Thankyou for starting this thread, we're planning to move to London from the North (Darlington) and have had a look around Forest Hill. This board has proven pretty useful, came down for a visit last weekend to check out things like the Horniman Museum, the shops and transport links. Will look for accommodation soon but am in no rush as we will be able to stay with relatives in Dulwich Village. That's a lovely place but we want to be somewhere more affordable and a bit more "London"!
So, thankyou to everyone for posting on this forum it's very useful to get a flavour of what is going on, and I like the community spirit there seems to be in the area.