{"id":71576,"date":"2025-05-03T16:20:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T16:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/71576\/"},"modified":"2025-05-03T16:20:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T16:20:18","slug":"i-moved-from-london-to-uks-oldest-city-1-thing-now-annoys-me-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/71576\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I moved from London to UK’s oldest city – 1 thing now annoys me’ | UK | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UK<\/a> is full of charming towns<\/a> and cities<\/a> including London<\/a> – but after the Covid-19 pandemic<\/a>, many Londoners<\/a> began rethinking what they wanted from life. I was one of them. Like many, I loved London<\/a>. I still do. It\u2019s one of the greatest cities in the world – packed with energy, diversity, and opportunity.<\/p>\n

But post-pandemic London<\/a> wasn\u2019t the same. The buzz faded, prices kept climbing, and the dream of ever owning a home slipped further away. My wife and I realised we had to make a change. We looked at several commuter towns<\/a> – places like Stevenage, Cambridge and Maidenhead – but eventually decided to head east. That\u2019s when we found Colchester<\/a>. And we fell in love with it instantly.<\/p>\n

Colchester has everything we were looking for. It\u2019s greener, quieter, more spacious, and full of history.<\/p>\n

In fact, according to Visit Colchester<\/a>, it was the first place in Britain to be given the status of a Roman Colonia in 49AD and was even the first capital of Roman Britain before London took over.<\/p>\n

The city is now considered the UK\u2019s oldest and has plenty of jaw-dropping Roman remains.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s not just about the past. Colchester is well connected to London, has excellent schools, and sits just a short drive from the coast.<\/p>\n

There are woodlands, wildlife reserves, and plenty of space to breathe – all things we craved after lockdown life in the capital.<\/p>\n

Three years on, we\u2019ve never looked back, but that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s perfect.<\/p>\n

What really \u2018annoys\u2019 me now is the sheer amount of development.<\/p>\n

I know that sounds hypocritical. After all, I\u2019m part of the wave of people who moved here from London.<\/p>\n

But Colchester seems to be growing faster than it can cope. Roads are being dug up, buildings are going up, and traffic is often at a standstill.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a huge rapid transit corridor currently being built to improve transport across the city – and while it\u2019s a welcome investment for the future, right now it seems to be making things worse. At times, the city feels like one giant roadwork.<\/p>\n

According to some, Colchester is one of the fastest developing places in the country – and I can believe it.<\/p>\n

But with all that progress comes pressure.<\/p>\n

More people means more homes. More homes mean more cars. And the city\u2019s infrastructure is struggling to keep up.<\/p>\n

Many locals are frustrated – and while I share that frustration, I also know that change takes time.<\/p>\n

Despite the growing pains, I wouldn\u2019t swap Colchester for anywhere else.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s rich in history, close to the sea, and offers a lifestyle that\u2019s hard to find just an hour from London.<\/p>\n

Yes, the roadworks and disruption are annoying. But once it\u2019s all done, Colchester will be even better.<\/p>\n

And for anyone thinking of making the same move – I\u2019d still say go for it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The UK is full of charming towns and cities including London – but after the Covid-19 pandemic, many…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":71577,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,5719,35737,393,2653,4884,35735,6084,35739,257,35736,35738,8546,16,35740,15,35741],"class_list":{"0":"post-71576","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-cities","10":"tag-colchester-development","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-essex","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-i-moved-away-from-london","15":"tag-infrastructure","16":"tag-infrastructure-challenges-moving-out-of-london","17":"tag-london","18":"tag-london-exodus","19":"tag-roman-history","20":"tag-romans","21":"tag-uk","22":"tag-uks-oldest-city","23":"tag-united-kingdom","24":"tag-whats-life-like-in-colchester"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114444817208257880","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71576\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}