Overrated places in the UK

[Fixitup2]

What are your over rated places in the U.K. that everyone else seems to love?

Mine is the Peak District which imo has mediocre scenery spoilt by too many roads and too many people. I hate it and only ever agree to go if there’s nowhere else and we need to stop somewhere that way.

@Sixsillysausagessizzlinginapan

All city Christmas markets. I had delusions of magic. But they're too peppered with ignorant (insert chosen swear word here) people.

Hamburg's market is wonderful though.

Agree with Raspberrycoulis on the standing stones on Lewis and Orkney. Breathtaking.

surprised to see Edinburgh appearing so often , although it does have a lot of tourist tat shops.

place i hate most is Glasgow. Just don’t go there.

@Peregrina I was going to go there for the bank holiday weekend and then read about the dire parking situation, so I’m not missing anything then ? It was also on a parking wars TV show apparently, the photos of the Main Street with little shops looked pretty.

Cotswolds

I liked Southend and the pier.

Bicester Village.

Just noticed the UK in the original question!

@Gloomandglow

Norfolk. Too flat and Great Yarmouth is iffy. Cromer was nice enough but not really worth a visit.

Gosh, I love North Norfolk!

@JustCatting

Cambridge. I live there.

Me, too. Completely agree.

These threads always make me laugh. I am not sure if some of you are overly fussy or I am easily pleased.

Almost all of the places named here I like. Not sure how you can hate the whole of Cornwall or the whole of Yorkshire.

As to hating the whole of London, what an ignorant comment. There is so much to see and do in London, so many museums (most of which are free unlike other countries, lovely parks, great art galleries, restaurants serving food from just about every country/culture.

Me and DH were both born in London and lived there until we were in our 40's. We then moved out. This was 20 odd years ago and we still regret it. We go back all the time for long weekends or longer. Never ever get bored of London.

I agree that everywhere is far too crowded but that is because we, as a country, are far too overpopulated.

Agree with whoever said Melton Mowbray . We stopped there on the way from A to B, for a night. Expected even a smidge of quaint ness.....fuck all.

I went to the Peak District for the first time recently and loved it. We were in a small but really lovely village, the scenery was gorgeous and we weren't far from Buxton which is a lovely town.

Lake District-depressing.
Chester and Gloucester-creepy and oppressive.

Cornwall, for sure. Lovely if you’re quite local, but it wasn’t worth the horrid journey to get there, quite frankly. Can’t understand the fetishisation. Bath was meh.

Brighton

Call that a beach? A beach has sand.

(I'm finding this ridiculously cathartic!)

Agree with a PP about the bastard motorised scooters which are all the rage in Bristol at the moment . Otherwise I proper loves it here.

[quote FAQs]@Peregrina I was going to go there for the bank holiday weekend and then read about the dire parking situation, so I’m not missing anything then ? It was also on a parking wars TV show apparently, the photos of the Main Street with little shops looked pretty.[/quote]
The best bit of Haworth is The Cookhouse. Amazing food cooked by lovely people.

@Clarich007

Blackpool and Dungeness and Festinniog are all equally depressing !

Dungeness, just the name sounds dull and depressing.

Edinburgh is let down by the scarcity of clean bathrooms, combined with a temperature that leaves women perpetually in need of a wee.

If the UK was a person, Blackpool would be its arse. Once had the misfortune of driving through it.

FatherBuzzCagney I lived in St Albans, in the conservation area and loved it. We went back a couple of years ago and you are right, outside the historic bits it is 'any town' with sky high house prices.

Tenby

Skegness.

@Inextremis

Dungeness. I have never seen so much shingle in my life. It's like a wasteland.

Dungeness is a really weird place. I'd never go again.

@Proudboomer

Cornwall

What??? How very dare you!!!!

Cornwall is absolutely.... well average I guess.

The Lake District.