Depressing Places in the UK

[AlcoholBrazil]

Wolverhampton....thanks to a perpetual Labour Council .....a ghost town with city status. Curse that Millenium.

[Zippy]

Lots to choose from but at or near the top has to be Basingstoke.
We lived in a village four miles or so outside in the 80s. There was one dominant office block above all the others and there was a poll to ask people what they wanted at the top when it was dark. They chose a digital clock.

Great shout. I went to a wedding there a few years back and thought it was one of the least inspiring places I've been to in this country.

[Zippy]

Newport
Port Talbot
Glasgow
Grimsby
Scunthorpe
Rochdale
Stoke on Sewer
Luton
Bradford
Leicester
Derby
Oldham
St Helens

Found East Birmingham to be particularly depressing, Zummers. Sheldon, Yardley, Marston Green, Ward End and Castle Bromwich. Bit like much of Coventry.

When I lived there, the worst places were Aston, Balsall Heath, Castle Vale, Falcon Lodge, Handsworth, Chelms, Nechells, Small Heath, SparkHill, Sparbrook.

The best places mostly seemed to be south of the city centre, although subs like Sutton Coldfield, Wylde Green and Walmley were good.

Generally true Zambo, although Highgate in the south of Birmingham is a dive.

[Sadact7]

Mytholmroyd

Intriguingly specific...

I’m loathed to ask Sadderz, but is that in your bailiwick?

Near enough aye, 5 minutes away from my new place.


Other than the fact it gets washed away any time there’s a pissy dribble of rain it’s pretty unremarkable. Hence why Moonbro’s dislike of it is intriguing to me.

[Sadact7]

Indeed, it was flooded after Storm Ciara. Caused about eighteen pounds in improvements.

“Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome the hottest new act in stand up comedy....Kaaaaancutlawns!!”

[kancutlawns]

[kancutlawns]

Newport
Port Talbot
Glasgow
Grimsby
Scunthorpe
Rochdale
Stoke on Sewer
Luton
Bradford
Leicester
Derby
Oldham
St Helens

Found East Birmingham to be particularly depressing, Zummers. Sheldon, Yardley, Marston Green, Ward End and Castle Bromwich. Bit like much of Coventry.

When I lived there, the worst places were Aston, Balsall Heath, Castle Vale, Falcon Lodge, Handsworth, Chelms, Nechells, Small Heath, SparkHill, Sparbrook.

The best places mostly seemed to be south of the city centre, although subs like Sutton Coldfield, Wylde Green and Walmley were good.

Generally true Zambo, although Highgate in the south of Birmingham is a dive.

It’s just outside the City Centre, close to Digbeth and a totally nondescript. Got my car looked at there in a clutch centre in May. Soulless place. Generally any direction you go out of Birmingham has crap areas like Bordesley, Sparkbrook, Handsworth, Olton, Kings Heath, Aston and Nechells.

[Reg]

Wolverhampton....thanks to a perpetual Labour Council .....a ghost town with city status. Curse that Millenium.

I like Wolverhampton.

[Sadact7]

Wolverhampton....thanks to a perpetual Labour Council .....a ghost town with city status. Curse that Millenium.

I like Wolverhampton.

I’m guessing Alkie’s issue is with the demographics of the place.

[Basualdo]

St Austell was a fucken midden the last time I was there. Which was nearly 30 years ago mind. So it might be a bit nicer now.

[Rowntree]

Margate was full of wasps when I was there. And Cockneys. I preferred the wasps.

[kancutlawns]

Wolverhampton....thanks to a perpetual Labour Council .....a ghost town with city status. Curse that Millenium.

I like Wolverhampton.

Found a good burger place close to the Molineux in the summer so my opinion of Wolverhampton has gone up somewhat. Bastard of a road there from Walsall though.

[paolo]

Barrow-in-Furness
Rotherham

no way

i've had many a great night at the Tivoli!

[Sadact7]

Margate was full of wasps when I was there. And Cockneys. I preferred the wasps.

They make a less irritating drone

[Carlos J]

No one, not even carc or Shabba mentioned Shithole Yarmouth. Grimmest of the grim. a wannabe Blackpool.

This is Regent Road, early morning, 2018, the err Strip, but leading away from the sea to the town. Chocka in summer, starting at the Spoons furtter up near the town centre.

One may ponder if this is the best the town offers, what lies behind? Grim, more grim and grimmer.



Oy yay, the socalled Golden Mile and Pleasure Beach. I take my nephew there every year when visiting, started off in Joyland and the Snails, a tradition:



Then as he got older more the Pleasure Beach. It is good value, a pay once wristband and can go on everything all the time. Loved the Ghost House when younger and we always do the dodgems, when older, more the fright rides and the old wooden rollercoaster. Now aged 16, and post-lockdown next summer, sure he'll still like the dodgems, who doesn't and whatever new rides they have.

That may have sounded nostalgic, twas, but back to the thread, it really is an awful place, the Golden Mile stinks of yesteryear seaside holidays, so maybe it can change next year and think of the future. Socalled Golden Mile post-lockdown: