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calgarygeologist · 09-02-2016, 02:50 PM

I'm planning on doing a bunch of research on living in the UK and I want to see if anyone has any good information to add. I'm hoping to land an interview in the immediate future with a company in England and I'm optimistic that I would have a good opportunity of getting the job.

The office is about 1.5 hours west of London and is in a nice small town but it is not somewhere that I would want to live. The surrounding area (within 30 to 45 minutes) has a number of larger cities such as Swindon, Bristol, Bath, Cirencester and Gloucester. I really don't know anything about these places other than recognizing some of the names from watching Top Gear (Bristol, Bath and Swindon.)

My goal is to figure out which of those cities would be the best to live in. Some requirements are:
-Inexpensive rent
-high level of safety
-good elementary schools
-parks and other family activities
-good opportunities to golf
-ideally an opportunity for my kid to keep playing hockey

If anyone knows about any of these places please share your opinions.

09-02-2016, 02:50 PM	#1
calgarygeologist Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2013 Exp:	Living in the UK? I'm planning on doing a bunch of research on living in the UK and I want to see if anyone has any good information to add. I'm hoping to land an interview in the immediate future with a company in England and I'm optimistic that I would have a good opportunity of getting the job. The office is about 1.5 hours west of London and is in a nice small town but it is not somewhere that I would want to live. The surrounding area (within 30 to 45 minutes) has a number of larger cities such as Swindon, Bristol, Bath, Cirencester and Gloucester. I really don't know anything about these places other than recognizing some of the names from watching Top Gear (Bristol, Bath and Swindon.) My goal is to figure out which of those cities would be the best to live in. Some requirements are: -Inexpensive rent -high level of safety -good elementary schools -parks and other family activities -good opportunities to golf -ideally an opportunity for my kid to keep playing hockey If anyone knows about any of these places please share your opinions.