Reply With QuoteThank you, good to know.Originally Posted by Bristolian
We're both in our late 50's and looking for somewhere a bit remote. Touristy in the summer, quiet in the winter, that kind of thing. Having said that a retirement community is certainly not the plan so that is a concern. A lot of holiday properties isn't ideal either. I used to live in the cotswolds and there were entire villages of weekend houses, completely empty and lifeless during the week and on the weekend still lifeless but with cars parked everywhere.
So we want a "living" community.
All our work is online so its mobile. All we need is a good internet connection.
Thank you, good to know.
Weymouth. Dartmouth. Brixham. Totnes.
What do you think?
Born and raised there. It’s a great place to live. Moved away more than eighteen years ago but it’ll always be home to me.
I would add Lyme Regis to your list. It's the heart of the Jurassic Coast with a fantastic newly refurbed museum, nice restaurants and spectacular views. An hour or less to Exeter with it's world class rugby and Uni. The A35 between Axminster and Dorchester is one of the country's most scenic roads. Great cycling too. I'd move there in an instant.
Last edited by lughugger; 18th September 2018 at 07:37.
Yes for Lyme Regis, I was there a couple of weeks ago beautiful coastline. Went on to Poole which was excellent too. There is equally lovely coastline in a lot of areas eg Pembrokeshire, Northumberland, Cornwall, North Yorkshire. Your spoilt for choice but I'm from Yorkshire so for me up here.
Nice places to visit, I grew up on the “English Riviera” and living there is another experience altogether. Lovely if you like the sea but there is only so much time you can spend walking the rugged coastline.
Coastal towns have been on the decline for many years now with cheap flights abroad killing what used to be a thriving tourist industry. Many like the above can be very charming but once you’ve lived there a while can feel very small and out of touch with the real world. Lack of accessible airports and quick access to vibrant cities can leave you feeling isolated, although Exeter has improved a great deal recently.
Somewhere closer to Bristol airport, Bristol city and Bath but still with easy access to the coast would be a better choice. Maybe along the Chew Valley with its lovely lakes and beautiful villages whilst still close to these two cities with an abundance of culture and good transport links would be worth a look imho.
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I'm more familiar with the western end of the Jurassic coast, it's mainly tourism and farming so pretty quiet in the Winter. Things may be changing as they have a lot of investment going on and with the weakening pound it might get busier if more people holiday in the UK. Having moved up country (to the Oxford area at the moment), there are so many more opportunities and things going on around here that I can't ever see myself going back there, but it doesn't sound like you're necessarily looking for that!
I think those areas will be a lot busier than the Jurassic Coast with more industry and more life out of season, but probably more expensive too. From your description those sound like very good candidates. Agree with Billy's comments though, great because of the sea but for some that gets old real quick and travel is very limited. Takes up to an hour just to get onto the motorway from some places near the coast. In the summer we don't bother trying to drive down to Devon other than very late at night because the motorways get jammed up and it takes 5-6 hours when it should take 3.
Last edited by wombleh; 18th September 2018 at 13:45.
Keep it quiet!
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