If you could move anywhere in UK where would you move too?

[Grant Fondo]

If someone told me to go and live in a little shack on the quiet south-side of Poole Harbour I wouldn't protest too much.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

If someone told me to go and live in a little shack on the quiet south-side of Poole Harbour I wouldn't protest too much.
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It is nice there, we have friends living there but those brightly painted sheds are a heck of a price.

 

[DCLane]

My only experience of NI ,a cycle trip, in the flag season.
I found the experience very disturbing. Do you get hardened to it when living there?

I was over there only once during marching/flag season in the early 1990's. Otherwise I was back home due to the university break or away on holiday. However, in the one year I was there it was a march but nothing much else.

However I lived in the fairly peaceful Portstewart and SWMBO's family in mostly-republican Rostrevor. When we were in Belfast we lived just by the Falls, which was why a mid-July holiday was booked.

 

[welsh dragon]

I did it in 1999 after spending 20 years saving to move.

Went from living and working in Birmingham to a very rural part of Powys Mid Wales.

Best thing we have ever done, and our kids and grandchildren came as well. All my grandchildren were born here or were under 6 years of age and only 1 is considering moving away after UNI to make money, then come back to Powys.

Fantastic scenery, and the peole are great as long as you treat them properly and show them respect and a willingness to help them if and when needed.

The only downside are the buses. Total rubbish and you need a car to live out here.

 

[Beebo]

We have a family friend who moved from Kent to Sanday, a remote island in Orkney in his mid 50s.
Health care is a massive consideration when you are in the middle of nowhere.
He loved it until he hit his late 70s and required twice weekly dialysis.
There was no possibility on his island and even the main island was hit and miss so his best bet was travel to Inverness.
He eventually moved back to Kent but couldn’t afford to buy anything as the house prices were huge compared to Orkney.
The lesson is. If you do move somewhere you need an escape plan to get back.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Bernaray - Outer Hebrides.

 

[Slick]

We have a family friend who moved from Kent to Sanday, a remote island in Orkney in his mid 50s.
Health care is a massive consideration when you are in the middle of nowhere.
He loved it until he hit his late 70s and required twice weekly dialysis.
There was no possibility on his island and even the main island was hit and miss so his best bet was travel to Inverness.
He eventually moved back to Kent but couldn’t afford to buy anything as the house prices were huge compared to Orkney.
The lesson is. If you do move somewhere you need an escape plan to get back.

I've seen that too many times, when people chasing the dream scarcely survive their first winter as it dawns on them like the depths of winter in these remote locations is much like lockdown without the zoom quizzes. Also, the health thing is actually worse thanost people realise, as not only is there not a specialist heart doctor cruising the highways of Oransay, there's little chance of you being rescued by something as common place as a car crash, which could easily cost you your life, as a number of locals to these areas can testify.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I've seen that too many times, when people chasing the dream scarcely survive their first winter as it dawns on them like the depths of winter in these remote locations is much like lockdown without the zoom quizzes. Also, the health thing is actually worse thanost people realise, as not only is there not a specialist heart doctor cruising the highways of Oransay, there's little chance of you being rescued by something as common place as a car crash, which could easily cost you your life, as a number of locals to these areas can testify.

It's all well and good in the summer, but come the winter... Also, scenery doesn't put food on the table and jobs are scarce, so many have several jobs just to manage. You need to stick at it.

Regarding health, if I lived up there, I'd still need to get back down to Glasgow for my check - ups and I remember hearing of people flying in from the islands just to attend. The novelty value even of flying must wear thin quite quickly.

As for the other point, yes, if you go, you need to go knowing that you might never come back. Once you understand that, you start to view it differently.

That said, we had a family friend who had a heart attack whilst on holiday at Ardnamurchan point.
The weather was not good enough for the helicopter to land, so they had to send an ambulance out from Fort William on a journey that took over 2 hours just to get to him, never mind the return!
I am not sure if this is true, but we were told that it was the furthest away point from a hospital on the British Mainland, at the time anyway.

He scared us all, but was fine

 

[Drago]

We have a family friend who moved from Kent to Sanday, a remote island in Orkney in his mid 50s.
Health care is a massive consideration when you are in the middle of nowhere.
He loved it until he hit his late 70s and required twice weekly dialysis.
There was no possibility on his island and even the main island was hit and miss so his best bet was travel to Inverness.
He eventually moved back to Kent but couldn’t afford to buy anything as the house prices were huge compared to Orkney.
The lesson is. If you do move somewhere you need an escape plan to get back.

Health care is a big consideration for Mrs D, wouldn't want to be a flight or ferry trip away from a decent hospital so when she retires - she reckons about 5 years when she turns 50 - we will mull that one.

The Orcadians are a funny lot. Outsiders will forever be 'ferry loupers', a kind of spoken about behind your back second class citizen, no matter how long they are there

 

[JohnHughes307]

Health care is a big consideration for Mrs D, wouldn't want to be a flight or ferry trip away from a decent hospital so when she retires - she reckons about 5 years when she turns 50 - we will mull that one.

The Orcadians are a funny lot. Outsiders will forever be 'ferry loupers', a kind of spoken about behind your back second class citizen, no matter how long they are there

I discovered something similar when I lived on the Isle of Man - You would still be an outsider after living there for decades. You'd be very welcome though, unless you were a weneye. A weneye (someone who is always saying "When I was in London / England / Timbuctoo") would be swiftly told"Well, why don't you farking go back there then?"

 

[Gwylan]

Thought that my self a few times

would actually like a proper sea going boat - but that really needs more than one person to drive it safely
and round here there is too bog a gap between safe havens
the idea in my head works better on the Med - somewhere with lots of harbours with bars and food!!!


in reality - I also like North Wales
used to live there - only moved away for a woman
well - I did end up marrying her
but can;t really move too far away from here due to grandkids and all that

but if I was still on my own I would have stayed in North Wales - probably Llandudno (near it not IN it!)

Had a boat, despite appearances properly done it is expensive. They are money pits.
Takes planning and fortitude to find places to anchor or moor free.
The free places generally are not the nicest spots. Their occupants are driven by the need for economy.
Marinas are expensive for annual (£500 a month) or passing visits (£30 a night)

Also boring stuff like receiving mail and having a fixed address for organisations. Doctors etc can be challenging.

 

[T4tomo]

Had a boat, despite appearances properly done it is expensive. They are money pits.

Someone once said if you can float it, fly it or fark it, its going to be expensive....

 

[Beebo]

Someone once said if you can float it, fly it or fark it, hire it.

FTFY

 

[FishFright]

Someone once said if you can float it, fly it or fark it, its going to be expensive....

I heard that as - if it F, F or F s , rent it.

 

[T4tomo]

FTFY

I have a mate who has an apartment in Mallorca. One summer he did his motor boat skipper licence thing and then hired a boat for week or two when the family was out in the summer.

next year he bought one,just a little day boat cruiser thing. .. two year later he sold it as he said it was such a hassle particularly having it stored over winter out of the water etc.

he refuses to answer how much more expensive per day owning it than hiring one was.....