NICEST Town to Live in if you want Weather/Outdoor stuff?

[Venod]

I was in touch with an old mate recently, he lives in Bishops Waltham, Hampshire he quite likes it and that's a big admission for a Yorkshireman, never been but it looks OK for cycling on a map, plenty of lanes not far to the coast, about halfway between Portsmouth and Winchester.

 

[wonderloaf]

Poole is nice. You've got the New Forest and Dorset Coast on your doorstep, which are both excellent for cycling and other outdoor activities. And the Isle of Wight is just a short ferry ride away. Southampton is close enough if you need to go to Ikea or whatever.

Only down side is you could end up with my sister for a neighbour.

For 'other activities' read 'pub crawls'. Poole has quite a large number of pubs in a quite a small area.

 

[Racing roadkill]

I was in touch with an old mate recently, he lives in Bishops Waltham, Hampshire he quite likes it and that's a big admission for a Yorkshireman, never been but it looks OK for cycling on a map, plenty of lanes not far to the coast, about halfway between Portsmouth and Winchester.

I live in Upham, about 2 minutes ride from Bishops Waltham. We have dragons here, non locals wouldn’t like it.

 

[Drago]

Yeah... it's more like the overflow sink estate for Dover.

Whereas Dover is an overflow sinkmestate for everywhere east of Berlin.

 

[Venod]

I live in Upham, about 2 minutes ride from Bishops Waltham. We have dragons here, non locals wouldn’t like it

Or you could say.

"They don't like it Upham"

 

[Cycleops]

[QUOTE 5230691, member: 9609"]scotlands a big country with very varied weather, in the SE corner where I am we average around 25" of rain annually which is pretty much the same as London and the home counties. and quite a bit less than the UKs average of 34" per year.

OK it can be a little darker in the winter months but we make up for that during the summer when its light till nearly 11.
I'm heading out now and wont be back till 9:15, won't be needing lights[/QUOTE]
Nobody's going to move there now if they like a bit of a booze.

 

[Salty seadog]

Whereas Dover is an overflow sinkmestate for everywhere east of Berlin.

Plenty of folk wanting to get here/or bomb it over the centuries.

 

[Drago]

Do you live in Dover Saline Canine? I lived in Shepherswell for a brief spell.

 

[mjr]

Sorry you didn't like the answer I gave on the other forum, so let me try a different one:

Leighton Buzzard.

 

[Salty seadog]

Do you live in Dover Saline Canine? I lived in Shepherswell for a brief spell.

Indeed. Cycle through Shepherdswell often. And past your birthplace .

 

[Drago]

Dunstable.

 

[Spoked Wheels]

Has anybody mentioned Bournemouth?

 

[Bollo]

[QUOTE 5230826, member: 45"]The Isle of Wight.[/QUOTE]
A journey in space AND time.

 

[screenman]

[QUOTE 5230846, member: 259"]Pure evil. I got bitten by a tortoise in Ventnor in 1967.[/QUOTE]

That is a long time to hold a grudge.

 

[Bollo]

[QUOTE 5230826, member: 45"]The Isle of Wight.[/QUOTE]
And...

My usual route out of Winchester takes me up to a local high point called Farley Mount, where you can see across to the IoW. It looks like Mordor.