Where I am, great is debatable. Bloody expensive and too many people. However, I moved to Surrey long ago because that’s where the jobs were in my industry and turned out there’s loads of riding from the door.
Excellent transport links. I’m in Woking. 30 mins train to London, 1hr to the coast. Heathrow / Gatwick 30-45 mins. Not too far drive to channel tunnel or Dover. 3 hrs Wales driving.
Not the best riding in the world or country, but there is a lot of it and a lot of common lands that all join up which isn’t so common (😋) in some other parts.
Today though, with WFH I don’t need to live here and cheaper house prices elsewhere is making me think about relocating, but there’s a compromise on the amount of riding from the door.