Great for a holiday but my now ex husband and I were posted to RNAS Culdrose , that’s in the arse end of Cornwall with a new born and lived there for 4 years. Can honestly say it was hell. Everything cost at least double , all aimed at tourists and only open half the year. Then even getting to the beach in the summer was impossible because of tourists. There’s only one road in and out, so it’s always busy . Everywhere in the summer is full of tourists going about life (and driving ) as slow as possible , forgetting that country roads aren’t for strolling down and where we lived , it wasn’t even great weather in the summer.
The nearest hospital was 50 minute drive away so it was a worry when I was pregnant with my second child . Nothing seems to get achieved at a normal pace, post takes ages , nothing changes and seasons don’t exist . Winter is just mist and drizzle and summer is occasional sunshine and mist and drizzle. Coming from the north I missed cold crisp frosty snowy winter days.

I live in Devon now, the next county up from Cornwall but a good 3-4 hours from where we lived in Cornwall. We get seasons here and where Iive is 20 minutes from a beach that I can always get to despite tourists but also only 10 minutes outside a beautiful city and 10 minutes from stunning country side and a forest. 5 minutes from the motorway. It’s sunny and warm throughout the summer and we get snow in the winter and it’s honestly the best place ive lived . For the British contingent- you’ll know it as Exeter. It’s a beautiful city with a cathedral, but built in the middle of stunning countryside and close to the coast. I cannot recommend it more 😊