FabSwingers.com forum: City vs. Countryside Living

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Where would you prefer to live?

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

Countryside. Less people.

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

City

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By *uenevereWoman
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

Neither.

I like the sort of location I am in now, edge of town close to all amenities but easy access to the countryside.

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Having lived in both each has their plus sides and down side's.

We currently live by the sea in a small town which has lot's of good stuff.

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By *herryblossom_BJWoman
over a year ago

Oxfordshire/Hampshire

I live best of both worlds

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Town. The amenities of most cities, but plenty of woodland and pit tips to walk on within 5 minutes of my door.

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By *urora1912Woman
over a year ago

Norfolk East anglia

Where I am now

Town not city and very close to lots of forest and walks

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

"Where I am now

Town not city and very close to lots of forest and walks "

Nor.. where?

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By *oiluvfunMan
over a year ago

Penrith

I love where I live! Only a trip to Dorchester ever made me consider living anywhere else

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By *hrista BellendWoman
over a year ago

Delightful Bliss

"Neither.

I like the sort of location I am in now, edge of town close to all amenities but easy access to the countryside. "

Same

One foot in each lifestyle

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

Countryside I love it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Neither.

I like the sort of location I am in now, edge of town close to all amenities but easy access to the countryside.

Same

One foot in each lifestyle"

Same!

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By *aughtycplStokeCouple
over a year ago

Stoke-on-Trent

We do love being on the edge of a city, 2 mins one way in full countryside but 10 mins the other way a city

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By *rder66Man
over a year ago

Tatooine

Countryside.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's a difficult one this. But think countryside. Love city breaks, though

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Neither.

I like the sort of location I am in now, edge of town close to all amenities but easy access to the countryside. "

Same for us. We're in a "village" that's technically part of a large town, but we're 6 miles from the actual town and in the countryside ether at the edge. A good compromise

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By *9alMan
over a year ago

Bridgend

I now live in a small town with good access to countryside & amenities , it suits me as an older person. I was born in a city & lived in rural areas for many years

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By *orthern StarsCouple
over a year ago

Durham

Where we now. In the countryside in an AONB. It's absolutely beautiful, open space and peace and quiet. The local villages have a great community spirit and people are friendly and helpful. Our area is relatively crime free except petty crimes, it's a great place to bring up family.

We can see for miles and miles from any window from our house and have vast areas to walk without seeing another person.

When we fancy a change we can be in a city within 40 minutes and the coast in just over an hour.

What's not to love.

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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago

Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe

Every time I move house the settlement gets smaller. Born and lived in a city until I was 16, when my parents decided to move to a market town. I lived there for 5 years until I bought my 1st house in a nearby village. I stayed in that village for 30 years and now live on the edge of a small village/large hamlet (only 40 houses).

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By *urls and DressesWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere near here

Countryside, I’m quite the country bumpkin. I grew up the suburbs of a town, moved to a city then out in the middle of nowhere.

I am so so so much happier with my one neighbour surrounded by trees, seeing deers and pheasants in my garden, a sky full of stars and fresh air.

Why would I want concrete and light?

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

"Where would you prefer to live?"

All about the neighbours, some countryside places can be extremely cliquey

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I live on the edge of the city

Out back is open countryside and hills as far as the eye can see

Out front is a main (ish) round

It's a 5 minute drive to the station - 15 minutes on the train, you're in the city centre

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Where we live now is almost ideal for us. Close to countryside and beach but also handy for amenities. If we had unlimited money we'd be looking at very rural, possibly not even uk.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I guess id rather live on the side of a mountain not far from the crashing waves than wander through canyons of concrete and steel.........

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Country side...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Where we live now is almost ideal for us. Close to countryside and beach but also handy for amenities. If we had unlimited money we'd be looking at very rural, possibly not even uk."

See, the thought of really rural scares me

I like being within easy access of a hospital and I also like the thought of neighbours being there if you needed help

I need to feel secure - isolation doesn't provide that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Where would you prefer to live?"

I live in the countryside it has its plus and minus points

Its quiet and prob the best place to live in a pandemic, its lovely in the summer but colder than everywhere else in winter, you see lots of wildlife you wouldn't otherwise see.

You need some form of transport as there is only 1 bus that goes every hour and the stop is half an hour walk away. It's a right pain sorting out mot's and servicing on my car and motorbike prob bike more than car as bike shop is 13 miles away which involves two bus rides and a 3 mile walk.

And it gets lonely living on your own

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love the area I live in now, less than an hour from Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham less than an hour and a half away, the coast an hour away

And my house is a mile away from the Welsh border

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

I spent most of ma life living in a village in a bungalow that ma Dad built, 10 years of that I was at Boarding School, out in the sticks again. I've since sold up and live about a 2 minute walk from where I was born in Derby City Centre, I've come back to ma roots, so to speak.

Everything that I need is only a couple of minutes walk away, when I lived in Little Eaton, it was peaceful, but the local Co-op shut at 6 o'clock on a Sunday!

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

Countryside. I'm a proper country mouse. Love the smells (even muck spreading

), the sounds, the scenery.

Even my small town is too busy for me at times.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Having lived in a city, large town, tiny market town, village, and the middle of nowhere I can say with confidence that I'm an out and out country girl. I live in a small town now and it feels far too built up and social for my liking. I really miss being surrounded by woods and fields. I want bird song and the bleat of sheep, not traffic noises and sirens. If I could afford it I'd sell up and buy myself a small-holding in an instant.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We live in the sticks. Absolutely love it and wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. We worked so hard to get here so love every minute, even tho we get snowed in ALL the time!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Countryside,far more enjoyable when out running.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

Country every time. With the added bonus that a 15 min walk and I’m on the chesil beach.

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By *oxychicWoman
over a year ago

Nottinghamshire

I live in a village, it as a garage a supermarket and a chippy,but the bus service is crap, no train station do good job i drive ,but a mile n half from either junction 27 or j28 and 3 miles to a38 so very accessible i love it i couldnt live in a city

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Countryside

I'm not built for city life.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Where we now. In the countryside in an AONB. It's absolutely beautiful, open space and peace and quiet. The local villages have a great community spirit and people are friendly and helpful. Our area is relatively crime free except petty crimes, it's a great place to bring up family.

We can see for miles and miles from any window from our house and have vast areas to walk without seeing another person.

When we fancy a change we can be in a city within 40 minutes and the coast in just over an hour.

What's not to love."

Gosh that sounds like a dream to me.

I've always lived in busy built up areas and my heart genuinely yearns to live somewhere in the countryside.

I had to stop watching Escape to The Country because I would get so upset.

I hope for that lifestyle one day.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Countryside, but with reasonable access to the city.

More importantly, living on the coast. Moved back after 10 years inland and the morning smell of the sea is sooooo nice!

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By *luebellRacerCouple
over a year ago

Shropshire

Always countryside! Feel so much safer, fresh air, open spaces, peace and quiet

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Countryside, with access to towns and cities, plus airports

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

City - there's more food options

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"Where we live now is almost ideal for us. Close to countryside and beach but also handy for amenities. If we had unlimited money we'd be looking at very rural, possibly not even uk.

See, the thought of really rural scares me

I like being within easy access of a hospital and I also like the thought of neighbours being there if you needed help

I need to feel secure - isolation doesn't provide that "

I get that, especially as we've got older and watched my parents increasing need for speedy medical attention. That's where the unlimited money comes in but no amount of money can get you off an island in a storm.

It's a pipe dream anyway Bussy, unlimited money will never be ours

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By *eah BabyCouple
over a year ago

Cheshire, Windermere ,Cumbria

Countryside without a doubt

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By *orthern StarsCouple
over a year ago

Durham

"City - there's more food options

I would of agreed with you the other night when I felt too exhausted to cook. It's a bugger when no one delivers to us.

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By *eachesAndCream99Couple
over a year ago

Outskirts of Cardiff just off the M4

Having lived in both, we then chose suburbia

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Town, with access to the countryside. Love to dip in but love all the delights of city living.

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By *entleman JayMan
over a year ago

Wakefield

"Neither.

I like the sort of location I am in now, edge of town close to all amenities but easy access to the countryside. "

This exactly. I’m close to some lovely open spaces. Rivers and a canal.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like my location- it's classed as a city but it has lots of green space and takes 20 mins to get into central London.

I need to have access to life because I live alone.

If I had a family I would consider somewhere more remote.

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By *ily WhiteWoman
over a year ago

Definitely rural...if I could afford it I'd love a smallholding miles from any neighbours. Nature soothes my soul. Although there's a certain little island I've fallen in love with after a few visits...I never realised how relaxing the sight, smell and sound of the sea is.

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By *iobhan123Woman
over a year ago

Deal

I have never been happier, as a South London girl, now in the middle of the countryside and very close to the coast, perfect

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ive lived in london & Edinburgh it had its quirks however live rural now close enough walk to a village but private enough to have country views in either way. I wouldnt go back to living in the city at all

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Live in country work in city

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By *olly and manthingCouple
over a year ago

county durham

We are lucky enough to be able to have both. But we prefer the countryside as we can do as we please when the fancy takes us

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have a small holding

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Countryside, there nothing like it. The only thing a miss are takeaways and pubs within walking distance xx

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By *itty9899Man
over a year ago

Craggy Island

I'm a townie and always will be. cities are too big countrysides are too vast for basic necessities and the wifi is poor.

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By *oulou75Woman
over a year ago

Chesterfield

It's my dream to live in the countryside with no neighbours around, currently live in a small town and I hate it

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By *ondon-guy68Man
over a year ago

London

I’d love somewhere inbetween , spent too many years living with everything on my doorstep to go to the complete opposite.

Country views and lifestyle within walking distance of pubs and shops please.

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