Missing family

Winters everywhere in the UK are long wet windy and grey...and quiet, if it wasn't for Christmas no one would ever see much of their families.
Why are you catering for them? Can't you help them to share the cost, or eat out? They could also help you with the bedding...
It sounds to me that living ith a view of the sea isn't the idyll you thought you were buying inot and that you now realise the people in your life are what really count.

I'm sorry it has taken so long for you to realise this! You can make some more choices now- have you asked if they would like you to move back?

Maybe your being by the sea gives them a place to come and visit they wouldn't otherwise have?

I think a family discussion is in order here...

Apologies. I’ve just read that you’ve been there 4 years so will be aware of seasonal changes and things to do!

I’m sure you moved to the coast for the best of reasons Debutante. You were fulfilling a dream and wanted to do it before you got any older. The family are only 2 hours away and could probably visit for a day especially as we move towards longer evenings. You could have a pub lunch - children are welcomed in most places now. It would certainly save you a lot of extra work. Admittedly they’re not just around the corner (but would you really want that?) You too can drive over to visit them.
I would see how you feel later on. It’s March now. Your area will feel different soon and hopefully you will enjoy the benefits of being by the sea.

And were you to move back who knows whether work demands might not mean that your family would have to move away.

I’d stay put. Join the nearest u3a or a walking group if that interests you. Wishing you happy days ahead.

I would think the situation is going to get worse as you get older, harder to travel and cater for visitors.

Could you move back to the area your family live in?

It’s none of my business, and I don’t want to rub salt into your wound , but, why did you decide to move so far away from your family ? Did you want to move to a place near the sea ? You are under 70 - give it a couple of years and move back, that’s if your children are going to stay put.
I do feel for you.
But, and this is a big BUT - my sister-in- law moved to live near her son . It was a disaster ….

Didn’t you think about these downsides before you moved?