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[docmaa]

Hello all,

We are on our way to newcastle to look for houses. My partner has found a great 4 bedroom in Prudhoe (Tyne valley) and it will be a 20 minute commute by train into Newcastle. My only concern is that we will not have a car for a while. We wanted some recommendations if life will be extremely difficult without out a car or can we survive being without one for a year. We are coming from NYC so taxis and bipedal motion and subway is our mode of transport.

Does anyone have  other recommendations on the area. Yes, i have goggled and read  up on the area but i always appreciate first hand account from anyone familiar with the area.

My partner likes the area because it's rural and away from the city. 
thanks.... looking forward to living somewhere.

[wegie]

Hmmm. Prudhoe's on that little line to Carlisle that parallels the wall south of the river, isn't it? Only one train an hour except for the rush hour in my day. Definitely car territory in my book.

Gorgeous, though. Absolutely staggeringly gorgeous up that end of the valley.

[stickball]

Have you thought about being on the other side of the Tyne?  I lived in East Boldon for 6 months before moving down to the seafront in Seaburn, and the Metro is right there.  It'll take you to Newcastle in about half-an-hour, and is remarkably convenient.  What kind of place are you looking for?  Where will you be working?  If you want, PM me and we can chat privately. 

[alta_rego]

Oh dear...

Prudhoe is in a rural area, but rural itself it is not. It is more small town than large village and a dumping ground for some of the more industrial ventures of the Tyne Valley. It is - how to put this politely - a bit rough. Watching paint dry counts as entertainment there. The train service is not particularly convenient, but people manage it somehow.

If you want rural, hightail it over the Prudhoe bridge to Ovingham which is lovely but very, very small. Or, a bit further towards Newcastle is Wylam which is also most picturesque. Hexham is the centre of the Tyne Valley: it's beautiful, shopping facilities have much improved and the open countryside is easily accessed.

You will need a car.