Plymouth - Shithole Of The South West

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There's the rub, I think. Flats in the city look affordable for me - well the cheaper end of the market does - but I wouldn't want to be running a car. Looks like there's some nice countryside just out of town which would suit me better but then I'm going to have petrol/MOT/insurance and what-have-you on top of the rent.

suggest you mention on here what areas you're looking at so you can try for one with the lowest dickhead concentration.

 

[Libertad]

suggest you mention on here what areas you're looking at so you can try for one with the lowest dickhead concentration.

Callington might be a good compromise, bussing in and out of Plymouth? Then there's Saltash but the less said about that the better.

 

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Callington might be a good compromise, bussing in and out of Plymouth? Then there's Saltash but the less said about that the better.

or somewhere up the tamar valley line.

 

[jannerboyuk]

Stoke or lipson are ok, Barbican has some good flats on occasion. This is my current favourite http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property...itter&utm_medium=sharing&utm_campaign=renting

 

[Libertad]

or somewhere up the tamar valley line.

Thinking about it Liskeard might be a better bet, bus and train to Plymouth.

 

[jannerboyuk]

Great place for a break if the sophistication of Plymouth gets tiring Keveral Farm - Organic Farming Community

 

[jannerboyuk]

Or jump on the cremyll ferry for this Welcome - Maker Events Festival and Camping in Cornwall

 

[jannerboyuk]

And someone needs to me tell if this is a decent new pub or hipster fad Welcome

 

[Cribynkle]

or somewhere up the tamar valley line.

Calstock

 

[Poot]

Stoke or Mutley I reckon. You can walk everywhere and there are good bars and pubs. I think I'd get fed up of the commute if I lived in the East Cornish towns.

 

[Poot]

And someone needs to me tell if this is a decent new pub or hipster fad Welcome

My goodness, sounds very worthy, doesn't it? Well, if you insist I may be forced to stop there for a pint and report back.

 

[CNT36]

Stoke or Mutley I reckon. You can walk everywhere and there are good bars and pubs. I think I'd get fed up of the commute if I lived in the East Cornish towns.

The commute from the West Cornish towns is not better.

 

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The commute from the West Cornish towns is not better.

nods, it was ok doing it twice a week. but 5 days a week would have killed me

 

[CNT36]

And someone needs to me tell if this is a decent new pub or hipster fad Welcome

Pretty forgettable. There is a decent Pizza place and a Good Chinese on that street though. The one time I've been there was waiting for a pizza to cook. The progressive musician that night was shit. Uses to goto Chams on the road but stopped when it changed hands. The Junction and the Underground both in Mutley are good for music.

 

[CNT36]

nods, it was ok doing it twice a week. but 5 days a week would have killed me

I only need to do it twice a week usually once by car and once by train. Have had to do 4 or 5 days now and then and it soon gets boring especially by road.

 

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I only need to do it twice a week usually once by car and once by train. Have had to do 4 or 5 days now and then and it soon gets boring especially by road.

yeah, at least on the train i can use the lappy. unless it's a train full of kids.

and i had some control over my schedule so could do mostly the 6 quid offpeak fares.

and i';m 2 mins from the station one end and 5 at the other.

could have been a shitload worse

 

[fractionMan]

Stoke or lipson are ok, Barbican has some good flats on occasion. This is my current favourite http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property...itter&utm_medium=sharing&utm_campaign=renting

It's nice round there imo. I grew up 5 mins walk away!

 

[twentythreedom]

I was in a rehab in North Devon, as a weekend group activity we went indoor snowboarding at a place in Plymouth - it was chaos Ten sketchy, sickly rehab bods, dressed wrong, completely hopeless at snowboarding, falling all over the place then stopping for roll ups while the staff got increasingly exasperated

More recently the finish line of the Fastnet Race is at Plymouth

The maritime side of it is great, otherwise a bit of a shit hole ime

 

[Libertad]

I was in a rehab in North Devon, as a weekend group activity we went indoor snowboarding at a place in Plymouth - it was chaos Ten sketchy, sickly rehab bods, dressed wrong, completely hopeless at snowboarding, falling all over the place then stopping for roll ups while the staff got increasingly exasperated

Feels wrong to "like" that ^^^ but what the hell.

 

[twentythreedom]

Feels wrong to "like" that ^^^ but what the hell.

It was funny as fuck tbf

 

[Voley]

suggest you mention on here what areas you're looking at so you can try for one with the lowest dickhead concentration.

Mannamead? What's that like? Rents look affordable.

I've done the job application now - it's basically the temp job I'm already doing but in Plymouth and permanent - so we'll see if anything comes of it.

 

[Voley]

Getting out of town a bit there's a lovely little cottage for rent in Bere Ferrers but that'll mean an hours drive each way. Might be worth it though; looks like a lovely area. The issue of whether I need a car is a moot point now, though, as I need one for the job so the places out of town a bit are looking more appealing.

 

[Thora]

My brother lives in Mutley. It seems nice.

 

[Bakunin]

Getting out of town a bit there's a lovely little cottage for rent in Bere Ferrers but that'll mean an hours drive each way. Might be worth it though; looks like a lovely area. The issue of whether I need a car is a moot point now, though, as I need one for the job so the places out of town a bit are looking more appealing.

Bere Ferrers in on the Gunnislake branch line to/from Plymouth. I would warn you that it's a single line meaning two hours between trains in either direction. Beautiful train journey, though.

 

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Getting out of town a bit there's a lovely little cottage for rent in Bere Ferrers but that'll mean an hours drive each way. Might be worth it though; looks like a lovely area. The issue of whether I need a car is a moot point now, though, as I need one for the job so the places out of town a bit are looking more appealing.

if i was living up there, I'd use the train to get to plymouth as much as i could. the first half of the drive from bere ferers to plymouth is a maze of tiny roads, the second half is stop and go commuter traffic. in bad weather, or when every fucker is using their car, an hour is an underestimate.

 

[jannerboyuk]

Mannamead? What's that like? Rents look affordable.

I've done the job application now - it's basically the temp job I'm already doing but in Plymouth and permanent - so we'll see if anything comes of it.

Mannamead is the posh bit

 

[Voley]

Thanks for the replies, folks. All very helpful, thanks. Not sure about whether I'd want to live in town or in the sticks a bit now. The area by the Tavy looks really nice but the commute would be a pain, right enough. Anyhow, all dependent on 1. getting the interview and 2. how that goes, now. Thanks again.

 

[Libertad]

Thanks for the replies, folks. All very helpful, thanks. Not sure about whether I'd want to live in town or in the sticks a bit now. The area by the Tavy looks really nice but the commute would be a pain, right enough. Anyhow, all dependent on 1. getting the interview and 2. how that goes, now. Thanks again.

Best of luck Voley, let us know how you get on.

 

[Voley]

Best of luck Voley, let us know how you get on.

Thanks. Will do.

 

[fractionMan]

I really like to be by the sea, so I'd recommend the hoe or thereabouts. Stonehouse used to be cheap, but I think it's gone all posh this last decade.