5 Best Places To Live Outside Of London

5. Glasgow

What Scotland lacks in sun, it more than makes up for in style. There's absolutely loads on offer north of the border, from gorgeous glens and luscious lochs to quaint, quiet hamlets and splendid cities. Edinburgh is a perfect blend of old and new, with a sentimentality similar to that of York, but Glasgow takes the crown for Scotland's most buzzing burghal.

The people of Glasgow are something else, and I mean that positively. All the clichés are true: Glaswegians love their deep-fried food, their live music, and possess a bluntness that is both as amusing as it is infectious. And like most people from outside the capital, there's a tangible sense of pride for the area that's permanently on the go.

It isn't a city for a relaxing holiday: Glasgow is the place to go to really feel alive. There's no shortage of things to do or adventures to be had, whether it be the numerous bars along Argyle Street, or the rejuvenated cultural centre of the modern day Clyde. The 'Dear Green Place' also boasts two of the biggest and most culturally significant football clubs in the country in Celtic and Rangers, and the Old Firm derbies represent one of the hottest fixtures not just in Scottish football, but the world.

Like Edinburgh, Glasgow is an ideal mélange of historic and modern, the august Georgian architecture of the 'Second City of the Empire' acting as the perfect compliment to the city's array of striking new structures. Whatever your tastes, Glasgow has all the flavours to suit them in an ever-evolving package you're unlikely to grow tired of quickly.