Chulmleigh, Devon: Death by platitudes

Is Chulmleigh a nice place to live or is Chulmleigh rough?

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 a nice place to live or is Cullompton rough?

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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Cotford St Luke – Fantastic if you like GUNFIRE!

Is Cotford St Luke a nice place to live or is Cotford St Luke rough?

Cotford St Luke is a nondescript ‘new town’ (well, 20 ish years old) 6 or so miles to the north west of Taunton. It has a Co-Op shop and a quite well reviewed diner/bar called The Chapel. The problem with this place is gunfire or gunshot, call it what you will. SIX days a week […]

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Wiveliscombe: sh*te rolled down hill and collected in one glorious cesspit

Is Wiveliscombe a nice place to live or is Wiveliscombe rough?

Wiveliscombe in Somerset: Well where do you start? Often described in the glossy tourist brochures (I jest – there are no glossy tourist brochures!) as ‘The Gateway to Exmoor, nestling in an amphitheatre of glorious surrounding hills’. Instead what we find is that all that collective sh*te from those glorious surrounding hills (and by heck […]

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