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[Closed] Move to Plymouth area on cards- where to avoid!

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Hi all,

looks like this could be happening, - know nothing about the area but looking for family kind of area around a 15mile radius of Roborough I guess.

Any thoughts?!


 
Posted : 25/01/2014 11:16 am
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Ummm......Plymouth 😈

Sorry, couldn't resist!

It's nice north of the city, going out towards Yelverton.


 
Posted : 25/01/2014 11:24 am
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Ummm......Plymouth

Dammit - beaten to it!

Have you considered Cornwall? Just across the river & not Plymouth..


 
Posted : 25/01/2014 11:37 am
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£1.50 over the bridge- i'm from Yorkshire!


 
Posted : 25/01/2014 11:39 am
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@Prince John- where do you recommend ?- I have rels in Aggie, but don't know other than that area really!


 
Posted : 25/01/2014 11:41 am
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Well to be honest I was thinking Saltash area, depends why you're moving that way tho.


 
Posted : 25/01/2014 12:13 pm
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moving for work, so kinda fixed on one area- but wanna make it a good move,
>>>>>googles Saltash<<<<<<


 
Posted : 25/01/2014 12:22 pm
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oh, BTW whats the riding like for an ex calderdale- steep valleys chap?

I feel a fat bike moment coming on!


 
Posted : 25/01/2014 12:24 pm
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Saltash seems to be getting good reviews- any idea on Schools- need a grammar and primary


 
Posted : 25/01/2014 9:40 pm
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Saltash? Armpit of cornwall...

Where you working? Traffic from rogborough through to a38 both directions is a shit. If your north of the airport then you'll want to be living north (tavi, yelverton etc)

I live in tavi and if I have to work in Plymouth and time it wrong the 12 miles can take an hour easily.


 
Posted : 25/01/2014 9:44 pm
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working roborogh I think - ideally want to be in a 15mile radi

thought salt ash was okay!- where else then? - Tavistock/yelverton any cop?


 
Posted : 25/01/2014 9:50 pm
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Saltash isn't that bad, just the wrong side of the river.

Yelverton is an odd place, no real centre to it. Tavistock is a nice moorsy market town but not for everyone. Plenty of good riding round here though.


 
Posted : 25/01/2014 9:53 pm
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ok ta, may have a look at Tavistock


 
Posted : 25/01/2014 10:05 pm
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Mate of mine lives [url= http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=250450&y=62050&z=120&sv=250450,62050&st=4&ar=y&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=842&ax=250450&ay=62050&lm=0 ]HERE[/url] & its really nice, quiet & you've got good riding from the door.
He previously lived in Mannamead just north of Mutley plain - that was a nice area as well - not heard good things about Saltash though 😕


 
Posted : 25/01/2014 10:06 pm
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I would recommend Tamerton Foliot. Just a few minutes from Roborough via the back lane and easy riding onto Dartmoor it has a villagey feel but also easy to get into Plymouth (if you really must).


 
Posted : 25/01/2014 10:19 pm
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ok saltash off the list!

keep em coming!

really need to go down and look around in daylight!


 
Posted : 25/01/2014 10:28 pm
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There are some nice places in Derriford & Glenholt and an easy commute to work. Probably avoid the areas of Efford, Swilly/North Prospect, Whitleigh & Southway though.

If you want somewhere more rural then there is Bickleigh, Shaugh Prior & the small villages outside of Plymouth, great access to Dartmoor for riding but the commute into Plymouth can be a PITA.

PS Dartmoor IMHO is not Fat bike territory 😕


 
Posted : 26/01/2014 10:33 am
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Worked down there for a few years and stayed out near Spriddlestone.
I really liked it and cycled in to Devenport most days.


 
Posted : 26/01/2014 10:45 am