City-dwellers looking to move to the country - advice/experiences?

lincroft1710

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

...and, if their tractors are anything like the ones I see now = they're blimmin' enormous, ie could run you over and probably not even realise...:)

Yes, UK agriculture has moved on a bit since the "Little Grey Fergie" - the Ferguson TE20.

hunters

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

...and, if their tractors are anything like the ones I see now = they're blimmin' enormous, ie could run you over and probably not even realise...:)

Have you found anything to praise at all about where you live?

agrinnall

hunters wrote: »

One thing to remember about the local farmer and their tractors is they are your friend in bad weather! Before most people are stirring with their cars in snowy weather our farmer comes along and clears the road of snow and if icy spreads some salt/grit. They can make as much noise as they like while doing so as far as I’m concerned

And although it never happened to me, several of my neighbours managed to get themselves stuck in snow trying to get from our unmade track onto the road and had to be hauled out by the local farmer and his tractor.

Davesnave

lincroft1710 wrote: »

Yes, UK agriculture has moved on a bit since the "Little Grey Fergie" - the Ferguson TE20.

I remember being very upset when I moved to the country at the tender age of 8, to find I lacked a key lifeskill: how to drive a Fergie.

I soon learned.....but the shame!

suki1964

I'm a Londoner who moved to rural NI 11 years ago

Seriously you cannot understand the differences till you actually live it

We do live pretty close to a B road so after a day or two the gritter and snow plough reaches us. If you dont live on an A or B road you are relient on local farmers and the reliability of you car

Living rural also means over head electric cables, since I lived here we went 5 days without electricity, and three days where it was so cold the oil froze

Broadband , as home workers, the OP really needs to check this out. When we moved here, the government were so proud that the whole of NI had access to BB. They didn't say that 512 was the average speed


Noise, the country is noisy. Cocks crowing is the least of your worries. Contractors bringing in the silage and harvest, working till 2 or 3 am, with full lights on, that's noisy and bright

We won't mention lamping

You need to become part of the scene. You have to join the pub or church to become part and parcel

Me and Mr S have been welcomed into our community. We both have seen other people move here and they are not welcomed and don't fit in ( my own mother is one). And it's not just our eyes seeing it, we are told stories from our local friends where it's not worked out


So I'm 6 miles from a town and 50 miles to a city. At first ( maybe the first 6 or 7 years) it was a nightmare. I'm a Londoner and am use to having everything on me doorstep or a phone call away. Now I'm used to planning a day to the city and except there's no take always who deliver here and accept there's not even a decent curry house

But with all that, me and he made the best move for us. We were ready to leave London. We had served our time and weren't poor ( not rich but our assets went further). I'm glad we took the leap