AIBU to think about moving near the sea for cooler Summers?

[Pearandavocado]

With the climate changing and this incredibly hot, unbearable weather becoming the new normal is it time to move to the sea? We live in SW England but very inland aged 60 and finding the heat so much harder to cope with than when we were younger. I'm just desperate to get in some cold water daily. Or am I just feeling overheated (and menopausal) and realistically it's actually grey and rainy most of the year. If you could would you move to the sea? or do you live by the sea and think it's not that great for most of the year?

I live by the sea (south coast though) and it is really hot right now. But, there is a breeze and it’s not cauldron hot. So I say yes , good idea. I do think Scotland should prepare for an exodus from England in the next few years, soz.

I live 9 miles from the coast in Wales. It rains about 5 months solid every winter. Cooler summers and always a breeze, but you’ll need to be ok with putting wellies on in October and not taking them off until March

Very scenic. You’ve got the mountains and the forests to explore when you’re tired of the beach.

@Heronwatcher that is stunning

My parents retired to a coastal village (south east) and there is indeed a lovely breeze in this heat - we escape there at the weekends! But that does translate to a howling gale for most of the year…

Well I would love to move to Cornwall because of all the fantastic beaches or Devon or maybe Dorset but prefer sandy beaches so I think Dorset has less sand.

This is beautiful and perfect, where is it?

Sea levels are rising steadily with climate change. Oh, and that creates a lot faster cliff erosion.
Do your checklist before you piint your finger at a map...

I was on the N Devon coast a couple of weeks ago and it was bloody boiling!

sounds lovely, how far north are you? and do you have a lot of rain? I know, I know I can't have it all but trying to figure out a balance.

I'm coastal North East, less than 1/2 mile inland, gorgeous 24°c today with a lovely breeze. Had to go into central Newcastle today for training and it was horrible! So hot & clammy! Love living next to the coast, 10 mins from the beach, 10 mins from fields and a cycle route, 20 mins to a city centre. Couldn't persuade me to move anywhere else

I’m currently in North Devon and it’s super hot! But there are beeezes… beaches aren’t too packed yet…

One of the best beaches I have ever been on. We will be visiting there in two months time and I can't wait!

Wow that sounds incredible living that close to the beach. I know Cornwall does get very crowded but there are a lot of beaches so I'm guessing that if we walked further away from the usual car parks/ toilets to quiet spots and had a more tricky descent to them they'd be quieter or is that just wishful thinking?

This sounds absolutely perfect!! What a wonderful way to spend time after school. I agree I think I'm after stormy seas too and wild, windy walks on the beach all year round.

absolutely perfect!!

Comments about the sewage are devastating. How have we gone so backwards 😢

I’m on the North Norfolk coast, not far from Sandringham. Adult DCs in Norwich, temperature is always cooler here. They visit me a lot in summer, I visit them more during winter. Swings and roundabouts OP. I prefer the coast, the see breeze, stormy weather, but it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, can be bleak and isolating. I love having the best of both worlds, the bustle of a vibrant city steeped in history, and the rustic charm of the coast.

You are just in the wrong house.
I’ve spent this week taking my students round 1000 year old churches and Victorian defences m. They are cool if not cold ( it’s been 32+ all week).
For the 5 weeks out of 52 it’s hot, I’d suck
it up.

We are in our Motorhome and are currently on the coast, we changed our plans last minute and didn’t go further South due to the heat.i grew up a 4 minute walk on to the beach till I was 18. It is nice but winters are dire by the sea, the bloody wind is awful.

I’m in Edinburgh. Heatwaves are rare. Lots of beautiful coastline within easy distance that isn’t mobbed. But the winter is long and dark. You get used to it though.

I live near the sea, it's still hot here (south coast) but you can jump in the sea to cool down. At the moment we're going to the beach after work every other day.

££££ sadly

But then I have friends who have recently moved back down to the south of England as they found the winters so cold further north. I think it has been an exceptionally hot summer and if they continue, we will acclimatise.

We are in the wrong house, 1970's and poorly insulated with big windows.