North Berwick tops record as greatest place to reside within the UK
- North Berwick in East Lothian, japanese Scotland topped an inventory of 72 places
- Judges praised its excessive avenue’s unbiased retailers and family-friendly homes
A seaside city in japanese Scotland has been named the perfect place to reside within the UK.
North Berwick in East Lothian topped an inventory of 72 places to grow to be the primary Scottish winner of the title in its 12-year historical past.
Judges praised its excessive avenue with unbiased retailers and family-friendly homes. They have been additionally impressed by its handy connections to Edinburgh – only a 30-minute prepare journey away – and the best way life revolves across the city’s seashores in addition to the wealth of actions accessible.
The 2024 Sunday Times Best Places to Live information additionally named 10 regional winners, together with Clerkenwell in London, Abergavenny in Wales and Portstewart in Northern Ireland.
The judges visited all of the places and assessed components from colleges to move, broadband speeds to tradition, in addition to entry to inexperienced areas and the well being of the excessive avenue.
North Berwick in East Lothian topped an inventory of 72 places to grow to be the primary Scottish winner of the title in its 12-year historical past
Judges praised its excessive avenue with unbiased retailers and family-friendly homes
Previous winners of the title embrace Skipton, North Yorkshire (2014); Winchester, Hampshire (2016); Bristol (2017); York(2018); and Wadhurst, East Sussex (2023). Praising the regional winners, the judges mentioned Clerkenwell ’embodies all that’s greatest about life in London’ and has ‘cosy pubs, cool cafes and among the metropolis’s greatest eating places’ in addition to main cultural venues.
Meanwhile, Leeds – which gained the North and North East title – was praised for its ‘buying locations, youthful power and nice alternative of locations to reside’.
Stockport in Greater Manchester claimed the honours within the North West and was mentioned to be ‘one of the vital thrilling cities round’, ‘practical and family-friendly’ and with ‘good-value homes’.
Fortified defensive partitions dealing with North Sea, Berwick-upon-Tweed. Previous winners of the title embrace Skipton, North Yorkshire (2014); Winchester, Hampshire (2016); Bristol (2017); York(2018)
Other regional winners included the seaside city of Folkestone in Kent which was described as having ‘spectacular colleges’ and Sherborne in Dorset with its ‘pleasant, energetic inhabitants’.
The information is sponsored by Halifax, whose houses and safety director Kim Kinnaird mentioned: ‘Where you wish to reside is a really private choice.
‘We know it may be daunting, whether or not it is deciding the place to purchase your first house or making a transfer as your circumstances change.
‘There may be heaps to consider round what’s best for you and your loved ones.’
North Berwick, which has views of the Firth of Forth and Bass Rock, is house to the Scottish Seabird Centre and is famend for its sporting amenities, together with North Berwick Golf Club which is the thirteenth oldest on the earth.
