Relocation

Hi Geranium I live in E.Yorkshire, there are some great market towns.
Beverley,Driffield,Pocklington these all have plenty of shops, cinemas etc, they also offer easy access to the Wolds for some fabulous walking.

Why E.Yorkshire? With a bit more information I could offer more advice.

Currently live in West Yorkshire.
I want to live in a market town with a range of shops and other facilities within easy reach. I am also looking to when driving becomes difficult.
We have DC in W Yorks S Yorks, East Anglia and the Midlands. Journey times seem to be shorter to all of them apart from the W.Yorks one from where we currently live.
DH did some work in Beverley and I spent a couple of days there. Subsequently we went back for a short break.
I found people to be very friendly and facilities good and felt it was somewhere I could live. I have reasonable experience of judging this as we had frequent moves for DH work.

Sorry, thank you for your response Sago.

Geranimum I think you must be brave to effectively retire to a new area. I don't think I would have the courage.
Won't you miss your friends?
Beverley and other towns sound lovely but wouldn't you be starting from scratch? Any amount of shops wouldn't make up for leaving somewhere I know intimately.

I would recommend Beverley too. My friend and her DH relocated to there from Wales 17 years ago. This was to be closer to there daughter. She (the DD) had her career then still does but also now is kept busy with her children. My friend joined in many activities, clubs etc has many friends and lives within walking distance to the shops. She hasn’t regretted it one bit.

If we didn’t have our family living close to us I’d move there too.

We moved to the village where we live 15 years ago. We were both working and didn't socialise much. When I retired I joined U3A and walking groups.
When DH retired(almost!) we spent a lot of time travelling and one of the DC lived abroad so we spent time there.
My U3A activities were largely sports based. Unfortunately I have developed quite severe arthritis and have had to stop most of my activities.
Combined with the effects of lockdown I have been surprised at how friends from different groups seemed to disappear.
I have 1 friend here whom I have known since childhood. She is likely to move soon to be with a partner and would be nearer to the East Riding as it happens.
Moving doesn't daunt me I spent most of my adult life moving around the UK.

I've been to Beverly a few times and it really is a lovely place. I've often thought I could live there. It also has a very good train route

Beverly is very nice but growing at such a rapid rate the infrastructure can barely cope.
Do consider Driffield, it’s very handy for the coast and the moors and wolds.
The other consideration should be Malton just across the border into North Yorkshire, it’s got everything and the walking is superb.
If you like the coast Hornsea is a lovely town but there are no rail links.

Thank you, everyone. We will take a trip to Driffield.

I don't know the area Geranium but wish you well and hope you find what you are looking for. I don't agree with Grammaretto that starting from scratch in an new area is necessarily brave. That is exactly what Mr J and I did when we first retired and could not be happier. We got involved in the local community and have made new friends whilst still retaining our longer standing friends. You are only moving from West to East Yorkshire not hundreds of miles away! My advice is to just go for it.

Grammaretto

Geranimum I think you must be brave to effectively retire to a new area. I don't think I would have the courage.
Won't you miss your friends?
Beverley and other towns sound lovely but wouldn't you be starting from scratch? Any amount of shops wouldn't make up for leaving somewhere I know intimately.

I'm widowed and eleven years ago I moved from the place I knew intimately. Although I retain friendships there, things have changed. People have died others have moved away. Shops have closed etc. Nothing stays the same. Through moving I am now only sixteen miles away from my daughter and her family, instead of a three hour drive. So much has happened in the eleven years which has made me so thankful for being near my family. I have also made a wonderful group of friends. I love my house and the small, convenient market town where I live. We have a good bus service and access to two railway stations, some distance away. I don't have any regrets about moving. It's all been positive. I admit, leaving all that was familiar was a bit sad at the time, but but there were too many plusses for it to hold me back. Communication is so easy these days, keeping in touch with old friends is easy. Making a new start can be a very positive experience. Go for it.

Aldom your move sounds very positive and I am happy for you but I am not ready yet.
My house is far too big and expensive to run since I am now alone.
However my DC and DGC are so scattered. I couldn't move nearer to one.
I had considered living by the seaside where the DGC would love to visit but I fear I would end up feeling depressed, especially in winter.
My town is really quite nice although I can't say I like any of the houses or flats which come on the market.
I have lived here for over 40 years and have taken root and may have to leave feet first.