best place in uk to live - where ? why ?

[luckyman]

where is the best town/city in uk to live in uk ....and why..........myself and wife want to relocate...im thinking there would be more employment opportunities near london like luton/milton keynes? on the other hand i like leeds and have also lived in liverpool where the people are lovely....we are both bored of our jobs,we have no family ties here and we are very adventurous so we could try anywhere....

[lil123]

I moved to YORK nearly 2 years ago and I love it. It is a great city always plenty to do. It is expensive to live here though compared to some places but I would never move back to where I lived before.

[jen78]

I've lived in a few different places, Shropshire, Wales, Leeds, central London and Manchester, even Chester and Wales and easy to get to London (2 hours 20 on the train).

I do feel very at home in Manchester and very friendly people and you're very close to Leeds and Liverpool, the Lakes, the Peak District etc...

I've always liked Brighton and the south coast, beautiful countryside and I love the sea.

I suppose it depends what you're looking for, are you more for city life, what kind of area do you want to live in?

[tiggertan]

I live on the Isle of Man, beautiful place and a great place to raise children. Crime is relatively low too. Obviously it is a small island, but it really depends on what you are looking for.

[unrulyjulie]

I'd chose Liverpool! What an amazing vibrant City that is, there is so much going on all the time, love it but of course it all depends on what you're after. North Wales is beautiful, Chester is fab, as is York...........you know, there are so many fantastic places in the UK its hard to chose.

Where abouts are you at the moment Luckyman?

Good luck to you and good for you too! I envy you!

[Bbbananas]

I sailed around the south coast this summer rather than going abroad - there are some absolutely beautiful coastal towns & villages I would move to like a shot if I could afford to - Poole, Salcombe, Dartmouth, Fowey, the Yealm River. Also, Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight.

Where I live it's mostly flat and mostly boring. Norfolk has some great places - but it would defintely be Dorset/Devon or Cornwall for me.

[sleepyj]

oh no not luton

[Scarlett]

It really depends on what you want to be doing. Brighton is vibrant and full of life and creative people. It is a very "young" place. Dorset is very beautiful but a bit dozy and not too much industry or creativilty. Canterbury is my fave place in the world- a city yet full of history, amazing buildings and just a lovely place to be.

[daffy654]

I live on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire and some of the villages around here are lovely. There are many transport links nearby to all the big cities.