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I've heard Norwich mentioned a lot in the Homes thread - something about it has never appealed but willing to give it a proper look. Though 2 or 3 hrs travel to Liverpool St is that annoying middle ground - too short to justify going the night before if I have a job in town, not that comfortable to go the same day as my jobs usually start around 7 on location (looking at a house in Gimingham for example).
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Yeah, the train service is the main downer, but the current plan is for new trains and cut down journey times for 2020. I think the main appeal would come from living in/near the city itself though, I've never been sold on the villages out in the sticks. The Victorian/Georgian houses in the North City are where it's at. 5 minutes cycle to all the coffee you can manage
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I'll second Norwich for coffee (and generally being a nice place to live). 2 hours on a trian for London is a bit of a drag as you say. Suffolk is lovely but coffee wise you might struggle to find more than a few '3rd wave' cafes. Lots of very good food shops and delis though.
Edit: what Tom said as well
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Was back in Norfolk for Xmas and Norwich gets better every time I go back. The covered market now has loads of different food stalls, nice independent shops and lots of good coffee places. Grey Seal coffee are a roasters with 4 shops on the North Norfolk coast.
Having lived in London and Brighton I never thought I’d be tempted to move back but I’m contemplating it. For us would be a second home rather than a full move back.
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Norwich fits those criteria nicely