can immerse myself when I need to.

Bath Bath ???? have you all gone mad, traffic nightmares and stupidly expensive.

Can walk/cycle pretty much everywhere in Bath (if you live in the city itself)

Property is expensive though yes, but then property is pretty mental in lots of places in the south

Bath is not really comparable to the likes of Bristol, Cardiff etc is it, it’s bloody tiny.

As pointed out by another poster, short train ride for not much money to Bristol

Forgot to add – get out once you want kids.

Flap_jack – yeah I’d really like to give London a go but the OH ain’t at all keen – he used to work there. Not sure if he could be convinced tbh.

Kids won’t be an issue so no problem there! 🙂

If disregarding size compared to Aberdeen then, in no real order

Dundee
Bath
Chester
Glasgow