Anyone moved from city to country and survived?

[PetitFilou1]

All going well, we'll be moving next Spring. I'm going to have to give up my current job as we're moving too far away so there is a question mark hanging over whether I'll be working or not. Atm have ds who will be 4 in Feb and dd who is 2 and a bit.

Please say something nice

I moved from central London to Surrey earlier this year, to get bigger house, more green space, better schools, better quality of life for DD. I haven't looked back. Bit of an adjustment for me no having bars, restaurants, shops, etc on my doorstep but we have so much more for DD. And the people are VERY noticably friendlier than in London so have made some lovely friends. You'll be fine, your DC's will love it, which means you will too!

I have done it the other way around, not exactly country but we lived near a massive park where there was green fields and quiet country walks to a city !

I am moving back in 2 weeks !!!

we moved from inner london to shropshire five years ago. it takes a bit of adjusting to and sometimes i really miss good restaurants and the buzz of the city. but it has been a good move - amazing country walks and lots of animals for dd1, there's a surprisingly good array of baby-friendly activities in most rural areas (and no waiting lists like inner london), people are very friendly (a bit overwhelming when you first move) and everything is so much cheaper. good luck with your move.

We moved from London to Suffolk & its FANTASTIC.
There is a choice of brilliant small primary schools -not oversubscribed but great teachers old fashioned discipline but with all the modern facilities.
Some quality restaurants & pubs very close.
houses are so much cheaper, get much more for your money
The roads are half empty, we have the countryside & the sea on our doorstep. Food comes from the farm down the road etc & proper community feel.

The downside less choice of jobs, so depends what you do but may mean you need to travel a bit further.
Secondary schools cover a wide geographic area as not so densely populated so some children have a long bus ride.
Not so much to do for teenagers etc.
You have to book a taxi months in advance as they are like gold dust

Thanks - am terrified! We are moving from London to a village in Oxfordshire which has a school, a pub and a shop/post office..... and that's it. I love being able to walk everywhere here and that will go - plus I won't have access to all the parks that are so close to me at the moment. But I guess there will be other benefits. I know I am going to have to find something to do even if voluntary though as I am not a great stay at home mum and am really sad about giving up my job as really enjoy it. I work three days a week and I love my children but find the two days with them hard to fill even though it is only two days. However, the house we are buying is very nice and I'm very lucky from that point of view.