{"id":55473,"date":"2008-11-15T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-15T00:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-lancaster-lancashire\/"},"modified":"2017-05-20T08:42:20","modified_gmt":"2017-05-20T01:42:20","slug":"lets-move-to-lancaster-lancashire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-lancaster-lancashire\/","title":{"rendered":"Let's move to … Lancaster, Lancashire"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nLancaster, LancashireWhat’s going for it? One local called it the “Brighton of the north” and, while it lacks the tiny details of a beach, prom and pier (they’re just down the road in its almost-twin town Morecambe), I know exactly what he means. Lancaster has that right combo of heritage and heresy. It’s a much prettier place than you’d think, crowned with the twin confections of a castle and the folly-to-end-all-follies, the Ashton Memorial. There’s also a skyline pierced with steeples and a riverside warehousey area that’s been nicely restored. But it’s no museum. Its university – one of Britain’s best – makes it a liberal, artsy place, with the added benefit of some of England’s glories – the Lakes, the Trough of Bowland, the Dales – nearby for long, mournful walks.The case against How the devil do you get out of it? We were shuffling round the ring road in terminal traffic for an eternity. The centre may have its highlights, but it can suffer from the old provincial dreariness. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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