General Discussion

HI all, a bit of feedback in case anyone cares about an outsider's opinion. Upper Longlands: Seems like a nice area and the view must be amazing, but oh my gosh those are some steep hills, aren't they? I was a bit nervous going down them in a car, much less on foot....and imagine with ice?  Maybe this is good for people who don't intend to walk anywhere near their house and who are very ...

Hi all, Can you advise any family friendly pubs in the town where one could get a few drinks and a nice meal?  Just looking for pub classics kind of food, nothing too fancy.  We hope to visit the town this weekend to explore and might want a bite before we drive north again. Thanks

Renting for a time is certainly possible too.  Thanks all for the rounded perspective of the area.

ok looking at closer in to town, anybody know the area around Leigham Court?  just off the high street apparently.  promise I'm nearly out of questions :-)

To get back on topic, thank you to everyone for the input.  We definitely need to come down and spend some time down that way soon.  We are waiting for our redundancies to come through before we can really get moving with our plans though.As someone else said, I don't choose where to live by examining the local politics.  Your area isn't the only one with negative views of its ...

Interesting stuff.  Have considered Teignmouth too but got the feeling it was a retirement community.  Not familiar with Bishop or Shaldon so will have a nosy. Starcross is another place that showed some promise when looking at house prices, but haven't actually been there.Parking on pavements, the story of my life!Council tax, it's a rip-off wherever you live isn't it?Thanks

Purrrrrfect: Many companies down here specifically ask if you have your own transport because the bus and rail services are in adequate for commuting and barely okay for sightseeing. * Valid point, but I am blind and therefore ANY job I go for would not, by necesity, require my own transport.  My husband, on the other hand, does drive so he won't have any issues. Upper Longlands is accessed ...

Dear Dawlish, My family and I are looking at moving to the area as soon as we sell our house.  We were hoping for some pointers from people who know Dawlish the best. We hope to find work close to Dawlish but realise this is more likely in and around Exeter. I will need good bus routes, unless traveling by train is economical. We need a good primary school. We'd want a neighbourhood with ...