Reply to: places to live in cardiff...

[janey]

Not guilty.

saucer of milk for wendigo!

[janey]

thanks for all the tips guys

sounds like the city centre should be avoided and the bay or the countryside are the places to look.

[Alf W]

The Bay had a really bad mosquito problem a few years ago (serious - something to do with the trapped water going a bit stagnant).

Venture up into The Valleys if you want to see some 'Life on Mars' sights.

[wendigo100]

Who'd have thought I studied english literature!

Not guilty.

[privateeye]

or is living in the bay any good?

You'll get wet doing that.

I'll always remember Cardiff for the names of one of its suburbs - Splott which was probably named after an accident the map drawer had when he saw how big St Mellons was.

Haven't been there for a while but always remember the centre for getting a bit rough - supposed to of calmed down since I left.

[eternalnomad]

I live in Penarth and fortunately the chavs have all moved to Newport or Barry. There's loads of rental props around the bay or by the marina in Penarth. Bay has come along way over the last few years and now has decent places to eat/drink etc. Most of the pondlife still sticks to the city centre at weekends.

Does is still have that semi-derelict building next to the beach that serves a wonderful post-pissup Sunday morning fryup ?

[SAPBoy]

I live in Penarth and fortunately the chavs have all moved to Newport or Barry. There's loads of rental props around the bay or by the marina in Penarth. Bay has come along way over the last few years and now has decent places to eat/drink etc. Most of the pondlife still sticks to the city centre at weekends.

[janey]

Janey in Cardiff, DaveB in Cardiff and St Mellons.

Damn, I know there is a joke in there somewhere, I just cant put my finger on it

[The Lone Gunman]

Janey in Cardiff, DaveB in Cardiff and St Mellons.

Damn, I know there is a joke in there somewhere, I just cant put my finger on it

[Bagpuss]

I think it has only recently been supplanted by Nottingham but there you are more likely to be the victim of a drive by shooting.

Nothing to fear in Nottingham unless you sell drugs or believe the media that is.

High Wycombe is the random stabbing capital of the UK.

[eternalnomad]

Penarth used to be quite "nice" and very convenient for Cardiff, but I admit its several years since I was there.

Its could well be Chavdom now

[janey]

It's a bit worse than most though. For many years
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but be sure you don't have to rely on the M4 to get to work.

mighty fine advice LB, many thanks!

[Lucifer Box]

It's a bit worse than most though. For many years Cardiff was the area of the UK in which you were most likely to get a good kicking of a Friday night (I think Newport was the Friday night stabbing capital of Britain for a long time as well - so joint honours there). I think it has only recently been supplanted by Nottingham but there you are more likely to be the victim of a drive by shooting.

Thing to remember with Cardiff is that it is quite small really but the traffic is totally horrendous and the whole M4 experience is one you will never forget. There is lovely countryside not far away, but be sure you don't have to rely on the M4 to get to work.

[janey]

It's very smart around the bay area (by Welsh standards) and there are quite a few good (by Welsh standards) bars and restaurants there. If you're after urban chic (by Welsh standards) renting a place in the bay area could be fun. However, although the area is much smartened up, you still get the same drunken Friday nighters brawling in the side streets.

you get that anywhere I suppose tho. I do like the idea of only having to walk to work. However I do also like the idea of living in a lovely rural setting, dunno if that's too isolating tho.

[janey]

Oops! You'll upset sasguru. Don't want to be making the same mistake I did!



Oh and in answer to your question, no idea, never been there.

doh! of course it is cue... who'd have thought I studied english literature! IT is deadening the brain cells!