Well, it’s a lovely town. There’s Bird and Carter on Butcher Row for great coffee and tasty waitresses (Also, the Polly if that’s your thing!).
There’s Great Western Camping, a really good outdoor shop. There’s a good Waterstones, s simply superb Waitrose on the edge of town, in fact, there’s pretty much everything you could need.
Nightlife is indeed poor, but who went out on a Saturday night in a town centre recently, eh? If you want bad, try Amesbury….!
As to living, the Winterbournes are lovely. Nice pubs, great countryside, and you can ride in to town. Head North up the Avon valley and there are some lovely villages, Figheldean and Netheravon spring to mind. Head West and it can get more expensive.
Beer? Well, there’s Stonehenge Ales, HopBack and the Hidden Brewery. What’s not to like?
Food? The market is fantastic, especially the lovely Poliish olive stall (don’t ask!) and the WI and local produce folks. You’re not far from the John Lewis estate up the road and the best butchers in the world, Robinson’s in Stockbridge. Restaurants and pubs? Plenty of good ones. The Malet in Newton Tony is a personal favourite.
Bike shops? Stonehenge Cycles. ’nuff said. Great people, great banter, regular choccy cake and a really good range of stuff for people who ride, as well as enough bling to drool over.
Schools? Educated elsewhere as well, but there are a couple of great grammar schools there, Bishop’s and South Wilts Grammar.
Riding? Lovely wide open spaces on the Plain, great little lanes and tracks around the edges of town and not far from a whole load more good stuff.
Lovely city, really lovely. May move out there full time soon.