With mrs fundy having taken redundancy, the renovation here finished the house has gone on the market this morning and the very rough plan currently is to move to the south coast. The only real requirements are that we are close to the beach (ideally sandy), there is a decent golf course nearby, that there is a town nearby with decent places to go out and eat etc but that we are not in a city or too large town and that where we are is accessible from London (for parent/family etc)
So far we have liked the coastal area south of the New Forest, from Southbourne up to Barton on Sea (esp Mudeford), we loved the Canford Cliffs edge of Poole, would happily move to Exmouth if it was just that bit closer to London, likewise several of the towns back up the coast incl Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, Lyme Regis. We liked the Witterings and Bracklesham Bay and also some parts of the coast between Littlehampton and Worthing.
so where would people recommend either to be or to avoid and why? what golf courses should i be considering/avoiding? (i know the big Bournemouth ones but otherwise knowledge is quite sketchy). What are courses like East Devon/Woodbury like? Where are the hidden gems?
Any advice gratefully received!!!!!