Don’t want to live in England anymore

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I have been in London for 19 years. First 10 to 15 years were ok but I am counting the years to live this country. The weather depress me and I feel we spend too much time indoors. We just been to Greece and it was lovely, we were in a lively village where kids and adults spend time socialising outside. The sky was blue everyday.

However our jobs are in London, kids are teens so we are not going anywhere until younger finish school; currently in year 8.

Do other people move abroad for similar reasons? How do they find settling in? Getting new jobs? Schools, etc?

You can find something similar in England in the spring and summer. Maybe consider a move out of London?

Thank you everyone. Your comments have given some perspective. I think the best step is moving out of London, somewhere closer to the sea and nature and not too difficult to commute to London a couple of days per week. Not sure where though. Thinking South East England may be easier ?

If you want SE and by the sea have a look at:

Folkestone/Sandgate, Deal, Ramsgate, Sandwich, Margate, Broadstairs and Whistable.

Folkestone has the easiest/quickest commute to London and Whistable is the most expensive on that list I think :).

I am in Deal and it is a lovely little town.

Thank you; will start researching

I'm in Folkestone - its 55 minutes on the fast train to St Pancras and there is a slower train to London Bridge/Charing X. Folkestone has 2 train stations on the same line. We also have Le Shuttle which takes you in your car to Calais in 35 minutes.

Its been lifechanging moving here from London - the pace of life is so different. I swim in the sea most mornings - incredible start to the day. You can access the countryside quickly, loads of art/culture/music/food/bars etc in town, and a lively social scene for older people too (I'm mid 50's & go to bands/dancing etc locally all the time).

I like Folkestone too.

Lots to do and I find it to be very friendly. Good restaurants, cafes and art scene.

In fact I would love to ditch my London job and work in Folkestone instead so I can spend regular time there as well as Deal where I live :).

Folkestone sounds ideal. Thank you.

I totally get why people complain about the British weather. But then I switch on the TV and see a report from Delhi, India, where it has just hit 52 degrees and people are fainting in the street! Anyone who wants to emigrate really ought to consider climate change. If you’re going to leave, move to northern Canada. Don’t go anywhere hot.

I also see water shortages mounting. I mean people don’t like rain but I don’t really prefer dying garden or worse

My friends in Spain really suffer with both the high summer temperatures and millions of tourists in July/August - so in the hottest part of the year going to the beach becomes virtually impossible for them due to the many tourists.

Ah, I see what you mean. I've worked in a special needs school in France, and I certainly wouldn't put my kids there. It would be better here if home education hadn't effectively been regulated out of existence. :(

I know this has gone quiet but has been nice to read as DH and I are looking at Northern France or Northern Spain for a short-term adventure.

We do not have or make London money, nor do we live there or anywhere like it. We live in a dull, underfunded part of the country, but I qualify for digital nomad visa so we might look at a year or 2 abroad with DDs for an adventure, not a permanent move - this may be a good option for you OP.

I will miss the weather, so it's not about that. As a very average family with the CoL crisis there is little extra we can give our children- it's getting less and less each year and is making us depressed.

What did you decide, OP?