My name is Graeme Nolan, living in Alberta, Canada. Age 64, getting ready to retire.

I originally came from Manchester in Northern England and am hopeing to retire to the Great Torrington area in North Devon. This is somewhere I have never been to in my life and don't know why I want to retire there now, its just something I have to do I guess. Is there anyone out there that can give me any information about this area of Devon. I visited England last year but stayed mainly in Cornwall, a little too hilly for my tired old legs having to push my wife "Cathryn" around in a wheelchair.

                               Thanks in advance Graeme.

Welcome to POE Graeme, I'm sure someone will be able to help with information on Great Torrington and North Devon in general.

Did you have a look at the photos of the area here on POE?

That is quite an undertaking for you to "up sticks and  relocate all that distance away", but whatever you decide, good luck with it.

Welcome Graeme!

Sorry I can't help you with the Devon info, but look forward to hearing from you here on the forums, and keeping updated on your big move.

Great to see you here.  

Thanks to everyone. I am looking forward to getting more info before I leave Canada with Cathryn and our Plantation walking horses, this is going to be a big move for us. Hope to be back in the UK by September, we are just waiting for our farm to sell and our horses to clear for travel and we will be off into the wild unknown, a little bit scary at our age but its something we have to do. The winters in Canada are way to cold for us to handle any more.