When I moved back to the NE I would work down there a bit, lovely part of England. Mind some of the surrounding towns were a bit roughI was happiest of all in Sandwich, Kent. Loved there for 6 years hence the username. I've been living in Cambs, near Ely, for the past 15 years and I've never considered it as home.
If circumstances allowed I'd move to Northumberland in a heartbeat for the rest of my days.