Where in the North East?

[FreckledNose]

I'm a Teessider but living in London for many years and about to move 'back home'-ish. Considering Richmond, Barnard Castle, Alnwick, Hexham or Berwick. Would be very glad for advice/views on these places. Good walking country and an excellent Indian restaurant are both essentials.

Trying again! Would be really grateful for your thoughts....

Richmond has a very nice Indian. all the places you mention are great for country walks.
Sorry not much help

Tough choice
They're all pretty similar and nice
Have you visited them all?

Why not go more coastal & head Whitby way or Saltburn both gorgeous places & lovely country walks

I love Barnard Castle, spent a lot of time there growing up and still go to visit friends. Some family still live nearby. Excellent Indian, very good fish and chips too. Lots of beautiful countryside around.

If I ever moved back up to the north east, it'd be in or around BC.

Do you want to live somewhere very remote - my friends moved back from Barnard Castle as they kept getting snowed in, cost of living is high there too.

Hexham would give good access to Newcastle

I live in Barnard Castle. It would definitely fit the bill based on your criteria! Have never been snowed in - major roads leading out of the town which are kept clear. There are lots of new builds currently being built too so the town seems to be expanding. If you have any questions send me a message and I can try and answer! 😀

All quite different and far a part for me would be Barney, Richmond or Alnwick.

Great Indian in Richmond.

Like Hexham as well

I believe there is delicious indian in Hexham. Or it might be Corbridge...
Alnwick would be my top choice with it being on the coast, second would be Hexham, but mostly because I'm not really familiar with the other places.

Richmond is really N. Yorks but is still great. Good schools, too. But if you're a Teessider, and you clearly really are as you can actually spell it, why not Eaglescliffe/Yarm? There's a good Indian in each, btw!

All of these are nice places, with gorgeous countryside around.
Do you have any other criteria?. Transport, schools, buying/renting, nightlife property syle etc....

Thanks everyone. Kids grown up so schools not needed. Need to be within striking distance of East Coast line to London for occasional work commitments, so Alnwick and Berwick fit the bill. But Barny and Richmond not a million miles from Darlington. Other criteria would be a proper butcher and greengrocer and stockist of BarryM nail paint....but maybe that's too much to expect? Thanks for Eaglescliffe/Yarm suggestions - I'd forgotten about them. Am a Norton girl, but that's short on country walks.

HolyShmoly it's Corbridge although haven't been there in years so I'm assuming it's still there/good. But there's a train station there and easy journey to Newcastle if needed.

Direct trains from eaglescliffe to London these days!

Norton is pretty but the area around the Green is a traffic nightmare twice daily due to the local private school. Yarm has country walks, nice shops, an Indian and Teesside Park will sort you out with nail varnish.

Rudedog- we must be near neighbours!

@DrSeuss I'm in the boro - spend a lot of time hanging around eaglescliffe whilst child is at activities

I recently moved to Teeside, how about Guisbrough? Stokesley?
Annec and Berwick are fab too.

Thank you, all of you. Not sure I'm that further on except reassuring endorsement for my choices plus other places thrown into the mix. A surfeit of riches in N Yorks, County Durham and Northumberland - never let on!

Rudedog- they don't do music at a church do they?

@DrSeuss maybe 😜

I live in Hexham if you have any questions