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Sorry, too late , Norfolk is full, or at least the coast is ;) Coastal villages are becoming second home deserts, one village is known as Chelsea-on-Sea. Coastal prices elevated to suit the invaders and fancy-dancy restaurant pubs run by tv chefs. Roll on Q4 when they all bugger off.
Inland is OK all year though, most invaders just stream to and from the coast.
Hikers are challenged by no greater height than a gentle 338 ft above sea-level on the spoilt-for-choice public footpaths but there are sufficient hills to provide nice panoramas.

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I've looked at Cromer, for instance, and prices seem pretty reasonable there. (And I'm not talking about those nice chalets in Kings Chalet Park that go for £46,000 or thereabouts ... but you have to find somewhere else to live between November & March.)

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What about Sheringham?

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Yup, there too. Rightmove has plenty of places there including (for instance) a "A two bedroom terraced Victorian cottage in need of some modernisation and located just a short walk from the town centre and sea front" for £140,000. It does have a 1970s era swirly-pattern carpet, but I'm not looking for perfection!!

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I know Northern Irelad has terrible weather but being close to family is the most important factor for me. That is my reason for returning. Good Luck with your move prospective move.

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Still thinking about Norfolk, what is it with Great Yarmouth? I've never been there. I imagine that, like a lot of larger towns including seaside towns, it has not-nice areas, ASBO issues, possible neighbours-from-hell etc.

But it looks like it has a lot going for it. Railway service to Norwich. Interesting town centre and old buildings. Access to Norfolk broads and other outdoor stuff, walking, cycling, beaches etc. Offshore windfarm which looks spectacular. And yet property prices look incredibly low! Very nice looking houses for 150 or so, decent looking terraced houses for as little as 75K.

I was looking at Gorleston too.

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As you say, in theory Gt. Yarmouth should have a lot going for it. I've not visited for many years,
I only have a second hand insight comment, friends said recently they didn't like it.
But i took a tour courtesy of Google Street view and it looked OK, new construction, shops, the seafront promenade looks well maintained. We will take a trip there sometime, it's on the list. We got engaged in Gorleston.

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The Met Office map is very interesting, but it's up to 2000, and the climate has changed, as we've all seen. This is partly to do with the shift in the Gulf Stream, which isn't warming the west and central Britain as it used to.

You can see recent change here.
http://www.exactaweather.com/uploads/ukwword1.pdf

The West Country will continue to be milder, but not as balmy as in the past, as we can see around here from the number of palm trees that are dead or worse for wear.

Bev

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Bev, thanks for the interesting link. Yes, the met office map is only for data to 2000 but still gives some general comparisons and even though weather is changing, it is a slow gradual change though there may be some anomalies form time to time as we have seen with increased weather events.

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I give it the thumbs up also. Born and bred Bmth girl but moved from there at the age of .....50 .... to come live here in New Zealand. What a fool.

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Just wondering, has anyone heard from Elvira?

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I believe she moved back to London in late August? I know her spouse is continuing to work in California and I guess they will both be doing long-distance commuting for the next couple of years or more.