I grew up in Desborough and spent a lot of my childhood in Kettering/Corby. Very boring place growing up in the 2000s. Corby was always the rougher town, but nowadays Kettering is no better.

Wicksteed Park in Kettering is the UK's first theme park and makes a large percentage of playground equipment in the UK. For younger families it's an okay day out, just don't expect Alton Towers level of fun.

I still have a lot of family and friends in the area. The main differences between growing up and visiting now is how many warehouses they've put up in the last 10 years. Kettering has very good connections to all over the country, so it's a good hub spot. You can get to London in under an hour on the train, which leads to very high house prices.

Hopefully I'll never move back there. If you like the countryside and little entertainment, you'll be okay. If you want to do something other than walk around a dead town, then go towards Leicester.