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Introduction to Milton Keynes
What can you expect to find in Milton? Tree-lined boulevards, uncongested roads and clean buildings in spacious surrouding just for starters.Milton Keynes is a great place to live and if you look around, you will find plenty to interest you.
Milton Keynes has been described as combining the advantages of living in a large town withthe look and feel of a country village. The housing estates are all separated from each other by the 'Manhattan style' grid roads, which make navigation very easy by car.
The shopping centre consists mainly of the large chain stores but there is also a large market on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, which sells anything from computer games to vegetables.One of the nicest things about Milton Keynes is that, no matter where you live, you are within easy walking distance of an unspoilt green area.The city is also very clean, and was nominated the cleanest and greenest city in the UK in 1990, with its 1.25 million trees (that is 5 per person).You will also find a wide range of architectural styles ranging from modern concrete, chrome and glass, to 15th and 16th Century thatched cottages. The standard of accommodation that you can expect tofind in Milton Keynes is also generally higher than you may have experienced in other cities most houses being no more than 30 years old
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