Stuff

Colchester (out of Liverpool Street, go to Colchester Town station not Colchester North) always had a claim for being the oldest town in the UK. It isn’t anymore as it recently became a city.

It is a place with some history. The castle and park are worth a visit, for sure, but in recent years the whole city has become run down and almost abandoned.

The main high street had many empty shops, and the new arcade felt unsafe when we were there just a few weeks ago. Using a public toilet got us involved with a gang of lads who were smashing the toilet bowls and pulling the doors off the cubicles.

The St Botolph’s Priory was overrun with vagrants presumably shooting up.

Famous for the boating stuff.

Take a train from Paddington and maybe change at Twyford.

We’ve mentioned it before, as it’s a famous place and very nice. You can also try Marlow and Cookham which are both in the same general area.

If you go out of London King’s Cross, St Pancras or even Liverpool Street, you could well end up in Hertfordshire. We think it’s one of the most overlooked counties.

Admittedly, parts of it, especially nearer to London, are pretty awful, but go about half an hour and you will find places often voted the best to live in the country.

We’ve mentioned St Albans before. There’s Hatfield and Knebworth.

But what about Hertford?

Or Hitchin?

Or Ware?