Banstead is really nice.someone I know is moving there next month.

This thread is getting far too pleasant, just admit it boys Surrey is basically Essex but thinks it's Berkshire - Sussex, yes, lovely, Surrey? the posh bits are an out-dated graveyard and the not posh bits Morden, Cheam, Tolworth are as ghastly as Dagenham or Romford ever were, for the miserable A13 in Essex you have the disgusting A3 in Surrey, it has the boredom of the countryside and the squalor of the city. Come friendly bombs and fall on f*cking Surrey - hate the place. One or two nice bits in the west of the county but that's it, and neither of those as nice as Saffron Waldon or Colchester.

Go for Sunday lunch in the Harrow! There's another in Warlingham on the farleigh road.

Toby whatshisname has a restaurant and brassiere I think. Going to be expensive. Went to his Reigate one. Must've been great as I can't remember it much. Liquid memories.

Blimey how's the homeless and smack problem in Hastings these days? How many shop windows white washed or boarded up?

Parts of Surrey might not live up to the Surrey stereotype of Guildford and Dorking and be a bit flat in its suburban ways but feck me. It's like London now really. Pockets of affluent and not so affluent areas. A few minutes from any of those areas and granted some of them are cr@p and overpriced crap at that, but you're soon in Epsom, Worcester Park etc. Other side of Sutton from the Ben hill estate you have wealth and not far from the Brighton Road in south Croydon you have the Croham area. There's also the A232 out of Croydon towards Bromley that has its nice parts. A lot may lack al fresco eating but I doubt there's much demand anyway.