Building Kettlewick's Dream Riverside Estate in Cities Skylines 2! Ep5

[@superjanitor123]

This is a really good UK build, because there’s never any money in the budget

[@plip13]

😅 Same in France ! 😂

[@wolfgangBuonarotti]

lol hospitals get a bit less funding than last year; "muzz' be cuzza doze bloody immigruntz!"; bulldozes all outside connections; "That's *that* sorted, then!"

[@robWolvesfan1]

Couple of things to point out Biffa 1) In Quality Crest, you're deleting houses but because you manually placed them, they're not rebuilding as there's no zone beneath it 2) That double roundabout so close together on the edge of Hobnob Heights is causing traffic chaos. You've got space around it, would it not be better to take them out and have a big 'central' roundabout?

[@Big-BoiSteve]

That new roundabout into Celebration Gardens has got to be called 'The tub'. You enter the tub to get to the celebrations!

[@DanAI17]

"The Brew" would be appropriate bc most of our rivers are a lovely, silty, brown. Also the new estate does look a little bit like its on a flood plain, those residents are going to need their boats!

[@vincentking2552]

Someone said that before, "Kettlewick-on-the-Brew" sounds right 😊

[@sparky531617]

Houses in a flood plain is wonderfully british house building logic

[@tims9434]

Crusty edges

[@unstoppable2180]

The river brew. No actually the Tea Brew! The-Tea-Is-Brewing

[@bobblebardsley]

I like 'The Brew'. If the city was just called Kettle, instead of Kettlewick, I'd suggest naming it the River Boil, then you'd have a Kettle-on-the-Boil. Also idk if there are triangular houses in CS2 but it would be genius to have a Toblerone Street where everything was triangular. (I guess you'd have to name it Toblerone Triangle.) City's looking great, nicely done!

[@bobblebardsley]

Oh that's weird, I hadn't watched the end of the video when I posted that, but it still kinda works with you mentioning calling it the Boil.

[@stephballchange5050]

I think the space opposite the new estate, the other side of the roundabout, could be a great place for a smaller retail park. I don’t think residents in celebration gardens would want amenities directly by their houses, so building on the other side of the main road would be a good move and could have restaurants and bars as well as other leisure and retail

[@M2Ys4U]

Love how you've built the new estate on what looks like a flood plain. Sucks for the cims and their insurance premiums

[@alexlancaster7681]

It's a very British idea. Was an area in the west country wgere the built a whole estate and said it'll be okay the drainage is great. Next heavy rain full it flooded and all the insurance companies would insure anyone in the area again.

[@-gordozian-2611]

I was watching you layout roads for Celebrations Gardens, just a suggestion was to have a lane with no parking and tree lined parallel to the river and having large homes backing along the river well spaced out instead of the cul de sacs, just to make it like a richer looking estate. Have bike path on edge of river and beautiful oak trees as well. Hope that made sense 🤔 it would be a celebration to live there. Also the river could be called River Teames

[@Boney0ne]

Another great episode! I really thought the intro of fixing things was going to address that road bush, but it looks like our friend is here to stay

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

😅

[@Puckold]

The Rebel Bush :)

[@vincentking2552]

☕ A few more I've been brainstorming for you... Lindt lane, Rowntree road. Viennetta view, Terry's Orange Avenue, Aero's Bubbles (thinking this one can be like a bunch of cul-de-sacs close to one another 😉) , Tutti Fruitii Fields, Jelly Tots Junction, Party Rings (could be another sort of cul-de-sac place), Ice Gem End, Pink Wafer Place, Tunnocks Teacake Lake (if you wanted to you can make a few lakes nearby), Fruit Pastels Fields, and finally, another one for a bunch of cul-de-sacs, Cadburys Buttons End. Loving the progress, both "The Boil", or "The Brew" are perfect names for the River. "Kettlewick-on-the-Boil" Speaking of which, mines just clicked, time to pour myself a cuppa and get watching. 😊💜

[@PoisedGibbon]

It is quite common for UK residential streets/areas to have the occasional alley with a set of garages for the nearby houses; might be a nice little extra detail to break up areas with lots of repeated housing assets.

[@marcrubin9359]

Great video Biffa! You can delete the landfill for some extra money. You shouldn't need it now. If you find that too unrealisitc, you can empty it first. A cool idea might be to use the landscaping tools to put some type of a mound there and plant a bunch on top. KInda what like happens to real landfills, hence the name!

[@scottish-tom]

River could be "The Tipple"? Kettlewick-on-the-Tipple has a bit of a ring to it :)

[@DrakeGamer85]

I just had a thought - I think the landfill site is too close to that main road into Kettlebridge. I'm sure you don't want new residents coming along *that* road spotting the landfill and thinking "This place is so unattractive". Maybe the landfill site is moved further away from the road, and hidden behind trees, so all the noise and smell of the work there is kept out of sight, allowing everyone to enjoy the city in peace and quiet with a nice cuppa?

[@MuhammadNurulIslam]

I did wonder the same in the last video...

[@MrGurney83]

New posh estate needs a local pub for local people vibe, so when you walk in the scoff at a peasant visiting

[@theangriestbrit1289]

and a fancy green for them to have upper class holiday events on like bonfire night and christmas market

[@KangaroonyUK]

Loving the series Biffa, this new pack is amazing! Got a few ideas. 1. The river needs to be "The Boil"...think i'm a little transfixed on the idea now. 😅 2. A path along the opposite side of the river from Celebration Gardens would be very in keeping, no quay walls just a nature walk sort of thing. 3. Would the junction leading into Celebration Gardens not be more of a t junction rather than what you've created?

[@Peaking-edits]

The best Tax rates are: Residential 10, Industrial 12, Commercial 11, Office 9 With these rates there will be good demand but you can make some bank

[@lush.hayden]

Good to know thanks:)

[@Thesecret101-te1lm]

But also: Seems like a bad idea to increase the tax for something with zero demand. I wounder if some office spaces ended up vacant during this episode?

[@kaimanawastudios]

Biffa i feel like you should make a train network... just make sure that is costs 5 pounds to go to work each way.

[@CptCupcakeUk]

it's always got to be late, expensive and dirty or sometimes ot show up at all if it's anything like EMR lol

[@kaimanawastudios]

@CptCupcakeUk haha yeah... at least you guys got trains. I'm from nz, we have like 2 cities wuth trains... and that's it for public transit trains.

[@MalikTahaa21]

You need a big shopping outlet near or in the city. A "downtown" area with big office buildings would be cool too.

[@mdsimpson]

Bushes on t'road! (0:06) 🫖

[@lush.hayden]

Loving Kettlewick so far! As a Brit as well feels very comfy and familiar

[@brickingwithtoby5280]

When ypu decide on a name for the river you should add a park zone over it. Also you should add a christmas tree to the main entrance of Kettlewick on the roundabout like most British towns this time of year. When you start to make large nature parkes you could call one Roundtree Mackintosh Park arfter the chocolate maker that was based in Norwich and made yorkie bars. ☕️🍵☕️🍵

[@MateyDrake]

Eventually a nice canal way would look good, not like Amsterdam style but like a Leeds to Liverpool vibe, going through the industrial areas from old mills

[@roybmanofmerlin]

@26mins In country England I know some houses backing onto rivers have a little jetty amongst trees with a small boat. that would be a great thing to detail if possible.

[@mateuszkunda9400]

Another lovely episode of Kettlewick! And oh boy, how good 'Celebration Gardens' sounds!

[@jaredhill6896]

The houses in Quality Crest won't auto rebuild. You manually placed these houses and the areas are not zoned

[@Hyper_Speed10]

I have a name suggestion for a new town or area called: bourbon borough , Winegums way, Maltesers mill, Percy pig palace, Cadbury corner ,tea cake town, Daim drive

[@LewiBrom]

Bourbon Borough inspired me. Custard Cream Crest, Digestives Drive, Malted Milk Mews, Rich Tea Rise etc etc

[@LewiBrom]

Classic UK this episode lol. Charge more, services just barely afloat as before but let's focus on building a new wealthy neighbourhood on a flood plain! Looks great though, these assets are amazing

[@TobyPlayz14]

🫖 I love your cities skylines series! Also i think a great name for a district would be Cadbury Cul-De-Sacs!

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

I like it!

[@scotto7047]

Loved the video mate. Living in Australia in 2024/25, its sad that I will never be able to afford to buy a home in a place remotely like this - this housing crisis just sucks. At least, we can dream as we look at these interesting suburbs.

[@FaithlessEmoRacing]

Video 5 of asking for trollies in the river / The Boil. Just a couple.

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

🤔

[@Tonydoore]

Loving Kettlewick so far!

[@oasntet]

0:10 Like the tree in the middle of the road in the first five seconds?

[@Hallmiester]

One suggestion, you should delete the back section of the fences on the larger estates that back up to the river (The Boil 🎉). It would make the river more accessible for those individuals living there.

[@clivemaishment3212]

I like the new posh area. Don't forget (as if!) to add a posh pub, perhaps the Fox & Hound. Or the Fox and Pound (cake)?

[@aaronorourke244]

You were talking about calling the river the boil but boil in spanish is hervor the hervor river could sound cool Loving the vids as always

[@erikstenviken2652]

In sweden we call these roads T-roads because of the sign we use to point out that you have to go back the same way. It would fit with ypur theme :) check wikipedia for Cul-de-sac and change language to swedish and you will see the sign.

[@JohnAlfwynn]

As another Brit I forgot this was CS2 for a moment. Thank you for all the amazing videos sir! *sips tea*

[@YHY88]

2:36 the house won't rebuild as you place it manually. it's not zoned to grow

[@TangerineUnicornDesign]

In reality, more of those houses off the cul-de-sacs on the river would back onto the river, they'd just have weird driveways to make it possible. Location is everything and that's definitely how it would be. You wouldn't have just one house with the river access, you'd have at least 3 on each cul-de-sac.

[@Thesecret101-te1lm]

Great progress! I think you deserve to use anarchy to put in the highway link. That would probably be something that an administrative layer higher up would do. For the connection to the main road, maybe turn both of the roads you built into one way roads, and put a two way road that curves and connects to the main road at a 90 degree angle? That way the left turns would be smooth in all directions, while the dangerous right hand turns (with left hand traffic) would be taken at a 90 degree angle which reduces the risk of accident due to many rear view mirrors missing things at a slight angle rearwards. Also, when you moved the cul-de-sac's, the through road became a bit wonky. Maybe temporary extend the cul-de-sac roads, delete the through road and redraw it with less wonkyness? Also thinking that in some rare cases the pedestrian bridge you put in would rather be a bus bridge, possibly one way or possibly a regular double direction bridge.

[@andrewlumsden-groom3566]

Perfectly timed. Stressful day and literally just sat down to find something to relax too. Can't thank you enough biffa.

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Enjoy! And hope your day improves :-)

[@plip13]

There are still a few pubs and small shops or newsagents missing from these suburban areas. Like the industrial estate, there should be two or three food trucks and at least one trucker restaurant. But otherwise, it's pretty similar to what I know of England: Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate, Dungerness, Margate and that big, slightly well-known town there ... Ah yes. London. And for the river's name ? Tea cosy.

[@ardenwarwick1087]

If you're gonna call it Celebration Garden, go all the way and call it Celebration Garden City. I used to work in Welwyn Garden City and it didn't feel much bigger than that. That may have been from my prejudice of coming from an actual city though.

[@colserra9770]

Your videos relax me so much and made me reaise just how much I love the UK and all it's weird and wonderful designs and architectures. Thanks so much!

[@EternalGamingNet]

Beautiful new estate! Really fun build.

[@Macwelshman]

You need to remove the surface below the posh houses so that the gardens look greener.

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

I do! I keep forgetting that as I run out of time. Super detailing episode coming up soon, so that's going on the list! Thank you 👍😀👍

[@magicalmac7505]

I feel like this new area should have something named after the little bay/pond at the end. Something like "the best arrow" because of its shape. I think it'd be cool to make the pond a more prominent feature and have like a few shops around it at the end of the neighborhood

[@mikeyboy1234567]

One day I hope to play some video games again, until then seeing CSII via Biffa is a treat.

[@Mdcmv2]

Hello biffa, have noticed the food names and came up with a few ideas for you, love the videos! .Ready salted station .Cheese and onion corner .Munchie Mount .Mr whippy way .Pringle point .Haribo house .Honey nut Homes .flapjack falls .Yorkshire pudding place .Rolo road

[@adalariea]

Quality Crest really needs its own small firestation, the houses keep burning down

[@carllewis3346]

Should call the river either Tees or Teise. Both real rivers and work well with the kettle vibe. Living the videos.

[@piervail]

Wow Biffa I like this 'Celebration Gardens' residential area. My question is there is NO parks in there. Maybe a little doggy park somewhere for the posh people walking their dogs?

[@theedgeofcurrentunderstanding]

Hi Biffa love your videos, but where are the UK roads? Circular turning circles (lollipops) were used up to the 1950's, from the 1960's & onwards turning T's & L's were implemented in modern urban design layouts. Also 'entries' were phased out with no access to the rear of houses, with the exception of 'Span' design developments (1960's/70's) with rear access only & communal areas to the front. In addition, any 'new builds' (1980's/90's) houses would be placed in a slightly 'staggered' pattern (back fence to back fence) following the deliberately designed 'wobble' in the road, a deliberate design decision to give a more 'organic' feel to the scheme & I think to correct the mistakes made in previous years were straight roads added to the sterile feel of a development. Just my observations, apologies for rambling on. 😊

[@martincurrie6243]

A lot of unused riverside space in the up market area. Many wealthy areas with large gardens have backlands development, where large gardens are sold and a few houses are built down little lanes. What you could do is fit a few alleyways off the cul de sacs and have a few large detached houses face the river. And also increase the density. In addition near the bridge you could have a large pub and garden face the river off an alley, with a river tow path connecting the pub and all the cul de sacs.

[@jonathanmogg1541]

How about "River Tisane" for a refined and elegant touch, I do like "Kettlewick-on-the-Brew" for a charming and whimsical feel? A tisane (pronounced tee-zan) is a herbal infusion.

[@madebymetta]

ArtTisanal - should be the name of the local upmarket pub too

[@wellimagamer8848]

Tea Brands, PG Tips, Yorkshire Tea, Taylors of Harrogate, Tetley, Twinings and Typhoo. Also Jams and Spreads as well, Lemon Curd, Black Currant, Marmalade, Strawberry Jam, Nutella, Blueberry Jam and Raspberry Jam.

[@carriegarrisonvos4433]

Lovely development!! I really like this one best of all. I like The Brew best of all. Looking really nice in Kettlewick, Biffa!🤩

[@brandonthomas2550]

You should incorporate some canal systems throughout the city! As the UK is known for its vast canal networks playing a historic role in the Industrial Revolution👍🏼 love the vids also!

[@izzatsufian2796]

The city is cozy 👍🏻🫖🍵

[@notnotjase7909]

Another area and street name idea. 'Wine Gum Groves', with Port Crescent, Sherry Street, Champagne Close, Burgundy Avenue, and Claret Drive.

[@CptCupcakeUk]

Sherry street is good!

[@PerfectAlibi1]

To avoid confusion Biffa, you should call it, British English and American English ^^

[@TobyPlayz14]

I think a great name for the river would be The Biffa Burn

[@SiqueScarface]

If all of Celebration Gardens is named after Kraft Foods (now Mondelez) products, the roundabout might be the Oreo Circle.

[@FleetfootMike]

Round my usual haunts (Hull/Peterborough) cul-de-sac ends are often very short T-junctions.

[@khingtv6060]

There's a Mr Kiplin Roundabout in Leicester. Rds round estate could be 'French Fancy, Swiss Roll, and Battenburg'

[@ieuancoleman1429]

Biffa, your country road needs a proper designation. I would suggest A240 (pun of two for tea). I would guess the real one is in Kent so you could throw a few odd Oasthouse (look them up) around as countryside housing.

[@MichaelaShadow]

In Bridgwater there is a Cross Rifles Roundabout that has cannon on it, you could put a statue in yours?

[@stephengreene3134]

☕️🫖 love all the videos. They are so relaxing and a nice break from my busy days

[@unstoppable2180]

☕👍 25:22 get a decal pack and you could make that roundabout look like a mini roundabout it's meant to be! 31:33 you can get them to snap to the sides of the road without any mods in case if you didn't know. INSPIRIED BY @DanAI17's comment of " "The Brew" would be appropriate bc most of our rivers are a lovely, silty, brown. Also the new estate does look a little bit like its on a flood plain, those residents are going to need their boats!": The river brew could be a good name. However, river is water, a liquid. Tea is a liquid. Tea-On-The-Brew or The-Tea-Is-Brewing or something along the lines of those would be good. EDIT: Rename Kettlewick to Kettle and the river could be named Brew. Then you can rename Kettle to Kettle-on-the-Brew!

[@dzo487]

That is so clever 😎

[@cddc2468]

Not a better way to start the day than with coffee, toast, and a new biffa video

[@BigKrisMorris]

3:17 you made the road a through road for busses just to put a stop at the end of the other road that the bus could have used lol. Edit:great series by the way I’m really enjoying it

[@elubrium7322]

You are one of the only ex-hermits who are actually active and having good numbers

[@AndreLouis]

In keeping with the chocolate theme, I think the roundabout in the new village should be called the wagon wheel roundabout

[@stephenclark9917]

There needs to be counter clockwise versions of bus routes. Also, walking paths to get from Quality into Hobnob.

[@blaikie79]

Can't believe you didn't put a roundabout at the start of the bridge to the new area!

[@AlexIanMartin1]

Tree in the road. 2 seconds in.

[@madebymetta]

If you start making any of the lovely large houses into historical (can we do that in cs2 yet?) homes - they could be named after herbal teas; Rosehip Gardens, Dandelion Drive, Camomile Cottage, Lavender Lane, Peppermint Place, Lemongrass Estate... 🥄

[@plip13]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻great suggestion

[@briansaccomanno6225]

They are called crosswalks in America. Love the videos!

[@Gary87]

A nice round estate called Wagon Wheel Way, with lots of roundabouts etc

[@TJSpks]

With British towns you'd normally see an old historical town center, with housing estates spreading out from this? Kettlewick seems to be a few housing estates joined together without an actual historical town center that makes sense

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Some British towns so, some don't 🤷‍♂️

[@TJSpks]

@ I guess so especially with new developments!

[@ryryk6977]

This is kettlewick not kettlebridge lol

[@jbwhangarei4549]

The Brew would be a great name for the river.

[@keeperofthefate]

Never put bus stop before the lights or crossing. Bus might have problem leaving that. It's always better to put bus/tram stops after junction. That's how most stops are located in my city (with few exceptions, mostly because of space constraints).

[@LeveLUP.]

Biffa doing the incredibly British thing of putting Bus Gates to stop "rat runs" 😂

[@building-pigeon]

No doubt in my mind, that the roundabout should be called "The wagon wheel"

[@TaleikaSampson]

Should rename Quality Crest as Quali-tea Crest

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Done :-)

[@roybmanofmerlin]

for the river name, as it's all going to be chocolate associated, flowing chocolate is used for Fondue, Kettlewick on the Fondue

[@Rosspeter123]

Loving this series. The UK Region Pack looks so good

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Thank you @Rosspeter123 :-)

[@The_Comment_Bot]

Found the first episode in this series and have been watching since and subscrided, keep it going!

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Welcome aboard! And thankyou ☺️

[@Jeroneymo92]

Those dead end streets in hobnob heights could really do with some pedestrian connections

[@welshykev]

The houses in Quality Crest wont re-build as you placed them rather than zoning for residential. Also, have you set zones for the service vehicles (ambulance, fire etc)?? Perhaps thats why the houses keep burning down as Quality Crest may not be included.

[@aidankenny521]

Absolutely loving this series, quality content as always (no pun intended)!

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Glad you enjoy it! Thankyou 👍😄

[@christinadavis2448]

Please check your playlist :P its out of order

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

I give up on the playlists, no order pleases everyone 😅

[@LukeCollins-e7s]

I think it would be a good idea to add river banks that people can walk on along the river

[@Cities-By-Maps]

Hey Biffa there is a mod called unlimited unique buildings on paradox mods which means you can place more then one of the unique buildings and as many as you want.😊

[@rozenkai4422]

Viscount crescent , werthers university club hub ind estate, penguin promenade, dodger hills and wafer way Love the series super nostalgic see place that look like places I've lived 🍵☕️🫖🍪

[@TheCasualLegoHorse123]

you should defeintely buil a retail park in your city

[@pinkarey_]

Don’t forget the signature buildings, some mansions would go well in the new area. Also kind of bothers me that there are no paths in and around cul de sacs and those dead end terraced streets

[@V8HiluxZX6R]

4:40 hedges on the pavements🇬🇧/sidewalks🇺🇸