'We ditched England for Majorca and will never return after noticing one big change'

EXCLUSIVE: 'We ditched England for Majorca and will never return after noticing one big change'Jordan and Ray Bath took a risk by leaving behind their lives in Basildon, Essex, to start again in Majorca, Spain, where their children, six and four, are adapting to a completley new cultureCommentsTravelLiam McInerney Content Editor 06:30, 14 Apr 2026View 9 ImagesThey say they are still pinching themselves(Image: Jordan and Ray Bath)A couple who swapped Essex for Majorca say they won't be returning after noticing big change to their family. Jordan and Ray Bath lived in England for their entire lives until they sold their house and business and moved their young children, aged six and four, to the largest of Spain’s Balearic Islands.‌They have now been residing in the family-friendly seaside town of Pollensa for 10 weeks and have documented their journey on YouTube.‌Their lifestyles are now radically different to back home in Basildon, Essex — and they spoke exclusively to us about how they were settling in.‌Ray, 37, told us: “It has been nearly 11 weeks now and we have not missed anything about the UK. We are flying back to participate in the London Marathon but it is only a five-day trip and after that we don’t know when we will be back in the UK again.”Jordan, 32, meanwhile added: “We are very content, very happy, and it is like, ‘Why didn’t we do this sooner?’ I'm so glad we did the jump when we did. We hope we can give our kids the quality of life that we are striving for.”View 9 ImagesThey decided to leave England behind (Image: Jordan and Ray Bath)‌Why MajorcaJordan has been holidaying in Majorca since her childhood before she started going with Ray when they met 14 years ago.They fell in love with it and as for why they moved there, which has long been a dream, Ray said: “I would say personally, I have always wrestled with the idea of retiring and then moving into the sunset to the beach. But actually, the biggest struggle for me was, why do I...