Thank you all very much for the insights - really really helpful! I’ll also message a couple of you directly but I personally don’t mind the hill aspect, yet… Who knows, after cycling / running up it maybe I’ll curse the decision (or buy a bike with gears!). It’ll certainly make me fitter, that’s for sure. If anyone knows the gradient of the hill, please feel free to put the fear into me!
The peacefulness was something that really struck me on Saturday so I’d happily sacrifice a couple of minutes extra to walk up the hill for it (especially now I know about the halfway house / bench). If anything, getting down it if it’s icy or wet / covered in leaves would be more daunting.
As for the building being older, I would personally prefer that to purpose built new build that lacks a bit of identity, though I can understand why others would feel differently. I also didn’t think it was that rough around the edges, but maybe that says more about me and it sounds like work is being done to remedy that. Hopefully the new build at the rear doesn’t cause any issues.
Thank you all again and good luck @JennyLaws!
Chris