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The Best Place to Live in the UK

Good old Norwich has been crowned the best place to live in the land for 2026 by The Sunday Times. Judges heaped praise on the city for its ‘historic character’ and ‘urban buzz’. No shit, Sherlock. Those in the know have known that for years. It was something that slapped us about the face when we first paddled up the River Wensum back in 2012.

As I wrote for the Visit Norwich City of Stories website back in the day…

And that’s how it happened. One heady afternoon in the garden of the Playhouse Theatre Bar, Jack and Liam found somewhere new to lay their hats. An offbeat, theatrical, cosmopolitan, romantic, open-minded and open-hearted place set beneath the true-blue skies of Norfolk. Norwich, a surprising city. A place to live and a place to start living.

We may now have moved 10 miles out for a semi-rural quieter life, but we still regularly hop on the bus into town to soak up the vibe – because we’re not dead yet.

You can read my full piece here…

Jack and Liam Move to Norwich

Or dip your toe in…

5 thoughts on “The Best Place to Live in the UK”

  2. Similar for me.
    Bisbee, Arizona, is recognized for its art and its artists, its dining and its music, its being the “most hippie” place in Arizona (though these days not so much), and it acceptance—as well as its rejection.
    And if I hear it called quirky one more time, I may scream.
    I moved there in 1973, before it was discovered. I was one of the original hippies who came to town. We were feared by some, hated by others, and accepted by a few.
    It was a wonderful place that has become yuppified. So, although it broke my heart to leave, in other respects, I was ready to go when I moved to Tucson.

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      1. You’d enjoy it. I’ve heard people say that there’s nothing to do there, and they get bored and leave. But there have been weekends when I couldn’t do everything that was happening. For a town of 5000 people, it is pretty amazing how much there is to do.

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