To just say F it and move to Cornwall and homeschool my Dc

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Or find a lovely little village school and spend our days living a slow, traditional life

It’s my dream

Has anyone got this, am I being realistic?

Isn’t Cornwall seriously impoverished? Why there? I think you’re idealising it. I understand because I do the same with South Wales and my DH reminds me that there’s literally nothing there. I’d be fine if I could get a teaching post in Aberystwyth or something but he’d be buggered for work in his industry. Cornwall is pretty dead too, rife with poverty and like lots of seaside resorts reliant on the tourist industry.

I grew up in a small village, and went to a small village school. That is why we live in a town. I found it suffocating. I’m not even going to comment on the home schooling.

Why not?

I live in "the far North", in Cumbria. We have beautiful summers actually. We are on the coast and don't have harsh winters either. My son lives in the south West and gets far colder spells than we do. My daughter lives in Manchester. She's about the same as us temperature wise but far far wetter. All this generalisation about The North and The South is nonsense.

I think there are two separate conditions that OP is trying to blend and that's why it doesn't work too well.

OP wants a lifestyle as described which can be found in many parts of the country but not really in Cornwall.

OP wants to live near her family in Cornwall.

Thinking outside the box, would your parents consider moving out of Cornwall and you all relocate to an area that suits your requirements (and probably theirs because remote living is not so good as you get older and need more frequent access to health care)?

They def won’t move as love it there

Oh well, just a thought. If you're dead set on Cornwall then, are you intending to rent or buy?

I must admit, having moved to Cornwall some years ago I was the first to say 'don't do it.' However looking back over the thread and reading some of the ill informed (often standard comments for MN) such as it being 'dead' unwelcoming isolating 30 miles from the nearest cinema (we have 2 in walking distance in penzance) and so on..true if you don't like rain in winter, you like lots of shops, then maybe its not for you. OP my kids went to a 'good' primary, an 'oustanding' secondary and an 'outstanding' FE college ( FE rather than state sixth form is more of the norm). So, please think twice about home schooling.

Why would you say don’t do it? (Moving to Cornwall)