Property News · October 7, 2016

Let’s move to Canterbury, Kent: it’s getting its mojo back


With its universities, fruity history and fabulous streetscapes, nestled deep in the North Downs, 10 minutes from the sea, it’s always had the potential to out-boogie its parochial airWhat’s going for it? The one good thing about London self-destructing with property price madness and artisan Ovaltine cafes (the next big thing) on every corner is that everyone with a brain cell is leaving for other towns – such as Canterbury. In the 1990s, when I lived here, it was so uncosmopolitan that asking for cappuccino was like asking for emerald-dusted unicorn juice. It wasn’t always thus. Read Chaucer. In the 14th century, when Canterbury was Pilgrimopolis, it must have been livelier than the Wife of Bath’s nightie. Now it’s getting its mojo back, no longer sucked dry by its proximity to London; rather the opposite. The past few years have seen its cultural life and economy get a fillip. With its three universities, fruity history and fabulous streetscapes, nestled deep in the North Downs, 10 minutes from the sea, it’s always had the potential to out-boogie its parochial air. Now its modish coffee bars sell not just cappuccinos but single-estate, fully traceable frappeflappaflippafloppacinos. Beat that, London.The case against It’s still a small city and, despite legions of tourists, not terrifically diverse. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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