Penrith has been named one of the best places to live in the
North West in the Sunday Times Best Places to Live guide 2023, with Liverpool
coming in at number one.
Helen Davies, the editor of Best Places to Live 2023, said:
"When times are tough, where we live matters more than ever.”
Wadhurst in East Sussex was named the overall winner of Best
Places to Live. It was praised by judges for its "good schools, convenient
transport connections, an amazingly well-stocked high street and stunning
scenery".
What the judges had to say about Penrith.
With its handsome red sandstone buildings and windswept
scenery, Penrith is a go-to location for lovers of the great outdoors of all
ages, and families who like the highly rated selective schools, and WFH-ers who
like the excellent road and rail connections.
Everyone appreciates the engaging community vibe, which
comes to the fore in traditions such as the annual agricultural show and
October’s Winter Droving, when 20,000 people descend on the town to watch
street performances and a fiery torchlit procession.
The naming of Penrith as one of the best places to live
comes in stark contrast to a recent article by an American based publication
that described Penrith in a dark picture of food banks closed up shops and in a
worse state than war torn Ukraine in an article depicting live in “life in
broken Britain” that focused on Penrith.
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