The quietest place to move to in Northumberland.

Oldbat, Alnwick and district must be among the most feudal places in England.

My husband and I looked at Corbridge. Lovely town, but a huge hunting community, not our scene at all.

Corbridge is lovely but might be a bit pricey! All of the above are gorgeous you’ll be very happy I’m sure.

I live in lovely Alnwick. Huge Beaches 3miles away. Main line Railway station 3miles away at Alnmouth with direct trains to Edinburgh and London.Only downside is most of land belongs to the Duke and Duchess which they are regularly selling off for housing. Very little “public” open space though. We have a lovely theatre. Lots of tourists nowadays all year round.

The villages of Ford and Etal are very quiet, even in the summer holiday season. I love the Lady Waterford Hall at Ford.

ps - I forgot the quietest bit.
My parents moved to a village called Ogle when Dad retired.
That is pretty and very quiet.

All those places are familiar to me.
Blyth isn't so bad - there's a beautiful beach.
I think Warkworth would be my favourite. Or Hexham.
There used to be a power station at Cambois.

I am Northumbrian born and bred and very proud of it. I would avoid Keilder, the midges are horrendous. I lived near there and couldn't sit out in the summer. Belsay, Scots Gap, Rothbury are all lovely villages with good road links. Most of the coastal villages are attracting lots of visitors. The locals call it the Robson Green affect as he made so many documentaries around that area!
Good luck with the move, I am sure you won't regret it.

I'd add Cramlington to Yammy's list.

Some of the other Northumberland towns/villages mentioned are lovely but a long drive to the city.

The edges of Seaton Delaval and Seaton Sluice are also nice beach towns, with house prices with sea views at reasonable prices.

I know excactly where but I'm not telling as I want the place to be a secret.

My brother lives in Amble which is beautiful and has a nature reserve close by. Warkworth is lovely too but a bit bigger.

Ashington Blyth and Bedlington are to be avoided.
further north Rothbury has not been mentioned and it might be worth a look and all the others mentioned, you will find a big price range though some like Warkworth are very pretty.

Really, most of Northumberland is lovely and quiet. Avoid the Tyne valley near to Newcastle unless you can afford the house prices.

County Durham is pretty damn nice, too.

Cambodia is very special

I’m soooo jealous!

JaneJudge

Autocorrect suggesting Cambodia has really made me laugh

Me too! Cambois is really not that exotic.

As a note, I'd happily live in Cambois. It's probably about a 30 minute drive from the centre of Newcastle, so offers both beach and city. AND is very reasonably priced.

There is a spit of land, not attached to Blyth (a much rougher area) but with Blyth house prices. The houses are a 2 minute walk from the beach and it offers beautifully rugged beaches as well as hill top walks along the coast.

Autocorrect suggesting Cambodia has really made me laugh

I recommend Warkworth, it has a lot going for it. Choice of two buses to Alnwick which has a bus station, bus or a mile to walk to Amble. Railway station at Alnmouth. I've lived here for 20+ years and it has become a very popular tourist destination and is very busy all year now, friends are moving out to Rothbury/Wooler.

This thread took an interesting and unexpected detour to Cambodia. I love Gransnet.

Another vote for Warkworth from me....a handy bus ride to Alnwick for provision and then home to miles of beautiful dog walking, a castle, river and a spectacular beach.
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Belford is worth a look. 20 minutes from Berwick.

I second Bellingham. It has shops, doctors surgery, good country walks and is on the bus route to Hexham.
Stamfordham is a beautiful little village in the Tyne Valley.
I live in the south west corner of Northumberland and can recommend this area. Greenhead is on the Hadrian's wall path, when we moved from Cumbria we put in an offer for a bungalow there but lost out as our house sale fell through.
Hope you find somewhere, you won't regret the move.

As an afterthought - are you buying or renting? Could have an effect on your choice.

Warkworth might be worth checking out. It is small, has the River Coquet running on three sides, has a ruined castle and isn’t far from the sea. There are no supermarkets or big stores, which may be a disadvantage unless you do online shopping.

Only certain places attract tourists, do you favourite coast or country, but are you mobile? Bear in mind you might have to travel considerable distances for doctors, dentists, shops, vet etc.
However, I can’t fault your choice, even though I’m like Septima. Perhaps the Durham Dales are worth considering too.

Bellingham is really remote

It depends how remote you want really. Kielder is tiny, some tourists but they mainly keep to the holiday park.