OReilly

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770

Sure to cause a lot of debate!

Hey ... don't shoot the messenger

Regards Ger

rickmav

Somewhat interesting article with some surprises. Agree with assessment of Nottingham and Glasgow, and although many on this site like Edinburgh, we didn't. Bath and Windsor were interesting, particularly since they are such busy tourist spots - or perhaps that was the point.

I haven't explored much of Bath but found the central area very interesting. I've spent quite a bit of time in Windsor and although the article says people were snobby, I never had any problems.

A couple of places I might add: although I really enjoyed the castle, have never taken to Dover and the same could be said of Caernarfon. Keep trying to find something compelling about Dublin, but haven't been able to, and we've never been crazy about Penzance.

Marilyn

I hope Telford is on the list.

USNR

In no particular order:
central Liverpool
Blackpool
Brighton
Blarney Castle
Land's End

flanneruk

Anyone who puts Liverpool - especially the stunning part of its centre - or Brighton into this category is devoid of soul and ought to stay in Peoria.

Loathing Blarney Castle, or any other tourist ripoff, is one thing. Disliking Liverpoool is in the same league as disliking Naples or New York.

Merseyheart

Bless you, flanneruk, for defending my beloved Liverpool. But then, that's why I always liked it--it's the underdog.

londonengland

Seems extraordinary that very few new towns made it on to the list - where were the likes of

Basildon
Harlow
Stevenage

To say Windsor is the second worst town in the UK beggars belief - OK it is touristy but there is a reason why people want to go there - it is a very attractive town. I haven't heard of too many American tourists making one of their precious day trips to Rotherham

Tallulah

Ashford, Kent: Dreadful, awful, dire and depressing. I should know, I grew up there and my parents still live there - and wonder why I never go to visit!

These days it's no more than a great big building site, chucking up soulless housing for those who can't afford to live in London; and a great big railway station offering a thankful escape from the godforsaken place to either London or straight through the tunnel to mainland Europe!! Thank heaven for small mercies!

On the plus side, there are some beautiful villages in the immediate vicinity and it's not far from Canterbury...

Kavey

ha ha ha!
I grew up in Luton and can identify with the lady who was keen to get out.
I had a wonderful childhood and we lived in a nicer residential area of Luton but, when I was growing up in the 80s there was nothing for teens to do. As soon as one of us could drive we did indeed escape to St Albans, Bedford and down to London. We used the train to do that before any of us could drive.
Now there is at least a decent cinema and bowling complex but when I was there all we kids could do was hang around the Arndale shopping centre together.
I don't go as far as pretending I didn't spend much of my life there though! LOL

Kate

For those of you who haven't read the article, the top 20 are:

1 Luton
2 Windsor
3 Sunderland
4 Edinburgh and Glasgow
6 Clapham
7 Bath
8 Nottingham
9 Corby
10 Middlesbrough
11 Birmingham
12 Hackney
13 Kew
14 Hanwell
15 Camden
16 Brixton
17 London
18 Littlehampton
19 Hull
20 Port Talbot

I always think with these lists they must ask about 3 people. And Camden and Brixton are in London, so shouldn't these all be lumped together?

Obviously these are views on what it's like to LIVE in these places, so don't be surprised if some of you don't understand how someone could hate Winbdsor or Edinburgh. I've always thought that living in Windsor would be like living in a theme park.

But Edinburgh and Gasgow? People make efforts to move TO these places because they love them so much! Perhaps it's the weather.

cailin

Blarney Castle wasn't in the UK last time I checked!

PatrickLondon

This is about selling the kind of book that is produced for Christmas and ends up in the downstairs loo by New Year's Day. Don't take it too seriously (and not just because this version of the story is in the Daily Mail, which should always be taken with a bucketful of salt).

Ann41

Cailin-either was Dublin, as rickmav seems to believe.

One must love Liverpool simply because of the Mighty Reds.

Mucky

One thing is for sure Port Talbot is pretty grim, however I thought it should have been in the top 3.

Muck

Clifton

Where Dublin and Blarney are removed from the list, I'd add Milton Keynes. The indoor ski slope looked like a unusual diversion at least.

Rebecka

Edinburgh?? Bath?? Windsor?? You've got to be kidding! Moreover, friendly, vibrant London is still my favorite city in the world. But being a tourist, I realize that living somewhere and visiting there are two different things. Still, I can't believe that Windsor is on the list just for being snobby. It seemed charming to me, although I was there for only a short day.

All I can say is that if these are the crap towns in Britain, you Brits must have it pretty d*mned good!!

Tallulah

Oh Rebecka, if only!! I think that it goes a long way to demonstrating the British tendency to deride the good things and praise the bad. As a nation, we are truly contrary...!

Gardyloo

I'd be curious to see tne top 20 non-crap towns in Britain as decided by these "voters." God bless the Daily Mail, font of truth that it is.

rickmav

God forbid that I should put Dublin in the U.K.! My O'Donnell ancestors would string me up. I was on a roll, Ann41, thinking about places I don't like. I don't actually think of Scotland as part of the U.K. either. And my Welsh brother-in-law has a fit whenever someone lumps Wales in with the dreaded English, no matter what the category.

Glad to have given you a bit of excitement in your day.

TopMan

I absolutely love it when you Brits talk dirty to each other!