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milton keyns & bedford

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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are they a bit shit?

I only ask because I may well be moving to cranfield after the summer... :)

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    They are hardly the most desirable locations. But like any other town/city, they both have their good and bad areas.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I'm from Milton Keynes. I personally don't see what everyone complains about. PM me if you want to ask anything specific :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I know that area a bit because my ex used to live around there.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    cool, I was just wondering where the vague impressions of it not being great come from, not that I'll be in the city much... I may well have a few questions and stuff when I find out if I'll actually be moving up there or not in a few months :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Im afraid to say Bedfordshire is a shit hole, Milton Keynes is an exception though is ok city and the night life is quite good.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    :lol: good thing I'll only be nearby for a year if I go at all though :) could be fun to be near to a bigger city with good nightlife though :chin:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    yeah, people say its good for shopping aswell if you like that sort of thing.

    I would suggest to stay well clear of Luton though
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    thanks for the info :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I used to cover the IR office in Milton Keynes - I quite liked the place! It's weird - all roads are square. Everything is at right angles :).
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Click to see more wrote:
    I used to cover the IR office in Milton Keynes - I quite liked the place! It's weird - all roads are square. Everything is at right angles :).

    thats true, quite easy to get lost when you first go there, and i wouldn't recomend parking your car down the side roads either its impossible to ever find it again
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    euw bedford. oxygen is alright apparently. but generally bedford euw. i learnt to drive there so have some issues with it. the shops aren't bad the nightlife is alright nice big 'spoons, um there's the oasis leisure pool which is fun. um yeh. MK isn't all bad as long as you're not driving there:p bloody roundabouts
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    olaola wrote:
    I would suggest to stay well clear of Luton though

    :lol: :yes:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Milton Keynes is alright, good shopping centre, lots of Green and some good clubs.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i like milton keynes, shoppings good, nightlifes kinda good, could do a lot worse.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I'm from Milton Keynes and I like it here. As people have said, the nightlife's good and it's got quite a lot for a big 'town' :yes:

    People panic when they see the grid system roads, but they're really simple to use (if the yanks can work them, we can!) you just gotta get used to them.

    The Centre:MK isn't bad - got some quite decent shops really.

    Milton Keynes has it good parts and bad parts some areas are rough and some aren't. I guess you get that everywhere though.

    The one thing I like about MK is that it's close enough to London to jump a train and be there in half an hour. An hour and a half away and you're in Brum. It's quite good really.

    Ilora x
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Replicant wrote:
    cool, I was just wondering where the vague impressions of it not being great come from, not that I'll be in the city much... I may well have a few questions and stuff when I find out if I'll actually be moving up there or not in a few months :)


    If you already have a life of your own then MK is fine and very convient..

    i.e. if you're married with kids and they and work take up most of your time then it's a pretty good place to bring up a family, there's lakes, lots of shopping, etc

    If you're a student or single, etc then it's pretty souless
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    olaola wrote:
    I would suggest to stay well clear of Luton though

    If anyone went to the Luton Carnival last night you'd know why! :nervous:
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