Sherborne Dorset Best town to live in the South West.

koneguitarist

https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/24184737.sherborne-named-best-place-live-south-west/

Love it, lived here over 33 years now. Yes we have problems so does most towns, but as President of the Chamber of Trade a lot of work goes into keeping the town vibrant. 

Grumpyrocker

It's nice enough. But not close enough to the sea for my liking. Bridport is nicer. 

koneguitarist

Grumpyrocker said:

It's nice enough. But not close enough to the sea for my liking. Bridport is nicer. 

I like Bridport, done some great gigs down there, but I may be biased, Sherborne has more to offer. 

tone1

Some would argue that Dorset isn’t really the Southwest…..It’s as North as Leeds to some 

koneguitarist

tone1 said:

Some would argue that Dorset isn’t really the Southwest…..It’s as North as Leeds to some 

Everybody knows the North doesn’t start till you get to Bristol. 

munckee

Surely Portland is the best, I was born there.

mrkb

I grew up in Weymouth, Sherborne is definitely in the North.

koneguitarist

munckee said:

Surely Portland is the best, I was born there.

Have you been there lately! 

munckee

tone1 said:

Some would argue that Dorset isn’t really the Southwest…..It’s as North as Leeds to some 

True I'd rather live in Rock or Fowey.  Although Sherborne is very nice.

koneguitarist

Well we won so there ! ;-) 

mrkb

koneguitarist said:

munckee said:

Surely Portland is the best, I was born there.

Have you been there lately! 

He still lives there- lives on the floating “hotel”

munckee

koneguitarist said:

munckee said:

Surely Portland is the best, I was born there.

Have you been there lately! 

It was sh1t when I lived there in the 80s.

munckee

koneguitarist said:

Well we won so there ! ;-) 

Perhaps Rock or Fowey will head hunt you to be their President of Chamber of Trade now they have seen what you can do for a place!

koneguitarist

munckee said:

koneguitarist said:

munckee said:

Surely Portland is the best, I was born there.

Have you been there lately! 

It was sh1t when I lived there in the 80s.

I lived in Weymouth for a few months in ‘82, nice in Summer. 

EricTheWeary

Just watching a bit about this on the local news, Stirchley named best place to live in the Midlands. I’m sure Sherborne is lovely but I’ve been to Stirchley and can only imagine that the judges haven’t. 

National winner is North Berwick, one of my favourite places on Earth so I can’t argue with that. A place I only knew of because @ICBM suggested it to me on here. 

Anyway, I’m sure I’m overdue a trip to Dorset and it will need to take in the splendour that is Sherborne. 

koneguitarist

EricTheWeary said:

Just watching a bit about this on the local news, Stirchley named best place to live in the Midlands. I’m sure Sherborne is lovely but I’ve been to Stirchley and can only imagine that the judges haven’t. 

National winner is North Berwick, one of my favourite places on Earth so I can’t argue with that. A place I only knew of because @ICBM suggested it to me on here. 

Anyway, I’m sure I’m overdue a trip to Dorset and it will need to take in the splendour that is Sherborne. 

Let me know, have a cuppa together. 

sev112

koneguitarist said:

https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/24184737.sherborne-named-best-place-live-south-west/

Love it, lived here over 33 years now. Yes we have problems so does most towns, but as President of the Chamber of Trade a lot of work goes into keeping the town vibrant. 

Excellent, we now have a location for a 2 day summer meet and an organiser ;

Philly_Q

tone1 said:

Some would argue that Dorset isn’t really the Southwest…..It’s as North as Leeds to some 

My knowledge of British geography is shaky at best, but my first thought was "is Dorset the South West?". 
And I was going to say I didn't think I'd ever visited Dorset, but then I remembered I have been to Bournemouth and I'm pretty sure that isn't in the South West.  Is Sherborne a bit more West?

BluesLover

Crediton, seven miles north of Exeter always struck me as a nice place to live, if you want to be in the south west.
I'm in Southampton, and "the north" starts just past Winchester.

koneguitarist

Philly_Q said:

tone1 said:

Some would argue that Dorset isn’t really the Southwest…..It’s as North as Leeds to some 

My knowledge of British geography is shaky at best, but my first thought was "is Dorset the South West?". 
And I was going to say I didn't think I'd ever visited Dorset, but then I remembered I have been to Bournemouth and I'm pretty sure that isn't in the South West.  Is Sherborne a bit more West?

Yes it’s west of Bournemouth, Dorset, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall is what I think of as the South West, but Avon, Gloucester and Wiltshire are also included as South West. 

munckee

Philly_Q said:

tone1 said:

Some would argue that Dorset isn’t really the Southwest…..It’s as North as Leeds to some 

My knowledge of British geography is shaky at best, but my first thought was "is Dorset the South West?". 
And I was going to say I didn't think I'd ever visited Dorset, but then I remembered I have been to Bournemouth and I'm pretty sure that isn't in the South West.  Is Sherborne a bit more West?

Bournemouth is really in Hampshire, we had to give it to Dorset because they didn’t have any real towns, and they’re welcome to it!