City dwellers who’ve moved out to the countryside, how have you found it?

Having lived in a couple of rural areas, I think it can really vary depending on where you end up.  I found it quite challenging the last time I did it. I'd lived in a tiny village for a few months once before and knew that living rurally meant I'd be very dependent on my car, but that was even more true than it had been before. I didn't have a garden, which meant that if I wanted to spend time outside I had to go somewhere. But the village was tiny, and the only public outdoor place to hang out was a little village green that was overlooked in every direction by houses. There was nothing in the village apart from the houses, a quiet pub, and a village hall and chapel that seemed constantly closed. The nearest corner shop was two villages over, about three miles away. That equated to a 6 minute drive, or a 1 hr 10 min walk along the main road if you had a death wish, or a 1 hr 45 min walk diverting along quieter roads with wider verges where possible, if your death wish was more of an idle fancy. In the same vein, there were very few footpaths or rights of way nearby. The only safe walking route out of the village was up to another village an hour and 15 minutes away that had *two* pubs (positively cosmopolitan!). Which meant that if I wanted to go on a nice walk anywhere for pleasure, I had to Google a map of footpaths and rights of way and drive to get to where I wanted to start from. The closest small supermarket was a ten minute drive away, and the closest big supermarket was more like 20 minutes' drive away. Which meant I got really used to keeping a large amount of food in the house and doing big shops in one go. If you're in a village that has a few more amenities (or is a safe, reasonable walk from a town or village that does), and isn't in a footpath/right of way blackspot, rural living can be really lovely. But watch out for those factors, because it can feel oddly oppressive and isolating if every possible reason you'd go outside requires a car journey or feeling overlooked by all your neighbours.