general info about living in Hondon

Hi, we live in Hondon (Frailes) it’s a lovely place with great places to eat and drink with a fantastic mix of nationalities, just pop into the Tipsy Terrace Restuarant and soak up the friendly atmosphere and great food, the Irish bar is a perfect example of how everyone mixes in. We love living here and have made lots of friends. If you make the move I’m sure you will love it.

As part of your research can I suggest that you have a look at Jim's Guides on this site.   The Citizens Advice Bureau Spain can also be helpful.   Just bear in mind that after the 31st January 2020 many things may change.   Also be aware that many provinces and towns 'tweek' the national rules and regulations for their own procedures.   

Another helpful site for anything to do with driving in Spain is the N332 website.   This is run in conjunction with officers of the Guardia Civil for English speaking people and has an English version of the Spanish equivalent of the Highway Code.

Hi,

Thanks for your reply i am pretty sure we will like living in  Hondon de los Frailes as we have visited the area on several occasions and get a warm homely feel for the village but my only concern is that moving to Hondon with a ten year old boy who needs to make friends with his own age and settle well in to a local school both of which we have zero knowledge of in Hondon.would you have any info on these concerns please,we appreciate your response.

cheers,John.

I am sorry that I cannot help with knowledge about Hondon, either Hondon de los Frailes or Hondon de las Nieves, as I live nearer the coast in Almoradí.

Hi John, unfortunately I cannot help regarding your ten year old son other than there seen to be quite a few children of that age about and I glad to report that they all seem a friendly bunch, and you often see the youngsters out with there parents enjoying the village lifestyle, having two dogs has meant we have encountered lots of children wanting to make a fuss of them.

All the best

Andy & Ali

And Ted & Oso 🐶

Hi again Andy&Ali,

Thanks again for your response you have been very helpful,we returned back to uk last week after being in Spain for two weeks as our villa in Abaran got hit by the gota fria in September so we had a bit of a clean up operation to carry out but we are back in Spain on April 1st for two weeks so i think we should visit Hondon again and maybe try and talk to some locals.

thanks again for yout help!!

John,Claire&Ted

Hi,

Thank you for posting link that was very helpful

thanks

John

Our pleasure, hope you enjoy the walk about in April, sorry to hear about the storm damage, luckily being in a valley we seem to avoid the worse of the weather other than high winds.

Take care

Andy & Ali

Hi, this isn't an answer to your question, more of a question.

We are also thinking of moving to spain with a 10 year old. What are you doing about schooling I hope you don't mind me asking?

Regards

Julie Boddy