Retiring to Lancashire

The only thing I can see as a potential problem is that you are making your Yorkshire man live in Lancashire.

P.S. We also have too much stuff! We have a garage full of overestimated furniture, although it seemed that we got rid of a huge amount!

Enjoy your new home and the next chapter of your life. We have downsized/ moved recently and like you took a much needed holiday during the process.

Unpacking is quite tiring, I estimated 6 boxes a day was enough! Only one room full to go!

Well we are nearly there! The removal van arrives 8.00am Wednesday morning and we are surrounded by boxes. I am feeling much more positive now so let's hope it's the right thing to do. DH retired last Friday and we have been having farewell drinks etc. for a couple of weeks now! I arrived in this fair city as a bride with 3 suitcases and 2 teachests full of wedding presents now a large removal van is needed to accommodate our possession's! We have too much stuff ?

Thanks for all your comments which have mostly been positive. I think this is something we need to do otherwise we will be in a "never know" situation at least we are giving it a go. We are flying to NYC soon and have booked to go from Manchester leaving from my sisters house it will take 45 mins to get to the air port - it takes 4.5 hours to reach Heathrow from here so we are off to a good start!
As for the weather well I'm not to worried about rainfall but I'm not looking forward to the cold. My family call us soft southerners ?
Thanks again to everyone I'll let you know how it goes.
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Thank you NotTooOld. You're right of course, 70 miles isn't popping in distance. I'm actually in a town which has very good train links and I'm quite happy here but it's not 'home' We ended up here because the houses were very reasonably priced. We moved up from Hertfordshire. My 'older' friends are back home in Yorkshire and in the South where I was for over 20 years but I have a few friends here. I left Yorkshire in 1981 because of a man and foolishly moved down South to be with him after 3 months of knowing him. But that's another story

We moved from West Sussex, which has a fairly dry and pleasant climate, to Lancashire. We moved back south after four years. I just couldn't stand the cold, wet climate. It was never a problem for the friends that I made while I was there - they were used to it.

I remember meeting someone who said that she was from the area but had moved down to, I think, Surrey. She really missed Lancashire, so I suppose if your roots are in a place there is always that sense of coming home - and it must make a huge difference if you have several family members there too.

Good luck - I hope all goes well for you.

It is quite normal to feel the way you do, as they say moving can be one of most stressful times in life.
However, as we were both brought up in Kent , having to move to the northwest with my late husband's work, became very stressful, not so much the move but getting used to being amongst a society who have been brought up there, so it was more difficult to fit in. This you will not have to do, as you say you once lived in the area.
As many have mentioned, I did find the people in the shops very friendly, but I will admit, with the cold weather etc I was so happy when we were able to return further south again.

I am now feeling the same way, finding it so difficult moving to a life that I have never experienced before, being on my own. I would have been fine if I could have remained where my late husband died, but this was not possible.

No, Minder, I don't honestly think it would matter that much if it makes you happier. Seventy miles is not exactly popping in distance, so increasing it even by a good few miles probably wouldn't make much difference, would it? Let's face it, distances in England are never going to be that huge and you would probably still see them a couple of times a year. When you move, though, make sure you are not too far from a mainline station so you can always travel to see them by train - and buy a senior railcard if you don't already have one. Good luck!

I'm a Yorkshire 'lass'. Half Lancashire too because my Dad was a Lancastrian. I left Yorkshire to live in Hertfordshire which was lovely but I'm now stuck in Cambridgeshire and can't afford to go 'home' to Yorkshire. I would love to go back to either County really but I have a granddaughter (and a son) in Herts and I'm not sure I want to move further away from the 70+ miles we are now. Although having said that, I only see her a couple of times a year anyway so would it matter if I moved back home......

Wouldn't be able to afford those places me thinks?

Wouldn't be able to afford those places me thinks ?

Or Ripon.

Clitheroe is supposed to be one of the best places to live in the UK isn't it? I think it's lovely but prefer Harrogate.

Thank you mrsmopp and willow - still undecided really but you have both given me food for though.

I completely empathise jane. Having been a carer for years, we are seeing a solicitor to update wills and do power of attorney.
I had a conversation lately with a friend who was called 'my lovely' by a young man. She didn't like it.
They're talking on the tv this morning about how good it is for you to be outdoors, enjoy our Lancashire countryside Babs.

I am a Yorkie who has been in Lancashire for years . I do travel home for my "fix" quite often but I have grown to love my Lancashire home . Our meet ups have tended to be near Manchester but we come from all over so can be flexible . Hope you can join us sometime.

Hi Seasider well you never know maybe we could meet up! We are moving to what used to be an industrial town not very pretty in places but some lovely countryside quite near and the house is in a nice area.
I've been called "Love" here since I let my hair go grey! ?

Hey, Iam64 the weather is lovely up here, changeable, yes, but that's the fun.

Welcome back home Babs. Get back used to saying "Love" to everyone, lol. X

We have fairly regular meet ups in Lancashire so maybe you could join us?

Go near your daughter - but not with the intention that she will look after you. My parents moved 60 miles to live round the corner from us when they were in their mid 60's but only because I was an only child and they wanted to be near their grandsons. They lived very independent lives until their mid 80's when they both developed dementia. It was hard but it did meant I was here for them. They played golf and made a lot of good friends and enjoyed their lives here as we all spent a lot of happy times together. That said we still don't know where to go

I live in Devon and I love it. Glorious countryside, Exmoor, Dartmoor, lovely coastline, lots of attractive towns to choose from, Cornwall is on the doorstep.
The winters are warmer. There are so many benefits. Family will love to visit you as there are plenty of places for them to explore.
It's a great quality of life, and I wish you all the best if you decide to make the move.

We've just sold and now don't know whether to move to Devon, which DH would love, or to Berkshire to be near our daughter. We are in our late 60s but fairly fit. Any thoughts anyone?

Oh!
I cried when I left Devon
Mind you, it rains a lot there too

Come to Sunny Devon
Where it rains six days out of seven

Whatever you decide, I hope you'll be very happy

I was born in lancashire, it's a beautiful county and the only draw back is the weather which is indeed grim and really, only fit for the cotton trade which sadly is no more.
You're spot on about downstairs shower/wet rooms, easy access to doctors, shops, libraries and easy access to a good local hospital.
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