Moving out of town! Have you?

novice-saver

A thing which is increasingly vital, and for me replaces the need for a nearby bank and _some_ shops is good, reliable, and very fast internet connectivity.

A large number of villages and outlying places are NOT_SPOTS.

Just wait until you rely on broadband for TV (over IP).

tanith

novice-saver wrote: »

A thing which is increasingly vital, and for me replaces the need for a nearby bank and _some_ shops is good, reliable, and very fast internet connectivity.

A large number of villages and outlying places are NOT_SPOTS.

Just wait until you rely on broadband for TV (over IP).

Thats one thing I hadn't thought of , I'd have to check that out as I do rely on the internet for all my banking and keeping in touch with the grandkids and my son who works abroad.. I better start a list of things to consider I think..:rotfl:

Errata

Tanith - why not make a list of all the things you will need for the next 20 years and another list of all the things you will want ?

For instance: will you need to make new friends in your new place to replace the ones where you are now that you will lose touch with, or would you just want to.
Will you need reliable and regular public transport links or would you just want them, remembering how much public transport can change over 20 years.

morag1202

I was born in Margate in the 50's. The winters were lovely but the summers were foul, "vsitors" left their manners at home. Judging by this thread things have not changed

seven-day-weekend

As you probably know, we moved from a West Midlands City, to a tiny village up a mountain in southern Spain. It is lovely, the people are great and the scenery is stunning, but we do get stir crazy after a while and miss the city facilities. So now we have started doing half-and-half, best of both worlds.

I'm sure we would be fine in a UK market town though, although even then the location would need thinking about, as all our roots/most of our friends/family etc are in the Midlands.

I would certainly make sure that wherever you go to has facilities and that you don't get have to get the car out for even simple tasks like buying a stamp.

Having said all that, I would say go for it if you can, you will lways regret it if you don't try. Try not to burn your boats and maybe rent first in your chosen location, or keep a small bolt hole in your home town. The best decision we made was to keep our UK house, even though it meant we hadn't a huge amount of money left for the Spanish one.

Good luck!

tanith

Thanks for all the ideas, 7DW we would love it if we could keep a bolthole in London but thats never going to happen with the price of houses now... we would need the money from our London house to buy elsewhere .. but the renting for a while might work... I think you have the best of both worlds.. but if you had to choose , which would it be?

Agapanthus

I haven't done this - I already live in Hampshire within easy walking distance of a railway station, bus stops shops and all facilities, so I don't feel the need.

I do have a friend who has done it very successfully. He moved to a small town on the south coast of Hampshire. His house is in the centre (though in a road with only light traffic), but it has a good sized garden. Pubs, shops, restaurant, doctor, dentist etc. are all a short walk away - as is the sea front. There are lots of facilities for pensioners as there are lots of them there. He seems perfectly set up, but I think he chose with great care.

It can be done, but I think that the advice to rent first and try it out is very sound.

Farway

Like Agapanthus I also live in Hampshire, south of Petersfield, but not on coast but plenty of frequent free buses to there if I choose, also shops, bank, Lildl etc within walking distance

My Mother moved from Hillingdon [Middlesex as was] to a small village in Wiltshire, thatched cottages etc. Had train station to Reading as well, for a few years all was well, until old age caught up, unable to drive, unable to walk to station or get on a train [no buses]

Hospital was over 20 miles [Swindon]

Her last few years were not good, trapped in a village unabale to go anywhere

The small market town sounds like a good idea to me

pollypenny

I agree absolutely with SDW. We live in a small market town and it is ideal. We have all the facilities, but the beautiful Clwydian Range is on our doorstep and cities and the coast a car trip away.

American Daughter-in-law-to-be LOVES it!

seven-day-weekend

tanith wrote: »

Thanks for all the ideas, 7DW we would love it if we could keep a bolthole in London but thats never going to happen with the price of houses now... we would need the money from our London house to buy elsewhere .. but the renting for a while might work... I think you have the best of both worlds.. but if you had to choose , which would it be?

I meant sell your house and buy a cheaper apartment or something in London.

If had to chose (and it meant I could never live in the house I hadn't chosen again) I would chose the UK. No contest. However, mot under the present circumstances of having to share my UK house. I would wait until we had sold the Spanish house and bought a flat in the UK.