HUGE question
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HUGE question
Am moving back to the UK soon with my wife (no kids). We are looking for somewhere where we can afford 2 bed cottage (£150-180000) semi rural, but with large town nearby. Horseriding, good employment ( not worried about good pay neccessarily as no mortgage) lovely scenery for horse and dogs etc. Have looked at Yorkshire dales (just about possible!) Any othe ideas??????? We are just after a quiet life in a rural setting earning enough to get by!
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Re: HUGE question
Am moving back to the UK soon with my wife (no kids). We are looking for somewhere where we can afford 2 bed cottage (£150-180000) semi rural, but with large town nearby. Horseriding, good employment ( not worried about good pay neccessarily as no mortgage) lovely scenery for horse and dogs etc. Have looked at Yorkshire dales (just about possible!) Any othe ideas??????? We are just after a quiet life in a rural setting earning enough to get by!
What about the Ribble Valley? Main town Clitheroe with a population of 10,000 (I shouldn't be telling you this - I don't want my town to get too populated) Check out this website, www.clitheroethefuture.co.uk Manchester is about 35 miles away.
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Re: HUGE question
Am moving back to the UK soon with my wife (no kids). We are looking for somewhere where we can afford 2 bed cottage (£150-180000) semi rural, but with large town nearby. Horseriding, good employment ( not worried about good pay neccessarily as no mortgage) lovely scenery for horse and dogs etc. Have looked at Yorkshire dales (just about possible!) Any othe ideas??????? We are just after a quiet life in a rural setting earning enough to get by!
Pleny of places in Derbyshire like that.
Not in the peak district itself but certainly on the fringes.
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Re: HUGE question
Am moving back to the UK soon with my wife (no kids). We are looking for somewhere where we can afford 2 bed cottage (£150-180000) semi rural, but with large town nearby. Horseriding, good employment ( not worried about good pay neccessarily as no mortgage) lovely scenery for horse and dogs etc. Have looked at Yorkshire dales (just about possible!) Any othe ideas??????? We are just after a quiet life in a rural setting earning enough to get by!
Rural but Edinburgh/Newcastle are accessible.
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south downs? 180,000 would get you a 2 bed cottage, maybe somewhere close to Midhurst area. Look along that whole area, Midhurst, Pulburough etcc and to the east of that. Beautiful scenery, lovely towns like chichester and Arundel close by and the more fun towns like Brighton and of course London within the hour. Also the beach is only 30 minutes away.
Lots of horsey stuff, Goodwood races and stables, Cowdray Polo etc etc
Lots of horsey stuff, Goodwood races and stables, Cowdray Polo etc etc
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Utlesford, North Essex
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Plenty of lovely 2 bed cottages all over the UK with your budget, great time to buy as well, have you considered buying at auction? hear there are plenty of real bargains with cash buyers
Olias, I thought you only went to Oz in September,are you coming back for good already?
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Ooh, I definitely recommend the Scottish Borders, as that is where I am from. It is quiet there, and close to Edinburgh, a beautiful city, as mentioned above. Of course, I'm not biased though, right
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Re: HUGE question
Am moving back to the UK soon with my wife (no kids). We are looking for somewhere where we can afford 2 bed cottage (£150-180000) semi rural, but with large town nearby. Horseriding, good employment ( not worried about good pay neccessarily as no mortgage) lovely scenery for horse and dogs etc. Have looked at Yorkshire dales (just about possible!) Any othe ideas??????? We are just after a quiet life in a rural setting earning enough to get by!
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Re: HUGE question
Am moving back to the UK soon with my wife (no kids). We are looking for somewhere where we can afford 2 bed cottage (£150-180000) semi rural, but with large town nearby. Horseriding, good employment ( not worried about good pay neccessarily as no mortgage) lovely scenery for horse and dogs etc. Have looked at Yorkshire dales (just about possible!) Any othe ideas??????? We are just after a quiet life in a rural setting earning enough to get by!
Ive pm'ed u - but wanted to attach this link to a previous thread
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...93#post4645293
I wanted you to see the pics re my post no 11 as it has horses and dogwalking etc in it but i forgot how to do pics.
Hope link works!
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What about the Ribble Valley? Main town Clitheroe with a population of 10,000 (I shouldn't be telling you this - I don't want my town to get too populated) Check out this website, www.clitheroethefuture.co.uk Manchester is about 35 miles away.
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Plenty of lovely 2 bed cottages all over the UK with your budget, great time to buy as well, have you considered buying at auction? hear there are plenty of real bargains with cash buyers
Olias, I thought you only went to Oz in September,are you coming back for good already?
Olias, I thought you only went to Oz in September,are you coming back for good already?
Glad we tried otherwise it would always have been a case of 'what if?' It just wasn't right for us.
To everyone else who has replied to this thread. thankyou. Rightmove.co.uk is going to get a right hammering!
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Am moving back to the UK soon with my wife (no kids). We are looking for somewhere where we can afford 2 bed cottage (£150-180000) semi rural, but with large town nearby. Horseriding, good employment ( not worried about good pay neccessarily as no mortgage) lovely scenery for horse and dogs etc. Have looked at Yorkshire dales (just about possible!) Any othe ideas??????? We are just after a quiet life in a rural setting earning enough to get by!
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Sorry that Queensland didnt pan out for you - sounds like the world is your oyster with a return. I reckon you will be spoiled for choice!
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living here in the UK isn't as bad as painted, it really isn't. We talk ourselves down all the time via the media and we do discuss social and political problems in a way I have never seen in OZ. Maybe ignorance is bliss. This country still has a lot to offer and like anywhere if you get the right place. I head back to Australia in a few weeks because of family, if they were here in the UK I wouldn't, I love it. Good Luck to the op heaps of good places as mentioned above by other posters.
Last edited by bluejohn; Feb 19th 2008 at 6:58 am.