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moved or planning to move to a different area of the UK when you return?
We are looking at doing this and wanted to hear other peoples thoughts, experiences etc. We are thinking it is time to move on and find a new place in the UK from the one we left :) |
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Originally Posted by NZ4Now
(Post 10237266)
moved or planning to move to a different area of the UK when you return?
We are looking at doing this and wanted to hear other peoples thoughts, experiences etc. We are thinking it is time to move on and find a new place in the UK from the one we left :) Looking at house prices we think Norwich is an option but I still want to research the surrounding areas. We don't want to return to a town or new estate so are looking at the villages within commuter distance to Norwich for jobs. We still have our house on Essex so need to reach a definite decision in a few months so we know whether to start looking for a new job and know how long to continue renting out our house. Pretty much 99% sure that we're returning though... Doesn't take away that feeling of dread at the fear of the unknown. |
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Originally Posted by NZ4Now
(Post 10237266)
moved or planning to move to a different area of the UK when you return?
We are looking at doing this and wanted to hear other peoples thoughts, experiences etc. We are thinking it is time to move on and find a new place in the UK from the one we left :) |
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We used to live in North Staffordshire, on the edge of the Peak District. Whether or not to move back there, from Canada, when we go back to the UK in a couple of years time is a question we've been asking ourselves for years now. We seem to have finally decided to go to the West Country instead. It is a difficult decision.
On the one hand, we were very happy there and only moved away reluctantly because of my husband's work. We still have friends there who keep in touch. On the other hand, we don't have any deep roots in the area. We'd only moved there from London in 1996. I have a strong gut feeling that it is a mistake to go back, because it won't be the same, and is bound to be a disappointment in some ways. We will be retired when we go back, and it will be interesting to have a new area to explore. But, at the end of the day, house prices and availability are key factors. Looking on Rightmove there are more houses in the West Country that would suit us, and we are seeing very little that is suitable in the area we used to live. |
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Editha, would you mind specifying what the West Country is?
I'm always trying to pay attention to where people say they want to live and figure out why and whatnot. For us it's a matter of being almost completely ignorant of all places in England and really wanting to learn all we can and make as informed of a decision as possible. |
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Originally Posted by NZ4Now
(Post 10237266)
moved or planning to move to a different area of the UK when you return?
We are looking at doing this and wanted to hear other peoples thoughts, experiences etc. We are thinking it is time to move on and find a new place in the UK from the one we left :) |
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Originally Posted by Beccarose
(Post 10237569)
Editha, would you mind specifying what the West Country is?
I'm always trying to pay attention to where people say they want to live and figure out why and whatnot. For us it's a matter of being almost completely ignorant of all places in England and really wanting to learn all we can and make as informed of a decision as possible. The West Country is a generic term for the south west of England, usually comprising the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire. It's mainly low rolling hills getting more rugged the further west you go. Lots of market towns, and mainly conservative/liberal in politics. |
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Originally Posted by NZ4Now
(Post 10237266)
moved or planning to move to a different area of the UK when you return?
We are looking at doing this and wanted to hear other peoples thoughts, experiences etc. We are thinking it is time to move on and find a new place in the UK from the one we left :) We decided to go somewhere completly different just by watching a couple of property programmes. We researched North Yorkshire and thought it looked ideal. We have rented a house we saw on rightmove. The OH is now there and has said it is amazing. Carole |
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We currently live in Malta and came from Aberdeen in Scotland. We are going back to the UK in December and we have no desire to return to Aberdeen, as someone said it would feel like going full circle, and we don't want that. Instead we are moving to Hampshire area, probably around Chandlers Ford/Romsey area. Nice area and an easy commute to Southampton for more jobs. The area is much cheaper than Aberdeen too, Aberdeen is too expensive, only affordable if you work in the oil industry. I am really excited about going to a different area, it is still close enough toi family in Aberdeen and it still feels like going home but also somewhere different ifykwim.
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Originally Posted by NZ4Now
(Post 10237266)
moved or planning to move to a different area of the UK when you return?
We are looking at doing this and wanted to hear other peoples thoughts, experiences etc. We are thinking it is time to move on and find a new place in the UK from the one we left :) |
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Originally Posted by Beccarose
(Post 10237569)
Editha, would you mind specifying what the West Country is?
I'm always trying to pay attention to where people say they want to live and figure out why and whatnot. For us it's a matter of being almost completely ignorant of all places in England and really wanting to learn all we can and make as informed of a decision as possible. You will also see the term "Wessex" used for the West Country. That refers to both the ancient Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Wessex, which was centred in the South-West, and to the novelist Thomas Hardy's Wessex -- he set all of his novels in the West Country and called it Wessex. |
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It's weird. We had to come back to my old home town due to financial and doggie issues(!!) Also my family home does need some work and then we have to decide whether we sell or rent it out.
I was dreading coming back because it did feel like we were going full circle however I knew it would only be a stop gap until we moved up to London. I will say though, now that I'm back here it's actually quite comforting. Moving back after 15 years means there's quite a culture shock. It does feel easier being back in a town I know so well. The local surgery centre still know me, the local Barclays branch know my family and I still had an account there. I know where to buy groceries, where to get my phone unlocked (!) where to buy the best iced buns (!!) - so much more manageable than having to deal with new geography. Hopefully we'll be up in London in a month or so but I'll feel more "at home" in the UK by then! Make sense?!?!?!? |
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I guess I am... well maybe not such a different area, I was born in Romford, and am going to New Cross for school. After that, I'd really like to live in Essex, I like the looks of it and it's just sort of got in my head that I'd like to live there. Fingers crossed! But I'd really like to see more of England in general, there's bound to be a place that just calls to me more than anywhere else at the right time (Essex!) so I'm looking forward to that.
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Originally Posted by britwhore
(Post 10238896)
It's weird. We had to come back to my old home town due to financial and doggie issues(!!) Also my family home does need some work and then we have to decide whether we sell or rent it out.
I was dreading coming back because it did feel like we were going full circle however I knew it would only be a stop gap until we moved up to London. I will say though, now that I'm back here it's actually quite comforting. Moving back after 15 years means there's quite a culture shock. It does feel easier being back in a town I know so well. The local surgery centre still know me, the local Barclays branch know my family and I still had an account there. I know where to buy groceries, where to get my phone unlocked (!) where to buy the best iced buns (!!) - so much more manageable than having to deal with new geography. Hopefully we'll be up in London in a month or so but I'll feel more "at home" in the UK by then! Make sense?!?!?!? The town where I used to live has become quite a run down depressing place over the last few years. I bought in one of the nicer parts of town so hopefully my property will sell soon but I feel no strong urge to go back there. On the other hand I'll be living with my parents for the first 6 months and they live in a little country village, all 'ye olde' pubs, stone churches, cream teas, village fetes and little old ladies walking their dogs lol! Funny that the place I turned my nose up at when I was 16 (when I knew everything of course!) and left without a backwards glance, is the place I'm actually looking forward to living for a while ;) I've no idea where I'll end up even though I have a rough idea of places I like, I'll see how it goes! Since moving to Oz by myself, surviving 5 years of ups and downs all by my lonesome, been through good times and some very bad times, seen the best and worst of people I feel a much stronger person now. I wouldn't be fazed by moving to a new place in the UK where I knew no one whereas I may well have hesitated before. As I mentioned in my previous post 3 hours drive to see the family is 'just down the road' to me now lol! :rofl: |
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Don't get me wrong the town I was born in and now moved back to has become a complete shit hole. But I'm trying to remain positive (and I hide in my house eating cake.....which helps!!!)
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