UK country’s ‘best place to retire’ revealed as riverside town | UK | News

A beautiful British town, about 400 miles north of London, was reported to be one of the best places to retire in the country, and online searches for the maintenance homes in the region are 126%. Haddington in East Lothian sits on the beautiful river in the inside of the fourth Firth’s mouth.

The natives living in rich rural towns enjoy a weekly farmer market and a series of independent retailer, cafes and restaurants located only half an hour driving from Edinburgh. According to the local tourism website, Haddington is known as “hidden tou” because the settlement is almost hidden by the bends in the river and the beautiful local hills.

Sun reported that Lottie has seen a major increase in Haddington searches.

And Guardian He describes the town as “riding a horse along the beach in the shadow of Tantallon Castle or eating lobster and chips while looking at bass rock”.

Local Tourism website, visit East Lothian, says that life is not always calm because of the century -old conflict between Scotland and England. “Haddington was a door to Edinburgh on the Great North Way, and has experienced many attacks from the looting armies over the years. British invaders brought destruction to the city many times.

“The ‘Rude Wooing’ from 1543 to 1548 wanted to end the alliance of Protestant Britain between Catholic Scotland and France. The Scottans created a threat between Henry VIII’s baby Mary Queen and Wales, the young Edward Prince.

Fortunately, the fight has been over for a long time, but many places in history remain locally, near Lennoxlove House, a magnificent house of the Duke of Hamilton, with a perfect collection of arts with Mary’s relations with the Scottish queen.

Other historical attraction centers include Traprain Law, the place of an iron age castle with evidence of occupation at an early date of 1,000 BC.

For those who have a passion for everything with green fingers, there is the chance to enjoy the Pleasance, one of the largest of Scotland, the 18th century Striking Amilad Walled Garden and Pleasance, which is described as the “high horticultural area of interest in the horticulture.”

The garden is operated by Haddington Garden Trust to “enjoy the public” and St. Mary’s sits close to Church and Haddington House.

Visit local for more information Tourism website.