Manchester or Leeds - best place to live?

[Dillinger4]

Have you ever seen that ruined archway by the brook? Its sort of nestled away in a corner of the park.

It looks like the last bit of an old abbey, or something.

 

[handy1]

Don't recall it but,would have seen it as a kid.Been over every inch of that park.The Brook is the one that goes under Wilmslow Road,right?

 

[Part 2]

There's a tunnel that runs with the brook from the edge of the park, uner Wilmslow rd and all the way to Birchfields Rd. My mate told me about it, said they used to walk through it when they were kids.

They knew it as witches tunnel.

 

[handy1]

There's a tunnel that runs with the brook from the edge of the park, uner Wilmslow rd and all the way to Birchfields Rd. My mate told me about it, said they used to walk through it when they were kids.

They knew it as witches tunnel.

Yup,spot on,The Witches Tunnel. I remember now,'though we never went all the way through you know,Witches an' that


Sorry about the derail.Smiley

 

[debsinleeds]

leeds has bad public transport and horrendous rush-hour probs lately, usually it takes me an hour and 10 on the bus to go 3 miles to the city centre and a longer journey home, trains are not much better
in 5 years they say leeds will be gridlocked, i say it will be like that in 2

also if there is an accident on a major road near the centre around rush hour, expect your journey home to take 2-3 hours

 

[_angel_]

leeds has bad public transport and horrendous rush-hour probs lately, usually it takes me an hour and 10 on the bus to go 3 miles to the city centre and a longer journey home, trains are not much better
in 5 years they say leeds will be gridlocked, i say it will be like that in 2

also if there is an accident on a major road near the centre around rush hour, expect your journey home to take 2-3 hours

This, unfortunately is true. It's still nicer than Manchester though

 

[Fez909]

leeds has bad public transport and horrendous rush-hour probs lately, usually it takes me an hour and 10 on the bus to go 3 miles to the city centre and a longer journey home, trains are not much better
in 5 years they say leeds will be gridlocked, i say it will be like that in 2

also if there is an accident on a major road near the centre around rush hour, expect your journey home to take 2-3 hours

Why don't you walk/get a bike? 3 mile would only take 40 minutes walking, at the most, and much less on a bike.

 

[seeformiles]

Another vote for Leeds here - Manchester (though nice & with several friends living there) gets more shitty weather, looks pretty rundown and it can only affect the temperament of its inhabitants. Leeds is drier and friendlier in my experience.

 

[soulman]

I think there's much better places to live than either of them, but if I had to make a choice I'd go for Leeds. The people are generally friendlier and it's much better placed than the hell-hole that is Manchester.

 

[debsinleeds]

Why don't you walk/get a bike? 3 mile would only take 40 minutes walking, at the most, and much less on a bike.

cycling home is just too dangerous and walking isnt an option after a 9 hour shift

 

[Mallard]

I've never lived in Leeds but would definately live in Manchester if I had to move anywhere. In terms of culture, Music, Arts, Food and Nights out you can not beat Manchester imo.