Where to retire in the UK
Discussion
Redchaz said:
We live in North East Hampshire at the moment but are putting our feelers out for a house to retire to in the Corbridge area of Northumberland. My wife comes from there but moved south when very young. Any views ?
Corbridge is nice, although a bit touristy. There are a good number of places to eat, both in Corbridge and Hexham, which is just a few miles away and easy to reach on a bicycle if you use the back roads. Within a few miles of the town you're into very nice countryside, and the A69 gets you into Newcastle for city things.dmsims said:
Redchaz said:
We live in North East Hampshire at the moment but are putting our feelers out for a house to retire to in the Corbridge area of Northumberland. My wife comes from there but moved south when very young. Any views ?
Cold (relatively)Cheap
A69 is a PITA
Nice countryside
red_slr said:
Second was Tarporley / Tarvin / Delamere triangle.
Great location, expensive ish, but again transport links are not fantastic.
That said, Chester <20min and Mcr <60 min but by car only really.
Some really, really nice property - although seems slow to sell so market might be iffy for future downsizing.
The very first house we looked at in this area over 18 months ago is still on the market and has been reduced twice.
TBH this is probably our preferred area to move to if/when grandchildren arrive... good links to major city if needed and (for us) closer to an international airport than we currently are. Great location, expensive ish, but again transport links are not fantastic.
That said, Chester <20min and Mcr <60 min but by car only really.
Some really, really nice property - although seems slow to sell so market might be iffy for future downsizing.
The very first house we looked at in this area over 18 months ago is still on the market and has been reduced twice.
We saw one house in Audlem which seemed to tick all our boxes (https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/81516016#/) to the point that if we'd not been on lock-down we'd have gone to view with a very strong possibility of moving earlier than anticipated... for us it offered enough space that downsizing wouldn't have been too much of a wrench and it seems quite OAP friendly (for later years)
irocfan said:
TBH this is probably our preferred area to move to if/when grandchildren arrive... good links to major city if needed and (for us) closer to an international airport than we currently are.
We saw one house in Audlem which seemed to tick all our boxes (https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/81516016#/) to the point that if we'd not been on lock-down we'd have gone to view with a very strong possibility of moving earlier than anticipated... for us it offered enough space that downsizing wouldn't have been too much of a wrench and it seems quite OAP friendly (for later years)
I wouldn't let lockdown stop me viewing that house if I wanted to. No matter where i had to travel from.We saw one house in Audlem which seemed to tick all our boxes (https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/81516016#/) to the point that if we'd not been on lock-down we'd have gone to view with a very strong possibility of moving earlier than anticipated... for us it offered enough space that downsizing wouldn't have been too much of a wrench and it seems quite OAP friendly (for later years)
dmsims said:
Redchaz said:
We live in North East Hampshire at the moment but are putting our feelers out for a house to retire to in the Corbridge area of Northumberland. My wife comes from there but moved south when very young. Any views ?
Cold (relatively) - Put a jumper on you big softyCheap - No it's not.
A69 is a PITA - Only west of Hexham, and even then only at week ends and bank holidays.
Nice countryside - True.
ianrb said:
dmsims said:
Redchaz said:
We live in North East Hampshire at the moment but are putting our feelers out for a house to retire to in the Corbridge area of Northumberland. My wife comes from there but moved south when very young. Any views ?
Cold (relatively) - Put a jumper on you big softyCheap - No it's not.
A69 is a PITA - Only west of Hexham, and even then only at week ends and bank holidays.
Nice countryside - True.
For those off you who are willing to look at Scotland, then North East Fife is worth a look.
Dryer than most of the U..k.
Lovely villages especially around the East Neuk,
St Andrews is vibrant and full of history.
Dundee fairly close for your big city needs.
2 large hospitals fairly close by.
Edinburgh airport about an hour away.
Main line Station to London.
Just over an hours drive to the mountains.
Ticks most of the boxes, if your willing to be governed by the SNP
Dryer than most of the U..k.
Lovely villages especially around the East Neuk,
St Andrews is vibrant and full of history.
Dundee fairly close for your big city needs.
2 large hospitals fairly close by.
Edinburgh airport about an hour away.
Main line Station to London.
Just over an hours drive to the mountains.
Ticks most of the boxes, if your willing to be governed by the SNP
J6542 said:
For those off you who are willing to look at Scotland, then North East Fife is worth a look.
Dryer than most of the U..k.
Lovely villages especially around the East Neuk,
St Andrews is vibrant and full of history.
Dundee fairly close for your big city needs.
2 large hospitals fairly close by.
Edinburgh airport about an hour away.
Main line Station to London.
Just over an hours drive to the mountains.
Ticks most of the boxes, if your willing to be governed by the SNP
First property on Rightmove: https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prop...Dryer than most of the U..k.
Lovely villages especially around the East Neuk,
St Andrews is vibrant and full of history.
Dundee fairly close for your big city needs.
2 large hospitals fairly close by.
Edinburgh airport about an hour away.
Main line Station to London.
Just over an hours drive to the mountains.
Ticks most of the boxes, if your willing to be governed by the SNP
I bet it’s a bugger to heat!
J6542 said:
For those off you who are willing to look at Scotland, then North East Fife is worth a look.
Dryer than most of the U..k.
Lovely villages especially around the East Neuk,
St Andrews is vibrant and full of history.
Dundee fairly close for your big city needs.
2 large hospitals fairly close by.
Edinburgh airport about an hour away.
Main line Station to London.
Just over an hours drive to the mountains.
Ticks most of the boxes, if your willing to be governed by the SNP
Aside from the SNP/independance issue, you forgot cold. Very cold.Dryer than most of the U..k.
Lovely villages especially around the East Neuk,
St Andrews is vibrant and full of history.
Dundee fairly close for your big city needs.
2 large hospitals fairly close by.
Edinburgh airport about an hour away.
Main line Station to London.
Just over an hours drive to the mountains.
Ticks most of the boxes, if your willing to be governed by the SNP
monkfish1 said:
Aside from the SNP/independance issue, you forgot cold. Very cold.
It will certainly be a couple of degrees colder than southern England most days, but it’s very rarely very cold. I have only had to scrape the van a couple of times this winter, apart from the one bad week, which most of the country also got. 5C outside just now and No rain forecast next week with daytime highs of 12C
J6542 said:
Ok for security, Army base, former R.A.F base as his next door neighbour. Only a few miles from my house.
Wife was born on RAF Leuchars.....we swung past on one recent touring holiday in Scotland for her to see the place for the first time since she was 2, & to show the kids. What a dump! Mind you, that was a very specific location
To make up, we went to her fathers birthplace, Dundee. He couldn’t wait to leave the place, signing up to the RAF...but that was the late 40s, & he remained a lifelong Dark Blues fan.
The V&A was a great stop, & the city looked pretty interesting (as we drove on through!)
I can see that area could be interesting & well positioned for retirement....but I reckon a bit colder & greyer overall. Wife is resolutely not interested in living up there, but I can see us on more holiday trips around her native country in the future.
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