Im not a seaside town sort, but recently I had reason to call at Skegness and found the town very clean and tidy with very friendly local people. Yes its kiss me quick, slot machines and fun fairs but so are most seaside resorts at least there's lots for the kids to do.
I visited Devon and Somerset when down from Scotland. From my perspective, Ilfracombe was one of the loveliest places I have ever been. The shops and cafés were tidy and welcoming. The water was amongst the clearest I have seen.
The title should read WORST SEASIDE RESORT TOWNS FOR HOLIDAYMAKERS! Some of these towns are beautiful places to live and housing prices reflect that when looking at Wsm & Margate especially.
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Dude, north Wales does not have a 'freeway'. This is the UK where we have motorways and/or dual carriage ways. If the UK is so bad, why don't you live in the US where freeways exist? I live in a sea side town whose main property landlord, actively brought in most of the druggies from the North West. Its not the fault of the residents you showcase in your rather poorly edited piece, it's national policy. Not good buddy, not good.
Both Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft are nice places, what I've seen of them. The writer's of this article should visit Redcar in North East England. A former seaside town with a lot of social problems.
Had a lovely holiday in Suffolk last year based in Lowestoft. Depends what you want out of a holiday - we don't do the traditional beach holiday but had a good time.
You might want to try actually living in Great Yarmouth. It's not so much fun then. Not a good place to raise kids in either. It was not great when I moved to the Borough in 1987, and it's much much worse now. I also spent a couple of years living in Weston Super Mare in the 80's. In both cases the location was not of my choosing, but thanks to being posted t the area while I was in the RAF. Honestly I would not choose to live in a seaside town, and would have moved away years ago had I had the option.
How can you score Gt Yarmouth in this list of poor resorts simply becouse it is crowded. Surely that is condemning it because it is popular. Very harsh in my humble opinion. Yarmouth isn’t perfect, but it has much tradition, not to mention beautiful beaches .
Was in Yarmouth just before Christmas bit is a dump now asked staff int hotel where we could find a shop so we could get a bottle of wine told us to go down the road but what ever you do don't go up any side streets it's not safe next day we went for a walk on the front towards the amusements what a dump all run down and dirty awful place
The only one of these I know fairly well is Worthing, and I think it is a very pleasant town, and the beach front perfectly acceptable.It has some beautiful parks and gardens, good shopping, some entertainment, and beautiful countryside and historic towns and villages surrounding it. No one in England, surely, expects to spend all day lying on a sunny beach-- it is good to have other options. Also, it's pretty close to Brighton if you want a lot more entertainment choices. Worthing is in fact a fairly well-rounded town, residential in most part (a good place for retirees), not a place single-mindedly devoted to beach tourism.
This is supposed to be in England. So why are you talking about Kilometres when 99% of people in England use Miles when it comes to travelling distance.
I couldn't disagree more with some of these selections. I've been to most. And trust me, Skegness is a lovely weekend for all the family, with lots to keep everyone happy. And if the sun shines its got one of the best beaches I've ever visited.
I'm amazed!... Speaking as a Scot, we have so many resorts that are a lot more crappy than these ones and you haven't even mentioned one of them. You must be either prejudiced or ignorant. How can anybody not know just how awful places like Girvan (the spiritual home of the slosh) or Rothesay (claim to fame - the most beautiful public toilet in the world) really are. Indeed, the firth of Clyde is littered with them, just one lousy resort after another where it's raining as often as not. Personally, of course, I love them all, but then, taking pride in our own misery is a Scottish trait.
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What UTTER RUBBISH !! I can't imagine that anyone actually involved with this has actually been to any of these resorts and to put Skeggy as the worst is clueless . If you go there it's packed al the way through summer . it's not trying to be exotic or smart . It's catering for families and they love it in their droves and mostly can't wait to come back
Most on this list I’ve been and I don’t have a problem with any of them as for Burnham on Sea it can’t be that bad as it is always busy during the summer period plus it’s my home town
Hi Ian.Lucky old u.I would come back tomorrow if I could.Miss the Carnival(Ramblers!)the ocean,the night life,everything.But friends all moved away or lost touch with,family mostly passed.There is a coach trip to WSM in the summer which I may go on.Though there won't b time to see the Knoll or BOS I suppose.I regret my stupid decision to move away,every day of my life.Ah well,u live n learn.
🙂Heh, before the list even came up I thought 'Burnham-on-Sea'. My own worst seaside resorts list would also include Cleethorpes, Mablethorpe, Redcar, Leysdown, Severn Beach (oh dear!), Westward Ho!, Porthcawl, Morecambe and Southport (although the town itself is nice enough if you avoid the 'beach') Funnily enough, I quite like some of the places on your list. Margate, Great Yarmouth and Ilfracombe for instance.
I've been to Ilfracombe and I liked it there. The worst thing I can say about it is that a bratty seagull dive-bombed my ice cream cone and took off with the top scoop. Had to buy another one.
Ha ha. That happened to me when I was visiting Brighton. I was walking along the pier and a gull swooped down and knocked the ice-cream out of my hand. I think they do this for entertainment!
One of the most ridiculous videos I have ever endured. In 0.28 - 0.31 he speaks about these resorts being "there" in the UK. - which obviously suggests he isn't even in the UK. He is just basing these comments on the odd negative reviews that he could find that fit what he is trying to achieve - not actual experience. - e.g. the Colwyn Bay review that electric and plumbing weren't being maintained and the fact that no food was available - WHAT! - in the whole of Colwyn Bay there was no food????? Sounds like a one off review from someone who stayed in a small pub that didn't do meals. The Great Yarmouth one was ridiculous as well - "the overcrowding meant that there were more services than the management could handle" - which management - a single place, a couple of places or the whole of Yarmouth". Sounds like another individual review to me. Great Yarmouth is well known for getting busy - I would think that the people who run Great Yarmouth would be well aware of this and make plans for such an influx even if occasionally it struggles to cope- it's hardly a reason to criticise a place. I could go on and on picking holes in this but what would be the point. Why do people spend their time trying to make things harder for these places that are struggling to come out of the Covid pandemic - why not show them some support rather than sticking the knife in with what are clearly distorted facts.
The vermin drug gangs that's attracting people to take over and party not your day tourists or locals has dragged ITS REPUTATION down then there go home leaving once the most popular seaside town in the UK now the new Jaywick with a tower .Rebellion festival good but even punks and skins get better press lol
The U.K.switched to metric system weights and measures (and decimal coinage) decades ago. It's basically the U.S. that is the holdout with miles, pounds, gallons, etc.
What a load of utter rubbish . I’ve spent time in all the places mentioned in this so called survey both through work and touring holidays ,with the exception of Worthing which I admit is a little underwhelming [although with it’s close proximity to Brighton with its abundance of attractions I fail to see why anyone would choose Worthing for other than a restful break] As for listing Ilfracombe I have stayed there several times and always had good accommodation and enjoyed the character of the town and nearby countryside and attractions This list is obviously made by city dwellers who would visit Iona and complain that they didn’t find a McDonald’s,who else would go to a seaside town and eat pizza,what’s up with the local seafood . By the way we are in Britain,it’s miles not km . I find it a sad that people can put things like this on RU-vid and maybe influence people with their biased opinion’s
@@alisonmansfield9052 I was brought up in Somerset and visit Burnham often to see friends, both places are nice to live in but terrible holiday places. it's not the sea it's a muddy estuary with next to nothing for children to do other than make mud pies and if there in early September laugh at the sight of middle aged to Oap's promenading pretending to be cowboys and their wives dressed as cowboy wives. Weston is little better, Banksy picked it as the sight for his Dismaland art installation with good reason.
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I think it depends on what people expect out of a seaside resort. Plenty do want "a restful break"! I know Worthing a bit, since my mother lived in Shoreham-by-Sea for years and had close friends in Worthing. This town isn't geared up as a seaside resort primarily, but as a good residential town on the sea, with a lot of the amenities directed toward residents rather than exclusively toward day trippers or people wanting a lively time. Let's face it, if you want to lie on a sunny beach all day, you don't choose the U.K.! If you want 24/7 entertainment, you probably choose London, or Brighton on the southeast coast. Worthing has some beautiful parks and gardens, a good shopping center (pedestrianized), and the sort of beachfront where you go for a brisk walk with the dog rather than just slumping on a towel. It's an excellent center for trips into the beautiful countryside and to see historic cities and villages and other tourist attractions. Maybe not so good if you want to spend most of your time in an amusement arcade.
What Ilfracombe 3rd what tosh it's a very pretty seaside town .you can find some nice places to stay . Clearly people haven't done there research in accommodation.
Worthing and Margate are most certainly not "resorts", they are seaside towns. And Margate Broadstairs and Ramsgate have fantastic beaches. I recokno the bloke who put this piece togather has never been to either. Margate has bsiros and restaurants where 15 years ago there were just greasy spoons. Old Margate is super as well. Just to add, Margate has the highest rise of property in the last year than anywhere else
Worthing is not that bad at all. It has a beautiful quiet pier, a fine beach that stretches for miles and it is multicultural, all the time coming up with new artistic innovations. The only downside is the interior as the town has lost a lot of fine buildings and there is some ugly buildings facing the sea, and it has lost several shops that should not have been lost. The beach is accessible from the pavement, a treasure of a cinema called The Dome which is worth a visit in itself and it is kept up to perfection.
You are wrong about Morecambe. Yes there is a shortage of hotels . The Midland Hotel is stunning. The council spent a fortune on a new promenade and its a beautiful walk to Hesham and see the 1000 year old church. There is free car parking on the street. Morecame is so much better than say Blackpool
What a load of rubbish, you can't judge a resort on the availability of pizza's or dirty bed sheets. This was presumably compiled by someone that doesn't live in the UK, why else would you give distances in kilometres?
Skegness is definitely not the worse seaside resort in the UK, Stayed at Butlins last year and found Skegness to be really nice, I'd personally rather visit Skegness over Blackpool. Most seaside resorts in the UK are very similar and they are what you make of them.
Great Yarmouth is what it is, a thriving seaside town which is comfortable within itself. Its great to visit. Lowestoft has one of the best beaches in England, beautiful graded sand across the Claremont Pier; ok the town centre is crap but Lowestoft is basically a nice enough place. So far kew
Great Yarmouth is a funny old one, clearly a lot of poverty and ill health. But go 3 miles up the coast it is wild and beautiful with big sandy beaches and sand dunes with sea loins in the winter
Why is this commentary in kilometres? This country is still officially in miles. It drives me mad! Weston super Mare is not that bad. Far worse places than Weston.
lolll I really enjoyed Skegness last August . Didn't stay in Town but visited three times on different days to do different things . Shame Ninja Mitton Internet Cafe shut down though :(
How crap can you get. I bet that you have never been to these places and that you are reading reports from other people. Don't criticise places that you have no experience of.
Not sure why Colwyn Bay is in this list? It isn’t a holiday resort, and does not place itself as a holiday resort. As it is not a holiday resort it does not have any of these things, attractions, fairs, carparks, arcades, cafes. The main reason is the coast is entirely separate from the town by the motorway and the railway line. Even the old pier was knocked down by the council. The council has also just knocked down the last 2 remaining prom cafes.
Worthing. For the over 60s in wheel chairs.....Jaywick has made great strides, since it had an unwarranted poor. Review. The people there are so kind and gracious. Now known as the Jewel in the Essex Crown....Give it a try!
I disagree Skegness by far not a Rip off resort got a lovely beach too It has nice pier and Skegness has a lovely vibe for weekend and day out vibe parking extremely reasonable too !!!
Not sure how you reckon that some of these seaside places are the worst. I live in BOS, Somerset, and although not the most attractive town, it is friendly place, and a lovely sandy beach towards Berrow & Brean to walk on.
Visited Ilfracombe in the 1970s Also in 2022 & 2023 For 1 Week Holidays... Although it has Changed There is Still A Nice Seaside Atmosphere About the Town People Friendly Enough... Some Rejuvenation is Required To Fine Tune the Seafront Will Certainly Visit Again Very Soon....
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Should there ever be a survey of the top ten most irritating voices of narration this would surely sit near the top. Gave up two minutes into Burnham on Sea.
His video is made by somebody who is not from the UK,and has very little understanding of seaside towns and the people who work and live in them. The video shows a lack of understanding of the holidaymakers needs.
I would definately have said that Margate and Ramsgate share the number one spot for the worst sea side towns in England' the people are unfriendly the crime is rife and drugs are easy to come by. Its also a horrible place to raise a family' when i lived in Ramsgate it was riddled with violence and crime. Both towns are an absolute shit hole.
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Your so wrong on Margate, yes it’s had some challenges, but definitely on the way up. Dreamland is a lovely retro amusement park that has a wonderful stage with various top artists performing this year. The old town is a delight with a great hipster atmosphere. To be totally fair the original shopping high street isn’t so good. Sam Mendes used Margate for his latest film production with Olivia Coleman and Colin Firth, see how Margate has scrubbed up when it’s released in November. It’s called Empire of Light set in the 1980’s so ignore the skinheads and scooter boys running riot.
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Most towns seaside or not, are in their death throws, with boarded up shops, Supermarkets and Amazon taking all their business, the huge increase in population over the past 15 years or so, has caused low wages and high rents, the young have empty pockets, ground down by zero hours jobs, most from broken families, who've never really experienced the joy of a family holiday, like all mighty empires, ours is on its way out, caused by incompetent leaders, and greedy conglomerates.
Ilfracombe and Burnham-On Sea along with Weston-Super-Mare are certainly places I have been and not enjoyed.The best part of all of them was coming back home.
I just love Weston super mare how can you give bad publicity to these seaside resorts, everyone has a favourite resort. Times are hard after the Covid and all resorts need out support.
Unless something drastic happened in the last 10 years Great Yarmouth, Morecambe, Skegness and Lowestoft are all great places to stay. While I can't speak for the other places mentioned here, if you're happy to trust daft videos like this you deserve everything you get, go and see them for yourself.
blackpool should of been top of the list brash windswept hole best visited in a b52 bomber with a full nuclear payload then you have southend in second a place where chavs breed on the seafront and everyone is either sharon ,debbie or tracey 3rd place sheerness followed by clacton and in 5th place newhaven
@@malbecmikegrey996 dover has been for years thats why so many migrants like it !!!tilbury was one of henry v111s favourites and liverpool is just Blackpool's car park
Blackpool has lost its way. When it was a family place it fared well. When you start having stag do's etc you lose families. Most resorts are full of desperate people because theres plenty of accomodation. Nice folk wont go there to mix with people you wouldnt choose to live with.
@@barbaraaimson2100 agreed - I think the Blackpool powers-that-be simply looked at Brighton and thought "that's us". Brighton is effectively an outer suburb of London; Blackpool does not have a similiar link with Manchester. Also, relatively few people treat Brighton as a holiday base (day trippers, mainly); Blackpool still tries to maintain a huge B&B industry, against all odds. Brighton is a major commercial centre and employment base in it's own right - Blackpool certainly is not. All in all, Blackpool needs to find it's own path forward; best of luck to it, but I'm not optimistic.
I think Eastbourne deserves to be on the list and high up. Too few facilities, the streets are dirty, most of the biggest retailers are gone, there are too many tourists [too many make it hellish if you have to live in a place], there are areas which no-one would want to go, unless they wanted drugs and the "new" shopping centre treats you to wind and flooding dependent on the weather.
I’ve just visited Worthing, it’s pier is beautiful, but it’s town centre is disgusting, run down , dirty, and dilapidated, a far cry from how it used to be ten years ago, a very sad sorry site to see. Even during mid morning on a week day , people sleeping and tents pitched in South Street. Sad .
You are absolutely right about Margate, its a right shit hole, infact i would say it should be the top one for not only the worst seaside town but also the worst place to live. I found the people there to be unfriendly' arrogant' self-entitled and unhelpful along with Ramsgate and Broadstairs..
Ilfracombe is not that bad. Where I stayed was a joke but the town was pretty decent. Was like going back in time to the 70s though as there very few national chains and the town seemed to close in the early evening.
You are wrong about Worthing!!! It’s a lovely place to live. I moved here from Hertfordshire 4 years ago and haven’t regretted it. So don’t agree with your views.
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What a load of crap. Skegness & GREAT Yarmouth are great places to holiday. I notice Brighton & Bournemouth aren't on the list, because of an obviously biased revue.
What about Cleethorpes that really is the last resort and a town that time forgot. Not even on the seaside it’s just a muddy river bank with a small stretch of sand mostly covered by sea grass. As for entertainment it’s like a ghost town apart from arcades and donkey rides.
No lets call Great Yarmouth by its full name so its not confused with Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight. Also Skegness is at least clean and free from graffiti and is quite pleasant in a "Kiss me quick" sort of way . Its so obvious you have never been to any of these places and are just reading reviews you have found on line . Rhyl and Blackpool ?
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Please DON'T walk over the mud to get to the water at Weston. It is dangerous and the tide turns quickly. If you're stuck, the help might not get to you in time...
Your talking rubbish! Ilfracombe is a lovely little place, has some great restaurants and pubs. The harbour beach might be small and smelly but it’s a great place to visit.
How can you knock these places when they are receiving little funding from the government because it has all been diected to the more wealthy areas. The working classes of this formally great Country have to get their holidays where they can afford to be. I'm sure they would love to have better, the beaches in these places are beautiful but the amenities are not very good and in some cases they are catering for the kind of people who have not the knowledge of what the British people deserve. I challenge your evaluation of the resort, I ask you to investigate the money laundering projects and the amount of public money invested in this town and then I will maybe accept your findings.
What I think is, who ever did this pole was sitting behind a desk looking on Trip Advisor and nit picking out all those moaners who like to complain at everything.
I live in Weston Super Mare and work in Burnham-on-Sea. I agree with the comments on the video about Weston. It’s been going downhill for years and even though the council are trying to improve things, they’re coming out with some stupid ideas. They closed the open air pool on the seafront and use it for exhibitions which are normally rubbish. If you want to come here for a week’s holiday, don’t bother. Go to Minehead, Weymouth or Woolacombe instead. If you enjoy coffee then you are spoilt for choice here. The same can be said for hairdressers/barbers, charity shops, nail shops and vape shops. Come here and don’t complain about the mess.
@@susanmccormick6022 they said it would cost too much to maintain and repair when all they needed to do was put a retractable roof on it. Since closing the pool they have done the bare minimum as to maintenance. Last year , there was a fairground in it which was absolute rubbish and it was mostly the day trippers that went to it and don’t even get me started on that Sea Monster monstrosity they had there until December
@@teenybops41 'They' want a boot up the derriere.'They' r the cause & font of all trouble.Here,a council leader was allowed to take back handers so the fall out(trying to b polite) from a nearby city could b sent here.Destroying farms & countryside & creating vile looking concrete buildings to house them.He also said that he would've knocked down every old building in the town had he his way!A lot were certainly destroyed & I have seen the old photos.The place was a miniature Stratford with over 1000yrs history.We had a dig/Open Day here some yrs ago & the older folks born & bred here,still hate the man even though he's been dead since long b4 I came here.U should see some of the monstrosities 'they'allowed to be built.I hope The Winter Gdns r safe.I did hear my little village has expanded somewhat.Though where they built I cannot imagine.Maybe in the Knoll itself.Hobbit Houses.Oh,n there was a beautiful Victorian railway station here once.'They' pulled that down too.U should see the THING in its place.Its hideous!Still wish I could get down home though.Miss the ocean like crazy.And happy memories of beach parties & laying treasure trails & things.There is what they call a carnival here.Day time one.Nothing like ours.But,no car now & three 🏠 cats & a feral to care for.Lovely talking to you.Silly to b homesick after all this time isn't it.I have lived in Somerset,Cornwall & Devon.Hoping at least my ashes will return one day.Do u still call the trippers emmits?LOL.Farv(father)used to say "roll on September"And my boyfriend used to go nuts because he couldn't park outside his own house.Crazy days.Lovely talking to someone from what will always be "home sweet home to me"to quote a song.If u ever have time or inclination do drop a message.Regards.
Had loads of great holidays in great yarmouth but go 2 streets back from the tourist areas and its in a poor state and quite frankly very scary. You know its bad when ross kemps extreme world has a whole episode devoted to GY. The old south denes sea front caravan park is long gone and now a waste land and the once pristine beach ugly grassy litter strewn dunes.
I stayed in Margate many years ago and was not impressed even then. I had relatives in Worthing who seemed quite happy there - but then that's different from a day out on the beach.
How dare they put Skegness at number 1? I have stayed there on many occasions and have enjoyed myself. I would put Cleethorpes in at number 1 because you can do everything in about 2 hours. There's a lot to see and do at Skeg.
Everything that's bad about RU-vid videos. This guy is just reading off a list and sticking a few stock photos over it. I strongly doubt that he's ever visited any of these towns. I've only visited a couple of these places myself... and they were OK... but it's 2 more than this guy.
What about Eastbourne the most boring overcrowded dump in Britain ,where they want you in bed by nine so you can’t enjoy yourself in the last remaining pubs that haven’t been tired into flats for London homeless
4:30 Ahhhhhh!!!! Lowestoft? That is my favourite seaside town I’ve been there many times. I even know the owners of a B&B they who I met when I stayed there.
