To ask for recommendations on the best places to move in the UK rurally

[Aplacejustlikethis]

Just that really I am looking for somewhere very rural ideally an isolated property but still being nearish to a village in order to get supplies etc?

I will also find the correct board to post in but posting for traffic here

Anything else in your list of requirements e.g. access to motorways, mainline trains, big city, airports etc? Or are you happy to literally be in the middle of fields anywhere in the UK?

@emmathedilemma

Anything else in your list of requirements e.g. access to motorways, mainline trains, big city, airports etc? Or are you happy to literally be in the middle of fields anywhere in the UK?

Not really I just want to move somewhere rural that’s quite isolated ideally good hospitals and broadband

Northumberland

@stonebrambleboy

Northumberland

I will look into it thank you

What sort of budget?

@reefedsail

What sort of budget?

250-300k

If its quite isolated you may be a long way from even an average hospital. Broadband and mobile phone signals can be very poor to non existent. I live rurally (but not isolated). We have a village shop, but no way could it provide all one's needs - it's lovely, but a bit basic. The nearest supermarket is a 20 mile round trip, so not too bad.
I think you need to be more specific about what you are expecting from a rural area. There are lots of places where you can find space and peace and quiet without cutting yourself off from civilisation.

Aberdeenshire. Lots of villages and very rural houses within 20 to 30 mins of hospital, rail station, airport in Aberdeen

Have a read of this recent thread www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/4149338-I-can-live-anywhere-in-the-Uk?msgid=104115837#104115837

Ha, good broadband. Well, please don't move to the south west, because we've been trying to move since this time last year and everyone who wants a rural property in the middle of nowhere with land has been snapping up everything for about 100K more than it's probably worth. There are lots of lovely places, but just depends what sort of community you're looking for. If I could move anywhere, I'd move to North Wales or even around Brecon Beacons. It's lovely there. Sadly, not possible for my commute. But be careful about the broadband speed. It can be very slow depending on where you are. We have to have mobile internet here as broadband doesn't even allow video streaming. We made an offer on a house a couple months ago where there was no high speed broadband and no mobile service, so we were looking to either install our own mobile tower or needing to get satellite internet.

I'll second Northumberland, particularly the northern half.

Very rural and broadband? Does that exist???

Actually friends in the Shetlands have excellent broadband, good coop 10 mins away but everything costs a lot due to location.

Thanks for all the responses

Have you thought about Shropshire? Nice rural areas, but close enough to decent sized towns such as Shrewsbury if you need more amenities.

Have you ever lived rurally? We are currently renting in a very rural area as we needed somewhere to live whilst we relocated. It is the most beautiful old farmhouse, and yet we are so so lonely and cannot wait until we move out. It is a pain having to drive everywhere to get supplies or even go for a safe walk with our young DC (our nearest big town is only 5 mins away, so not even far, and the closest village a couple of minutes’ drive). I had no idea I’d hate it so much, and would have considered buying a house like the one we’re renting; I’m so grateful that we’ve had this experience to show us it’s not for us.

I would rent first to see if you like living rurally or just have picked the right place to settle.
Lived in a village for a few years and hated it. Was glad to move back to a city

On Wednesday evening they had a Love it or List it revisited in Northamptonshire - there seemed to be quite a few villages there although if you want a house out on its own I don't know if that area would work.

Northumberland near the Scottish border is lovely.

You could also consider Herefordshire.

You want the opposite to me, I'd hate to live out in the sticks! I was out for a run with a friend yesterday and he pointed out a house he likes. Completely out on its own, yes nice house but nobody nearby at all. That would worry me. (Way outside your budget as it was a big house nearish to Guildford).

Just realised I didn't suggest somewhere in my previous. How about the Forest of Dean?

Why do you want to be isolated?

What will you do in winter if you get snowed in or out?

The Black Isle, close to Inverness/Raigmore hospital. Maybe near Fortrose if you want to be in reach of shops.

I live quite rurally but just a couple of miles from local villages. I love it, the further away from other people the better as far as I'm concerned. It isn't for everybody though. I think the advice to rent first is very sensible. Especially if you are heading into the wilds of Wales, Northumbria, Scotland et al because there is more risk of being snowed in / cut off.
The further away from a local exchange you go, the more likely you are to need satellite broadband. This isn't cheap.
All the best.

While Northumberland is lovely (in summer), you really need to be able to drive (or have a network of friends and a partner who drives if you can't drive yourself); the public transport is one bus a day (or less frequently) in some places if you're lucky. Have a look at the map for where the nearest hospitals are - for a lot of things you need to be able to get to Cramlington and/or Newcastle at least; and although north Northumberland is beautiful, and about as isolated as you can get in England (apart from maybe Norfolk), if you need to travel north of the border you're in a different country/jurisdiction. Proximity to hospitals and healthcare gets more important as you get older and need more complex healthcare, an old colleague of mine moved from rural Devon to within 20 minutes of Exeter by bus for just that reason.

As others have said, if you're really rural, you are going to need satellite broadband; rural areas and decent WiFi don't really go together, in general. If you've not lived rurally before, it really can come as a bit of a shock; places that are lovely in the middle of August are rather different in the middle of February. You also need to plan things a lot more (like food deliveries - not all supermarkets deliver to very rural areas) just in case you get snowed in/the roads flood/trees get blown down in the middle of spring or autumn.

Good luck.

@Aplacejustlikethis

Just that really I am looking for somewhere very rural ideally an isolated property but still being nearish to a village in order to get supplies etc?

More information would be helpful. There are thousands of places look at a map

I like Shropshire or Herefordshire, however I am loathed to publicise them, as they may get ruined.

Though one problem is, they don't have much going on the jobs department, they might be a good place to commute from to Manchester Bristol or Birmingham a couple of times a week if you can swing some WFH.