I was on the train the other day (that's another rant in it's own right), and overheard a couple of students discussing the fact that some paper had a list of the best places to live in the UK and Bournemouth came in 8th.

Now they were probably from some deprived hellhole such as Harogate or Oxford, but anyway, it got me thinking, where are the better 7 places? Maybe I'm selling myself short and should be considering a move.

If you know, I'd love to hear what the top 7 are, or even just your oppinion of where is the best place to live in the UK (Londoners need not apply!).

Also, I'd also like to know what qualified the person who researched this to be able to give the masses such an assured definitive of what the top 10 are...