futuristicoldman
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I certainly haven't been everywhere but i'm not sure i'd want to live anywhere else. If you like the outdoors and have a soft spot for a spot of culture and history it really is all here. An enlightened choice is definitely needed with regards to putting roots in the right place but i'm sure the same could be said about anywhere in the country.
Within the Bradford district even the poorest fellow in the most desperate surroundings can travel a mile or two and find themselves in the most glorious settings. I'm not sure the same can be said for many of the other more highly regarded big cities across the country where the urban sprawl goes on and on and on. I look at the enclaves of expensive housing in chic areas within wealthier cities, as nice as they are you often have to wade through grotty and menacing suburbs to navigate your way in and out. I really don't see it as any different, the benefit here is you are not holed up in a gerry built brick box you are most likely settling down in a stone house with 2 foot thick walls which can be bought for the price of a shed further south. If you were bold enough to creep 10 miles across the border to a little industrial town you could probably buy the same thing for 2/3rds of the price.
I don't drive but I can get on the train 5 mins walk from my house and be in York within 50 minutes, Skipton within 15 minutes, manchester within the hour, leeds within 20 minutes. The peak district in an hour or so, I could be riding the 3 peaks within 40 minutes if I wanted to. We are within spitting distance of Gisburn forest and Stainburn if you like your trail centres. You could be riding the north yorks moors within minutes. Theres lots of good bike shops in the area. Plenty of clubs and music venues nearby, loads of good local breweries. I jump on the train to leeds market and get my fruit and veg 4 times cheaper and riper than at the supermarket. We have a big (cheap) 3 day music festival at the bottom of our road, a massive fireworks night in november, a 2 day agricultural fair if you like touching goats, all in the park in Bingley.
I like it here, it's a good place to be.
I certainly haven't been everywhere but i'm not sure i'd want to live anywhere else. If you like the outdoors and have a soft spot for a spot of culture and history it really is all here. An enlightened choice is definitely needed with regards to putting roots in the right place but i'm sure the same could be said about anywhere in the country.
Within the Bradford district even the poorest fellow in the most desperate surroundings can travel a mile or two and find themselves in the most glorious settings. I'm not sure the same can be said for many of the other more highly regarded big cities across the country where the urban sprawl goes on and on and on. I look at the enclaves of expensive housing in chic areas within wealthier cities, as nice as they are you often have to wade through grotty and menacing suburbs to navigate your way in and out. I really don't see it as any different, the benefit here is you are not holed up in a gerry built brick box you are most likely settling down in a stone house with 2 foot thick walls which can be bought for the price of a shed further south. If you were bold enough to creep 10 miles across the border to a little industrial town you could probably buy the same thing for 2/3rds of the price.
I don't drive but I can get on the train 5 mins walk from my house and be in York within 50 minutes, Skipton within 15 minutes, manchester within the hour, leeds within 20 minutes. The peak district in an hour or so, I could be riding the 3 peaks within 40 minutes if I wanted to. We are within spitting distance of Gisburn forest and Stainburn if you like your trail centres. You could be riding the north yorks moors within minutes. Theres lots of good bike shops in the area. Plenty of clubs and music venues nearby, loads of good local breweries. I jump on the train to leeds market and get my fruit and veg 4 times cheaper and riper than at the supermarket. We have a big (cheap) 3 day music festival at the bottom of our road, a massive fireworks night in november, a 2 day agricultural fair if you like touching goats, all in the park in Bingley.
I like it here, it's a good place to be.
