North South Distances?

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L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 21:11 on 1st June 2008 Depends how much you want to spend Rutledge, the nearer to London the dearer they are, I live about 20mins drive north of the M25 in a village in Bedfordshire. Takes about 30mins on the train to get to central London. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Rutledge Webb, Jr. Posts: 21 Joined: 11th Sep 2006 Location: USA	quotePosted at 21:36 on 1st June 2008 Well, whatever the cost is it's double because of the dollar. LOL. I would probably want to go South or West, but the downside to that is all of the planes at Gatwick. Cambridge is also kind of interesting, but I think that might be too far. We could probably go as far as Chichester. Just becuase it's near the water. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 21:45 on 1st June 2008 Oxford is the place to be Rutledge, but hey if you settle here don't mention the name that begins with 'C' in your post above again! We refer to it here as the 'other' place! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 21:45 on 1st June 2008 Go west and you will be in a very expensive area and also Heathrow Airport is there, and Surrey to the south is the same, expensive. I've been to Chichester, when the tide went out you could run a marathon on the beach..the tide went out miles! lol Cambridge is about an hour north east away from me. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Peter Evans Posts: 3863 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK	quotePosted at 21:58 on 1st June 2008 I wouldnt live in London if you paid me. But there are some nice places within the M25. There are even a few farms. I think the even with prices dropping, housing gets more expensive the closer you get to London. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 22:50 on 1st June 2008 On 1st June 2008 21:45, Ron Brind wrote: Oxford is the place to be Rutledge, but hey if you settle here don't mention the name that begins with 'C' in your post above again! We refer to it here as the 'other' place! Chichester, Ron? Hi Rutledge: Does it have to be near London? If you like a town that's big enough to be metropolitan, but small enough to have a little breathing room, surrounded by gorgeous countryside and small villages, York's the place to be. Don't know about the real estate prices though, but I would imagine cheaper than the London area, unless you're going for acreage. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Andy Edwards Posts: 1900 Joined: 14th Mar 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 23:00 on 1st June 2008 Rutledge, anywhere within 50 miles of London is expensive, mainly because all the commuters live in that area. No-one wants to drive into London anymore (including me, I've banned my vans from going into the city) so everyone that works there catches the tube (underground train). As for York Ruth, I live about 30 miles away from the city and I can tell you there aren't many areas nicer in the UK. York properties are fairly expensive, but there are always bargains to be had there. The rail system puts York on the main line from London and it takes no time travelling that way on the high speed trains. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 23:27 on 1st June 2008 True enough, Andy. I'd move there in a heartbeat. It's about two hours by train and drops you off at Kings Cross Station in London. Rutledge, you really outta check out York. A lot of history there too. I believe the first settlement there was by the 9th Roman Legion in the year 71. And then it was a Viking settlement for a period of time after that. It's really beautiful. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Rutledge Webb, Jr. Posts: 21 Joined: 11th Sep 2006 Location: USA	quotePosted at 02:46 on 2nd June 2008 Ruth, We actually spent a couple of days in York during our honeymoon. We liked it but i think it may be too far North. it's a great city to walk around in. I would like to go back because there were a couple of things we missed. I like the Cotswolds but it is a too far from London. We would want to be able to fly in and get where we are going in about an hour or so.I'm a little impatient and hate the whole flying process. So the closer the better Location is a big thing for us. We'll probably spend more than we want or need to be close to London. My wife and I bought a house in the mountains of North Carolina in January and we can literally leave our house on the South Carolina coast and be at 2400' elevation in 3 hours and 20 minutes and it's 240 miles. 80mph practically the whole way. Friends asked why we didn't go a little higher into the mountains and my response is that's another hour to hour and half. On several ocassions I have actually left home at 06:30 gotten to the house @ 10:00 and met with contractors,etc. Left North Carolina at 12:00 and been in the office before 15:30. It's a 500 mile round trip drive!!!! So thats how my time sensetive warped little mind works. LOL. And I know the traffic near London doesn't move like an Interstate in rural South Carolina. I'm wondering if the traffic might cause me to have massive road rage or stroke out? j/k My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 08:25 on 2nd June 2008 Not Chichester Ruth, Cam........, no, no, I can't even allow myself to type the word! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions