I had quite a gloomy year in Frosterley, Weardale. I know there's a poster on here in Wolsingham - and hopefully they get on better with the locals.
But this was almost 30 years ago now, and nearly everyone in the village was from the Peart family - which sounds rather stereotypical, but was...
Ah yes - but if you're living in Weardale for a year without a car, and no-one talks to you because you have a 'southern accent', and you need to go shopping on your day off (Saturdays) with a pint at lunch - then Bishop Auckland is a damn sight better than Crook (the other place the bus went...