Ever visited somewhere for the day and been really disappointed?

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We travelled to Yeovil in Somerset yesterday for the day, wow, we were so disappointed.

It was like a ghost town. Most of the shops were shut, only a handful were open. And towards the bottom area of the town most of the shops were completely closed down.

I'd always got the impression there was a lot more to Yeovil.

We left after an hour as there was nothing to do.

Gloucester

... Spartan and bleak

😅, I certainly was.
Again recommended so had high hopes.

Oh and Dublin. Wouldn't bother going back again

My Husband and I recently went to Bridlington for the weekend. On the photo's and on Dickinson's Real Deal (don't judge!) it had looked quite pretty in a British Seaside kind of way.

What a dump! It was a real ghost town, very poor, lots of closed down shops, the street our B&B was on was full of run down rough looking houses (the b&b itself was clean and tidy, nice enough).

We went for a walk down the beach but it rained (just to add to our misery) so we went to search for a decent pub, we ended up in Wetherspoons as it was the best of a (very bad) lot.

On the Saturday morning my Husband woke up and said "I don't like it here", I said "I'm so glad you said that, let's go home". We packed up and went home a day early.

Bridlington is grim, don't visit.

£14 for a bacon sandwich and a coffee! 😳 £14?!😳 I hope that was for at least two people!

Thanks @FrostyFifi and @greenel for Edinburgh recommendations, I’m making a list! 😘

Also, Loch Lomond.

BORING

It was a while ago so I know there are new tall buildings to visit in NYC but The Empire State Building was a let down. The view and space on The Top of the Rock was much nicer.

Also the Statue of Liberty, I'd expected something much larger.

Also, as a bibliophile, I visited Hay on Wye....

CRAP

Agreed!

Oh op Yeovil IS grey depressing and just miserable
same as Chard - boooring

I quite like Axminster tho ( Rics cafe is the place to go ) and Bridport is ok for a market town

Aberystwyth... just depressing. Stayed in a rural property in Llanilar and it stank of dogs 😫 Conwy on the other hand was enjoyable.

I'm glad to read that - we last spent a rainy weekend there during summer 2020 and it was really suffering midst lockdown with many eateries closed but with the chairs and tables still inside and park unkempt .

I didn’t get Brighton until I experienced it in the sunshine with live music and the bars on the beach front full of cool people, great vibe. My DH is from there and FIL lives there so we spend a bit of time there.

Brighton is great but like all towns and cities it pays to look it up and find out about the best bits before you go, like the Laines and North Laines, Kemp Town which is more arty. Some stunning architecture and history. The theatre has pre London shows and every show we went to there would be a coterie of well known actors in the pub next door afterwards. Stunning library. Some great vegan and vegetarian restaurants as well as one off unusual eateries. The Brighton Pavilion absolutely worth a visit. Perhaps being a Londoner and Brighton being the choice of day trips Im biased....but loved it so much I moved there.

😂😂😂

Please don’t be put off, go and see what it is like for yourself. It would be boring if we all liked the same thing. It may be the most beautiful city you’ve ever visited.

Yes.. Warwick castle. Went as a big family and stayed onsite in the knights village little hut things. Last year. Cost my dad a small fortune. Booked baby cot in advance. No baby cot there when we arrived. Had to ring reception and then when it did come it had no mattress! So that was the first minor hiccup.. then the castle was shite. Wonderful building but the exhibit was really poor. No pushchairs allowed inside AT ALL. They allow wheelchairs reluctantly. You have to leave your pushchair outside by the railings in the rain, no padlock nothing. So then had to carry 14 kg child and all our bags. It was horrible. I was expecting brilliant Tudor stuff. It was more like a pantomime experience. Wouldn’t go back.

Kidzania! Awful awful place

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During the last Christmas market two women asked me directions - they’d just arrived and wanted brunch before going to the market. I walked them to a really nice square away from the hordes on the main drag. They were really happy with that

Kingsmead Sqaure, by any chance?

Square!

That gets my vote, too.

The people there are so stuck up and rude too!

My Sister has a bungalow there, I can go for free whenever I want.

I'd rather not.

Chicago - very disappointing.

Does anyone ever actually leave the Eden project feeling like they want to save the environment? Or did we all just feel robbed blind? 😂