... like the feeling I always gets when heading out away from London, you mean?

If you study the Halifax list carefully, I think you'll find that the main criteria must have been wealth (as is, where the millionaires live)! frown

Don't forget that most British towns and cities were not designed as such, but rather evolved over the centuries. And, looking at those that were supposedly designed (Milton Keynes, Welwyn, Harlow etc. in England, plus Cumbernauld, Livingston, Irvine in Scotland) ... well, would you say they are any better?

Bristol's not too bad, though, is it?

If you don't inspect ... don't expect.