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Post by tory on Aug 29, 2023 10:52:14 GMT
 A big shout for SUSSEX. Of course, dreary people will say "oh but it's WEST and EAST Sussex", but ultimately we all know it as Sussex. Now resplendent with its own sparkling wine, grown on the chalky soils of the Eastern part of the county, Sussex has pretty much everything you want : Brighton is a vibrant city with a charming bit of grot; the charming Chichester is nestled near the marshlands of West Wittering, there's the wonderfully titled BOGNOR Regis, immortalised by George V saying "Bugger Bognor" just before he died; the quiet, secluded leafiness of Horsham; the wonderfully sculpted South Downs rising up near the chalk cliffs of Beachy Head, and even the weirdness of new towns like Haywards Heath and the delightfully titled Crawley. The coast between Brighton and Littlehampton is a continuous stretch of low density seaside towns that emerged in the early 20th century and then started declining by the late part such as Worthing, Shoreham-by-Sea, Lancing and Rustington, now mostly punctuated by Polish supermarkets, Vape shops and a faint air of regret.  I am not a Sussex resident, but draw its joys through osmosis, living but a mile or so from the East Sussex borders. My mother was Sussex born and bred, whilst my father spent his early adult years playing cricket at Wisborough Green, perhaps one of the most archetypal village greens in England. Anyway, time to articulate your fondness for COUNTIES. |
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Post by adamcoan on Aug 29, 2023 11:10:45 GMT
Well obviously it is the ceremonial county of Rutland. It is one of the few relatively unspoiled parts of the country.
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Post by fonz on Aug 29, 2023 13:55:28 GMT
Naturally, West Yorkshire is the best- the best people come from there.
No seaside though.
Just rivers and canals full of trollies.
Dorset’s a contender. We’ve got it all here. More diverse than Sussex.
Better weather than the North.
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Post by oh oooh on Aug 29, 2023 13:59:49 GMT
Cumbria is quite clearly the best.
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Post by oh oooh on Aug 29, 2023 14:01:16 GMT
Southern counties might be pretty, in that neat-lawns-and-hedges way, but the people down there are terribly dull.
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Post by rayge on Aug 29, 2023 14:28:53 GMT
Just out of interest, I was wondering how many of you have visited (not merely driven through) all the counties of England, as I believe I have done?
They all have their charms (and ugy bits, too), and there is an extraordinary variation, due mainly to the effects of Britain's unique geology and geography.
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Post by fonz on Aug 30, 2023 6:30:31 GMT
Southern counties might be pretty, in that neat-lawns-and-hedges way, but the people down there are terribly dull. Not true. I know of at least three dogging sites locally. |
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Post by oh oooh on Aug 30, 2023 6:37:36 GMT
*books flight*
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Post by tory on Aug 30, 2023 6:57:49 GMT
I've not been to the following in any depth (more than just passing through)
Cumbria
Lincolnshire
Northamptonshire
Staffordshire
Leicestershire
Shropshire
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Post by adamcoan on Aug 30, 2023 7:35:12 GMT
I have been to every county except Hampshire and the isles of man,Scilly and wight. Lincolnshire is easily my least favourite.
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Post by rayge on Aug 30, 2023 8:59:03 GMT
I've not been to the following in any depth (more than just passing through) Cumbria Lincolnshire Northamptonshire Staffordshire Leicestershire Shropshire Shropshire would be one of my favourites, I think. As with me, though, it seems that the Midlands are visited less often. And I probably spent less time in Cumbria than anywhere else, though. |
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Post by rayge on Aug 30, 2023 9:05:14 GMT
I have been to every county except Hampshire and the isles of man,Scilly and wight. Lincolnshire is easily my least favourite. As a point of order, The Scillies are part of Cornwall (the ceremonial county, at least), Wight of Hampshire, and Man is neither a county, nor indeed a part of the UK, let alone England, but a Crown Dependency like the Channel Islands.
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Post by adamcoan on Aug 30, 2023 9:23:52 GMT
I have been to every county except Hampshire and the isles of man,Scilly and wight. Lincolnshire is easily my least favourite. As a point of order, The Scillies are part of Cornwall (the ceremonial county, at least), Wight of Hampshire, and Man is neither a county, nor indeed a part of the UK, let alone England, but a Crown Dependency like the Channel Islands.
Cool, I am even more impressed by my extensive travels. |
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Post by tory on Aug 30, 2023 9:34:13 GMT
I love the fact that a person of Shropshire is called a Salopian.
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Post by Stacy Heydon on Sept 2, 2023 6:26:28 GMT
Bit harsh on Worthing in the OP.
I vote Kent!
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