Where to Retire To ?

atush

That sounds a decent plan.

Our plan may change in future as I don't know where in the world our 3 boys will live.

While 2 say they will stay in the UK (one will be a UK trained Lawyer, one a UK chartered accountant) I am not sure if the third will move to the USA (they don't need VISAs). In fact they could end up anywhere in the EU as well (although i don't see this happening).

So I think our ideas may change depending on where they end up esp if they marry and have children.

So in the mean time we will carry on with our plan as it stands.

115K

We're thinking of moving somewhere along the C2C trainline as it is meant to be well rated by customers. Leigh-on-Sea, Thorpe Bay or Shoeburyness maybe as it is still quite easy to travel into London.

kidmugsy

Friends of ours retired to Oxford: lovely spot, lots of good music (which matters a lot to them) and handy for Heathrow so that children/grandchildren can fly in from anywhere. The downside is that housing is pricey.

atush

My son rents a student flat in Royal Leamington Spa. I have to say, seems a great little place with lots of places to eat out and shops etc. Bit of culture there too.

billyboggins_2

Malta in the winter uk in the summer

beedeedee

Although we have and will hang on to our house - we realised some years ago we don't actually need bricks and mortar as holiday or second homes.
To us, a good caravan or two, situated on nice sites in warm countries with cheap flights and a motorhome to travel between, is perfect for us. Keeping our home in UK is important for many reasons, but we love having options.....

atush

I went to Malta last winter for a long WE. It is Very built up, not sure i could live there.

My house in France only cost me 5K, so much cheaper than a motorhome lol

Prothet_of_Doom

Anglesea is cheap and beautiful. That's where my parents ended up retiring to. Dad learnt Welsh and got an A at A level so it's always funny to see him talking in his Lancs accent and the locals assuming he can't understand a word.
I'm looking at a line from Wem to Hereford on the English to Welsh Border and thinking "Hum, I can get my Dream House here"

Triumph13

Prothet_of_Doom wrote: »

I'm looking at a line from Wem to Hereford on the English to Welsh Border and thinking "Hum, I can get my Dream House here"

A lovely area, but I hope you've left enough in the budget for a decent umbrella and some wellies!

lisyloo

I am suprised so many of you say UK. I hate the weather here and most people I talk to are the same. I can't understand why people tolerate aches and pains and arthritis when it would all go away or be relieved somewhere else.

I would think of Egypt as a winter alternative.
Relatively cosmopolitan in the tourist areas i.e. shorts and T-shirts are fine.
English widely spoken in the tourist areas and great if you like watersports. I'd imagine being a casual dive guide to replace when others are sick as a way of getting free diving but not having the tiring job of doing it all the time. But as others have said it depends on what you want to do.
Egypt also does have nice hospitals for westerners. Not sure how the finances work out but maybe you have to balance things sometimes e.g. cross subsidise health costs with dirt cheap living.

I have thought of writing a book about where to live but I reckon it'd be a ton of research (maybe enjoyable).