[Closed] I would like to move to Cornwall...

I still want to move to Cornwall 🙂

What's the allotment scene like?

I still want to move to Cornwall

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What's the allotment scene like?

Strangely enough I know a few people in Devon with allotments and I think the whole grown your own scene is pretty big. I just shop at Morrisons. Much easier.

Allotments can give you a very good harvest, plus there are plenty of fishing opportunities in Cornwall.

Do you get your own little patch of sea?

Do you get your own little patch of sea?

When it is very windy yes. Usually all over your house, car and garden if you live too close to the coast.

 

Mr Nutt - we live on an ex working nursery should you need a plot. 5 acres of fertile land.

Nice!

So where is the good riding?

So where is the good riding?

most of it stops at Devon on the way down to Cornwall 😉

there's a nice piece that sums up cornwall well on the surfnation blog by mick jardine, 'cornwall through australian eyes'.

http://www.surfnation.co.uk/2009/06/index.html

The good riding is concentrated on the middle of the County nr Bissoe/Poldice Valley but loads of other good areas too.

As Surf-mat,Poldice has some good riding but there are plenty of other places,Carn brea,Carn marth,Rosewall,The clif paths."The track" There are also a few local woodlands that have good rides through them,I quite like Tehidy and Treslothan and Pendarves + loads of Bridleways

I will ASAP, just got to find me a house.

Light the beacons, I'll be down that way come Monday, want me to pick up some property details for you? What's your price range? Let or buy? (I'll be looking at them any way)

Light the beacons, I'll be down that way come Monday, want me to pick up some property details for you? What's your price range? Let or buy? (I'll be looking at them any way)

nmd - some genuine bargains to be had at the moment down here.

nmd - some genuine bargains to be had at the moment down here.

And he was looking to move to improve quality of life and reduce his mortgage.

So he now has a bigger mortgage (no savings to pay for move costs so extended mortgage by £10k) and will have 8 months of cowering indoors to avoid the rains....

But he never thinks things through.

Does it not rain in Harrogate then?! It's lovely down here out of season and Truro has plenty going on for cold, wet days. Not so clever on the mortgage though...

Does it not rain in Harrogate then?!

😉

About 20% more - so hardly noticeable to 99% of people.

Mind you Harrogate is actually quite nice.

Is surf mat the defender of cornwall?

Is your PR company serving clients in Cornwall or elsewhere?

my bro' is just about to move from a 4 bed semi in Harrogate (sold for £250k) to a 4 bed townhouse in Truro for £250k

Because the Westcountry needs another **** from That London.

Harrogate isn't in London...

Max - relevance? I just like it here. Yes we have clients in the county.

My family has had a cottage in Carbis Bay for nearly 50 years and I lived down there on and off. Nott much work down there and houses are expensive if you want to live near the coast. I think you'd have to be pretty commited to live in St Just as it is pretty remote and feels it, pretty barren too as cornwall jas a lot less trees than most counties. Somewhere like Hayle might be a better bet. It's a great place to bring up young children but absolutely awful for teenagers, I have first hand experience! I have mulled over going down there permanently with the wife for the kids sake but there are less jobs there than here in Liverpool and it is a pain in the arse to get back to 'civilisation' as from the cottage it's nearly 2 hours to Bristol let alone Liverpool!

20% more of anything if a fairly noticeable quantity!

I would think Harrogate has a shit load more things to do when it's raining than Truro

civilisation and liverpool in the same sentence. how quaint.

Wow, I nearly fell of my chair at that one... 🙄

We'd better all move to Harrogate then.

All those lovely beaches, all those estuaries to boat around in, all that surf...

It is actually possible to do everything outdoors in the rain - except sunbathe. In fact for surf it's better in the rain as the crowds bu66er off.

However I'd rather people stayed away TBH 😉

About 20% more - so hardly noticeable to 99% of people.

😉

I would think Harrogate has a shit load more things to do when it's raining than Truro

But seriously - I love Harrogate and I love Cornwall. But I was surprised that my bro' spent the same money on a similar house in one of the least appealing towns in Cornwall against a town regularly in the UK's top ten most popular places.

(He did reduce the price by £50k for a quick sale though TBF).

One of the least appealing towns (actually it's a city) in Cornwall?

MF - you are actually talking BS this time.

Truro is a thriving little place full of decent shops, nice buildings and in on a river. It's also fairly affluent. It's one of Cornwall's best "towns" I'd say having lived in the county for a very long time. It has great roads links and a mainline station too - rare around these parts.

You must have it confused with somewhere like Redruth or Camborne? Or maybe St Austell? Compared to these, Truro is like Chelsea.

But it isn't by the sea.

What on earth is the point of living on the arse end of the country if you still can't look out of your window and see the sea?

Compared to these, Truro is like Chelsea.

😉

(Matt - lighten up, I am only pulling your leg (mostly)

From much of Truro, you can see a river which leads to the sea...

And the sea is max 20 mins from anywhere in the county. Very nice on a sunny day before/after work. One thing it's very bad for is flying anywhere.

BTW I don't live IN Truro, just near it.

Never been there in tourist season, how bad is it?

My brother is moving from a place an hour from the sea (Whitby/Scarborough/Robin Hood's Bay etc), 30 minutes from the NY Moors and Yorkshire Dales, overlooking the Nidd Gorge with miles of beautiful walking.

To somewhere near Truro college within walking distance of Homebase (which he sees as a benefit)!

Much call for a mobile bike repair business do you think?

nmd - a mate is already running one in the Trurp area and is completely stacked with work. Well worth contacting him - he's on paternity leave for a bit but happy to pass on his details. But if outside the Truro area, loads of opps I reckon too.

The bike shops down here have big waiting lists and are often pantaloons at high end repairs (or even basic ones).

MF - oh bu66er - that is the WORST part of Truro! Is he a doctor by any chance?

MF - oh bu66er - that is the WORST part of Truro! Is he a doctor by any chance?

So where would be a good place to get a holiday home in Cornwall? Nice beach, village feel, perhaps a harbour...?! That'll cost a fair bit right?

Tiger - a fair few options. In desending order of budget with all/most of those options:

Rock
St Mawes
Port Isaac
Flushing/Mylor
St Agnes
Cadgewith
Mousehole
Sennen

And a fair few others!

I hear Porthemmet has some good holiday homes...

I love Fowey personally

No - just doing something rash and without thinking it though because his wife suddenly decided it would be a good idea!

Nothing rash about doing something when her indoors has already decided it's a "good idea", tbh.

Nothing rash about doing something when her indoors has already decided it's a "good idea", tbh.

A couple of years ago they were going to New Zealand to live because it was a good idea.

Surfmat, that would be great if you could pass on details to me, I've been a mechanic for 15 years so I'm not too bad at it :-)Did have a word with Roj at the Bike Barn, he seemed positive on me having some work but I haven't heard from him since.

Does it not rain in Harrogate then?! It's lovely down here out of season and Truro has plenty going on for cold, wet days.

I've been to Cornwall all different times of the year, and apart from about 3 weeks in summer, it's either freezing or raining or both. The Atlantic coast in particular can be very bleak indeed.

When it is sunny it can be nice, but I'm particularly prejudiced against the Bude area, as I have relatives there who'd insist I went out for a 'good walk' get that city smog out of your lungs. What, and get Pneumonia instead? No, I'm not a fan of that bit, I must say. When I did foolishly once take a bike there, I found there was **** all places to actually ride, because it's all footpaths. And if you do ride on the footpaths, people will moan at you. And if you're Brown, they will call the police (true, did actually happen- a nosy neighbour saw me and thought I'd come to burgle someone).

South coast is lovely in summer. Really nice. Truro is a lovely little town, but I reckon you'd need a few quid to settle there. Things to do? Hmm. It's got a cathedral and a museum, and a nice park I spose. And lots of little art galleries full of really twee and often quite shit paintings of landscapes and stuff. A few restaurants. Erm... No sorry I'm struggling here.

Yeah Cornwall's got it's good points, but a fair few bad ones too. Surf Mat seems to have a very rose-tinted view of the place. But then, he's from Surrey.... 😉

I bet the locals love him then!

nmd - can't find your email address and would rather not post his details on here.

Mail me on polzeyboy@hotmail.com and I'll whizz you his details.

Moved from Surrey when I was 14 - 21 years ago....

Bude is quite bleak and remote IMO - no useful roads nearby and not a lot going on.

No rose tinted view here - lived in Bristol, Surrey, Wales and London so got plenty of experiences of other places.

Depends what you want from it I think, if you're a townie( not saying you are personally) then there aren't many shopping centres etc so it may not be for you.

I'd prefer to bring my children up somewhere like Cornwall where it's chilled and poeople have something in common, even if it's only a love of surf, than a city where everyone wants to fight you 😕

I'd prefer to bring my children up somewhere like Cornwall where it's chilled and poeople have something in common, even if it's only a love of surf, than a city where everyone wants to fight you

Yeah, I think a parent would see that as something important, certainly my Uncle and Aunt did. But then their kids grew up bored and restless and couldn't wait to move out. One now even lives in Surrey! 😀

I think some parts of Cornwall can be quite cut off from the outside world. Bude certainly is (no trains, not many busses). I think a balance between tranquility and excitement is very difficult to strike successfully; both my cousins say they would rather have grown up somewhere a bit livelier. Two kids living in a village with mainly retired folk and hardly any other families would yearn for the things other kids have.

What like Playstations and big TVs?

Growing up in the countryside/near a beach is the best thing for kids. Good schools around here too - private and state.

Depends what you want - if someone's idea of fun is hanging around a shopping mall then it's pretty poor. If it's playing on beaches, boats and in the countryside then it's ideal.

Most leave the county for a bit after Uni but most come back as soon as they can.

Growing up in the countryside/near a beach is the best thing for kids. Good schools around here too - private and state.

Is it? Neither of them are remotely fussed about outdoor activities, drive cars everywhere and seemed quite surprised that their townie cousin was into mountain biking.

And they both went to fee-paying schools some distance away, as the standards of the local schools were so poor.

Most leave the county for a bit after Uni but most come back as soon as they can.

Neither are planning to go back any time soon. They're both in jobs which don't exist/aren't available in Cornwall. Neither are particular fans of the place. One is really into music, and loves big cities for all the different events that are on, and the other works for a pharmaceutical company, in a job and for a salary that simply aren't available in Cornwall.

Oh, and further to tiger-roach's comment below, both met their current partners elsewhere....

poeople have something in common

Relatives?

OK, I did't mean this to turn into a debate 🙄

Is it? Neither of them are remotely fussed about outdoor activities, drive cars everywhere and seemed quite surprised that their townie cousin was into mountain biking.

Seems to suit a depressing number of families. A sure ticket to obesity and poor health. My idea of hell.

Yes jobs are scarce down here - you need to run your own show or get a senior public sector post (preferably as a doctor) to make decent money but then that's true for most "pretty" counties.

Jobs situation there isn't as bad as where I am now........

Matt - is there a McDonald's near the college/Homebase in Truro?

MF - there is. Is that where he's working? 😉

No - it is where his wife works at the local one at the moment and we have been joking that there must be one near to their new gaff - she will have insisted so...

He works for NCR repairing hole-in-the-walls and till machines etc.

I agree with surf-mat completely that growing up in the country is the best childhood you can get. I have just moved back to Devon at the age of 30 after a stint in Manchester expereiencing life where their are shops and buses more than once per day. It was great for a year, then I just sat inside watching telly and getting fatter for a few years, it then took another 3 years to sort out houses and job's to enable the move.

Kids only really know about what they have expereinced if they have grown up in the country then in the main they love it, their is a great party seen in the country its much cheaper than pubs and clubs and I think much safer for the 14 - 18 year age.

I don't think anyone can say one option is 'betterer' than the other. They are simply different and give a child different life experiences.

But some have experience both sides so can make an informed opinion of which they feel is better.

But some have experience both sides so can make an informed opinion of which they feel is better.

I meant to add that... 😉

We all make the most of our situations/possessions/whatever unless we genuinely hate them.

I suspect some people genuinely like living in Croydon or Doncaster...

I am sure they do - never seen Croydon but Doncaster isn't all that bad really. Fairly typical of many Yorkshire working towns and nicer than some (Cleckhuddersfax for example).

Both Doncaster and Derby repelled me big time. As did some towns in Essex.
Croydon is just horrible.

just move then! why do you need the affirmation of this lot?. just do it! You won't die. Make up your own mind. you have your reasons, right?