gyfto1

as the message says really.
i am moving back to england,and going back to essex to start with.
my gf is tying everything up here and will be moving to england,she has been offered a job in canterbury and we will both end up there i reckon.
any views on canterbury appreciated.

Dracoro

I'm from that neck of the woods. Parents still there.

Nice city in general but as with any place, there's bits that aren't so great. Old bits are nice although lots of tourists in the summer. top end of high street recently developed (bus station, shopping centre etc.) but nice to shop as high st is all pedestrianised.
If you into it (As I have been all my life), canterbury has one of the top hockey clubs in the country with great facilities incl tennis, cricket etc. Also has decent university, posh school (kings), cathedral etc.
Overall it's better than most other towns in the area (dover, ashford, folkestone, isle of thanet, herne bay, faversham, whitstable etc.) Overall, quite a middle class area with loads of nice villages all around (I grew up in one of them).

Anything more specific you need to know. I left the area 10 years ago but visit from time to time.

djuk

It's essentially a student town with a large college and university campus there so expect lots of student types, plus an equal number of people with dogs trying to sell big issue

Also, in the summer it becomes crammed from corner to corner with european tourists but that goes with the turf given it's easy location to the ports and eurotunnel.

Theres a good town centre, loads of bars and restaurants, and public transport is generally pretty good.

Overall, you could do a lot worse

gyfto1

thanks for your replys,gotta be better than southend where i am from.ha ha
european tourists not too much of an issue really.gf is a language teacher lol.

CooperS

When I was working down there for a fortnight, I absolutely LOVED the place, it was warm, picturesque and had it's fair share of poontang aiiii