What is your favourite UK city after Brighton and London?

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Edinburgh.

 

[8ace]

Not a big fan of London at all, glad I don't have to live and/or work there anymore.

 

[de la zouch]

Edinburgh by a country mile, or should that be a royal one.

 

[Randsta]

Edinburgh by a country mile, or should that be a royal one.

Would tend to agree with you shame its in Scotland lol

 

[16bha]

Bath

 

[warmleyseagull]

As an Albion fan who lives half way between Bristol & Bath, reckon I get best of many worlds.

TBH, prefer both to Brighton now to live and work in as easier to get around. Bath property prices are silly though, one of most expnsive outside London.

 

[smudge]

Newcastle, especially when I was younger.

 

[Tony the Pony]

York. Lovely city, lots to do, loads of pubs - and I went to Uni there. I quite like Bath too

Me too - I agree 100%

 

[MissGull]

Bath.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Obv Derby has a pull on my heart - Otherwise Manchester, best UK city outside of London by miles for me. Do like York, Bath, Exeter. Also have a soft spot for Portsmouth, not everyone's cup of tea, but the whole waterfront dockyard etc is fascinating. Not many cities have that much history on their doorstep.....

Agree with you about Portsmouth, the dockyard, Gunwarf and surrounding area is well worth a visit.

 

[big nuts]

York. Lovely city, lots to do, loads of pubs - and I went to Uni there. I quite like Bath too

York was my first thought.

I've grown to enjoy Leeds as a City after spending around 10 weeks there over the space of 2 years with work.

Edinburgh and Bristol would also be well up there too.

 

[HalifaxSeagull]

Sheffield! Otherwise I wouldn't have lived here for 22 years.

Had some amazing nights out in Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham and London but i wouldn't want to live in any of those cities.

I live 10 mins from Sheffield city centre and 15 mins from some of the most beautiful countryside in Britain in the Peak District (which you can actually see from my house).

Add in the fantastic choice of pubs and restaurants and the general feel that you don't live in a big city (but have all the amenities of one) and it's pretty much spot on.

Just a shame the football teams are total shite and we always lose at bloody Hillsborough.

What part of Sheff do you live in? I was there as a student in the late 90's and was a keen biker. I used to cycle up via Norfolk arms in Ringinglow and then over the tops. Quite liked the Fox house at Grindleford too and then onto Bakewell areas etc... Luckily i don't live too far away now so get back quite often. Happy memories! Ps Sheff was a brilliant night out too..

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Barmouth.

 

[fataddick]

Probably already been asked but why does the question include "and London"? The capital is a sewer that no one lives in through choice, and I can't imagine it would be in most people's list of favourite cities.

Norwich takes it for me, with Sheffield and Edinburgh close behind.

I've lived in Bath and Bristol. The former is vile, but Brizzle was nice enough and apparently now much improved, so that's my provisional fourth.

Worst towns? Too many to choose from, but Stockport, Milton Keynes and Worthing have to be in there.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Probably already been asked but why does the question include "and London"? The capital is a sewer that no one lives in through choice, and I can't imagine it would be in most people's list of favourite cities.

Norwich takes it for me, with Sheffield and Edinburgh close behind.

I've lived in Bath and Bristol. The former is vile, but Brizzle was nice enough and apparently now much improved, so that's my provisional fourth.

Worst towns? Too many to choose from, but Stockport, Milton Keynes and Worthing have to be in there.

Why do you think Bath is vile?

 

[fataddick]

Why do you think Bath is vile?

I haven't been there in twenty years, but when I lived there it was full of beige buildings and self-entitled upper middle class tosspots. Maybe that has changed?

 

[West Hoathly Seagull]

As a Georgian architecture nut, I would say the following:

Bath (although I can see why some don't like it - I'm not sure I'd want to live there)
Bristol - atmosphere felt really good when I went there for the City game in 2003-2004; I didn't want to leave the city centre. Clifton Suspension Bridge, built by one of my heroes Isambard Kingdom Brunel, is one of my favourite buildings (if you can call it one), and I have an original painting of it on my wall
Norwich - loads of interesting churches and pubs and nice walks by the river, so you hardly feel you're in a city. And one of the most beautiful Cathedral Closes in the country. Almost as many independent shops as Brighton too.
Oxford - again the architecture is superb, and though it is a university town, it doesn't totally dominate as another poster has said. Fine coffee shops too, haven't tried the pubs.
York - the Minster, the Shambles, the River Ouse, NRM and one of the finest railway stations in the country.
Chichester - again, for the architecture, but also for its great theatre - seen many a good play there. Spoilt though by its ghastly traffic system, which makes the city centre virtually impenetrable unless you are totally sure where you are going.

I'll stick up for London. Yes, I've no time either for the very touristy bits like Leicester Square and most of the area round it, but I work in Marylebone, where I've got many mates from teh church I attend and now work for, and it's a very pleasant area, even though it's only 5 minutes from Oxford Street, with an excellent High Street. And I love the area of Battersea I live in when I'm not with my folks in Sharpthorne.

 

[Northern Monkey]

Went to Lincoln for the first time last weekend. Wasn't expecting much but have to say I was impressed.

 

[LargeHadronZugzwang]

Has to be Mega City 3 everyone is wonderful and everywhere is clean.....

 

[mackieaj]

Norwich

Bristol