Slyvie M

This is all really, really helpful information, thanks everyone. North Devon looks totally up our street in terms of the surf thing etc but concerned about getting work there. We thought Exeter way might be a safer bet and would also be somewhere for the kids to get the train to when they turn into teenagers and want to escape. Perhaps we will consider inland too - though we really wanted to be by the sea. Deal & Rye look lovely too Peckham Rose, thanks for the ideas...... Thanks again...

OK will have a look Dawlish - read lots of good things about it. You are right, where do you start? Hopefully we will get a feeling about a place and can work from there... Good luck Louisa, an exciting journey ahead!

It does help Louisa, thank you! Yes we both drive and are totally convinced about Exeter as a great City. We want to live really close to Exeter but on the beach. Do you think Exmouth would be a good place to start? Good luck in your search too!

Hello All We are looking for some good advice on relocating to Devon. So we are early 40?s, have 2 kids, 4 & 7. We love Dulwich but can?t afford to move up to the next level on the property ladder and are squashed in a two bed flat. And so we want to relocate, to a seaside town, always been a dream and once lived in Cornwall for 3 years pre kids. My husband is a plumber and I work in an accounts department so we are not tied to London for any work reasons. We were thinking Devon might be a good place, it?s in the all the ?great places to live? charts, close to Exeter for work, it?s a great city we've heard, nice coast line. Thing is we are still quite young at heart. We like good music and a place to be lively, not too rough or full of old people either (a good mix Is what we want I suppose) with a decent beach and within half hour of Exeter.Anyone from around there? In the next few months we are going to look at Lime Regis & Exmouth. But really, any advice would be great. Thank you x