It has a canal. It's not Venice.
Basingstoke
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Hampshire makem
Midfield
Selborne near alton far enough away from Basingstoke hate the placeI'm out just past Sherborne St John, are you a neighbour then?
Sam Handwich
Striker
Actually true north of Portsmouth
10 Gary Rowells
Striker
Yes, I worked there for a year and half, my first proper job. It was ok and I had a good time - 35 minutes on the train to London. Was over the moon when I moved back north though.
cjibber
Central Defender
I live in Kingsclere, not too far awayI'm out just past Sherborne St John, are you a neighbour then?
Yes, you do not have to go too far out of the town to get into nice areas. The town serves it's purpose. We live half way between Basingstoke and Newbury. Basingstoke is better for practical things like shopping, cinemas, gyms, etc and the transport links are a lot better. If we were going to either for a night out it would always be Newbury.
Shambo
Striker
Tried to move to Kingsclere in the past as I love the area but never worked out. Now happily settled a few miles away.
Used to go there to Sasso for Italian. matey serving had a trick he would do with a cigarette paper where he lit it on fire and performed some magic. I forget what he did exactly.
Paddy O'Dors
Striker
Straight up the A32/A329. Used to pass through it every night when I did the Reading station TPO run.
Bladecat
Striker
Is it the Stevenage of Hampshire?
I could point quite near to it on a map but havent been
Georgewhitt
Midfield
Yes.
Met my Mrs there.
Met my Mrs there.
cjibber
Central Defender
Sadly Sasso closed about 4 or 5 years ago. It was less than two minutes walk from our house. It is an art gallery now
Hampshire makem
Midfield
Some strange owld characters skulking around Newbury mind down that main high street was working there earlier this year characters not a set of teeth between them
Shambo
Striker
oh that's a shame. I sometimes park up in the car park across from the church, walk up through the slopey playing field, through the field with the horse training going on and up throuhg the woods into the fields above. lovely walk and great views!Sadly Sasso closed about 4 or 5 years ago. It was less than two minutes walk from our house. It is an art gallery now
Hampshire makem
Midfield
Sure it wasn't Tommy cooper ??
TheWanderer
Striker
Yes, been to Hook to the east of Basingstoke plenty of times with work, but used to stay at the Basingstoke Country Hotel on London Road.
cjibber
Central Defender
I live in the road with the car park. I have never actually been up through the woods. I usually go up the hill further East, past the transmitter mast and then along to Watership Down.
CollingwoodFTM
Striker
Not for me. It is south, just as Paddy says.
Anyhow, @longers and I have recently been having days out in various towns on the Waterloo to Poole line. Basingstoke was terrible. A total desert of decent pubs and beer. The only places I would recommend were the Queens, outside the station, and the cricket club. The latter was fantastic.
The only town to pip Basingstoke to the title of worst crawl was New Milton.
TradingPlaces
Winger
Used to work in place called Tadley and spent loads of nights in Basingstoke, two utterly grim places.
Lived there for a short while. Had a remedial contract in Basingstoke which was probably then the most non descript place imaginable. Some of the surrounding area I remember as very picturesque. Essentially Basingstoke was a sleepy market town ruined by London overspill. The quality of the housing stock was shocking.I'm out just past Sherborne St John, are you a neighbour then?
