Jameshow
Veteran
Try Bradford!!!
Uk towns that have been a (surprise) let down to you
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Try Bradford!!!
Have to say this quietly as ,I do a lot of work for the whisky industry, but I really hate the stiff. Even the smell of it makes me heave. How anyone can actually drink it is beyond me.
They knew that you were coming. 🤣
That's a very generous offer but I'll pass if you don't mind? 😂
Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
Agree about Oban - always absolutely rammed whenever I've been there and just seems to be trying too hard for the tourist dollar. Better than Fort William though.
Yellow Fang
Legendary Member
- Location
- Reading
Stratford upon Avon. Tourists everywhere. Queues everywhere. The whole town is dedicated to Shakespeare, but it is difficult to get to see anything.
mistyoptic
Vintage
- Location
- A parallel reality
Independent bottlings well worth exploring. I’ve just finished a Caol Ila 13 from Gordon & McPhail and have their Ledaig 10 on the shelf. Bought them from a lovely place in Shrewsbury, Wrekin Whiskies.
Just about to open a Laphroaig 10 Sherry Oak
Not so much a surprise as it’s somewhere that I know reasonably well, but Bournemouth town centre is pretty bleak these days.
When Bolletta was preschool I used to take her for days out to Bournemouth during the summer. The council used to put on free entertainment for kids in the lower gardens, then we’d go up to Beales (now closed) for some lunch. Now and again I still ride there through the New Forest.
I think Bournemouth first took a kicking from the 2008 financial crisis as a lot of banks, insurers and other financial service companies used to have offices in the area. Not the big money stuff but lots of customer service type jobs I think. Since then it’s just continued the slide. While the council keeps the central gardens nicely and it still seems to attract visitors, the shopping areas around the parks have been decimated.
Bournemouth has always had many victims of homelessness but there seem to be a lot more people sleeping rough now. If you park up at the Richmond Gardens car park and walk down Dalkeith Lane you’ll see tents, clothes bundles, lots of rubbish and the odd syringe.
The coastal drag from Christchurch to Poole has some sections of extreme wealth, which I think makes the contrast with the centre more evident.
When Bolletta was preschool I used to take her for days out to Bournemouth during the summer. The council used to put on free entertainment for kids in the lower gardens, then we’d go up to Beales (now closed) for some lunch. Now and again I still ride there through the New Forest.
I think Bournemouth first took a kicking from the 2008 financial crisis as a lot of banks, insurers and other financial service companies used to have offices in the area. Not the big money stuff but lots of customer service type jobs I think. Since then it’s just continued the slide. While the council keeps the central gardens nicely and it still seems to attract visitors, the shopping areas around the parks have been decimated.
Bournemouth has always had many victims of homelessness but there seem to be a lot more people sleeping rough now. If you park up at the Richmond Gardens car park and walk down Dalkeith Lane you’ll see tents, clothes bundles, lots of rubbish and the odd syringe.
The coastal drag from Christchurch to Poole has some sections of extreme wealth, which I think makes the contrast with the centre more evident.
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Withernsea
East Riding of Yorkshire
I’ve seen bigger villages
There was no-one offering boat-trips around the lighthouse, despite it being a coastal town
East Riding of Yorkshire
I’ve seen bigger villages
There was no-one offering boat-trips around the lighthouse, despite it being a coastal town
Sterlo
Early Retirement Planning
- Location
- East Riding of Yorkshire
I'd like to see a boat trip around the lighthouse, it's about half a mile inland!
Might be controversial to some, but I'd put a vote in for Kendal. Love the Lake District, especially Keswick, but I thought Kendal was a bit grotty.
matticus
Guru
Not surprising, as it's not in the Lake District!
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
Would agree, Kendal is grotty, but, then again, so are most towns/cities in UK in my experience, may I start with:
South Shields
Sunderland
Chatham
Slough
Reading
Bracknell
Basingstoke
Ashington
Blyth
Maidenhead
... etc
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matticus
Guru
If Slough was a SURPRISE let-down, then I suggest you had not done your research. (and are not familiar with one of our nation's favourite poets)
AndyRM
XOXO
- Location
- North Shields
For me the issue with a lot of places which are routinely visited is that they're trading off past glories of having one or two 'unique' things about them.
This is fine, but means that to their detriment they haven't really diversified enough.
Mercifully there's f*ck all in North Shields, so nobody bothers coming here and it's generally quite a decent little town. Though the high street and shopping centre are a bit grim.
This is fine, but means that to their detriment they haven't really diversified enough.
Mercifully there's f*ck all in North Shields, so nobody bothers coming here and it's generally quite a decent little town. Though the high street and shopping centre are a bit grim.
Jameshow
Veteran
Wow no mention of Bradford!
Or the lovely towns of m65 nelson, Blackburn burnley etc!🤣🤣🤣
