Meant for both of you
Just DM and I’ll figure it out.
Can I jump in that WhatsApp as well? @The_Cad_Says I’m finally being allowed to leave the USA and will be calling Edinburgh home as of October 1.
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Let me know if anyone wants to meet up Oct 15 to 18 in Surrey/Kent.
Where are you playing?
Sorry I meant Oct 15 to 28.
Sun Oct 16 Hankley Common
Mon Oct 17. St Georges Hill
Tues Oct 18. Worplesdon
Wed Oct 19 Woking
Thu Oct 20. Swinley Forest
Thu. Oct 20. New Zealand
Fri Oct 21. West Hill
Sat Oct 22. West Sussex
Sun Oct 23. TBC.
Mon Oct 24. Wentworth — 36 holes
Tues Oct 25. Queenwood
Wed Oct 26; Princes
Wed Oct 26; RCP
Thu Oct 27. Rye
Fri Oct 28. RSG.
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I could host you at West Hill on the 21st
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Superb — if its convenient for you — I booked 10 am.
hell of an itinerary.
A few 36 hole days too…hopefully you have enough daylight, and don’t get caught behind anyone!
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Your (multiple!) golf itineraries make me sick with envy!!!
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Keeps me busy!!
Parkstone, Broadstone and Hindhead vs Princes, RCP and RSG, except that I have never played Parkstone, Broadstone and Hindhead.
Thoughts?
Not played Parkstone, but seen pictures and it looks unreal.
Hindhead front 9 is other worldly in the valley.
Very much depends if you want to be blown about by links or want to play some heathland. There is a lot of heathland on your current itinerary….may as well add to it imo. Make it a heathland-heavy trip
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Hi everyone - Not sure if this is the right thread, but It’s looking like I’ll be temporarily moving to London from the US to open up a new UK office for my company. The timeline is pretty tight, which means that me, my wife, and young child (will be 1 in January) will most likely be moving out there in February. The initial assignment is supposed to be for 6 months but I’ve done something like this before and it typically ends up going longer than expected.
I’m sure I’ll have a ton of questions between now and then but one of my first questions would be where the best areas for us to look for a flat or house. I get that’s a tough question without knowing our interests and what not but for sake of not typing out a novel, feel free to just shout your favorites out at me and why you like them… please.
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Depends if you want high end living, or family suburb or funky vibrant young things.
High end:
Usually West London areas like Chelsea, Fulham, Kensington. Marylebone is probably the best though. Right in the centre of town and would be my choice.
Family suburb:
Hampstead / Highgate, Islington, Barnes, Richmond, Belsize Park, Maida Vale, Wimbledon. Of these Hampstead is my favourite. Good transport links, pretty village and next to the Heath for walks. Plus you can get in a car and be out of town in 15 mins. Generally north London is better for getting out of London, though the golf north of the city is shit. Roads are shit south of the river. Greenwich is another place you could look at in this basket though.
Vibrant young things:
Shoreditch, Hackney, Dalton and places like Peckham are where all the cool kids live. They’re quickly gentrifying areas that 10 years ago where horrible and dangerous. Generally safe enough now but I’d not be comfortable walking around Peckham at night with my wife and baby. A good compromise is Clerkenwell.
Also, join the RACDG in London and you’ll be playing the best golf of your life while here.
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Somewher near Sunningdale and Swinley.
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Primrose Hill - close to the City, but feels like a village, a little “refuge” if you will. Lots of nice little independent shops, a lovely green, nice pubs. Decent transport links.
Brook Green - again, village feel. Nice pubs and restaurants. Lovely parks nearby. Fantastic transport links. It’s tucked away between Holland Park and Shepherd’s Bush. You can walk to Notting Hill in 10 mins.
Hampstead - per @The_Cad_Says above.
Marylebone - is a lovely corner of inner city London which is kind of ignored /missed by tourists crammed with great pubs, restaurants, bars, shops etc Regent’s Park to the north is fantastic.
Barnsbury - close to the city. Similar to Brook Green it’s located between Kings Cross and Islington with lovely though small houses on pretty squares with great pubs etc.
Richmond, Kew, Barnes, Wimbledon, Chiswick are all lovely family suburbs, though the traffic in Chiswick lately is insane.
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@Thinbullet @baberuth @The_Cad_Says thank you for the help, and will certainly be looking to join the RACDG while out there.
I’m all ears for any other tips or advice that are not home related. I’m sure I’ll be asking more questions in here over the next few months as we get closer, so apologies in advance for that.
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Where will your office be?
What are your priorities? eg being in the heart of the action, spending weekends outside of London, travelling to other countries/ parts of the UK?
How important is good convenient golf for you?
No idea on office location at this point. My guess is it’ll just be some type of shared WeWork type space within London somewhere initially since there will only be a couple of us consistently living there while others fly in and out periodically from US and Australia.
Being near a park would be great for my wife and boy to do during the days when I’m working. Conveniently located to good restaurants and pubs. We enjoy living right on the edge of where the energy of the city and comfort of suburbia meet, if that makes sense. Bonus points if it’s really close to a good wine shop/bar and good coffee.
Since we’ll only be there short term, we want to make sure we enjoy and experience London first and foremost but also mix in weekends outside of London to other parts of the UK and Europe.
Would love convenient access to golf since as this point we’re not planning on getting a vehicle (although we could be persuaded) and also so that I’m not leaving wife for too long on the weekends when she’s already going to be by herself with him during the week and won’t know anyone else there. So to directly answer your question, I’d say it’s important but not extremely so, since I imagine most weekends will be spent exploring the city or other parts of the UK, which might very well be where I get the most of my golf in.