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Best and worst towns in Britain

Hobbit said:
In defence of Middlesbrough, there’s parts of it I wouldn’t go through in an armoured truck… strictly speaking I wouldn’t want to live in any part of Middlesbrough but Middlesbrough is actually a very small part of the conurbation. Those that know the area well would be more than happy to live in Marton or Nunthorpe, and probably couldn’t afford a house there.

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I once knew a bloke who was a rear gunner on a milk float in Middlesbrough.
 
AAC said:
Wasn't Grimethorpe the Colliery band in the film Brassed Off ? (good film BTW)
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It was indeed. Agree it was good but can't watch it without the wife stating the inaccuracies as people walk down one street and come out at the other end of town ;) She had an ex from there so knows it quite well
 
Neilds said:
Grew up in Barnsley, wife is from there and parents/in laws still live there so can speak from experience. Only Barnsley could spend millions on a new retail/leisure venue in the town centre just before the pandemic - no shops look like they will move in and the cinema/bowling alley will probably never happen.
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Tbf they have smartened the town centre up,still lots of smack heads knocking about tho.
 
Neilds said:
Barnsley must be down (up?) there with the worst. Mining town where the locals still moan about how there are no jobs now the pits have shut and don't like the council spending any money to try try and improve the place. And one of the local villages is called Grimethorpe -enough said!
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I once almost had a fight in Grimethorpe WMC on new years eve back in the late 90s. Long story ?
 
Worst town I've been to is Tilbury, absolute dump. It depresses me just driving through it. Parts of Harlow are also a pit of despair! other places worth avoiding are Stanford-no-hope and Clanvey Island. (probably best to steer clear of all Thames Estuary towns :D)

Jaywick is grim but it has a cracking beach!

I like Lyme Regis, Bridport and Keswick.
 
Well ave been to Glastonbury today. Very nice especially if you want purple clothes. Very hippy.
Wells although a City is a town size and is as good a place as ave been to in the UK.
There are many nice towns in the UK. For me they go tits up when council planners pass monstrous building plans that just don't look in keeping with the place.
 
Neilds said:
Grew up in Barnsley, wife is from there and parents/in laws still live there so can speak from experience. Only Barnsley could spend millions on a new retail/leisure venue in the town centre just before the pandemic - no shops look like they will move in and the cinema/bowling alley will probably never happen.
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And there's the problem with it,. Town centre. People want retail parks with free parking
 
Tashyboy said:
Well ave been to Glastonbury today. Very nice especially if you want purple clothes. Very hippy.
Wells although a City is a town size and is as good a place as ave been to in the UK.
There are many nice towns in the UK. For me they go tits up when council planners pass monstrous building plans that just don't look in keeping with the place.
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Worst example I have seen of that is the monstrosity next to Harlech Castle on RSD .
What were they thinking.
 
clubchamp98 said:
Worst example I have seen of that is the monstrosity next to Harlech Castle on RSD .
What were they thinking.
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I know its a City, but I was once told whilst visiting that Coventry Council managed to do what the luftwafe couldn't. Destroy the City. There not the only ones. During my last two holdays in this country. Hereford and Bridgwater as bases. We have seen some stonking towns. Others have reminded me of Mansfield.
A lot of towns have struggled with the advent of retail parks and shopping outlets.
The clarks outlet at Street Is as good a compromise as I have seen in the country
 
Blowing my own trumpet here, but I really like my own town, especially after the regeneration program that’s been going for the past few years.

I’m not a fan of Slough.
 
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