View Full Version : Only 75 Quiet places in the UK?


sheff_minx
05-09-2005, 11:22
Only 75 places met the criteria of a ten minute period with no interruption from intrusive noise between the hours of 7.00am and 7.00pm. Examples of intrusive noise are road traffic, people (not including your companions), off-road vehicles and motorbikes, planes, industry, amplified noise, and explosions.

From The Hunt for Hush Campaign (http://www.cpre.org.uk/campaigns/landscape-and-beauty/tranquil-areas/the-hunt-for-hush.htm)

Only 75 places in the UK classed as "tranquil"? Surely not!! There must be more places that meet the criteria? Do you know of anywhere? I think where my parents live could be close but I'll have to see next time I go home as its on a public footpath and some planes do come over occasionally.

Is anybody else as disturbed as I am about the lack of quiet in the UK now?