Chulmleigh, Devon: Death by platitudes

Is Chulmleigh, Devon a nice place to live

Having had the pleasure of living in Chulmleigh for many years, I can say that it is nice. However, if you are looking for true local Devon folk, aside from those clustered in the cemetery, you won’t find too many. Like other parts of North Devon, Chulmleigh has fallen victim to net migration from counties […]

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What you’ll witness in Cullompton will haunt you for the rest of your life

Is Cullompton, Devon a nice place to live

I’m utterly gobsmacked that no one’s mentioned Cullompton yet! On the surface it’s a quaint, quiet Devon town but the harsh reality is that it’s overrun with ch@vs. You will lose track of the amount of hoodies that you’ll see, Cullompton (or Cully as the locals call it) has to hold the record for the […]

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Braunton – Posh yet grimy

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Braunton is a village that at first appearances, seems rather hip and cool. It has some nice pubs that cater to the middle class and also the working class… and that’s about all. You will find Braunton to be full and I mean full of 40-60 year old Karens and dodgy Daves from all social […]

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North Devon: the second home ghost-coast nightmare

Living in North Devon, Second Homes crisis

North Devon – once a thriving district comprising over sixty civil parishes – includes Barnstaple, Ilfracombe, Instow, South Molton, Lynton and Lynmouth. And it’s full of trophy homes. How would you like to live in a community where half of local domestic properties are empty second homes, or holiday lets? Where people are being evicted […]

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Karens tour of North Devon

Living in North Devon, Woolacombe, Lee, Ilfracombe

If you are thinking of moving here to live by the sea in Devon while working in a job under £30’000 a year?? Then don’t! What you’ll get is either a victorian slum that’s overpriced, or a nice apartment in a block full of holiday homes. And believe me, Karen’s will constantly belittle you for […]

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Ilfracombe: gluten intolerant middle class nightmare

Living in Ilfracombe, Devon

It’s about time we stopped knocking the working class and poor *****. The biggest problem I believe Ilfracombe has, is its whole generation of 16-24 year olds raised by middle class parents. They fill Ilfracombe’s restaurants and cafés, announcing every self diagnosed intolerance. Gluten intolerance or lactose, if it’s trendy to have… They have it. […]

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So you fancy a trip to Paignton?

Living in Paignton, Devon

So, fancy a visit to Paignton eh? Firstly, if young free and single, ensure your vaccinations are up to date and you can be sure to take a few crabs home with you and not from the fishmongers. A book on local dialect would be useful, not Devonian, but scouse, brummie or Eastern European would […]

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Plymouth, ingrate central

Living in Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall

Plymouth, when people hear this name they instantly think of green and a lighthouse, Unfortunately this is not the case, the city is full of uneducated ingrates who struggle to spell their own name. Meeting someone who was born Plymouth or Cornwall who has an IQ score of more than 60 is a rare pleasure, […]

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Dawlish Warren, Devon… a.k.a Watership Downer

Living in Dawlish Warren, Exeter, Devon

Dawlish Warren is marketed by the tourist board as a traditional seaside resort for family, fun holidays. They haven’t visited in the past 20 years evidently, and failed to notice it is really Royston Vasey in disguise. I swear the League of Gentlemen was inspired by this place. Summer In the summer it is full […]

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Axminster: The worst town I have ever visited!

Living in Axminster, Devon

I travel around a lot these days, and have visited countless towns and cities across the land. I’ve been to places where I witnessed seagulls eating fresh sick, places where the desolation rivals that seen in war torn Aleppo. Places where you’re lucky to get out alive after 7pm. Yet none of them compares to […]

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Plymouth, it’s only down from here

Living in Plymouth, Devon

I’ve lived in Plymouth for 13 years in January. Being born in one of the most dangerous cities in the UK, you would think you couldn’t get much worse, well you would be wrong. As you enter the city the first thing you see is “WELCOME TO PLYMOUTH, BRITAIN’S OCEAN CITY” Well for a start […]

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North Devon – Don’t do it!

Living in North Devon, Combe Martin and Ilfracombe

If you were thinking of moving to your over-priced dream North Devon property for a new life, then read on. Unfortunately everybody else had the same idea. Chopsy Brummies, cockneys, scousers, incompetent caterers, useless Pub landlords, and robbing shysters, have settled their fat arses down here already. Sorry about that. Devon isn’t paradise, it’s Sheffield […]

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