Hythe, Hants as a place to live?
Discussion
I'm no longer working, so don't need to live in a specific place (I'm in Sandhurst, Berks at present).
Although as I still have to spend some time visiting an elderly parent in the London Borough of Sutton I can't really consider places like Dorset or Devon (much as I might like to)!
Anyway Mrs Tidy and I had a day out some years back (2003 possibly) and stopped off in Hythe for some lunch on the way to the New Forest. I seem to remember a bit of a green and a "villagey" feel to the place.
While trawling Rightmove recently I have seen a bungalow (now I'm pushing 60) that looks promising, is within budget and has plenty of parking!
I quite like the idea of somewhere with a promenade, a pier, beaches not far away and easy access to the New Forest.
Does anyone on here know the area? And if so how would they rate it as a place to live for an early retiree?
Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Although as I still have to spend some time visiting an elderly parent in the London Borough of Sutton I can't really consider places like Dorset or Devon (much as I might like to)!
Anyway Mrs Tidy and I had a day out some years back (2003 possibly) and stopped off in Hythe for some lunch on the way to the New Forest. I seem to remember a bit of a green and a "villagey" feel to the place.
While trawling Rightmove recently I have seen a bungalow (now I'm pushing 60) that looks promising, is within budget and has plenty of parking!
I quite like the idea of somewhere with a promenade, a pier, beaches not far away and easy access to the New Forest.
Does anyone on here know the area? And if so how would they rate it as a place to live for an early retiree?
Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks.
.:ian:. said:
Not a retiree, but I used to live down that way 
The negatives are fawley refinery, you do get a whiff on occasion, though not too bad in Hythe. There's also a low rumbly type noise, most noticeable at night.
The a326 is horrible, used to be nsl along its length, now there is a 40 section in the middle (some bint in a Volvo pulled out from a side road and killed a motorcyclist) so that combined with the Balmer lawn honda jazzs and the petrol tankers, means it's pretty much 40 the whole way until the dual carriageway.
It does take forever to get anywhere, especially if that anywhere is not Southampton!
On the plus sides, vast swathes of new forestyness, great for dog walking or just walking. Beaulieu, Lyndhurst, Lymington, Exbury, Bucklers Hard, Lepe, Calshot on the doorstep.
There's a good proportion of retired couples, we sold up to get in a decent secondary school catchment (rubbish secondarys) and sold to a couple retiring from Newbury.
I don't think the A326 ought to be an issue - I'll only need to use it out of rush hours. The negatives are fawley refinery, you do get a whiff on occasion, though not too bad in Hythe. There's also a low rumbly type noise, most noticeable at night.
The a326 is horrible, used to be nsl along its length, now there is a 40 section in the middle (some bint in a Volvo pulled out from a side road and killed a motorcyclist) so that combined with the Balmer lawn honda jazzs and the petrol tankers, means it's pretty much 40 the whole way until the dual carriageway.
It does take forever to get anywhere, especially if that anywhere is not Southampton!
On the plus sides, vast swathes of new forestyness, great for dog walking or just walking. Beaulieu, Lyndhurst, Lymington, Exbury, Bucklers Hard, Lepe, Calshot on the doorstep.
There's a good proportion of retired couples, we sold up to get in a decent secondary school catchment (rubbish secondarys) and sold to a couple retiring from Newbury.
And schools aren't an issue, although I wouldn't want to be near to a sub-standard one!
Thanks - it sounds promising!
Iain.
OK, thanks.
It ticked most boxes because it's a bungalow and not too big. I'll be 60 in April so was trying to think ahead for when my knees get worse! And as there is only me I don't need (or have the budget for) anything large. Plus the one I like has a garage and loads of driveway parking. At present I just have 2 allocated spaces, but visitors don't seem to understand what "allocated" means.
I'll take a trip down soon and have a look around - I would have done it this week but I didn't because it was half-term. Most places aren't quite the same in school holidays.
It ticked most boxes because it's a bungalow and not too big. I'll be 60 in April so was trying to think ahead for when my knees get worse! And as there is only me I don't need (or have the budget for) anything large. Plus the one I like has a garage and loads of driveway parking. At present I just have 2 allocated spaces, but visitors don't seem to understand what "allocated" means.
I'll take a trip down soon and have a look around - I would have done it this week but I didn't because it was half-term. Most places aren't quite the same in school holidays.
Supercilious Sid said:
LOL after I wrote it it thought I sounded a bit terse. There is a Honda garage up the road which has a never ending supply of Jazzs
Actually it's more useful to get an immediate reaction as it's more likely to be what you really think! No need for a Honda garage yet though thanks - (git) .
I may be getting free prescriptions, but I still have a couple of manual RWD straight 6 petrol BMWs.
Might they be wasted in that part of the world though?
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