Moving to Newcastle

[zuby84]

Hey guys,

I've just got a new job through starting in August based around Newcastle and will be moving down from Glasgow.

For 8 months I am going to be in Morpeth and for 4 months I am going to be in Hexham. Whilst this is not ideal as I wanted to be in Newcastle city itself; does anyone know what kind of commute times we are talking about from Newcastle to Hexham and Morpeth if I decide to stay in Newcastle itself? Googlemaps tells me 30mins each way roughly, but what about the traffic?

Also with the above in mind; what would be the best location to get a flat in?

Cheers

[zuby84]

Cheers guys, doesn't sound too bad then as long as I'm going the "wrong way"; but is getting onto the A66 or A1 a hassle during rush hour Newcastle city centre traffic? Will I be driving around for yonks before I actually get onto these big roads if I live centrally? If that's the case then maybe I should get a place right next to one of the dual carriageways? Decisons decisons....

Olberj, I drive a S320 (07) and a 190 toyota celica (03) just now; was really considering getting something a bit nippier if I got the placement in the city itself, but looks like I'll have to get something with good fuel economy now with my daily commute looming.

Cheers

[zuby84]

That's sounding good, I prefer the quayside flats as opposed to the older Jesmond properties. But what is Quayside like to live in; are there lots of empty properties around and are these new buildings going into disrepair as is the case with a lot of these "new executive apartments" throughout the country? there's no traffic bottlenecks in the Quayside is there?

Cheers

[zuby84]

Hey,

I'm going down to visit this coming weekend and maybe arrange some flat viewings. I'm really considering getting a place on the suburbs (Fenham, Kenton etc..) ie West and close to the A1/A69 - I've been told by other people it will take 30mins to get out from the quayside from the morning. Are these decent places to live? I've been told Fenham has a good and bad area, which is which?

just to put a spanner in the works; I'm looking at a 996tt or F360 so need to have a driveway/garage for insurance purposes. I doubt there would be many of these around in the Quayside.

Cheers

[zuby84]

I'm going to look around the areas you guys have suggested; look fairly decentish on google streetview. And now the important stuff; where's the decent places to go out in Newcastle on a Fri/sat?

Cheers

[zuby84]

Cheers SeanyD,

Unfortunately I'm not going to get there untill 8.30pm tonight, but thanks for the offer. Will probably just get a feel for the city tommorow.

Thanks