I swapped London for Surrey like Ant McPartlin and quickly regretted it: The people are boring, the food's bland and life is so dull, says Hackney hipster who bought £2m countryside cottage

I swapped London for Surrey like Ant McPartlin and quickly regretted it: The people are boring, the food's bland and life is so dull, says Hackney hipster who bought £2m countryside cottage  Daily Mail


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