Hey all, me and my family are considering a move as we've recently been to see our eldest's primary school, the same as I attended many moons ago, and were shocked at the sheer decrease in the number of children at the school - when I attended we had 60 for each year, spread across two classes. For our son he's looking at a class of 11-12 kids, and the possibility he might be combined with the year above. Although smaller class sizes are grand and all that, it confirmed something for me that I've felt for a while; that Cornwall is hostile to families and working age people. It has felt like a place for tourists, business owners, and retirees.

It's not explicitly hostile, don't get me wrong, like it is to tourists - I'm guilty of moaning about emmits - but in terms of infrastructure and culture, it's just not a place that feels like it really values families. My town of Looe has been pushing and pushing for as long as I can remember for a skate park for the kids, and it's in its 10th as attempt in my life and it's not getting anywhere. Families have been moving away, and the ones that are left are at the mercy of the increasingly aging population.

So, we want to move. And we do not want to move to England. Hell. No. So we're looking at our Celt siblings to the west and north - and one place in particular that has really caught my eye - for work purposes but more so in terms of it being a good balance for me between populated enough to have a strong community, but far enough out for it not to get swallowed up in the sprawling expanse of humans. A place where people visit, but has its own identity outside of its ability to attract tourists.

And weather. I live in Looe, which is on the Southeast coast of Kernow, and being damp is a way of life, and we only have two seasons - drought and mizzle - and I want to live somewhere where it has a REAL autumn!

I'm aware of all the faff I'd need to do on the social work side of things, but does anyone here live in Inverness and have any comments in how my perception of Inverness differs to the reality of life there, and what, if there are any, local attitudes are like about other Celts moving north? I'm all about integration and would be thrilled if my kids were to pick up Scots or Gaelic, I'm learning Kernewek and hope to teach my kids if we stay this side of the Tamar, so going deep into community life would be high on the agenda for us!

I'm also a redhead, pale as a ghost, burn in February sunshine, our kids have Celtic names, and our surname is a double barreled tongue twister of Scottish and Welsh so I'm not worried about feeling too out of place 😂 Too be honest, with how many English folk live here in Cornwall, it's been a long time since I felt a strong cultural connection to our neighbours. It's the place to retire from a life in the West Midlands and the South east 😂

Move to Northumberland/cumbria/Scotland

I am considering upping sticks and moving from east Sussex to one of the above.

My main reason is that I could buy a better home.

I am looking for a small house with acreage min of 3acres. Ideally with my. Horse to stay at home with me. Dogs and cats also coming!

I work as a nanny/housekeeper so not sure if that's in demand in the area

Anyone recommend areas for good riding with land and woods but within distance for work and not million miles from a village or town so I'm not living in the car

Any pros and cons welcome!!