What's the worst place you've ever been in the UK?

[In2mindsss]

Ill go first.

Morecambe. Nice views but proper creepy.

Totally. Give me Swanage over Lyme Regis anyday. But I grew up in a grittier town - I equate Lyme Regis to Chipping Camden, and my town to Swanage. Far more character and fewer poncy types. My MIL on the other hand would sooner die than set foot in a "real"place.

I was born and grew up in Bedford,but that was in the 50s/60s,it was a lovely place then but its gone rapidly down hill in the last 30years..

Gillingham

North Devon, bordering Cornwall. I found it depressing with a slightly menacing edge.

You didn't think to stop and ask King Billy for directions? 😂

I visited King's Lynn recently and found it quite charming. It's the home of Seahenge - who wouldn't be impressed? Minster also beautiful. Amazing history and some lovely historic buildings.

What's so bad about it to you that makes it the worst place in the UK?

Without doubt Bradford, awful

Rhyl

I forgot about Rhyl yes you are right Wrexham’s pretty grim as well

Strood
ilfracombe
Stratford (Westfield/shopping centre has a undertone of unpleasantness)
I can probably think of others

i quite like Brighton and Portsmouth though I agree they have there rough areas

It's not 'an absolute dump', though.

I think all the places on my list have probably already been mentioned!

Glenrothes
Blackpool
Great Yarmouth (although it was a long time ago I went)
Croydon
Portmeirion was disappointing and a bit creepy
Hastings

I think some of the worst places are the trendy, gentrified places - in London Peckham is the worst, it has always had a bad vibe and is dirty, but is now also expensive. Brixton and Shoreditch are nearly as bad.

On the coast, Margate is trendy with the Turner, the old town and Dreamland. Away from that bit, it's dirty and badly run-down. Cliftonville supposedly has trendy bars and cafes but you are more likely to see run down mini marts and cash only takeaway. It is the second most deprived area in the south, after Jaywick. Ramsgate is similar. A lot of the nicer bars and cafes on the coast are closed out of peak season.

My grandparents were in Pavenham back in the day when normal people could afford to live there from 1940 to 1960s and it was lovely but the grim concrete blocks had started to go up already in Bedford and even in the 80s it was reasonably ok but after that I left. The river was always nice.

Hastings old town is gorgeous though. I am aware that the outskirts are apparently rather shit with lots of deprivation, although I've never been. But the bit most visitors go to for a sunny day out is lovely. Very quirky, lots of lovely old buildings, loads of history, loads of atmosphere and some fantastic independent shops and restaurants.

This. Went for a show recently and although The Alhambra is absolutely beautiful Bradford is an utter shit hole with a vibe that something awful is going to happen at any second.

Glasgow, Middleborough, Bradford, Sheffield, Luton, Swindon, etc

I agree about Kings Lynn. It should be nice, it certainly has some lovely old architecture and is loaded with history but there is something foreboding and depressing about it and the people are rough. But I find that whole area where Norfolk, Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire converge is a bit weird in general.

It’s a dump. Think shoddy B&Bs, tatty rooms, pubs with sticky carpets and so on.

Loch Ness! Gave me ginormous heebiejeebies I couldn't wait to leave. Its too big (I am aware how stupid I sound) and deep and creepy.

Menaced is how I felt in Plymouth bus station!

The Lido in Plymouth is lovely though

Yes, I got strongly recommended to visit Salcombe and couldn’t bear it. It’s such a shame. But that’s a cultural mismatch, isn’t it, rather than thinking somewhere is objectively bad, it’s just that it’s not a good fit.
I mean, it’s pretty and you can get decent food etc and I’m sure it’s doing well financially.

I think town/city centres in many places have suffered in recent years. Some very odd planning decisions, lack of funds & maintenance, and loss of high street shops etc.

Manchester, Dundee, Glasgow, Liverpool, Margate, Grimsby, Hull and Middlesbrough. Also Harrogate I never got the appeal