Went to look at Welwyn Garden City yesterday. I don't want to live there.

[Berni]

I'm veering towards St Alban's.

[7evens]

[Dorset Gooner]

is a far better choice but I'd expect it is far more expensive too.

[Witharby 2-3 weeks]

More Spurs than Cheshunt

[Classic Jorge]

They were basically what the new town movement was based on

[Berni]

It's also full of pisspoor municipal gardening.

[Berni]

[Berni]

[Classic Jorge]

[7evens]

seems all roundabouts with dreadful 70's architecture and looks as if it provided the illustration template for all those Peter and Jane reading books from infant days..

[Berni]

[eastgermanautos]

[Berni]

[Dorset Gooner]

[Classic Jorge]

Which is a shame as the Garden City concept was a good one with green belts and decent little self-contained towns.

[7evens]

polluting the place from Enfield all the way up to Hoddesdon and beyond

[Classic Jorge]

What is it good for?

Absolutely nuthin'

[Berni]

[Berni]

[Dorset Gooner]

[7evens]

[Dorset Gooner]

[Dorset Gooner]

[Classic Jorge]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[eastgermanautos]

[Classic Jorge]

[7evens]

It's not a bad area overall. Very well located for London and Cambridge and the airports on the doorstep. Low crime..

Probably move on, once the kids are all sorted... If the kids get sorted.. That's a can of worms I won't open :-(

[eastgermanautos]

[Dorset Gooner]

& actually prices have flown up due to the good transport as you say.

[Witharby 2-3 weeks]

[Ashberto]

So good luck with the 'moving on' thing.

[Dorset Gooner]

[Bergkamp's Brain]