Hi all!

I have been offerd a job in York and need to decide if I move up there.

Having looked at houses to rent I reckon I can stretch to get one with a garage/driveway which is essential for whatever car I will have by the time I get there.

My question is:

What is it like for being car friendly?

Many members on here from there?

Good routes etc for a sunday blast?

I know this probably shouldnt be a key issue for me but it is!

In general, what is it like to live in York?

Any advice would be greatly appreceated!

Cheers

Edited 18 February, 201313 yr by shipleym701

It's a really nice place, but not car friendly. Make sure there's somewhere to park where you live because on road parking's a mare.

Upside is, public transport's not bad, and it's not a huge place, o you can walk or pedal most places.

Cheers Yeti,

Did you live there then or know someone who did?

Yeah I have had a look through the normal rightmove houses for rent and the terraced ones look shit for parking. Recently resprayed Mk1 so no way I would be happy to leave that out there!!! Need to have a garage or drive.

Nah, i've just been everywhere! Spent a few weeks there a few years ago.

I live like 1-2 hours away from there, sometimes go for a weekend to see one of my bestfriends at UNI. Its so cool and there needs to be more dubs there! But your quite central at york,

I lived in the slightly strange town of Hutton Buscel for a few months and runs into York were almost daily, also the village didnt have a pub and it was a long bloody walk to the nearest.

Walk/bike across it in no time, everything is fairly close together, parking is a nightmare especially in the summer, and having stayed with work colleges who lived in york a drive/garage is a must as there is no real guarantee of being able to park outside your own house

As for good routes for a Sunday blast your spoilt for choice. The A64, A170 and A171 wernt a bad road for a blast at the time I lived there and work used to take me up into the hills to Thwing and other strangely named places up there.

Only bad recollection I have was driving off the road at low speed in heavy fog near Whitby one morning.