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Depends what you are looking for and your future plans are. There aren't that many jobs in many rural Welsh areas and not that many opportunities for young people to get well paid jobs. Many young people are forced to move away.We're between Welshpool and Newtown and in a very rural scattered farming based hamlet. However it is just about possible to travel to Shrewsbury, Wrexham, Oswestry for employment. Just thought that this location would give our children the option of staying in their community if they wished.Our son is now 18. He is working for a fairly local company as an apprentice Able to earn a small wage and his university fees (1 day a week) are paid for by his company. He can get the train to uni. He hopes, at the moment, to live and work locally and hopes he has chosen a profession that will enable him to do so.Just something else for you to think about. I know yours are only little now but time flies!I agree that learning Welsh while they are young is the best option. Welsh speaking here seems to be in 'pockets'. 3 miles in one direction Welsh speaking, 3 miles the other mainly English.All children are taught Welsh in school anyway.
Pembrokeshire, wales is worth a look - i moved here from england many moons ago. The coastline is getting upto to cornish prices but inland there are still some bargins around that have not been sold as holiday lets. Plus look out for people buying holiday lets - they normally dont want the land around it so you can hire it for pennies in return for upkeep.
Someone's advertising 6 acres in Aberdeenshire on another thread... Aberdeenshire's not a bad place to live, clean water and air, not too much traffic, a dry corner of the country, but cold. Short growing season. A lot of property on the market at the moment due to the downturn in the oil industry. The downside is it's a long way from 'civilisation' in any direction, and the transport links aren't great! If you like hillwalking, skiing, beach walks, whisky and castle trails there are worse places to be.
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