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?

My parents retired there, in mid 50's. Wasn't quite what they'd envisioned, wasn't friendly in the village they moved to and boy, you need to be able to drive, and actually like driving. An hours drive each way (longer in summer with grockles) to the hospital for mums chemo when she got sick and a very long way for family to visit.

And it rains. It's nicknamed the 'wet county' and it's so lush and green because it has so much rain. However, on a summers day, it is possibly one of the nicest places to be in the UK, especially the forests and the sandy beaches, with rock pools as warm as bathwater. Lush!

If it’s your dream and your family live there OP I think you should hold onto that and do masses of research then get yourself in a position to make it happen especially jobswise.

We did the same when our children were young and moved toa lovely Devon village by the river and sea. They had a wonderful childhood.

Now DD and fam in Cornwall (health and education) living near fantastic Falmouth beaches. Loads to do, gorgeous independent shops, great cafes and vibe, very friendly everywhere we went. Instead of homeschooling why don't you try to get a public sector job there?

If members of NT loads of beautiful safe places to take children for free days out, softplay nearby and stunning coastpath walks. Hope you can make it happen. if you like outdoors and nature you don’t need loads of extra money to have an amazing life but propertyis expensive.

Parts of Plymouth are also very nice now, down by the Hoe, I've eaten in some charming cafes and restaurants and the coast is great. It has its deprived bits but it's idyllic in the sunshine.

People just like to be negative IMO. There's nowhere perfect to live in the UK unfortunately, there are pot-holes in the road, itt's all a bit tatty and services are stretched everywhere.

I think moving near family and towards a different life for your family is a good idea if you properly investigate it and cost it out.

You mean it’s worse than the North in winter?

Yeah they have gone now, but seriously how often do you guys go shopping? The last time I went shopping in person was at Christmas and that was mainly M&S.

I guess the Winters are more enjoyable in different parts of the country depending on what floats your boat.
I live in the SE and do enjoy the Winters here - so much to do indoors and out and the local high streets and (over priced) markets come to life and it feels very festive and positive. You don’t need to spend much money to enjoy it - maybe buy a mulled wine or hot chocolate and go for a wander.
i have never lived in Cornwall so it maybe similar.

I grew up in a small rural village. Not Cornwall. First primary had 60 kids in the whole school: closed when I was at the end of infants. Second primary 110: two years to a class.

Couldnt get back from the small, pretty rubbish town after 6pm without a lift from parents. Nothing in common with 95% of the kids in my village. Best mate lived 30 minutes drive away. Not much for teenagers to do except sit in parks and drink.

My schools were lovely, and I'm sure it looked idyllic from the outside: very safe, people did look out for others kids, we played outdoors a lot. But I could not wait to leave. Not many of my secondary school friends moved back after uni.

This sounds amazing 🤩

But job wise?

Plymouth and Exeter cities are practically on Cornwalls doorstep if you live in Mid/East Cornwall areas.

Sounds pretty rubbish for your kids. Being away from their friends, homeschooled, nothing to do. I’ll bet that’s your dream, not theirs.

Yes, most certainly. Even in Leeds we had snow and -10oC at 2pm in the afternoon in some of the winters. It's cold up North!

My family moved back to Cornwall when I was 6. Cue years of being bullied at school for being "posh" (I never picked up much of an accent).

I do quite like Penzance, but I think I'm nostalgic from the summer holidays we spent there visiting my grandmother, from before we moved down. Last few times I've been to Truro I've been shocked at how desolate it is compared to when I was at college there. Falmouth is livelier - I think the university campus there helps. Newquay was where I went clubbing as a teen, and I do get the giggles when colleagues rave about it now. One of my college friends had a job as a lapdancer there, which paid her through university.

I always thought that it was some sort of childhood version of prophetic fallacy, when I remember thinking it rained all the time there when we first moved down, but having ended up in the south east, I now know its just that Cornwall is really that rainy.

I concur with Whomever it was that mentioned living in walking distance of the coast. We were 2 miles from the nearest beach and I still remember my dad getting us up at the crack of dawn so "we could get parkin" before a day of body boarding and sandcastles.

It wasn't a bad place to grow up, but I joke about being an economic migrant now. My only friends that went back after uni were the ones that trained as teachers.

It’s not a cheeky question. DH and I grew up here and married young so bought our house while it was pretty cheap. We both work full time but I’m self employed so can fit work around home schooling. It’s much easier now that DC are teens so can be trusted to get on with their work without as much supervision.

Whyyyyyyy?! It’s almost impossible to move in the Summer there and Newquay attracts idiots and dossers! My friend’s family is from Cornwall but she moved out years ago.

I think you’re very naive. It’s one of the poorest areas of the U.K.; crap job opportunities; and inadequate facilities. When my friend lived there, she was about 30 miles from a cinema and another 30 miles back. It took ages and she hardly ever went.There was no soft play there, no shopping centres. So much you can’t get or do.

Homeschooling isn’t really necessary in rural communities because village school class sizes are small. The local secondary schools are usually good because the catchment is predominantly people who can afford to live rurally.

Now this is true, you definitely need a car if you want to be able to go everywhere and see everything and why wouldn't you? And you preferably need a small car, and one that you don't mind getting scratched when you have to get in the hedge to let something pass. I recommend the Nissan Micra for down here, very good visibility so easy to reverse and tiny so easy to park.

Re winter. If you are on the coast frost is very rare. We only had two frosts this year. It rained more than usual but I think the whole of the UK has more rain. It rains more on 'the spine', ie inland.

I think if you're mad into shopping Cornwall isn't the place. Hence why I didn't notice Lakeland had closed down in Truro!

Which area are you please to be walking distance to so many beaches?

We live in Devon, about half an hour from Exeter.
my kids went to small village school.
we are 25 minutes from the sea, lots of beautiful countryside walks.
my kids are adults now but two of three say they love where they grew up, and visit often.
the youngest likes the countryside, safety etc but he lives a good rave so finds it a bit boring.

You'll have the infamous Trego Mills, what more does a lady need?!

Totally realistic. My friend lives in Cornwall and her children do flexi schooling (never heard of it until she enlightened me!). They live in the country, she part home schools them and part go to school in the community. I think it's a nice balance actually.

I live in Cornwall.
I have a good well paid job as does my husband who owns his own business.
We count ourselves as very very lucky as there are a lot of people without that who struggle. It is very expensive and to live in a nice area the house prices are high as is rent. In fact renting is getting more and more difficult.
The weather can be pretty awful in winter with relentless rain.
Don’t get me wrong it is home but it is not the idyllic paradise people think it is.

Well not Cornwall but we moved to deep Suffolk (felt like the 1950s!) when our DC were babies and we had 10 glorious years home educating near the coast.. heavenly ❤️

Where are you? Yes my parents say Plymouth is awful and quite rough (apologies to anyone living there!) they like Truro 🤷🏻‍♀️

South East Cornwall. On the coast, 5 minutes walk to the beach. I wouldn't consider inland, you need to be on the sea if that's what you want to be here for.