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Hellsbells

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Ok, i know this is kind of vague but i need some help...

I want to move out of London and am currently looking at admin related jobs in universities & colleges, as this is where all my experience lies. I'm not really a city person and ideally would like to live somewhere alot quieter than london (although not completely dead!), and somewhere that is by or near the countryside and/or sea.

Anyone got any ideas?
I mean, i can easily bring up a list of universities on google, but it would be great if anyone could offer some first hand advice & recommendations.
At the moment, i'm kind of clueless!
 
Well if it's countryside you want, try looking at jobs in Cambridge. I work just outside of Cambridge (South) and live near Saffron Walden which is a lovely place to live and surrounded by countryside. :)

Dunno about the sea though.
 
Well if it's countryside you want, try looking at jobs in Cambridge. I work just outside of Cambridge (South) and live near Saffron Walden which is a lovely place to live and surrounded by countryside. :)

Dunno about the sea though.

It's a sort of huge saltwater thingy surrounding the country.

Not particularly near Cambridge though, which is probably why you don't know about it.
 
Norwich - the uni has creative writing & art IIRC, which should mean there's plenty of cultural stuff going on the city.

Near the sea (Great Yarmouth style or desolate style whichever you prefer) & the broads.

And its definitely not a metropolis ;).
 
Swansea - and even better if you live in the Mumbles.

That whole area is beautiful. Access to all the Gower beaches and countryside. Just stunning. It's exactly where I'd choose given half the chance.

(hmm, now, how to encourage Mr Paw to look for lecturer jobs at Swansea? :D)
 
That whole area is beautiful. Access to all the Gower beaches and countryside. Just stunning. It's exactly where I'd choose given half the chance.

(hmm, now, how to encourage Mr Paw to look for lecturer jobs at Swansea? :D)

Good call! That is where my dad is from. Beautiful beautiful beautiful.

If all else fails, try Wales.

:cool:
 
Good call! That is where my dad is from. Beautiful beautiful beautiful.

If all else fails, try Wales.

:cool:

We used to go there every summer on holiday when I was a kid. I still have my "The Bumbles from Mumbles" book :D

I have a soft spot for Oxwich.
 
Incidentally, have you ever read any Dylan Thomas?

When I lived in Swansea in the mid 80s, every old bloke* I spoke to in pubs, said that they knew Dylan Thomas and that he owed them money for drinks! Good luck on collecting the dosh fellahs:D

I also lived for a year in Cwmdonkin Terrace, around the corner from where he was born...





*slight exaggeration
 

Swansea - and even better if you live in the Mumbles.

That whole area is beautiful. Access to all the Gower beaches and countryside. Just stunning. It's exactly where I'd choose given half the chance.

(hmm, now, how to encourage Mr Paw to look for lecturer jobs at Swansea? :D)

We used to go there every summer on holiday when I was a kid. I still have my "The Bumbles from Mumbles" book :D

I have a soft spot for Oxwich.

another vote for Swansea here! although i have never lived in the mumbles, and doubt i could afford it! even living somewhere closer to the centre like brynmill or sketty, you get the benefit of lovely beaches, close enough to walk down to the mumbles or into town, good transport links with cardiff , reading and london, a diverse range of people , and of course the lovely south wales accent *melts*
 
damm this thread and all its swansea love:mad: i now really really want an ice cream from joes :mad:
 
I lived in Newton for a year, a short walk to Caswell Bay and Langland Bay, and convenient for the University and the Gower coastline :cool:
 
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