I joined the forum today. Moving to Wiltshire from Hants in the next couple of months. So, where's the best place to live in Wiltshire? 8-)
Stew
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I joined the forum today. Moving to Wiltshire from Hants in the next couple of months. So, where's the best place to live in Wiltshire? 8-)
Stew
Hi,
My first thought was Cornwall!
Depends what you want ?
Village life
Cosmopolitan town or city
It's a case of horses for courses
If you specify one of the above I can reccommend some great places.
If i didnt live in Chippenham, i think i would plump for Marlborough. Love that place :)
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Originally Posted by Nellybambam
Me too can't put my finger on why, but ye I love the market stalls and wide streets - always stop there for a coffee when out on the bike.
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Originally Posted by monday21
Me too can't put my finger on why, but ye I love the market stalls and wide streets - always stop there for a coffee when out on the bike.
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There goes the neighbourhood..... ;D ;D ;D ;D
I too moved from Hampshire into Wiltshire and was looking for an easy commute into Bristol. We started off looking in Chippenham as my commute would have been around 30 mins (outside rush hour!) but couldn't find a house that really suited us. We slowly widened our search looking in Melksham and Trowbridge but finally found the house that said 'home' to us in Devizes. We have been here a year and are very happy with our choice.
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Originally Posted by BMWGraeme
Me too can't put my finger on why, but ye I love the market stalls and wide streets - always stop there for a coffee when out on the bike.
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There goes the neighbourhood..... ;D ;D ;D ;D[/quote]
Never had you down as a snob Graeme - just shows you, 'nowt as queer as folk' ;) :D ;D
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Originally Posted by monday21
Me too can't put my finger on why, but ye I love the market stalls and wide streets - always stop there for a coffee when out on the bike.
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There goes the neighbourhood..... ;D ;D ;D ;D[/quote]
Never had you down as a snob Graeme - just shows you, 'nowt as queer as folk' ;) :D ;D[/quote]
Sure is Ken....I don't live there either ;D :D ;)
I'd live in marshfield or the Hampshire side of Marlborough.
Devizes is nice as it has good independant shops, the canal and a great market.
Depends what you need in a town.
Where's the best place to live in Wiltshire?
Anywhere except Trowbridge.
There are some amazing villages in Wiltshire
Lots of lovely place, some require lots of lovely money too! Depends on what you want really. Just have a good look round before you decide. 8-)
BB
Corsham!
Nothing to do with it being just down the road from the h&c of course... 8-)
Trowbridge.
Hi StewQuote:
Originally Posted by LDS
They are all wrong ;D ;D :P
Salisbury and here's why -
Very nice range of housing
Great shops and lovely town centre
Beautiful location
Great leisure facilities
Schools with some of the highest Ofsted ratings in the county
Main line railway station with quick access to London
Stones throw from Thruxton
Closest to the coast
On the Hampshire border - handy for family and friends[/list]
and THE most important factor no one has mentioned - it is surrounded by THE BEST biking roads in Wiltshire. No contest ;) ;D ;D
I've lived in Trowbridge all my life and now work in Devizes so would say Devizes or Marlborough ;D
As others have said it depends on what you want (and can afford) town, village or close to motorway?
I live on the outskirts of Trowbridge so only a minute from open countryside. We try not to use Trowbridge for shopping though as there's nothing here, prefer Bristol
Hi StewQuote:
Originally Posted by Nicky
They are all wrong ;D ;D :P
Salisbury and here's why -
Very nice range of housing
Great shops and lovely town centre
Beautiful location
Great leisure facilities
Schools with some of the highest Ofsted ratings in the county
Main line railway station with quick access to London
Stones throw from Thruxton
Closest to the coast
On the Hampshire border - handy for family and friends[/list]
and THE most important factor no one has mentioned - it is surrounded by THE BEST biking roads in Wiltshire. No contest ;) ;D ;D
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Nicky, as a matter of interest, do you work for an estate agents in Salisbury? :P ;) ;D :-*
Hi StewQuote:
Originally Posted by monday21
They are all wrong ;D ;D :P
Salisbury and here's why -
Very nice range of housing
Great shops and lovely town centre
Beautiful location
Great leisure facilities
Schools with some of the highest Ofsted ratings in the county
Main line railway station with quick access to London
Stones throw from Thruxton
Closest to the coast
On the Hampshire border - handy for family and friends[/list]
and THE most important factor no one has mentioned - it is surrounded by THE BEST biking roads in Wiltshire. No contest ;) ;D ;D
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Nicky, as a matter of interest, do you work for an estate agents in Salisbury? :P ;) ;D :-*[/quote]
No ;D ;D ;D
Don't live there and most certainly not an estate agent :o :o
Hi StewQuote:
Originally Posted by Nicky
They are all wrong ;D ;D :P
Salisbury and here's why -
Very nice range of housing
Great shops and lovely town centre
Beautiful location
Great leisure facilities
Schools with some of the highest Ofsted ratings in the county
Main line railway station with quick access to London
Stones throw from Thruxton
Closest to the coast
On the Hampshire border - handy for family and friends[/list]
and THE most important factor no one has mentioned - it is surrounded by THE BEST biking roads in Wiltshire. No contest ;) ;D ;D
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Nicky, as a matter of interest, do you work for an estate agents in Salisbury? :P ;) ;D :-*[/quote]
No ;D ;D ;D
Don't live there and most certainly not an estate agent :o :o
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I live in Salisbury and it is a nice place with a few good roads leading every direction. The only problems are high rent/purchase prices for houses and even higher for shops and thats why a lot of the shops are closing down. You will need a tractor to negotiate the roads in the city centre as full of potholes that never seem to get fixed.
Otherwise what Nicky stated. Schools are great.
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I live in Salisbury and it is a nice place with a few good roads leading every direction...... You will need a tractor to negotiate the roads in the city centre as full of potholes that never seem to get fixed.
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Ahh pot holes the delights of Wiltshire roads, and yep judging by the amount of crap on the roads quite a few of our fellow residents do indeed drive tractors and not just to miss pot holes ;D
Lived in Trowbridge 13 years after moving from Newcastle via Basingstoke (Horrible place Basingstoke)
In answer to your question. Trowbridge
I personally like Trowbridge - grew up (from age of 12) in Bradford on Avon but went to school in Trowbridge and now live here. As with KevinB it helps being next to open countryside but even when I lived nearer the centre I loved it
Plus we're getting a Nandos soon, done deal...
Lol, we are in swindon as well. Good times ahead!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dabz
Trowbridge is great - just too many Geordies (1) live there!!
:D ;) ;D :-*
Thanks everyone for being so helpfiul and generous with your advice and suggestions. What I've gleaned from all your replies is that Wiltshire has a little bit of everything for every taste! :) I'll be working in Bristol and don't fancy driving in so rail links are important, which narrows things down a bit. Devizes and Marlborough sound and look nice but aren't on the rail link. Salisbury though charming is a bit too far and I'm to old to go to school ;D. Chippenham is a possibility but perhaps too big but it is close to Castle Combe. Trowbridge is ...............Trowbridge. BonA is too Bath but not enough! ::) I think I'm getting a short list of possibilities now and your replies have helped immensely, so thank you. I hope I can thank personally when eventually I meet some or all of you on rideout or other social event. Ttfn. Stew 8-)
take a look at Warminster ! shops and rail links 8-)
I came to Trowbridge from Swindon to go to college at 16 years old......and never went back.
I lived in Westbury and Melksham for short periods of time but always ended back inTrowbridge.
The best town around as far as Im concerned.
But everyone has their own opinion so I think you should try out a few by staying in a cheap guest house or similar.
Perhaps I should own up - I grew up in Warminster and my octagenarian mother still lives there! :D I'm kinda thinking about something a little bit different.Quote:
Originally Posted by jack930
Trowbridge has never really done it for me and my sister lives there. My brother lives in Swindon. I need to be somewhere else ;D. I've lived in Porstmouth for 24 years and it does feel like home so I'm looking for something special. 8-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tina
Try one of the villages on the outskirts of Trowbridge like Steeple Ashton or Edington - best of both worlds - quiet village location, close to Trow / Westbury train stations for Bristol.
Broughton Gifford is another nice village that is easily accessible.
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