IS THIS THE WORST SEASIDE RESORT IN THE UK? I WAS SHOCKED! 

Hello! Local resident here!! For families there are arcades, boating lake, cinema, tenpin bowling, indoor play centre, donkey rides (!), leisure centre and the steam train (did you miss this??!!); this is apart from the activities laid on at the holiday parks (at the end of the beach, where those lovely people were recommending you walk), though you have to stay there to get in. There is an open top bus that goes along the seafront all the way to the parks during the summer too. Meridian Park (just next to the Signal Box Inn you visited) often has events on throughout the year too - fairs and gigs etc. Cleethorpes is a great family friendly resort and it's cheap too! A good Sunday lunch on the promenade can be had for around £9 (The Punch Bowl), top class fish and chips for around the same price (see Ernie Becketts and Steels in the Market Square). Don't be put off by the negative press peeps! Welcome to Cleethorpes!!

The east coast beaches seem to be underrated it's a shame.

I lived in Cleethorpes for 5 yrs(original Sheffield) in the mid 90's. I loved it, one of the happiest times of my life.

That local bloke was no bundle of laughs…bloody hell.

There's nowt wrong with Cleethorpes. It has all the basic seasidey things,fish n chips,sea,beach,plenty for kids to do. Take a look at Blackpool. Now that place has gone downhill ! btw I'm disgusted that they wouldn't let you into the club.

I met my husband on the beach in Cleethorpes in the 1960’s. Been married for 60 years. It doesn’t look as if it’s changed much since then. We were supposed to be going to Knaresborogh but went the wrong way and got lost.

Yeah, as you said it's the same story for all these resorts over the UK obviously the biggest factor was the package holidays in the 70s/80s, but the biggest culprit for the neglect and allowing them to fall into such disrepair is the local councils.. They seem to have plenty of money to invest in hairbrained stupid schemes that will attract no-one whatsoever but ignore the real problems and allow them to fester beyond repair

Hi, nice video. I live in Hull, north of the river Humber, and would normally go north to the coast to Nornsea, Bridlington, or Filey. But the other day I took my daughter for a trip to Cleethorpes for the day and was pleasantly surprised how nice it was. Nice clean beach. Good shops and cafes to get food and an ice cream. We had a nice time. Yes some parts are a little run down, but no more than some of the bigger resorts like Bridlington or Scarborough. It's a shame the Pleasure Island, fun park has closed down as that was a big draw for the erea, but other than that I would say it's a nice place to visit and to the south are some lovely nature reserves. Cheers

Haha...i saw you at the ice cream mural...i pulled up in a little blue car 🤣 if i known it was you i would of said hello....ive lived in Clee all my life and i wouldnt want to live anywhere elts...love it here...Subbed 😁

Spent quite some time working in nearby Immingham and staying in Cleethorpes back in the 80s and 90s. It was a great place. Plenty of nightlife, the locals knew how to have a great time without any trouble. Every night (almost) was a party. Happy days!

We pop down to Tener-Cleef on train from Barton every month or so from across the Humber and i have to say we love it. Can't believe you didn't cover the miniature steam railway literally 50 yards from the signal box, Papas fish and chips on the pier and the land train. You can get a direct train to Liverpool from the station too.

Thanks for doing Cleethorpes proud

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That aircraft with the Vulcan was the Lightning which was based at nearby now closed, RAF Binbrook. The English Electric Lightning was the one with the 2 jet engines, one over the other.

£217 for the room!!! the missis and I go to Spain in a 4 star hotel, all inclusive and the cost is similar to 7 night in there.

Cleethorpes itself is lovely...... Best thing about it is..... Rod Temperton is from there. A very influential song writer. ( look him up ) but is no one going to mention the HORRENDOUS road into Grimsby ? Its ribbed concrete surface made it the noisiest road in the United Kingdom at that time. In June 2017, sound levels inside a family car travelling along the road were measured at up to 92 decibels

Think im correct in saying the train station is the only Terminus one in the UK that is directly onto the seafront,ive lived here all my life,im 55 and seen how the town has declined unfortunately due to mainly the council narrow mindedness,lack of thinking what is needed,when Pleasure island closed it was a massive nail in the coffin for the resort imo, correct though a huge lack of attractions for families with children of varying ages,once they have done the arcades,had a swim/ bowl,cinema basically nothing left to do

Excellent vid!!!

We like going Cleethorpes for the day, nice walk up the sea front and arcades for kids and adults lol. It’s packed on weekends and holidays during the summer. I recommend going steels cafe for a bite to eat.

Most seaside resorts are run down . As for cleethorpes,its generally a nice place to visit & good for walking ,plenty of places to eat ,nice people . There are far worse resorts in UK. They lost Pleasure Island a few years ago ,which was really good for bringing folk to the resort & the kids loved it ,unfortunately it was mismanaged & if the council had any ambition ,they would of invested in it or helped it financially? You never headed to the fitties & thorpe park areas ,which are probably the best parts of the resort? It needs funding but it needs to be spent on things that will attract tourists.

Yes, I go to Cleethorpes for a day out, it has a train that runs up and down the prom and a park on the Seafront. There is a Leisure Centre and a Cinema as well. If you walk right down to the bottom of the Prom you get to the Sand Dunes and the nature reserve and Marina. You are right a weekend is long enough to do everythiing, unless you just want to sit on the beach. There is a fishing museum at Grimsby which is quite good and also an Grimsby Arena that has West End shows. Some people might be interested to take a look at the Humber bridge which is nearby.

Heard you didn't get in the RAFA club. So snobby in there - and I'm an ex airman. Navy club next door is really friendly.

Subbed I grew up in Northampton now in Lincolnshire I booked a few days in cleethorpes for me hubby and two teenagers in August hubby is a navy vet I will tell him he won't be allowed in the club 😮😂❤x

The Fitties is a lovely walk around, The train ride along the front nr the swimming baths is excellent you missed so much.

I thought Cleethorpes was a beautiful place when I stayed, especially the second half of the front, past the leisure centre with all the sand marshes.

This came up in my view list to watch. Why on Earth I care if it's the best or worst seaside resort...who cares? I watched it though and found Trav Vet a decent guy who also asked the locals some decent questions along with trying to have some chit chat which obviously helps the flow. I quite enjoyed it.Totally far from what I was expecting to watch.... Subscribed as well.

It looks alright to me. You spoke to some nice local people. Has attractions to suit everybody. xx

Watch lots of these types of videos. I think we have forgotten about many of our traditional holiday resorts. Many simply need investment and a rethink about how to make them appeal to the new generation.

def subscribed- turnd on bell. good luck with the channel

That first guy was a barrel of laughs i think Cleethorpes is quite a good day out

You went to the signal box pub and totally forgot to mention it was attached to a cool miniature steam railway

Shame I missed you. You should pop back for a picnic on the beach with the deckchairs, etc.

We went to Cleethorpes a few years back (Summer just before pandemic) as we had to pick up some scaffold parts from Grimsby and found it ok, the fish and chips were fine and not too expensive and we tried a couple of bars on the front which again reasonable price, not a rip off like some seaside resorts😎 Gaz Yorkshire coast. June 2024

As a kid in the late 1850;s I often went from my home town of Scunthorpe to Cleethorpes for many a dy trip. I back then thought that Seaside railways stations were next to the beach as in Cleethorpes.I left Scunthorpe in the mid to late 1960 and I think the last time i was there was 1966. I now live in Essex (Brentwood) and Southend Victoria station is about a mile from the sea.

Often love a day out here 😂❤

You will enjoy the Armed Forces Weekend fella. It's usually buzzing. If you're up for a longer walk , can take a hike to Tetney Lock. Nice pub there which does awesome food. Used to go down there as kid and back but last time, I was too knackered to walk back. Fortunately, my aunt lives that way. There is a bus but it doesn't run very often. Nowt much in Grimsby but there's a great museum in under the Town Hall and the fishing Heritage museum is worth a look. Cleethorpes (or Meggies as we call it) is much maligned but as that fella said, it's not a bad looking place. Shame, some people want to destroy things though. Steels is one of the most popular Fish ''n' chip places. It's like walking back to the 60s. There are plenty of other choices though. For brekkie, Browns has always been good value for money.

For a British seaside resort it's not bad, there are some good bars & shops in the town & along the seafront. Bridlington & Mablethorpe are complete dives by comparison

When you said you had travelled from Northampton. 😂😂😂

Other aircraft on the bench was an English Electric Lightning.Poor old Cleethorpes.

I am a local of this town and it's not the worst town, yes it's poor we the people don't have alot to do. As we've been bowling, swimming to the cinema, pleasure island, thousands of times. For us there isn't alot to do apart from work and go to the pub at the weekend, but for people visiting then these things would be acceptable. The problem with the town is the local council, they spend all their money on the armed forces weekend and tourism, the town Grimsby next to cleethorpes suffers because of this, if you come from the beach into town, you will find homelessness, mass unemployment and drugs ruling the scenes. The history of this place is we was a thriving fishing port, which is a long time gone now as we import from Indonesia yet everyone bangs on about us being this great fishing port, our job centre doesn't help us get jobs, it just monitors everyone claims, all jobs are found by the people here and mostly the jobs are out of town or in the next town. What the town needs is more than factory jobs, it needs a better education system and more businesses invested into the area, because we aren't a through fare, we are in a geologically dead ended place. We have a port so anything manufactured here could leave via there. But I don't think it will get better, and I feel the drugs are just rising and rising. Hope you enjoyed your stay though, don't see the appeal of this town really, a long time past is the vibe.

As a scouser I have to say cleethorpes wasn't too bad in comparison to the horrific decline of Blackpool which now seems to be a transfer town for our dinghy arrivals. On another note, rhyll in Wales was falling down but has tried to tidy itself up a bit recently. Not biased. I hate to see any seaside town in gloomy states.

Try a weekend in Blackpool mate. 😵‍💫😩😱

Trust me it cant be the worst in the UK. That surely belongs to Blackpool ?

I been for last rew years stay haven camping .all you want nice restaurants pubs clubs and now been money spent .theme park for kids shops etc

CLEETHORPES IS THIS THE WORST SEASIDE RESORT IN THE UK? Jaywick Essex hold my beer.

Fond memories of Cleethorpes when my uncle Dudley Bowers bought the end of the pier and fought the Council to open Sunday Markets. It was called Wonderland and he even laid on a bus to ferry folk backwards and forwards.

The plane is an English Electric Lightening

I can vouch for the Haven site in cleethorpes, one of the best and cleanest I’ve been too.

a very nice video

how many nights was the hotel with the costs

Did you miss the Poachers Memorial Bench and you from Northampton...

It used to be wonderful before it had that dreadful phase of so called improvements! Modernisation can be ruination! I particularly loved an out door lido as a kid. It was a seawater one with stepped seating and on the front. The walks along the prom looked inviting with well kept gardens and little lace curtained cafes sold cuppas with saucers and tables had pretty cloths. The teas on offer were sandwiches such as egg and cress freshly made and assorted cakes and pastries, again hand made. A lot of hard work and thoroughness was the reason it was so special, and the shops behind the front were smart and well stocked, an inviting temptation for shoppers and browsers.

I've actually stayed there! Not the worst, at least when the sun is shining.

I live nearer, they are good for the respect to the forces, otherwise f'all, it's all closing down, even the sand has buggered off.

Grimsby is only separated from Cleethorpes by a road 😊Someone from Grimsby is a Grimbarian,Cleethorpes a meggie 😊

mablethorpe next door is worse, my wife cried when we arrived

Sea front sea air.❤ wish the roads could be pedestrian with trees ant plants, near to beaches, would make the beach/ town more pleasant

Morecambe is pitiful.

I love Cleethorpes i lived there for a few years events are great airshows to lord mayor show

People can think what they like we love meggies ❤

I’d do a bit more travelling. Far worse seaside towns than cleethorpes. Try withernsea.

Weston Super Mare is far worse!🤔

Try the RNA next door to the RAFA club all veterans and civilians are welcome and do not need to be members we always welcome everyone into our club.

My dad always called it dog shit on sea

Nothing wrong with Cleethorpes - especially the quiet end

The other aircraft is a English electric lightning

When I was a kid 40 year ago on a Cleethorpes family day out I remember my dad talking me on a blue military vehicle on the beach I’m sure it was able to float and the driver would take you in and of the water,does anyone have info on this 😊

Omg they guy you talk to, Roger is my dad,🙈🤣

Should have given the Navy club a knock Graham would welcome you in

If you need a holiday in England go to London. Most of our money is invested there and little is invested up North

Went there once.......time is a great healer 😂

The plane is a lightening

glad we changed from cleethorpes to maplethorpe golden sands haven

Fums up!

🫡 Just to let you know Grimsby is a Town not a city. Cleethorpes has always been very popular with what we call Yorkies….they used to come in droves every week mainly by train in the early days. You were really lucky with the weather. The best venue was the Winter Gardens and every Wednesday night was bags ball night. It was always packed and you could always pull. 😊🎉🍺

No not even remotely close. Its a great day out

Was a LIghning

Born in Grimsby town in the 60's and loved going to Cleethorpes as a kid We left for South Africa in '75 and came back in '90. I visit Grimsby and Cleethorpes twice a year and my how it has changed from yrs ago. Such a shame!

i was born there what a load of rubbish its lovely people come here to retire

Wha a horrible place 😂 I don’t think I would ever go there worse than Skegness 😂😂😂😂

I like Cleethorpes. Regards from Germany to Clee.

FYI, its flat cause this is the worlds capital for spirt level calibrations. LOL

No, Weston Super Mare is the last resort!"

13:30 love the rip off Britain sticker there. Crooked council.

Least you got a nice day for it

I think these put downs of seaside resorts are preparation for an influx of illegal immigrants. Then they will go down fast. Thanks to Kier Starmer, of course.

Honestly mate, its not that bad...............be honest.

Not a bad place when the tide is in. The cyclist was very positive and entertaining.

Go tursday to the 'bags ball' fantastico, if you dont pull you must be gay....no hold on if you dont pull you must be something not of this world.

Nice chilled out video, think I've been for chips there when we went to blackpool and i asked my missus what's wrong with the sea, im from Brighton and she's from Hyde so she used to go to blackpool as a kid but I'm sure we went there after also 21k views whys no one subscribed? I just have .I'm wrong it was clevelys we went too 😂