West Sussex is the best place to retire to. Discuss

[GrumpyGregry]

TinymyNewt asked a fair question earlier.. quote.. "
Why do people often decide to move away from their life and all their friends when they retire? Alan Bennett wrote a play about it, and how it is often a terrible mistake. I think it was called Sunset on the Bay."

IMO it is easier for 'anywheres' to retire to a new place than it is for the 'somewheres'.
Anywheres being those of us who have moved away from home and possibly travelled around in work.
Usually graduates.
Somewheres are the more rooted people who have never strayed far from their birthplace.
Generally non graduates.
Those aren't statussignallers it's just that graduates tend to shift more during their working lives.
For 'bang for your buck' seaside retirement the Lincolnshire Coast takes some beating.
We're now known as the 'Affordable North Norfolk'.

Sunsets over land not over sea, therefore not on tlh's list of acceptable coastal locations.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

TinymyNewt asked a fair question earlier.. quote.. "
Why do people often decide to move away from their life and all their friends when they retire? Alan Bennett wrote a play about it, and how it is often a terrible mistake. I think it was called Sunset on the Bay."

IMO it is easier for 'anywheres' to retire to a new place than it is for the 'somewheres'.
Anywheres being those of us who have moved away from home and possibly travelled around in work.
Usually graduates.
Somewheres are the more rooted people who have never strayed far from their birthplace.
Generally non graduates.
Those aren't statussignallers it's just that graduates tend to shift more during their working lives.
For 'bang for your buck' seaside retirement the Lincolnshire Coast takes some beating.
We're now known as the 'Affordable North Norfolk'.

It's cheap there for a reason - it's a deadly dull place imo. My Mum (long gone sadly) was born in Alford so I know the area pretty well and it really is rather dreary.

 

[Nibor]

You should all come to Accrington there are vacancies at the local retirement flats in Great Harwood apparently.

You could all live like kings.

 

[GM]

Keeping a close eye on this thread ATM. We're carefully looking places we would like to down size to. High on the list ATM is Northern Ireland, somewhere I think is sadly overlooked by a lot of people. Mind you, if I won the lottery I'd buy one of the big houses around the corner from us!

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Keeping a close eye on this thread ATM. We're carefully looking places we would like to down size to. High on the list ATM is Northern Ireland, somewhere I think is sadly overlooked by a lot of people. Mind you, if I won the lottery I'd buy one of the big houses around the corner from us!

Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries and Galloway appeals to me. Just need to take tlh there for a second opinion.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

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Any west facing coastline or is that all in Donegal?

 

[GM]

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Couldn't find that on google maps

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Nice part of the world for retiree's, all the shop windows are bifocal.

 

[The Jogger]

It's a great place to retire to or in , especially if it's early retirement..............................Chichester

 

[Beebo]

Keeping a close eye on this thread ATM. We're carefully looking places we would like to down size to. High on the list ATM is Northern Ireland, somewhere I think is sadly overlooked by a lot of people. Mind you, if I won the lottery I'd buy one of the big houses around the corner from us!

It rains too much in Ireland.
The weather has to be a factor as to why the south coast is so popular in

 

[GM]

It rains too much in Ireland.
The weather has to be a factor as to why the south coast is so popular in

True, but the plan would only be there in the summer when the rain is a bit warmer.

 

[rich p]

It's a great place to retire to or in , especially if it's early retirement..............................Chichester

I thought you'd buggered off to Spain?

 

[The Jogger]

I thought you'd buggered off to Spain?

Bought a place out there Rich and going between the two, out there next week for six weeks. Father in Law copped dementia so we decided to do this and support them as well.

 

[Milzy]

It would do. The Highlands too.

 

[Cuchilo]

I'm making some windows for a place in west sussex at the moment ,( was out there today ) Lovely places but i dont have 6 million to spend on a farked farm house .