UkWinds5353

I was really asking how Jersey and her partner would feel about Cornwall's potential isolation and if they could adapt . It's too far west for the wife & I, and the plans we want to achieve. I hear it's beautiful and there is nothing like living in the country but we're still interested in activities that are usually found more often in or near a metro area. If the wife want to go to a museum or to a art gallery it will make sense to be near driving distance. You know the old saying. Wanting to have and eat cake too.....

Bucks, could you live in Cornwall?

BuckinghamshireBoy

In another life, maybe.

Apart from not having any intention to return to the UK, Cornwall would frustrate me due to lack of decent transport links. It really is beautiful, but too remote, even for me.

I could possibly handle being in Devon (towards Somerset) but it's all academic this time around.

Jerseygirl

That is one of the reasons I would not like to live there.

Moses2013

Too remote? You still have 60 million people around you, there are roads and even an airport and ferry port close by.

christmasoompa

Still not easy to get anywhere, yes there is an airport but it's not exactly Heathrow! I love Cornwall, we go there regularly, but I couldn't live there full-time.

Moses2013

True but how many people have the luxury (if you can call it that) of being next to one of the busiest airports in the world. Unless you're a frequent flyer, I don't see a benefit being very close to a major airport and you still have Bristol airport. It might be remote when it comes to employment, but you have everything else on your doorstep when it comes to activities. If you were living in Looe, it would only be 40 mins drive to Plymouth and you'd be on the ferry to France or Spain.

UkWinds5353

What type of fun activities does Cornwall offer? How are the winters there?

Moses2013

https://www.visitcornwall.com/things-to-do/attractions

christmasoompa

I'd disagree that you have everything else on your doorstep when it comes to activities, getting anywhere else in the country can be a nightmare. The OP wants to be within easy distance of London, and it's not quick or easy no matter how you go. My husband has done London to Cornwall many times on the train when coming down to join us for a weekend, and even flown to Newquay airport a few times, but it's at least 4 hours door to door.

Ferry to France or Spain is fine, but expensive, if you can get to the southern ferry ports it's usually much cheaper and of course depends on whereabouts in Spain or France you want to go to. Bristol airport is fairly limited too, although I do love how small it is and how quickly and easily you can get through security! We flew to Geneva from there last year for skiing and it was great. But you can't go to a lot of destinations from there and flights can be much more expensive, which may mean a 4 or 5 hour drive to an airport elsewhere.

As I said, I love Cornwall and it's our second home, but I can't see how it would suit the OP from what he's said.

Moses2013

Sure those who seek the London life will probably be disappointed but otherwise I wouldn't say it's more remote than other parts of the UK. London is really an exception and most people in Europe do not have that many flight destinations close by. Even people from Northern Ireland have to go to Dublin and people from the Netherlands travel to Frankfurt or Paris to get certain flights. Just depends what you enjoy really but be it sailing, surfing, coastal walks, parks (Dartmoor National Park is not far) , pubs/restaurants, other sports, museums it's all available (on a smaller scale). Getting to Dover from Liverpool is also over 5 hrs drive, so the same as driving from Truro to Dover but at least you have other ferry ports that are closer. So it's really just personal preferences.

UkWinds5353

I wonder if moving to a smaller town in a region of the country that is more remote would make it difficult to build friendships? Possible example being Norwich, Cornwall even outside Cork(not in the UK).

A lot of people that move to sparsely populated areas do so sometimes because they want to get away from the rat race of metro areas, while other people enjoy the solitude and privacy of not having neighbors near their property. I never will forget driving through Wyoming and Montana and meeting people that told me their nearest neighbor lives about 10 miles away. And the people there truly enjoyed that life style which can in some way be a reminder of the frontier days when there was far more land per person and you could go days without seeing another human being. That would definitely be challenging for a social person.

Helen1964

Moses2013

That your nearest neighbour lives 10 miles away would be very rare in the UK and Montana is a complete different level to most of Europe. According to data Montana has an area of 380.000 km² with just over 1 million people. The whole of Ireland covers an area of 84.400 km² with a population of around 6.6 million.

BEVS

I'm not up with what the thoughts and criteria are. I can certainly offer thoughts on Dorset & Hampshire.

scot47

Isolated ? Cornwall ? Not at all. Ir is only 11 hours from Truro to Glasgow by train !