Four months in the north

The novelty of living somewhere new has yet to wear off! I am loving it up here. Here are some highlights so far… Eden Court is a theatre and cinema and restaurant and whatever else they can think of. I could merrily find something to see every night. Comedy, plays, National Theatre live screenings, photography workshops, yoga classes, stuff for kids; interesting and non-shite movies. Mary (who is doing well) and I had a blast at the ballet last week. I also went to a fantastic writing workshop, two hours of practical inspiration for all of £7. They also do capoeira classes which I have no interest in doing but I like living down the road from the possibility of them, y’know? Plus, at night the building looks like an evil spaceship. Leakey’s Bookshop is an incredible used bookshop and cafe. I’m yet to try the cafe because the books are so distracting. They’ve got interesting and weird and ye olde ones; not just 50 copies of 50 Shades. Best of all there’s a huge wood stove thing in the middle of the shop, snap and crackling away. The smell of toasty logs and old books is intoxicating. (Image credit) As mentioned before Velocity Cafe has the best coffee. I’ve done exhaustive testing around the town for you, but even if you never make it up here, you can sleep soundly knowing the work has been done. Like so many places in the UK the high street is looking dodgy in parts, but there are also lots of interesting independent shops. The...
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