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Where did you want to move to when you were growing up?

(12 Posts)
CrazyUSA Wed 15-Jul-26 17:02:59

Manchester

Ilovecheese Wed 15-Jul-26 18:02:15

I lived in Manchester. Wanted tomove to London.

loopyloo Wed 15-Jul-26 18:04:47

Switzerland, because I read Heidi!

Witzend Wed 15-Jul-26 18:14:49

Wherever it was the Famous Five used to stay, with Kirrin Island a quick boat trip away!

Greenfinch Wed 15-Jul-26 18:17:05

Dartmoor because we went on holiday to Devon every year.

Hiraeth Wed 15-Jul-26 18:20:20

Canada and ended up in Germany 🤣

Fallingstar Wed 15-Jul-26 18:25:46

Blackpool because it was the seaside.

Cossy Wed 15-Jul-26 18:31:05

California - because we lived there for a year when I was 14.

Before this either Switzerland (Heidi) or India (a little Princess)

Oldnproud Wed 15-Jul-26 18:32:44

Witzend

Wherever it was the Famous Five used to stay, with Kirrin Island a quick boat trip away!

Me too - though I would have liked some horses thrown in too 😃

Joking aside, I loved where we lived when I was a child - surrounded by hills and woods and streams, and I and a few other local children were allowed the freedom to really enjoy them from quite a young age. That part of my childhood was great.

J52 Wed 15-Jul-26 19:05:32

I grew up in central London and enjoyed the excitement of the city, especially in the late 60s.
I was fortunate to spend the summer holidays in rural Scotland with all the freedom and adventures that came with it.

avitorl Wed 15-Jul-26 19:22:56

Liverpool, because my maternal Grandparents lived there. I lived in a village in Co. Durham surrounded by fields and countryside.I suppose I had the best of both worlds,city and country,and I did live in Liverpool for a few years as I went to College there.

boheminan Wed 15-Jul-26 19:48:34

I wanted to live in the magic land that was shown at the beginning of Disney films, with a beautiful smiling fairy lady carrying a wand and drawing the sky from dust to night time.