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.

@BobLemon

Everything inside the M25.

*vomit vomit** :-)

I wonder why people waste their life by visiting stone henge? I went to visit my cousin in Bath by road from Whitby and he took me to Stonehenge. I was wondering what am I supposed to do watching some stones arranged as if a kid has forgotten to clean up after its play.

@BrownEyedGirl80

Beverly

In LA or in East Yorkshire?

joystir59 Love Scarborough, but always use the park and ride when its open, any idea when its re-opening ?

Newquay. Just awful. Some stunning beaches trying hard to overcome the grimness.
Bicester shopping village - went once to see what it was all about - awful packed and all similar types of shop no variety and not great discounts anyway.
Totnes - perfectly ok but god it’s so small - had heard so much about it it had grown in my mind.
Whitstable - know it quite well. Really tiny and disappointing.

None irredeemably bad just very much less wonderful than I had expected.

I need to defend Stonehenge - I find it really moving and thought provoking. Admittedly don’t need to stay for long. Avebury is more amazing. Also grew up able to walk
Amongst and climb and sit on the stones so feel v connected

@AgeLikeWine

The ‘Home Counties’, including the outer London suburbs, eg Croydon. All the downsides of living in London, eg ridiculous house prices, overcrowding, congestion, cost of living, without any of the benefits of living in actual London.

I was minded to say Croydon, but then I decided it didn't count because I don't think anyone actually rates Croydon, so it can't be overrated.

@Bearnecessity

I am surprised at all the Brighton haters too I lived there from 1994 to 2000 people were raving about it and gagging to move in.....it must have gone seriously down hill. I must have had the good times....

By way of illustration, a few months ago the main story in the Brighton local paper was about a woman having a shit in the open, in broad daylight, right outside the main shopping centre, while shoppers passed by.

I did wonder if it was some form of protest, tbh.

Stonehenge is amazing and moving as a part of our heritage - but it is the setting and awful way visitors are funnelled in and around it that spoil it.

The redecorated flat in 11 Downing Street, assuming we ever get to see photos of it.

Everywhere apart from Snowdonia (hides behind sofa)

@Fixitup2

Trafford centre is awful! I nearly said London but some parts are ok. I only go to meet friends and for the occasional shopping trip and I always leave with a headache. Agree with Bristol, when I’ve been I always go to the same bit which seems to be the only nice bit but it’s a bit grim in other bits. Also Anglesey. I really didn’t understand the fuss when I went. And another one, hadrians wall. I was so disappointed.

I love Stratford upon Avon though.
The Lake District is amazing but I only go when it’s nice weather as it’s local. Same for the Yorkshire Dales, lovely but I only go in nice weather.

Re: Hadrian’s wall, the notice below appeared in our local newsletter Last week. Can’t see how this could lead to any disappointment

Plans to attract visitors to Hadrian’s Wall could include a tie-in with hit TV series Game of Thrones.

A £30 million cash injection to improve and maintain the site includes £18 million from the Scottish and UK governments as part of their £350 million Borderlands Growth Deal and £12 million from the Hadrian’s Wall partnership board.

The plan is to turn Hadrian’s Wall into a destination comparable to the Great Wall of China, with heritage bosses aiming for three million tourists a year.

@Gertie75

Scottish Highlands, we went for our honeymoon and it doesn't help that we had a week in the Lake District first. I kept comparing them and the Highlands are just so vast and bleak, mile after mile of nothing, hardly any quaint villages and a nightmare to find somewhere to exercise the dogs because even if you managed to find somewhere to park it was all so boggy.

The exception to the bleakness though was Arisaig beach, which was stunning.

You struggled to find somewhere to exercise your dogs in the Highlands?! I also can't believe anyone went to the Highlands expecting quaint villages!

Cromer- dirty, smelly, overcrowded with holidaymakers and too many seagulls, long queues outside chip shops (pre Covid) - truly awful and couldn't wait to get back in the car and drive on.

Wells Next The Sea - dirty, smelly, overcrowded with holidaymakers and too many seagulls, long queues outside chip shops (pre Covid) - truly awful and couldn't wait to get back in the car and drive on.

Bristol and Manchester. I dont hate either city but they just don't live up to their reputation.

I liked the Isle of Wight when I went! I dont remember seeing golliwogs. I went years before brexit though
I also like Newquay.

@GiveMyHeadPeaceffs I love Ballycastle

I will not hear this nonsense about my beautiful gorgeous Bath

But you can keep your stinking wet n windy Cornwall and Wales.

Alton Towers was a bit if a let down too.

@Fullyhuman I'd love to go there - husband gets "ferrysick" but he may have to deal with it!

Stinking wet and windy Wales ? Wow. We are happy to enjoy our lovely beaches and countryside thanks.

I’m truly astounded to see Edinburgh on this list

Totally agree with West Bridgford. I lived there for 5 years. Just a mass of houses with a shit and ugly high street.

Liverpool. We get it, there's literally nowhere like Liverpool, scousers are the most astonishingly friendly/well-dressed/funny/left-wing people in the world, and everything was actually invented in Liverpool.

@lynsey91

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.

London is an overrated shithole, full of self important arseholes, dirty, polluted can't say I've been to a bit - including the “free” museums, parks - all subsided by every fucker else.

Giants Causeway - another NT Scam

Bowness on Windermere / Ambleside - full of wankers from London on holiday - these aren't the Lake District

Harrogate - again full ex London wankers turning a once nice town into wankersvile.

Birmingham - shit hole

Brighton - London by sea.

I'd be interested to know where exactly people have visited in the vast areas/cities they are dismissing - and what they did there.The Lakes/Peaks/Devon/London/the whole of Wales/Scotland. I mean WTF?!

London N17.