Coast vs countryside for single mum?!

[SinglemumtoSal]

So.. background,
I am a single mum living by the coast (Poole). I love it here but the area has recently got rather busy! I've also struggled last couple of years as have no family around here apart from my sons Dad who I can not rely on and doesn't seem him a lot.
I am considering a move to the countryside (outskirts of Bath) as all my family are in Bath and it would give me more of a support network and perhaps a bit more freedom to do other things (perhaps event date again!) I worry I will miss the sea and beach a lot though and regret a move to the countryside/city.
Has anyone else here made a move from the coast to the countryside and what are your experiences? Do you miss living by the coast?! Any advice appreciated

I haven't lived on the coast OP but am currently considering a move there so will be watching this thread with interest. I moved from London to a countryside village and tbh I hate it. The area is very pretty but the people are not friendly and I've never settled or felt comfortable here. I find myself regularly going back to London or driving to the coast to get away from the place I moved to 'get away'

I think it would be very helpful for you to have family nearby if you think they would be supportive and wouldn't mind looking after your DC some days. It might be good for your DC to spend more time with family too. Bath isn't too far from the coast so you could easily do trips there if you want.

Thanks for your reply @yellowsubmarines . Sorry to hear your move wasn't that successful as people aren't friendly
I guess Bath is a mix of countryside and city living and as you say not far from coast. It's tricky when you don't now the area isn't it!

It is very tricky if you don't know the area. I moved somewhere I had absolutely no idea about and no previous connections. If your family live in Bath then maybe ask them if they can recommend somewhere nice or at least they would be nearby if the neighbours prove to be 'difficult'. I do think it would be helpful to have family nearby. Good luck!

I live very close to you in just about the middle of those two areas. I would consider how rurally you want to live and whether you actually go to the beach enough to not live within a quick drive of it. Poole is quite built up, but just outside Bath is fairly rural. Will you miss having lots of amenities right on your doorstep? We live in the countryside and it's a good 20 minute drive to find a supermarket or anything other than a small village shop or petrol station. Do you need more than that close by? If you do want to move to the countryside, I'd intentionally look for an area to move in with families and young children. There are some villages around us where there are literally no families. We live in a small ish one and my dc are the only children (and we're the only people under 50). We don't mind too much as we have each other and friends near by, but I'm not sure I'd want to move here as a single person and not knowing anyone.

Also, do you go to the beach? We live about 30 minutes from the beach and I'd like to live closer. I do actually go to the beach regularly. I swim even in the winter, so ideally would go 1-3 times a week. I couldn't live an hour or more from the beach, as you would living near Bath. But if you aren't someone who goes to the beach except a few times a year, it wouldn't really matter as much.

Thanks for the reply @mindutopia.
I do go to the beach which is the main pull for staying. But the main pull for going is support network and job.

I've written lists but they are tricky as things aren't just black and white and maybe some things on the list are worth more than others!
Still in a quandary!