Breaston: stuck in the year 1500, village of *******

Is Breaston a nice place to live or is Breaston rough?

The Derbyshire village called Breaston, is still stuck in caveman times. If you’re pro hunting, fox hunting etc, then this might be the place for you. Folk who live here are Neanderthals, can spot them by the way they speak words like “UGG”, scrapping their clubs along the ground or their fists. Highlight of the […]

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Bakewell: the traffic Tokyo of England

Is Bakewell a nice place to live or is Bakewell rough?

As you drive into Bakewell on a public holiday or weekend, you cross the beautiful Victorian bridge and enter the town centre, by which point you will be losing daylight and will have to turn around and go back through the traffic Tokyo of England, where children are taught from a young age to ignore […]

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Ilkeston: The perineum of the east midlands

Is Ilkeston a nice place to live or is Ilkeston rough?

The perineum of the east midlands is between Nottingham and Derby, this sinkhole of humanity known as Ilkeston has a derby postcode, but is more closely located to Nottingham than Derby. Tourism and activities There are not a great number of scheduled activities here but the anual Charter fair takes place every October and is […]

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Wirksworth where breeding outside of your own family is frowned up

Is Wirksworth a nice place to live or is Wirksworth rough?

A town where breeding outside of your own family unit is frowned up at the very least. This is of course masked by the faux hippy image that people seem to favour in this day and age in order to make a place with no outstanding values appear “quaint”. Naturally this has raised the price […]

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Buxton teenage turf wars!

Is Buxton a nice place to live or is Buxton rough?

Buxton is a nice spa town located in the country surrounded by beautiful views. A town full of tourist attractions, the springs, the old baths, solomons temple, the pavillion gardens, pooles cavern and many more! The town is full of many things to do for a day out. As a tourist Buxton has potential to […]

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Ripley, a collection of nail bars and kebab shops

Is Ripley a nice place to live or is Ripley rough?

Yes this old market town that only has one actual market stall was described this way by the BBC. In reality a collection of nail bars and kebab shops would be more accurate. Aside from such shops Ripley also has plenty to offer the casual visitor including the old Co-op store that changes uses every […]

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South Normanton ‘don’t judge a book by it’s cover!’

Is Bolsover a nice place to live or is Bolsover rough?

I am writing this post in defence, from a post which I just stumbled across!  I moved to the large village of South Normanton 7 years ago, and would quite humbly state, that the only reason I would leave is to emigrate to a warmer climate. For the most part, the village is a hard-working, […]

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Matlock: arcades, cafes, chippys, and bikers coming out of our ears

Is Matlock a nice place to live or is Matlock rough?

Where to begin. Matlock may well be in the doomsday book and it seems that word, doom, features in many of the people’s lives here. With a vast selection of 13+ charity shops that would charge the same amount for the rags they sell as Armani would for a full suit, many residents seem satisfied […]

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Pinxton is one of those places where time seems to have stood still

Is Pinxton a nice place to live or is Pinxton rough?

Pinxton is one of those places where time seems to have stood still; the place reminds you of the 1970’s. It’s still got an old-school Laundromat and I swear to god that Woodfield Road was used in the council flat scene for the film ‘’Rita, Sue & Bob Too’’ Pinxton boasts the finest aquatics & […]

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