Good place to live for contracting

**Old Greg** · 30 August 2007, 19:33

Leamington Spa

Excellent train links to Brum, Oxford and Reading. OK trains to London (direct but slow to Marylebone). Nice place, good bars, restaurants, not much going on culturally, but Stratford and Warwick Arts Centre are not far away. Bit small if you're used to the big city.

**Troll** · 31 August 2007, 06:41

Originally posted by Muttley08 View Post

Moving house - but can't decide where exactly...

Currently contracting in Birmingham, but want to move further down 'Sarf to move within commuting range of Oxford / Reading etc. - but still be within reach of Brum as Mrs Muttley works there. Been looking at villages round Warwick etc...but can't find anything nice at moment.

Any ideas of good places, poss with good rail links to London?

It's only when you really look, you realise how crap rail links are in this country....

Is Warwick considered 'Sarf' ? I always thought it had a whiff of the midlands about it

**Gibbon** · 31 August 2007, 07:23

FFS why does anyone want to live anywhere but Leeds

**Troll** · 31 August 2007, 07:25

Originally posted by Gibbon View Post

FFS why does anyone want to live anywhere but Leeds

I did a quick gig in Leeds recently...it's grim ooop North

**Old Greg** · 31 August 2007, 07:25

Originally posted by Troll View Post

Is Warwick considered 'Sarf' ? I always thought it had a whiff of the midlands about it

Warwick is technically Midlands but real Midlanders reckon the South starts South of Coventry and North of Kenilworth.

Warwick is 3 miles from Leamington Spa so the same holds true about rail links. It is smaller, though, and feels considerably smaller but is a nice enough place.

**Billy-Bob** · 31 August 2007, 07:43

I'm working for a bank in Bournemouth and London. I took a look at Winchester Hampshire at the weekend. It is only an hour away from London and the same to Bournemouth Dorset. Also it is also on a major freeway intersection for the North, West and East. The Airport is 15 minutes away.

**NotAllThere** · 31 August 2007, 08:05

Outside the UK. Preferably outside the EU.

NotAllThere

**Gibbon** · 31 August 2007, 08:08

Originally posted by Troll View Post

I did a quick gig in Leeds recently...it's grim ooop North

I'm darn sarf at the mo and it's awful, can't wait to get home.

**FarmerPalmer** · 31 August 2007, 08:31

Bristol, Bath, Chippenham, Swindon, Reading - all on the M4
For Oxford, turn off at Swindon and get on the A420.

Pick where you want to live and drive/ get the train to your gig

Personally I live in Chippenham

Good place to live for contracting