Its a little place near Manchester, quite homely, but obviously there are not-so-nice people everywhere...
And I agree, 28days/weeks later rocks, great music and pacing. Have you seen the TV show "Dexter"?
US Tv is so much better than British stuff, which is so dry and unambitious. : (
What sort of cycling do you do? I'm really into road bikes, but obviously I would never dare do a race!! (I'm not fast anyways, prefer climbing long hills for escapism).