Retiring to Northumberland- Nice areas?

Jackie1813

youth_leader said:

Berwick is a nightmare if you need hospital treatment, RVI in Newcastle.

Thanks, all this info is very useful. We are visiting the area week after next for good look around. 

pitbull

You could go for Newbiggin by the sea which is along the coast from Blyth and is a lovely place.
Your budget should get you a seafront house.

I live in Woodhorn, Ashington which is 10 mins by cycle to Newbiggin with a great cycle track between the 2.

Jackie1813

pitbull said:

You could go for Newbiggin by the sea which is along the coast from Blythe and is a lovely place.
Your budget should get you a seafront house.

I live in Woodhorn, Ashington which is 10 mins by cycle to Newbiggin with a great cycle track between the 2.

That sounds great. We are just getting into cycling. Thank you

pitbull

Jackie1813 said:

pitbull said:

You could go for Newbiggin by the sea which is along the coast from Blythe and is a lovely place.
Your budget should get you a seafront house.

I live in Woodhorn, Ashington which is 10 mins by cycle to Newbiggin with a great cycle track between the 2.

That sounds great. We are just getting into cycling. Thank you

No problem, if you have any questions or want us to check out anything for you, please send me a message and i will do what I can.

sgun

We moved from Gateshead to Northumberland last year, I work across the whole of Northumberland and know it very well. You really need to come and stay and tour around so you get a feel for each area. For example, the Blyth/Newbiggin area I dont find nice or attractive but some people like it as it's close to some beaches and urban areas. The coast north of there is lovely but pricey. We upped our budget from £250k to £300k for a 3 bed to get what we wanted, inland too which is usually less expensive. As had been said before the infrastructure can be ropey so you might need to decide on your priorities. Some of Northumberland closer to the north Tyneside areas can be a bit dodgy but pretty cheap.

Thrugelmir

Jackie1813 said:

Grumpelstiltskin said:

Don't know where you live at the moment but if it is in the south of England then defiantly rent for at least 12 months to see if you like the area in cold wet weather.

Unfortunately our daughter has a medical condition where the "heat" in the South East is bad for her, moving to the cold and wet is for the best.

Wales is closer! 

Jackie1813

Thrugelmir said:

Jackie1813 said:

Grumpelstiltskin said:

Don't know where you live at the moment but if it is in the south of England then defiantly rent for at least 12 months to see if you like the area in cold wet weather.

Unfortunately our daughter has a medical condition where the "heat" in the South East is bad for her, moving to the cold and wet is for the best.

Wales is closer! 

We absolutely love Wales. Our daughter is a teacher and will need to find a teaching job, unfortunately she does not speak welsh and is rubbish at learning languages, her talent is in science.

Jackie1813

sgun said:

We moved from Gateshead to Northumberland last year, I work across the whole of Northumberland and know it very well. You really need to come and stay and tour around so you get a feel for each area. For example, the Blyth/Newbiggin area I dont find nice or attractive but some people like it as it's close to some beaches and urban areas. The coast north of there is lovely but pricey. We upped our budget from £250k to £300k for a 3 bed to get what we wanted, inland too which is usually less expensive. As had been said before the infrastructure can be ropey so you might need to decide on your priorities. Some of Northumberland closer to the north Tyneside areas can be a bit dodgy but pretty cheap.

Thank you for your thoughts.

sgun

Jackie1813 said:

Thrugelmir said:

Jackie1813 said:

Grumpelstiltskin said:

Don't know where you live at the moment but if it is in the south of England then defiantly rent for at least 12 months to see if you like the area in cold wet weather.

Unfortunately our daughter has a medical condition where the "heat" in the South East is bad for her, moving to the cold and wet is for the best.

Wales is closer! 

We absolutely love Wales. Our daughter is a teacher and will need to find a teaching job, unfortunately she does not speak welsh and is rubbish at learning languages, her talent is in science.

Primary or secondary? Northumberland doesnt have that many schools compared to the rest of the UK and teachers who get into nice ones tend to stay at them. You need to look up the areas carefully, there are some nightmare schools in some areas.

daivid

Getting a teaching job in West Wales without Welsh language ability will be difficult. In the south and border areas many schools won't care, particularly for a shortage subject like secondary science