Moving to the countryside

[JB]

Anyone ever moved from a city to the countryside? We've just accepted an offer on our house and plan to rent 300 miles away! We've talked about it for years, but now its a reality (and just a touch scary!) Would love to hear if anyone has done this, and how they fared!

[shanx]

i am sure you will love it ,people are more friendly . and a slow pace of life , depends on what you want , nightlife is low key , and revolves around familey , and eating , jumping on a bus , or train , even if its a mile away , im sure you will be made welcome . good luck .

[markgem]

That sounds really exciting and actually something my partner and i intend doing when we are no longer tied to work. I hope it all goes really well for you and you manage to make some good friends.

good luck chuckles wish it was us

trisha

[ELVIS68]

I moved 2 years ago from a town within the M25 to a village 20 miles away and my only regret is that I didn`t move earlier

[JB]

Well, we're still relatively young (mid thirties!) and have decided to just go for it! Can't bear the thought of city living for another 30 years, so we're making the break sooner rather than later! It is scary on so many levels, but I'm hoping it will be worth it!

[shanx]

i wish you both welI ,i am sure you are doing the right thing , batter me later if im wrong :)

[JB]

Shanx - I'm sure that you are right...though I will reserve the right to batter you if all goes wrong! I'm sure that we will be fine - just jitters!

[Ronny44]

JB,

We moved to Suffolk 20 years ago from London, it took about a year to get used to it but, what a difference it makes to your life, health and well being.

There are problems with crime every where in the UK, but in the countryside its not as bad as the big City's.

GO for it.

[shanx]

please go for it ! and keep in touch and let me know how it goes.

[ELVIS68]

My decision to move away was a build up of a couple of events

Firstly....someone decided to use my pick up truck as spare parts and nick my back light, stereo and plastic cover within a week
Secondly..my kids school was overrun with foreign kids not speaking English and my kids coming home from school speaking Urdu, Turkish and Polish

[JB]

Well, the buyers have already had our house surveyed and we're going to look at a rental this week, so it's full steam ahead! We're both country folk at heart and living in a city is wasted on us (hate shopping, clubbing, arty-farty stuff!) but it is a big step! Keep the comments coming and I'll keep you posted on our progress!

[terambulan]

Depends what countryside ur moving to?

If its really rural and raw the pig-farming/swill/manure/flies could be horrendous. As commuting through narrow lanes full of sheep/cattle driven by obnoxious herder. Or driving behind a tractor at 15mph, driver wearing earphones and wont give way for next 10miles.

Dodging rabbits/pheasants/badgers/foxes/hedgehogs intent on hari-kari guts spread over the road and car bonnet.

[Ice.Maiden]

Take it from me, JB, you can't beat living out in the countryside. Provided you're willing to become part of the community, then you shouldn't have any problems. The pace of life's slower, and you come to appreciate things that you probably never thought about, living in a city. What area are you moving to?

[shanx]

rental is a good thing , to sus an area out and decide if you like it , you can use the interest off your to house to pay rent , on a small place ;)

[JB]

Elvis - I've been unhappy living in a city for many years, and have been dreaming of getting away for many reasons. The most pressing one being in work on a Saturday morning and hearing gunshots between rival gangs. I was in work - and the job description does not include dodging bullets!

[JB]

Moving to North Cornwall - not too rural, but a real breath of fresh air! Flies, manure and whatever god given nastiness I can cope with - but urban gangs with no respect for life (let alone quality of life) I can no longer deal with.

[ELVIS68]

Move then, the only gunshots you`ll hear will be the farmers gun!

I go back every now and then to see my parents and to be honest I hate the place, it`s getting worse by the month

Where I used to live every other shop is either a 24/7 store or a kebab shop

Some people on here would love that but call me racist or whatever I`m glad I`m away from it all

[Ice.Maiden]

That's terrible, JB - but i can't promise you won't hear gunshots out in the country - not usually connected with gangs of unwanted kids though! Best of luck in your new life. Cornwall's a lovely part of the country. x

[JB]

What part of the country are you from Elvis?

[shanx]

obviouse you are going to get negitive replies , as same as positive . i would say go for it . thats my opinion only . but on the negertive side people will say , if only i had the opertunity to go for it . off to bed now , think my brain is overtaxed .:)