Has anyone relocated to another part of the country on their own

I moved from Derby to South Wales by myself a few months before Covid: I knew no-one but just loved the area and my kids were constantly on the move so there was no point in trying to stay close. It was absolutely the best thing I have every done (I was 73 at the time). Now that lockdown is over, I have joined a walking group and a book club and have made individual friends from both. You have to put in the effort but in my case it was so worthwhile.

Always considering relocating from a seaside town to somewhere quieter, but the only two friends I have live near to me, and therefore being on my own is always what holds me back.
At 65 I don't feel ready for the scrap heap yet, but it's a huge step in a very small budget.
My dream location would be a garden house on a farm, so if anybody out there knows someone who owns a farm who would be willing for me to have a garden house on it in return for the cost of the land to accommodate a garden house with utilities please let me know.
By the way living in a seaside town is not all it's made out to be, it can be extremely noisy and busy especially in school holidays and not sunny days.

I relocated from Liverpool to Manchester (well only 50 miles) but a huge cultural difference from a "nice" leafy area to a council flat on a very tough estate. I was a mature student at the time and the council flat was all I could afford. Huge cultural difference then between the two cities. Manchester was buzzing with 4 universities. Liverpool has changed considerably since the 1980s and is now a really vibrant place.

I was 65 when I moved from a small town in central Scotland to a city in the north east of Scotland. I had lived in Perthshire for almost 30 years. I moved to be nearer my younger daughter who had 1 small child at that time. I have absolutely no regrets about moving. I took a part time job, where I worked for 3 years then when I retired I did some voluntary work for a further 2 years. I have had the pleasure of rescuing 2 West Highland terriers from Westie Rescue and have had the current one for 4 years now. I've been here when required to help my daughter and she and her Husband help me too when required. The best of both worlds at 82 .

Amandajs66 good luck, I shall be interested to hear how you get on, because I, too, am desperate to live near the sea, even though my head tells me it would be silly to leave all my local friends etc.

Our house is on the market and I’ll be moving over to the coast whilst my Husband stays here and just comes home at weekends. ( 2 hours away )
It’s a crazy thing to do as I’ve got family, friends and work here but I can’t ignore the strong desire to live near the sea.
Very scared but a little excited too.
I’ll have my 2 dogs for company.

Relocated from France back to UK after 44 years absence having lived all over the world. Both in our mid 70s - it was hard, very hard and we subsequently wished we hadn't. However, it was to be near family and to avoid their having to sort out complicated legalities in a foreign language after our demise. It is certainly a challenge wherever relocation is situated.

One of our respected GNs has just relocated to Bristol from Kent. She posts daily on the Good Morning thread of her trials (Ikea!) tribulations and successes as she settles into her new surroundings.
Perhaps worth reading, if you are considering something similar.

Repeatedly, including to different countries, although not in my seventies - I’m not there yet.

Changed jobs (well, downsized job) and moved 150 miles a few years before I retired, because I wanted to lived near the sea again. For the first time in over 25 years, I could choose where I lived.

It was definitely a positive move.

Yep - moved from Kent to Wiltshire when I was 72. Don't have any family and didn't know a soul when I got here. Can't say it was easy and there's a part of me that still longs to go back, but
not sure I've got the energy for the upheaval now.

I moved from London/Essex border (where I had lived since the age of 4 years old), to Somerset. Three years ago, when I was 78 years old. Okay, I did have one of my daughters living in the town I moved to, but she was busy with work and her own family

Difficult, Yes, but one of the best decisions I have ever made.

As you know Allsorts we relocated 6.5 years ago to move away from ES. It was the best thing we could have done but not sure I could have contemplated it without Mr. S.