Best of both worlds: why not buy in a village with a train stationKimberley and David Hopkins and their two-year-old twin boys, Jesse and Sebastian, live in the Kent hamlet of Sole Street. Life is happily rural: The Little Shop sells local produce and daily essentials, there’s an active WI and everyone raises money for the church roof. Being able to take the train from Sole Street station direct to London was a dealbreaker for us,” says Kimberley, 37, an associate director at a communications agency; David, 42, is the managing director of a mystery shopping firm. The Hopkins family, from Kent, love the easy journey to the station PETER TARRYThe couple bought a four-bedroom semi for £410,000 in 2014 and didn’t appreciate just how handy a village station is. There’s no need to drive, catch a cab, pay for parking

Source: The Times August 23, 2020 02:03 UTC