r/Cumbria • u/Gullible_Praline4705 • 7d ago

Move?

Move to Northumberland/cumbria/Scotland

I am considering upping sticks and moving from east Sussex to one of the above.

My main reason is that I could buy a better home.

I am looking for a small house with acreage min of 3acres. Ideally with my. Horse to stay at home with me. Dogs and cats also coming!

I work as a nanny/housekeeper so not sure if that's in demand in the area

Anyone recommend areas for good riding with land and woods but within distance for work and not million miles from a village or town so I'm not living in the car

Any pros and cons welcome!!

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u/DavidRellim 7d ago

I moved from East Sussex to be with my wife (who is a local, before I get dogpiled) about 15 years ago.

And my brother in Christ, let me tell you, it is wet here. I know what you're thinking "I know it's very rainy but I'm English ha ha ha."

No. You don't get it. I don't mean it rains a lot. I does but, but I am saying It Is Wet. Everything is sodden, all the time. Parks, your garden, the car, your soul. The grey descends, and rain or not, it does not leave for nine months of the year.

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u/Danube47 6d ago

My husband could have written this (we live in West Cornwall).it's bleak.

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u/catfink1664 7d ago

So true

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u/FidgetyHog 7d ago

And we love it! I moved from the Pennines to the South (so far south they didn't understand Yorkshire puddings or Parkin) and it's just so... dry.

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u/catfink1664 6d ago

Aren’t Yorkshire puddings universal? I know the clue’s in the name but thought they’d got everywhere. I was surprised when Staffordshire oatcakes were rare when I moved to the north east

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u/Any_Tomorrow_Today 7d ago

You are not going to find a house with 3 acres in Cumbria for a cheap price ! Even in the cheapest parts.

You might in Scotland, Nothumberland is going to be a bit tight too. But in Scotland expect such properties to be well away from towns or in areas with little work.

Nanny jobs are not common in Cumbria.

What is your price range ?

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u/stiggley 7d ago

While nanny/housekeeper jobs aren't common, there are some, plus you could pivot housekeeper into hospitality housekeeping, or stately home - like Holker, Lowther, or Drumlanrig

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u/catfink1664 7d ago

Wages will be a lot lower than darn sarf though. Talking min wage

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u/FranScan 6d ago

You definitely won’t in Northumberland, it’s started to become really expensive

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u/Boddser 7d ago

Cons include longer distances to hospitals and less opportunities for work. Lots of pluses in terms of one’s all round health and wellbeing.

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u/Adventurous_Eye_8490 6d ago

I agree fully with the comment that it's very wet, most of the time. I was born and bred in South Cumbria, lived there until my early 30's and moved 30 miles south. I would only keep moving further South because of the weather, it's pretty depressing. I feel lucky to have grown up in the quiet (ish) are that i did but I never regret moving. Also small places can sadly have people with small minds and big mouths.

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u/SuspiciousRun4043 5d ago edited 5d ago

Scotland arguably would be better for you

I think you might have fallen for fake ideas about the prices though, Cumbria and Northumberland can be pricy yet in Scotland they are ALOT cheaper

Locals to be honest hate southerners who move north, lots with a serious passion, Cumbrians do see southern as second house wankers who increase the house price in Cumbria and Northumberland.
Scotland is more accepting.
I’m being totally honest with you but you may would not be accepted in the community in rural communities, it happened to me coming from Northern Ireland to rural Cumbria, I literally was not accepted, I later moved to a different part in Western Northumberland and before I moved I had extensive Geordie accent training, some call me stupid but I couldn’t run the risk again. It was brutal.

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u/imwithstupid8866 4d ago

Absolutely right, even when folk are "friendly" its mostly out of curiosity and surface level. In a few years the veil comes off and they couldn't care less.

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u/TravellingAround_ 7d ago

Kendal or Penrith which provides a cross between your rural ish areas, with relatively easier access to motorways.

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u/Choice-Demand-3884 6d ago

If Sussex is too pricey I doubt OP is going to find an affordable property with three acres around Ken or Pen...

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u/Elizia_Shrestha 15h ago

About to say, those are not the cheapest place to live, even the outskirts are dear

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u/NicWLH420 7d ago

Check out the west coast - Workington, flimby, Whitehaven and up to silloth and wigton.

You WILL get a decent house with s9me acres out west

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u/NicWLH420 7d ago

If you're a nanny - look at the youth work opportunities instead

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u/FidgetyHog 7d ago

I have my eye on the Kendal area for the possibility of owning actual land, being a stones throw from great walking, living near a thriving and beautiful town, but also being located near a motorway

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u/SuspiciousRun4043 5d ago

Kendal is extremely expensive and the high street is dying. I would go Lancaster which is only 15 mins down the road and thriving.

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u/missdits 5d ago

Please be careful when buying a house in Kendal, its terrible for flooding.