searching for a drink in Yorkshire's most depressing town! 

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1. High Street Rates rise 2. Pubs Close 3.Council stops caring 4. Amazon 5. Small Businesses Close 6. Subsidised Charity Shops take over 7. Bookies & Vape shops buy up rest of medium sized premises 8. Turkish Barbers and more Vape Shops take remainder of the small shops 9. Rates continue to rise 10. Death of the high street.

A walk around Dewsbury town centre would make the happiest person in the world clinically depressed with 5 minutes 😂

That guy was spot on about why High Streets are screwed. Culmination of out of town shopping centres with free parking, everyone shops online (usually the non tax paying Amazon) plus councils nationwide are making parking charges extortionate in the towns. Our small independent shops don't stand a chance

You chose two pubs and you drink Guiness? One pub there, West Riding Refreshment Rooms, has won multiple Camra awards and was nearly Campaign for Real Ale National Winner. It's at the Railway Station and you've missed a real gem. It really is a great pub.

That was really sad to watch. All the market towns up & down the country seem to be in a similar state.

It's not just Dewsbury, it's every ex Northern Mill / mining town. I see you missed the best pub in town the West Riding, winner of countless awards for it's beer and people come from Leeds and Huddersfield to drink it. You weren't far from it when you walked across the bridge at the Asda. The opposite way Leggers, fantastic pub. Town centre pubs usually are crap, everywhere

The days of pubs and friendly banter and even eye contact seem to be going now ,Ive noticed when you are in a bus station for example and you strike up a coversation with someone the other people around seem to look at you as if to say why are you talking to each other as they look at theirs sceens .Back in the 90s was best time for pubs ,thats all gone now and beer was miles better ,you didnt get a hangover off 3 pints either cause its made cheaper with more chemicals in it.Great vids man.

Admittedly people aren't going to pubs as much nowdays due to cost but look at the demographic, the people that live there just don't drink, much like Bradford.

Heartbreaking to see my hometown in such a state loved growing up in Dewsbury we left in 1976 my dad took our family to Canada.

If anyone ever came to the UK once, and just came here, it would be a perfect snapshot of the state of the place.

As an Irish man watching this it's so sad to see the decline of so many towns in England...but believe me it's happening here in Eire also!

Dewsbury.. another absolute shit hole , worked there years ago the number of people staggering around piss up in the morning was unbelievable

2.48 enough said. It’s another Kirklees Council run area.

Great chat here with that local man 👍 👌

One of the reasons why town centres are dying is the internet. I buy 95% of my stuff online. Why wouldn't I? No queues, no parking problems, no noisy, smelly obnoxious people to endure, no carrying heavy bags, no crossing busy roads. I can shop 24 hours online, buy from other countries and the options I have are immense. I have no need to go into town.

Lol, it’s obvious why these towns are going down hill. Your just not allowed to say why 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Thank you Mr Blair

That last one was proper bad 😂😂… The “I’m not looking after you again tonight” part…. Fair play to ya pal … love the insight to all the pubs 👌🏻

What are the odds? He's stood there asking the gentleman in the hat why the place is going down hill just as a fully clad letterbox walks past in the background 😂

Really like your videos mate. Love the interactions with locals and heading to areas most people wouldn't dream of.

There's a beautiful sincerity to your vids, man. Great job 👏

Yes bro! Love it when I get home from work and we got an honest places video! 🙏✌️. Hope your good.

Really like your videos. Your interview skills are getting better all the time. Great content.

I was born in Dewsbury in 1973, grew up in Mirfield and moved to the South East of England in 1998. I will NOT be back. What a depressing shit hole it is now. BTW Ravensthorpe between Dewsbury and Mirfield is like a demilitarised zone.

As usual mate another great video keep them coming some of these places are real eye openers

Just a reminder nothing is returning to how it was.... brutal times coming. Sadly we are at an end of a cycle

society as we knew it is long gone . no nore old men in flat caps . its very sad to see .

Some lovely buildings in fairness... Great vid as always mate.

I spent a few months behind the bar at the Welly back in the late 90's. I came in for the last few hours after the topless barmaid had finished through until the landlord took over at 11:30 to let the coppers in the back door after the late shift finished. 🤣I left Dewsbury in 2010, and it was well on its way down back then. I still go up and see family every few months and it just depressing to go into the town centre nowadays. I think its the only place I know where both McDonalds and Wetherspoons have shut down. Like the guy said, most of the good pubs in Dewsbury are out of the town centre. I went to a wake at the 'Crack' up Crackenedge lane about a mile out of the town a few weeks ago and it was really nice. The staff were really friendly, it was warm and welcoming the prices were good and the spread they put on was really nice. Dewsbury town centre is a lost cause now, unless they can find a way of getting people to go back there, but there is nothing to do anymore, so no reason to go

Great content thanks 👍 Makes you appreciate having good pubs in your town (I’m in Edinburgh)

LOL @ "tell you what, if you like gambling and vaping......" the tourist board of Dewsbury are already thinking of adding that to their leaflets

Just found your site,great content, will be binge watching all 😊

Great video....😂 you wanted the dingiest place and boy did you get it 🤣👍

didnt know that they have walking post letter box,s

Just settled down with a beer after work and heres the main man on you tube 🍺🍺 love the videos mate 👍👍

Enjoy watching these vids. As I live in a place where you can't get Guiness, I was salivating at the one you left.

Another excellent video mate keep them coming class content 🎉🎉

Sounds like they don't clean the pipes frequently, its not the Guinness at fault, just dirty pipes.

Dewsbury isn't as rundown and depressing as Castleford, it's a complete shithole, closely followed by Batley.

Back in the 70's I lived three or four miles away, there was a cinema, and my girlfriends posh mum used to shop at Marks and Sparks. There was a pub on the Batley Road which was the only place locally that sold Old Peculiar. In 1982, our kid's stag night started in Batley and crawled it's way towards Dewsbury, whilst the hen night ran the opposite way. When the two met up he and his fiancée buggered off at about 9:00 pm! We skipped a few pubs and spent the rest of the night drinking Old Peculiar. The next time I was there was in 2006, I went there to register Betty's death and it was pretty dire, I didn't go there again until 2015 after dad died to get a copy of his will certified. By then it had really hit rock bottom. Batley and Morley seem to have improved a little since the 70s, and maybe Wakefield too, but Dewsbury is dreadful.

Cheers enjoyed that,.. 4:18 yeah ridiculous,.. I noticed on 'Wandering Turnips' clips,.. the large amount of lamps burning away in closed down properties.

I used to spend most Saturday nights there late 80’s and early 90’s. Used to be a great night. Sad to see it now…

Same happening all over the UK were slipping into the cess pit

Love your content my man ! 🍺

when I used to live a few miles up the road (Cleckheaton, 10-15 years ago) the best pub in Dewsbury was the West Riding Refreshment Rooms at the railway station, which even had an entrance on one of the platforms the other two major stations between Leeds and Manchester, Huddersfield and Stalybridge, also have pubs built into their stations

Great vid Danny! God that looked an awful place… & if you can’t even get a decent pint then there’s not much to shout home about really🤷🏻‍♂️ look forward to Ireland proper Guinness👊

First guy didn’t want to say why it really went down hill but we all know. A certain breed of people moved in.

Just came across your channel. Interesting viewing these, hope you enjoyed Glasgow 👍🏻

Cheers mate. Always good to hear comments from the locals. Here's hoping you get rid of the taste of that manky Guinness in your next jaunt. 😉👍

My dad lived in thornhill just 5 mins from dewsbury town centre, i remember going down to the town as a kid and how full of shops and people it used to be I haven’t been around there for about 5 years now as he’s moved from Thornhill but my god how it’s changed 😢

You should try Grantham mate. There’s a few decent pubs and it’s a town that has had decades of decline. It’s quite historic with Margret Thatcher and Issac Newton but in terms of shops it’s almost like a ghost town now, but it’s really decent for a drink.

Awesome video as usual buddy.

If it's still open, the best pub in Dewsbury is at the train station.

Get over to scarbados,, the west riding hotel,, the golden last were my locals . Full of character and cheep beer , 🍺

Seen you today mate as our lass needed to go specsavers in town, didn’t want to be on cam but there is a good pub in dewsbury it’s the west riding at the train station give it a try if you pass back through with the added bonus you don’t need to go to the centre ha.

Only place left to drink in Dewsbury in the day is the West Riding at the train station. Proper ale, proper beer and proper people. Everywhere else is just scummy.

Everyone keeps talking about the pub attached to Dewsbury station. It looks quaint from outside with the Virginia creeper covering the entire pub. Yes, it's got a good reputation for a great range of pints etc. The only thing that bowled me over when I went in there one afternoon was the overwhelming smell of body odour. The bar staff mustn't like opening the windows for fresh air! I've never been in since!

Fab video , shame you didn't tell them that the Guinness was i drinkable. But I know what you mean sometimes it's hard to be borthered to kick up a stink ! Can't believe how beer prices vary so much in the uk , we're lucky to get a pint under £6.50 here Bath , 😢

Both pubs look good got some cheap and cheerful pubs like that near me but problem is with Guinness it needs to be bang on to be good, these type of pubs everyone’s on Carling or fosters Nice video tho mate keep it up👊🏼

Nice to see you interacting with folk a bit more pal

Love your videos x

Couldn’t live there, more dreadful than most. Great vid again, mate

Sound s like they didn't clean out the pipes with that Guiness. Had a mate who used to clean the pipes, he always drank bottled beer.

I was born in Dewsbury as were most of my family. Back in the day it was great town and many decent pubs to choose from. These days it is literally dying, if not already dead, as your vid shows and I seldom visit the place. Very rarely. As others have commented though there is still one great pub still in town namely the West Riding which is part of the railway station.

Cheers bud would like to see a video of saltaire maybe a pint in the salt beer factory just an idea keep up the great work

Another great video Danny. I've developed a strange morbid fascination with shit holes since I started watching your videos!!🤣 Keep 'em coming pal.

That looked grim mate , not many laughs in that place , West Cumbria is the place to visit next , down to earth people up there just don't forget to wear body armour 🤣👍

I enjoyed this. If you were to find yourself in Durham in the Queen Victoria you would find the landlord knows everyone drinking in his pub (I toddled in the other day) - plenty of regulars to strike up a conversation with. Didn't Dewsbury used to have a little pub on the train station platform? That's about all I remember of Dewsbury.

I grew up here in the 90s, left around 2001. This is utterly heartbreaking. Town was absolutely buzzing back then. Looks a right ghost town now

Think that was the grimmest one you have done, the first pub looked like it was stuck in the 80s, the next one looked nice but obviously don't take care of their ales and from what I could see no decent cider only wrongbow, hope your next Guinness is on form, keep up the good work

Mass immigration. Different cultures. Don't treat it as their home. Thank you Tony Blair.

I went to the art school in Batley in the mid 70s but lived off Halifax Rd in Dewsbury. The Victorian houses were beautiful and the little pub called the Bath was a lovely and friendly place run by a fantastic couple called Bill and Edith

I used to deliver to the market twice a week in the early 90s always busy.

yay - back to my home town - glad I left If you decide to return I have 2 tips. 1. Go to the cafe opposite the market. Called Mon Ami (I think), you walked past it in the video. No Guinness but a warm welcome and a cracking cup of tea. 2. Go to the pub at the train station. West Riding. Probably have Guinness, certainly have ales, again, good welcome, nice beers. Like the guy you spoke to said, I cannot believe Batley is now better than Dewsbury. Never saw that coming.

Sorry just saw my poor grammar , I was typing while walking 😂 , I meant "undrinkable" and " here in bath "

A lot of History, Great to look at old pictures of Dewsbury, shops railways Mills ......... But now!!!!! The centre needs serious cash investment. But it seems almost too far gone. Hanging eaton/Shaw Cross best parts on the out skirts. We go to Ossett or Wakefield centre. What a shame what its come to. Id love to go down to Dewsbury centre and be proud. Have a good afternoon shopping, eating but you can't. Not sure what else to say. Depressing.....just keep driving through! Glum.

The pub at the train station is an absolute gem. Shame you missed it!

Bloody Hell… friendly locals, shit Guinness and apocalyptic town centre.. result😂

There are so many of these "wander about the UK" channels, all likely inspired from Bald and Bankrupt / Backpacker Ben - but they all have one thing in common, the same comments about specific demographics / races "ruining" in Britain.

Love the crawls. Im a Peroni fan.

I've heard all sorts about the place. Another British town that's seen far better days.

Most of the country has gone to a 💩hole

Fav channel rn 😂

Dire Dewsbury. We used to visit the market when I was a child - a lovely town then.

You'll not be able to consume alcohol in Dewsbury when it's under Sharia law.

The irony of the burka walking past while on the "why" subject. Pubs and clubs are fucked in areas like that!💥🇬🇧..stand to!

You've gotta go back and go to the west riding!! Great pub is probably one of the best in West Yorks

Did you try the WestRiding pub at the train station or walk abit further away to the Leggars?

Please put the town names in the title, you don’t have to try to clickbait. Love the videos regardless.

So what do you think the problem is as Darth Vader's daughter walks past. I wonder???

Need to get the Wirral and head to some pubs in Birkenhead or Wallasey

I really fancy a couple of luke warm pints, a cheeky vape and I’ve got the urge to drop a couple of ton at the bookies. Any recommendations of where would be a good place to go?

Presumably the vape shops are like Turkish barbers and candy shops i,e, money laundering premises.

That lass in the second pub to her fella "I dont wanna be babysitting you today" 😁

Great video.

Dewsbury was a nice place in the 1970’s/ early 80’s. Now it’s the only place I know of where even McDonalds closed up! Shocking what’s happened to that town. There are a few nice pubs there though, particularly the one on the Railway station and there’s an Ossett Brewery one.

My home town and you were very kind tbh!! We actually call it Doomsbury now!! You should head to Ponte, great day out there. Love the channel, keep up the good work lad 🍻 If you ever do Ossett let me know and I'll buy you a beer

The pubs use to be packed in the 80s and 90s but now the area is mainly muslims and they don't drink, the shops and market were the best too , the council needs to stop all the gambling and vape shops as they bring the place down, the wool merchants who's money built Dewsbury would turn in their graves if they could see it now, ps don't give up faith in God, he will give you a better Guinness next time.😎

I love stout including Guinness but I pretty much gave up drinking it in pubs many years ago due to the inconsistent quality - clearly evidenced here. So hats off to you although I don't feel like celebrating the point. Can't remember the name of it sorry as over a decade ago and out of my immediate area but there was a nice pub in or near Todmorden I called in out walking that served perfect Guinness and the landlord was a great welcoming type of fella, actually asked me if I wanted a top up and did so for nothing. Hebden Bridge not far away was also a place with a few good pubs back then don't know if that is still the case. They have good trade as that region has a few outdoor organizations and literary associations etc although they can be a bit too arty-posh crowd for some folk. There's always summat as they say in Yorkshire. You did the right thing leaving that pint on the table outside. Anybody thinking of ordering the same drink and seeing that would immediately be suspicious. The glass collector would also get the message without you having to cause a scene (although quite reasonable to have done so - I mean that wouldn't happen in Ireland right). 'Chemically.' Sounds like they had not rinsed the tubes out after sterilising. Probably a fresh keg that would have cleared after the first couple of pulls. You were just unlucky enough to land with the bad timing somewhere with a poor cellarman (showing my age) or today's equivalent. Looking at it the other way: if they'd taken better care of liquid refreshment and customer think of the great free publicity... . Thing is these days too many of them DO NOT.

I think if you want proper Guinness you have to travel to Ireland; the toxic pint - there's no way they wouldn't run the pipes out fully. Great vid. 🍺