Hi Nirmilla, I'm a Milton resident and have been for 9 years. I personally don't have any complaints about the village and location wise, it suits me perfectly. It is very safe and there are a lot of young families for you and your family to get to know. If you find the village life a bit too quiet for you, then Cambridge is a short bus ride away or London is about an hour on the train. You cannot get directly to CRC (as it is known locally) from Milton, but you can get there by taking 2 buses, 1 bus and a walk, bike or even walk there (approximately 40 mins - I used to do it). You can buy bus tickets that allow you unlimited travel within the Cambridge City limits (this includes CRC and Milton) either daily, weekly or monthly. Stagecoach is the bus operator and if you want to look at their website: www.stagecoachbus.com/ Generally there are usually several places to rent in Milton at any one time. I'm not a renter myself, but from what I know, a 2 bedroom house will cost about £750 per month. On top of this we have something called Council Tax which covers things like refuse collection, streetlighting, public are grass cutting, police, etc. Typically this is around £100 per month. Then of course you have your utility bills and groceries. For a family of 3 I could live comfortably on £60 per week - but I know a lot of people who couldn't do this! Things like cable TV, broadband internet, etc are commonplace and very easy to get access to and have installed. There are also other options available if you want to have multi-channel TV. Other than that, you don't need to register for anything else as such. There is a doctor's surgery in the village where you and your family can register. There is a large supermarket at the entrance to the village where you can buy anything from food, clothes even televisions! I don't know if you have ever experienced life in the UK before, but you might find the people a little bit 'cold', ie not friendly. But all this is is just a bit of shyness. You will find that if you just talk to people (you will probably have to initiate the conversation - at a bus stop for example), they will happily talk back to you and answer any questions you may have. Just out of interest, which island are you from? I have been to the Caribbean a few times - Barbados and Tobago - and was meant to go to St Lucia this year but the volacano in Sweden cancelled that trip for us. I love the Caribbean and would happily return there for a long holiday every year! Well, I hope that answers a few of your questions and if you need any more help, just drop me a line and I'll happily try to help. Best wishes, Matthew. On 19 August 2010 11:59, Nirmilla Bobb <nirmilla at hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi All > > I would like to enroll for an Access to HE at Cambridge Regional College. > Milton seems to be a very lovely community and I am very impressed by the > outstanding reports given to Milton's Primary School by Ofsted. I was > wondering if there was someone who can point me to more info regarding > living expenses in Milton. I'm trying to budget for my move and get an idea > how much it will cost to live with my husband and little girl as close as > possible to the school. > > Also, does anyone know how long it will take to travel from Milton to > Cambridge Regional? Sorry, where I'm from in the Caribbean, we either drive > to our destinations or walk... my island is very small (only 24 square > miles) and we don't have a public transportation system. > > If anyone can comment on lettings around Milton that would be great too. > I'm trying to get an idea of what's available and prices. So far, the few > real estate websites I've visited indicate little to no lettings around > Milton and I will be terribly disappointed if I don't find anything! My > move, hopefully will occur early July 2010 when school closes here. > > Would anyone also direct me to anything I need to know about living in > Milton (ie cable tv/ internet services, utilities, anything residents need > to be registered for etc)? > > Thanks all for helping out! > > Kind regards > Nirmilla > > > > > > -- > > > >