Best part of England to move to??

bootman

Jillinoz wrote:

My vote's for Hebden Bridge, which is equidistant between Manchester and Leeds (but don't let that put you off!) and is in West Yorkshire.

We're apparently the fourth funkiest town in the world (according to that well known arbiter of what's-hot-and-what's-not, the British Airways inflight magazine!)

Seriously, though, we're the number one non-clone town in the UK, so no Starbucks, no Tesco, no KFC etc etc, just a raft of great little independent stores, including an organic grocers, traditional butchers, an old-fashioned chandlers, four well-stocked bookshops, a wealth of coffee shops and cafes and a fabulous deli selling wine, cheese and locally hand-made chocolates. As you can see, I never feel the need to shop anywhere else.

Plus, we are in the Pennines, so have wonderful walking, biking and horse-riding country, and are close to many other beauty spots, such as Haworth, the home of the Brontes.

And if you really need to go to Leeds or Manchester, the transport links are excellent.

I have been looking for a nice house in this area. It is really expensive. I live South looking to relocate due to work. A nice detached house with a bit of space around is more expensive than near Oxford!

rammster

Come to Dorchester
You will love it, great polite people, countryside, world heritage coast 5 miles away, maiden castle in the middle, and one of the best schools in the country. Property prices similar to cambridge though.

Sujamjen

pinkparrott wrote:

Come up to Yorkshire! really friendly folk, great food , pretty towns and villages . Rugged hill and senic countryside.
I live in Ilkley , with the famous moor! and its the best place I've ever lived.
Its great , lovely spa town with 1st class facilities, and if your retiring everything is on your door step, with an airport about 10 miles away , direct train line to leeds. and the Yorkshire Dales right on your door step. Plus great for links to motorways for getting pretty much any where in the uk.
Only down side is its a bit cold sometimes and the house prices in Ilkley are a bit steep compared to some other parts of Yorkshire

Strange though it sounds, I would like it to be colder! I like my seasons to be distinct - summers warm and winters cold (think open fires, cosy evenings etc)! Ideally we would like a small detached prperty in a rural or at the very least semi rural area, with nice views and a lot of space around us!! I love Yorkshire (we holiday in Sandsend, just outside of Whitby as often as possible) but haven't found a property that we like that we can afford (the cottage we rent in Sandsend is a 2 bed terrace and it is worth nearly £300,000) Our max spend is about £200,000. Have had a look at the various links that folk have been kind enough to post and there are some great places for us to start looking. So many thanks again.