Property News · July 20, 2018

Let’s move to Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester: the town is a delight


For a place with only 18,000 residents, it has a thriving music scene and a remarkable selection of pubs, bars and restaurantsWhat’s going for it? They’re a greedy lot in Ramsbottom. A place after my own heart. Do they think about nothing else but what they pour down their throats? Not content with having one stellar tapas bar in a town of 18,000, they have two. There are chocolate festivals and black-pudding-throwing championships and game-bird shows. There are plenty of other things to pass the time. Ramsbottom is famous for its music scene. Cricket and footie. Shopping: the place is proud of its streets of independent shops. There’s a lovely old stream train station, too. Did I mention the pies? Ah, we’re back on food. And booze? Well, there must be a reason they have Urnie, the gigantic statue of a tipped-over vessel after a spectacularly good Saturday night, in pride of place in Market Square. Let’s just say there are a lot of opportunities for quality imbibing, from alehouses to a vegan cocktail bar (who knew?), if that’s your tipple. If I were AN Other writer in a lesser newspaper, I might drag out the dreaded F-word – foodie – and say something like: “Ramsbottom is fast becoming a foodie destination.” But I’m not, and this isn’t, so I won’t.The case against Very little. The town is a delight. It’s not exactly the steppes, but when the winter weather is fierce, you feel it. Rain, rain, go away… Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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