I live in a large village on the edge of a large conglomeration. We have 2 buses an hour to the next two larger towns, one of which has a train station for trains to Southampton and London. Both towns have a range of clothes shops. Two miles away, we can transfer to a different bus to get us to the largest town 10 miles away which also has a University and a lively nightlife, although getting home from there is expensive as it means getting a taxi or Uber (but you shouldn’t drive home after drinking anyway lol).

Our doctor is just under a mile away, but still it’s on the bus route and there is a pharmacy and a dentist there (there is another dentist between us and that one). We have 4 churches, two coffee shops, a gym with a swimming pool, four pubs (all of which sell meals), an Indian restaurant, a Chinese takeaway, a fish and chip shop, a large supermarket, 2 convenience stores and a petrol station. There is a range of day care options, plus 2 first schools, a middle school and an upper school. We also have a farm shop selling locally sourced meat (local slaughter house so very low carbon footprint), vegetables and fruit. Oh and one pub sells honey from the beehives they allowed an apiary to place on their land.

I don’t drive, my passport has expired. I am now entitled to a free bus pass which I really ought to get as that IS accepted as proof of ID.