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In Great Britain, the Happy at Home Index, an annual survey by the real-estate site Rightmove, found the country's happiest place to live in 2025: the market town of Skipton in North Yorkshire, which ...

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Skipton has a great many things: a sprawling network of canals, hearty local pubs, and, of course, the Yorkshire Dales right on the doorstep. It’s little wonder that it’s been named the happiest place ...

Nestled on the outskirts of the Yorkshire Dales lies a market town that has been crowned the happiest place to live in Britain in 2025. Skipton is scenic and historic - it has cobbled streets, a ...

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A bustling Yorkshire market town only an hour and 20 minutes away from Manchester has been crowned the happiest place to live in 2025. Skipton took the crowd thanks to its access to nature, friendly ...

Access to nature and essential services and friendliness of the people led ‘gateway to the Dales’ to top Rightmove index It is nicknamed “the gateway to the Dales”, is home to one of England’s ...