where would you retire to in UK?
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I've never been there, but Cromer and Sheringham look nice. Norwich itself looks like a good city to live in, and it has good railway links, plenty of medieval churches and other good city things..
I agree with you about the North East though. Cullercoats and Tynemouth, never too far from Metro stop. I like the look of Darlington, access to gorgeous countryside and very well located for railway links.
I agree with you about the North East though. Cullercoats and Tynemouth, never too far from Metro stop. I like the look of Darlington, access to gorgeous countryside and very well located for railway links.
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Hunstanton looks nice, yes, and it is on the top 50 places in UK, crime low as well but then someone said that in winter it is not that pleasant. Hunstanton is also one of the few places you can view a sunset Does anyone know what Norfolk and that area is like in winter? There is also a good train service from Kings Lynn to London
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Hunstanton looks nice, yes, and it is on the top 50 places in UK, crime low as well but then someone said that in winter it is not that pleasant. Hunstanton is also one of the few places you can view a sunset Does anyone know what Norfolk and that area is like in winter?
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My parents live here and they are always out and about doing something with this group or that!
They are incredibly fit and healthy because of it, unlike my in-laws who retired to Somerset and just sit and watch TV all day as they can no longer drive. my parents hop on the bus or tube, or just plain walk!
My inlaws seem at least 10 years older than my parents, even though they are all around the 80 mark.
They are incredibly fit and healthy because of it, unlike my in-laws who retired to Somerset and just sit and watch TV all day as they can no longer drive. my parents hop on the bus or tube, or just plain walk!
My inlaws seem at least 10 years older than my parents, even though they are all around the 80 mark.
The same goes for me. I lived in NYC and I've had enough of cities to last me a lifetime. I would retire to the Yorkshire Dales if it was up to me - probably Reeth in Swaledale or Pately Bridge in Nidderdale. I can't think of anything better than waking up to those views every morning, then spending the day walking and sketching and painting - with maybe a few stops a week in the local pub. If only I didn't need to make a living
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/...n.html#article
Here is an old article. we are thinking about it for May 2015, although a long time away, I am busy researching places to go to retire. Lean towards, Devon, Dorset, NW Norfolk, IOW Would like to be within 15 min drive of the seaside, preferably a smaller town or village close to a town with good hospital facilities, bus service and train service to link to fast trains to London. Small bungalow with a bit of garden is what I am looking at on Rightmove. What are other's thoughts and plans?
Here is an old article. we are thinking about it for May 2015, although a long time away, I am busy researching places to go to retire. Lean towards, Devon, Dorset, NW Norfolk, IOW Would like to be within 15 min drive of the seaside, preferably a smaller town or village close to a town with good hospital facilities, bus service and train service to link to fast trains to London. Small bungalow with a bit of garden is what I am looking at on Rightmove. What are other's thoughts and plans?
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This is a recent article in The Guardian on the top ten places to retire.
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This is a recent article in The Guardian on the top ten places to retire.
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Once I would have felt the same, but having provided support for my parents through their retirement, I'm aware of the advantages of numbers. Services for the elderly in the area they retired to -- near Brighton -- are far better than the area I used to live in North Staffordshire. You are much more likely to find geriatric specialists of all sorts in an area with a lot of retired people.
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Once I would have felt the same, but having provided support for my parents through their retirement, I'm aware of the advantages of numbers. Services for the elderly in the area they retired to -- near Brighton -- are far better than the area I used to live in North Staffordshire. You are much more likely to find geriatric specialists of all sorts in an area with a lot of retired people.
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That's a really good point... however, wouldn't you expect a town the size of Brighton to have more services in general than North Staffs? My inclination is to pick somewhere at least in range of a bigger conurbation for this precise reason. Brighton would actually be a great choice imo (I have an elderly uncle living there), but I don't like its geographical location in terms of access to the country as a whole.
But, I still think that the number and quality of services for the elderly is likely to be better where there are a lot of old people. If you are a specialist in geriatric care, you are more likely to see career opportunities in one of the places popular for retirement.
My brother is a senior manager in the NHS and he confirms that services are likely to be better in one of the areas where there is a concentration of retired folk.
When my father had Parkinson's disease, and my mother was finding it difficult to look after him at home, he wanted to move to sheltered accommodation near me in Staffordshire, but when we looked into it, there simply was no sheltered accommodation in the area. There was plenty in East Sussex, and doing a net search, I see that there is plenty in the Torridge area of North Devon, which is one of the ten areas listed, and has lower population density than N.Staffs.
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Re: where would you retire to in UK?
Bournemouth or Poole would be by far my top choice. For something more geared towards that country-side look & feel maybe Swanage (or the surrounding villages) which is very close-by.
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Hunstanton looks nice, yes, and it is on the top 50 places in UK, crime low as well but then someone said that in winter it is not that pleasant. Hunstanton is also one of the few places you can view a sunset Does anyone know what Norfolk and that area is like in winter? There is also a good train service from Kings Lynn to London
This past 2 winters we were out hiking in decent weather most of the time, I didn't particularly notice any exceptional cold or wind beyond what one would expect in Britain. Last winter we can't recall much in way of ice but winter before there was snow / ice that stayed for a week or so. Cold winds from the north sea can occur and there is no benefit from the gulf stream like on the west coast but we can't recall any difficult weather this past winter. And if the coast is windy then we stay a bit inland for our hikes.
Sunny Hunny can be rather deserted on the prom during winter but nice days will attract people for a stroll there. It is popular destination for say 40 miles around. It can be crowded in summer like most seaside resorts.
There is low rainfall in West Norfolk. Last week when we were in Devon we suffered rain most days while it was hot and dry here in Norfolk.
A favourite activity of royalists is to see the Royal family at Sandringham and local churches through Christmas and New Year, summer visits too. And you would be welcome to join in the Hunstanton Christmas Day swim in the sea.
Hourly departure train service from Lynn via Ely (for Norwich / Midlands) and Cambridge (for Stansted) to London. Line is overhead elec so trains are fast. Talk is of providing 1/2 hourly service.
Is West Norfolk the best area to live? - well depends on what floats your boat, but it is certainly less crowded and less frantic than South East according to our new neighbours who just moved here from Kent. We like it for access to countryside and coast plus Norwich, Cambridge, Lincoln, London in easy reach. Lynn is popular for shopping and somewhat arts although I prefer Norwich.
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Hunstanton looks nice, yes, and it is on the top 50 places in UK, crime low as well but then someone said that in winter it is not that pleasant. Hunstanton is also one of the few places you can view a sunset Does anyone know what Norfolk and that area is like in winter? There is also a good train service from Kings Lynn to London
We found Norwich traffic too much for us (summer or winter) on our visits there, but people settled there would know how to avoid that, & those without cars wouldn't have that worry. We knew some young folks at uni who loved it there.