There is one other thing to consider too, and that is the proximity of literally everything. It’s great when you’re young, you can drive, you don’t mind heading to London for a night out with friends or to go to theatre etc, but as older age creeps in, I worry that isolation becomes an issue. Friends are harder to meet up with, unless they’re the neighbours and locals, but I know of those driving to hundreds of miles for chemo treatments, or being far from family members. Living on the edge of London, 20 minutes to town and 5 minutes to escape from it, with beautiful parks and accessibility, I feel so privileged to have the best of all worlds.
There is one other thing to consider too, and that is the proximity of literally everything. It’s great when you’re young, you can drive, you don’t mind heading to London for a night out with friends or to go to theatre etc, but as older age creeps in, I worry that isolation becomes an issue. Friends are harder to meet up with, unless they’re the neighbours and locals, but I know of those driving to hundreds of miles for chemo treatments, or being far from family members. Living on the edge of London, 20 minutes to town and 5 minutes to escape from it, with beautiful parks and accessibility, I feel so privileged to have the best of all worlds.
Hear you on all points! Hope you’re well xx