Thread: Posting to Aldershot

Thanks for the information - invaluable and lm loving the fact that we will be able to get out and walk, love exploring new areas and it will be a great motivator for me to start up with my photography again too!

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Great pubs for lunches in places called Church Crookham, Dogmersfield, Winchfield, Odiham and Crondall. Fleet has starbucks and thai food. Hartley Wintney is great for boutiques and posh living.

Winchester is 45 minutes away and is truly beautiful, Southampton is 45 minutes away (Ikea, West Quay Shopping Centre on the sea too)

Great photography opportunities so yes seize the moment. The weather is warmer and it doesn't rain as much as NI. Downside - the cost of living - be warned, it's expensive. Have fun - it'll be a great adventure and full of new learning experiences - don't judge a book by it's cover - Aldershot is known as a 'Aldershit' by some but its surrounded by loveliness so carpe diem.

Visited Aldershot on Fri we were able to nosy through the windows of our new house as it was empty (OH banned me from taking photos not the done thing!!!), house seems ok carpets are manky with a lovely purple ish hue (makes a change from the green we have now LOL) but should get replaced or maybe we buy new rugs who cares! The kitchen is the same Royal Family kitchen as we have now LOL - who cares as long as its clean, and there's a lovely big garden that seems relatively private ish! The down stairs loo is the best feature of all!!!!

As for Aldershot well yeah there's a burger king and millions of bookies and its a bit grey! But we are close to Tesco and l found a huge Tesco Extra and Marks n Spencer and a Sainsburys and we are close to Legoland and apparently going to become regulars there so OH and step son have advised me!

Step son is going to a boarding school in area and it is fabulous (l wanna go there actually!) and they play lacrosse how very Enid Blyton!!

And lm now getting excited about moving and my nerves are starting to disappear kinda! Im looking forward to my first Gurkha curry!!

Thanks everyone for the advice -all l have to do now is find a job (which OH doesnt want me to rush off and do just cos he likes his dinner ready for of an evening - HA!)

Purdy

Not a bad place to live, as in distance. You're not that far from Wokingham, which is an employable town, lots of shops, bars, council office, other offices etc or you could go towards basingstoke, depending if you drive or not. The train isn't that much of a journey it will take you to camberley and other places.

Good luck

p.s. Theale never changes, it's just 1 road with shops and pubs down :lol:

We are posted to Aldershot at the end of May, and am really looking forward to it. We live in rural yorkshire, so, grim as aldershot may be, its got far more for the children to do than where we are now! I have a new job in Godalming, so a bit of a commute, but beggars cant be choosers. The only thing I worry about is a childminder for my daughter, for before and after school. Any ideas/recommendations for anyone who can drop off and pick up from Talavera? We'll be living in Vine close

Hi

I'm sure you'll like it, as everyone else has said, it's not the greatest town in the world, but it's close to everywhere. Jobs are good with small commutes, but be wary of London, the cost of the travel and commuting time could make any extra salary void to a slightly lower salary locally.

OH works in Aldershot, we're quartered a little way out, best of both worlds really, but Surrey and Hampshire are really nice counties.