were moving to the highlands for self build

[roses88]

hi all I have just joined mums net and getting use to it this is my first thread so me my oh and 2 young kids will be moving from London to the highlands I'm am so scared of the move as we have lives here for 15 years and well settled I just feel its the right thing for my kids I am planning on living in a static I'm not sure how well that will work but I'm up for the challenge we are building our family home its just I live in a real nice area as it is and kids have a lot of activity's to do here but I feel in the long run they will benefit I moved quite a lot when we was younger also lived in the highlands when I was little I feel outdoor life is more important than basic London activity's. I feel I can talk to anyone I'm very social and don't think It will be a problem for me to socialise I just worry their will be no one to socialise with lol and one live near golspie or tain ways can give any advice on keeping kids busy and me I do drive and don't mind driving places to do things beach isn't too fare from us and I think holidays will be bust I don't really know what this threads for I feel to wright it ,,

I used to go out with a guy from Golspie...... everyone I met from there was on the cusp of being a functional alcoholic!

Oh, thats right Lottie - we're all drunks as well 😒

No advice, but I’d bloody love to move to the highlands!!! What an opportunity and so good for kids.

I’d maybe look for WI chapters or events locally/ local bf pages

Where are you OP? It's really poor form to start a thread on which dozens of people have given you their advice and not even acknowledge it! You will need better manners than that in the Highlands.

missfoxy...... I’m only telling it how I saw it!

florascotianew Amazingly Asda in Tain deliver as far north as Thurso (73 miles) so anyone nearby will be fine.

How you saw it in your own prejudiced opinion. Perhaps don't judge a whole country full on people according to that.

Personally I don’t understand why anyone would move from a plentiful supply of work to a place with not much work. They always say they’re doing it for the kids but as soon as the kids are of age they will leave for the cities where there is plentiful work. Why not move to the Essex/Herts countryside instead?

Have you considered letting out your property in London for a year and renting in the Highlands. Live there for a year before you make such a dramatic life changing move. See how you like it & if you do then sell your London home and do a self build. But if you hate it, you can return to London and avoid having made the biggest mistake of your life. You can then just chalk it down to experience & you'll still have your London home.

Have you made plans about how you will financially support yourselves whilst living in an isolated place?

celtic when did I say I was judging a whole country? And what makes you think that I am?

Sorry but it sounds like a terrible idea.

My parents did exactly this in the late 80s. Static caravan in the winter whilst they built the house. Be prepared for your kids loudly hating being in the middle of nowhere and demanding lifts lots!

I think you are sadly deluded OP it sounds as if you haven't really thought about it tbh. Good luck with whatever you end up doing .

You won't regret it, although building is frustrating! Where abouts are you moving, loads to do in those areas particularly if you like the outdoors. How old are the children?

I grew up in literally the arse end of nowhere in the highlands and you need to be really realistic about it.
My mothers house you can't even tune a radio in, forget mobile phone signal.
2 hours + to nearest a&e by road, snow chains needed for a lot of the year, stocking up food in chest freezers, having to keep fuel in canisters because the nearest petrol station is forever away.
I adored it but it's hard. The nearest place you can buy a pint of milk is a 20 minute drive away.
Make sure you really do your research.

You are so brave! Good Luck

The highlands are awash with people doing this, building uninspiring kit houses in bleak settings that were never inhabited before. It's like middle England in places!

I'm following as I have been thinking of doing similar (minus the static caravan: that is madness). The highlands are breathtakingly beautiful.

Following too, although no sign of the op.

How old are your children?
I think living in the remote countryside is a dream that many have for their children when in reality it could potentially be very isolating and miserable them,especially if they are used to living in London. Thinking long term who are they going to play with and socialise with as the grow and want more independence. They will be reliant on you driving them everywhere .
I think it takes a special type of person/family to make it work.

Personally my children would hate me for doing it to them .