Ive been going to Cleethorpes from Central Scotland for 55 years. I have lots of family there and surrounding areas and love visiting it. Never had any issues. 10 out of 10.

very clean and tidy no grass growing wild on the paths or road , unlike blackpool, 😁😁😁😁😁😁😉😉 10/10

I live in cleethorpes in my opinion its a great place I don't know why people hate it I would give it a 8 or 9 out of 10

I live in Cleethorpes and it’s such a nice and friendly place to live.. The boating lake end is the best part but it’s nice all along the seafront.9/10

I would give that place 10 cause it has the beach and a pier and the gift shop and fish and chips and it is a bit busy as well and the sunshine and the summer holidays coming up soon and thanks Neil for showing us around

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Elaine ❤️

Looks like a typical British seaside, good place for the kids, can't see anything to cause it to be voted worse, I'd give it a solid 7.5. 🤔🤗

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

Solid ❤️❤️❤️

It’s amazing how all the places voted the worst always seem to be the most popular!

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

True!

@Fizzy5pringwater

Жыл бұрын

Affordable … cost of living crisis … and distance. Cornwall is not an option for most of the country.

My parents used to take us to Cleethorpes every year from Sheffield during the 60s and 70s and it was always by train. Always remember seeing the wooden rollercoaster come into view as we arrived at the station. Wonderland amusement park was special to me and somewhere that holds happy memories.

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

Lovely stuff - happy place

Its like most UK seaside towns, in summer if the weather is good there are plenty people about with a fun atmosphere but in winter, ghost towns.

I give it 10/10

@GimbalWalkTV

2 ай бұрын

Yes!! Nice one - agreed 👍

Cleethorpes also has a boating lake, a free sheltered paddling pool, a free sheltered sand pit with climbing equipment. A good leisure centre and a quieter area of beach where dogs are allowed all year. On the busier part of the beach it’s dog free on the sand from Good Friday until the end of September. There’s a steam train too. Full size bowling alley and a Parkway cinema ( cheaper than the other cinema chains), Sup boarding, a large indoor soft play area, I shopping street, Wednesday market, Not forgetting the castle, Ross Castle 😂, Free Air Shows, Free Armed Forces Weekend, a free Carnival and lots more events through the summer!

I live down south and i say 8/10. Looks great. Thanks for the show.

We go to many seaside towns in our campervan, I'd give Cleethorpes a strong 7/10, it provides everyting you need for creating memories of a family holiday, I mean what's cheaper than a day on the beach with the family.

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

Well said

Nothing wrong with it looks really nice to me

Thanks Neil,I live only 7 miles from Cleethorpes and some times visit there,I enjoy a walk along the sea bank from the Leisure Centre to Haile Sand fort,it is a lovely walk with great views across the Humber estuary over to the Bull fort and Spurn lighthouse,it is an interesting walk passing the boating lake ,the miniature railway and Humberston fitties.I never see anyone cover this end.But good video ,8 out of 10 from me.Alan

A good video of CLEETHORPES | Exploring the seafront and beach of Cleethorpes💚💚💚💚💚💚

love the way you film your vlogs they are great

Thank you Neil for all the great vids you make

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

Cleethorpes was the birthplace of the actor Patrick Wymark starred in a few Hammer horror films. Not been to Cleethorpes for many years I can still remember the holiday camp there called Beacholme. Great video

What a fantastic place.

@GimbalWalkTV

6 ай бұрын

Agreed

I know I haven't lived in the UK for almost 20 years but 25 degrees isn't that warm to me....😂😂. It's 20 degrees here in Perth today and I'm in jeans and jumper and I'm still cold. Thanks for the vlogs.... brings back memories of arcades and amusements along the sea front.....we just don't have places like that here.

Great video as always! Many fond memories of staying there pretty much every year as a kid. We’d stay in the holiday rentals owned by the Parkinson family, The family own the little cafe (and other properties) adjacent to the main entrance to the beach. For those who've stayed in the same properties you'll possibly remember either the downstairs apartment that faced the fish shop - waking up to the noise of the road sweeper passing by / or the sound of the donkeys being taken to the beach. Or possibly you remember some of the older rentals with the large blue wooden stairs, or maybe the front apartment with the big Marilyn Monroe mural on the wall. I've fond memories of when Fantasy Land used to house all the main funfair rides -the likes of the ghost train, bumper cars, outside go carts, as well as the Sunday Market. If you wanted to travel to the other side of town you'd soon reach the boating lake, surrounded by the old miniature railway. Many years were passed watching the remote control boat tournaments on the lake, or attending the BBC Radio 1 Roadshows long before the area got its swimming baths. The beach back then was pretty much up there as one of the best / cleanest beaches in the UK. I could go on for every recalling my old memories. So many happy memories of staying there! Definitely a 10/10 from me.! :))

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

That's such a great read - I remember the Radio One roadshows now you mention it too!

@jase01472

11 ай бұрын

The place with all the rides was called Wonderland like you say it had everything, me and my mates would spend all our 6 weeks school holidays down Cleethorpes and Wonderland as we all loved in Grimsby just a short walk away 👍

@paulscarth

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, I’m getting the arcade name (Fantasy Land) mixed up with what was Wonderland at the far end. So going to have to go back for a day or 2 and have a good walk around / reminisce.

Every time we ever went the sea always seemed to be out like in you're vid hehe

If you think about It we are lucky to have the coast near not like those In central usa, central canada or other land locked countries, so easy to find the nearest coastline If you can travel obviously.

I have to admit I don’t like crowds, but it’s nice to get a better look at Cleethorpes (I’m medically blind so when I’m there all I see is a blur with a lot of movement). My daughter, son-in-law, and grandson moved up there 2 years ago from Hertfordshire and I’ve been up a few times a year since they moved. I prefer the beach and prom off season because I can enjoy walking along it. My daughter and her little family love it up there and have been able to buy a house up there where they wouldn’t have had the deposit on a garden shed down here. My watching videos, and zooming in and studying maps especially for getting from the station to their home means I now feel confident to travel solo so can plan weekend visits as well as visits in the school holidays. I’m a bit biased as my daughter, son-in-law, and grandson love living up there so it’s 20 out of 10 for me 😉

My home town miss it sooooo much, very Happy Memories ❤

@GimbalWalkTV

2 ай бұрын

Lovely place

Papa's is just amazing, love Cleethorpes 😊😊

Bellissima cittadina

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

Nice seaside town

went there as a kid working mens club trip from dewsbury in the 60s ill give it a 7

I visited Cleethorpes at least 20 times while living in England for 11 years. We would get the train tickets for a low cost like 7 pounds a round trip and spend the day there. I always loved it there. We would always have to walk nearly to the amusement park to the smallest pub in the world and then take the miniature train back, to the sidewalk train, Fun times! I was told it was actually the River Humber there on the beach or less you walked down to the miniature train area? I've been to quite a few seasides there and I would rate this one like a 7. Having the train right on the beach for convenience to get there, a 10+! Cheers!

nothing wrong with cleethorpes, i think peoples expectations are too high nowdays.

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍

@karlos3438

Жыл бұрын

Only thing going for cleethorpes is the old donkeys needs alot care to it

I give it a 7 out of 10

@GimbalWalkTV

14 күн бұрын

That’s fair

hi Neil love Cleethorpes had my honeymoon there nearly 41 years ago love naturals sounds but it very load when busy

Never been but looks OK to me 8/10

@GimbalWalkTV

Ай бұрын

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We used go to Cleethorpes every year has kids from Doncaster in the 50 and 60s and 70s and it was by train or Bus. Wonderland amusement park was one of my favourite places loved going on the beach the GOOD OLD DAYS. Got to be 10 out of 10 for me .😊👍✨✨✨✨✨

@wobber999

Жыл бұрын

From donny It cant be long on the train maybe not even a hour

@thomascourtney8756

Жыл бұрын

Could do it in about 40 50 minutes from Thorne where I live . Use to do it with my kids when they where young there all grown up now 😊👍. Cheers my friend

Cleethorpes looks great! Never been, but it’s certainly worth a visit. Much cleaner than a lot of other seaside resorts. Many thanks for another fab walk Gimbal. 👏👏👌👏👏😍

@GimbalWalkTV

9 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Thanks for this video, it's much better watching this than reading websites about Cleethorpes. We're planning to go for a day trip there soon and it looks like a nice place. I'd give it a 7/10.

I’m from Cleethorpes and I’ve been to far FAR worse beaches than my own. Cost of Living and affordability hasn’t got anything to do with why so many people flock here for summer. It’s a nice place to come with the kids. There’s plenty to do, there’s plenty of space and it’s not expensive. I love living in Cleethorpes.

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

Well said I LOVE when people are proud of their home town

I'm living in Burnham on Sea and we have a simlar award haha. Cleethorpes looks decent.

Always went to Cleethorpes as a child,had a great aunt who lived there,havent been for years but maybe worth a day trip to see it again

@GimbalWalkTV

5 ай бұрын

Definitely

Like Cleethorpes better than some other seaside places. Lovely for a day at the coast. It gets an 8 from me. 6:16

Never visited but from your video alone I’d give it a strong 7/10. I particularly like the fact that the train station is right on the beach.

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

Yes same! Always get shocked to see huge trains pull up right on the beach!

1:13 sea, sand, ice cream, fish&chips, beer, and a train to get there. How can it score lower than a 10? 10/10 for me!

I’d say a 4 out of 10. Lovely Sandy beach but the crowd didn’t appeal and neither did the town. Nice to have the train there. And Routh, Yorkshire, I’d still love to see it

i would rate it a solid 8.5

Admittedly it's not the best seaside town in the UK but it doesn't stop me from making regular visits for a seafront cycle ride. This must be one of the rare Sundays that the Clee Amigos Cruiser Bike Club hasn't been spotted 🤣

@GimbalWalkTV

9 ай бұрын

🤣🤣

cleethorpes looks like a any seaside resort to be honest full of holidaymakers, amusements,beach, so from the video i would give it a 8 as i havent seen the town centre

I love the sound of the sea coming through the sand. 😍 Some day, me and my parents are going to the beach on summer holidays. But, Which beach are we going at. 😲

I went there for 7 years from 13 to 20 with my parents for the main holiday we had a chalet at Humberston Fitties, the place was ok, dad drove so we went to other places as well, I just wish they would upgrade cleethorpes It seems In some places It Is stuck In time, back In the day there was a brilliant sunday market near Humberston cannot remember the name of It though, and also they host the armed forces day which Is this coming weekend, maybe you could do a video If you are In the area, Love your videos It gets me virtually out and about while I am having chemo, many thanks

You missed the best thing in Cleethorpes which was right behind you as you started walking, Steels Corner House fish and chip restaurant.

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

That’s where I went for my lunch right before starting filming It was lovely! ❤️❤️❤️

If you walk right to the end where the boat ramp bit is and now all those big rocks that is where my dad's ashes were put he wanted to be at cleethorpes not completely sure why think it's cause he took all his kids there I don't love it but it's what he wanted so he's been there for nearly 10 years now well probably not I like the idea that he's gone in the sea back to his traveling navy days an apart of him is everywhere but it's also nice to think an hope abit of him is still there on the beach enjoying all the happy family's having a good holiday ,weekend or day trip there and waiting for me to come back and visit I go twice a year every January on his birthday and every fathers day I was actually watching this to see if any of my stuff I got him an left there were still there but you didn't go to that area an I'm pretty sure it's all swept away by the sea before I even get on the train home anyway dad liked it there I have happy memories there an it's not a bad place to go definitely isn't the worst beach

@GimbalWalkTV

Ай бұрын

Sorry to hear about your dad Sounds like he loved the place so I'm sure he will have had loads of happy times here

If I did not love 4 hours away in Basingstoke I would like to visit there Cleethorpes looks great.👍

Looked clean and tidy. Blackpool much worse. Just needs a Higgetts £1 burger bar. 8 from me.

10/10 from me looks like a great place

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

Thanks for video I enjoyed it 8out of 10

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

More places to see at the far end near the Boating lake. Great place to visit, good shops & loads of good fish & chips. I 'm local & love it!! 18:47

If you prefer a rock-strewn beach go to Brighton, if you prefer a long sandy beach then Cleethorpes fits the bill.

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

So true

There's a little bit more to Cleethorpes than shown, especially along the seafront. Going south from the Pier, you go passed the Leisure Centre and the boating lake where there's a miniature railway that runs along part of it. The area has been developed a bit since I was last there, some 20 years ago.

It lacks 'character' possibly because of the lack of a harbour or boats. The beach is not the cleanest nor is the sea when it rushes in and then out and quicksands and the speed of the incoming tide make it dangerous for swimmers/paddlers. Apart from that it is an average slightly rundown seaside town so 5/10.

My mum, my 2 nieces and I are heading there for a day trip in early August, so I like to look for videos to get the lay of the land and see what's there. Everything looks to be within easy walking distance and it's not too hilly. Personally, I think it looks like a quaint little seaside town, a solid 6 from me. We generally DO prefer places like Scarborough or our current favourite Great Yarmouth for a longer stay, but somewhere like this for just a day trip is a welcome change.

My aunty moved here about 2 years ago, I went to Cleethorpes twice last year as I loved it so much. I don't know why its been voted the worst seaside town! It has much more to offer than Margate where I am.

@GimbalWalkTV

11 ай бұрын

Agreed! although I do like Margate too - it's on the way up isn't it?

@sparkidee

11 ай бұрын

@@GimbalWalkTV They been saying that for years, basically the rich part is where the gallery is but the rest of the town is run down. If you don't go to the seafront and go up through the town centre it's dead and has nothing to offer. Cleethorpes is a million times better in my eyes anyway

Cleethorpes is a typical British seaside town, yes, perhaps a wee bit tired.. having said this, it has a great seafront with lots of choice in places to eat and drink, friendly people and lovely gardens. You can get the train between Meridian and Lakeside and visit the World's smallest pub, I could go on .. . It never ceases to amaze me when I see " worst" this and " worst" that. I always make my own mind up about these things and some people, it would seem, only see negatives! If you're up in NE Lincs take a look. You may be pleasantly surprised!

Cleggy is great for a day out ,50 minutes on train ,rate 10/10 , entertainment ok if you have little ones plenty for them to do 8/10 , beach is really lovely ,soft golden sand but long walk for a paddle ,wouldnt recommend swimming ,8/10 ,land train as far as leisure centre ,round the corner to miniture railway {if its still there] 6/10 ,then it becomes dead since theme park closed and then zoo ,5/10,pier was great when it was a bar and cabaret venue ,4/10 arcades ok but watch spending ,the little fun fair has been there for ever 9/10 shame wonderland closed down and they havent really done much with it ,4/10 and now the big moan the big pub on the fronts has been demolished and what have they put up a flipping great hoarding 2/10 hope they do something with the space was a great meet up place for bikers back in the day ,finally loads of chippies and restaurants to quell the hunger 10/10 , 66/100 not a bad rating and certainly doesnt deserve the worst resort title .

There were no seagulls to nick your fish and chips! Big plus there!

I'd give it a 7, fun fair could be better and it would be better with a wide traffic free promenade and the sea goes out too far, it's quite a walk from the dry sandy part to the sea. But looks ok to me

It s not the best and beautiful english seaside resort I prefered scarborough Whitby Torquay Redcar For exemple 5 out of 10 Nevertheless thanks 4 the vid Very good job as usual

@pastandcurrent

3 ай бұрын

I'm with you, way better places than Cleethorpes, it's a bit Jeremy Kyle for me

Brilliant future archive material, someone from redcar..

We lived not far from here in 1973, I don’t think we ever saw the ‘sea’ it was always miles away. Glad to see it’s still the same😂😂😂😂😂

What do these people that say it’s the worst place want at a seaside ? And where do they regard as much better ?

@pastandcurrent

3 ай бұрын

Less drunk chavs.

I forgot to add in my last comment, could you or anyone recommend what time to be arriving to easily get a seafront parking space in August please?

10 definitely ❤

@GimbalWalkTV

6 ай бұрын

Agreed!

Looks really nice. Bridlington is also great.

@GimbalWalkTV

10 ай бұрын

It really is!

@ianmeyer2652

10 ай бұрын

@@GimbalWalkTV ...also so are your videos ( and your music) haha.. Love the seaside ones especially ones you do during high season... Any up to dates ones on... Great Yarmouth? Lowestoft? Felixstowe? Clacton? Folkestone? Hastings? Eastbourne? Brighton? Bognor regis? Bournemouth? Exmouth? Llandudno? Blackpool?

@GimbalWalkTV

10 ай бұрын

Good question _ think so yeah! Have a look at the recent ones on my channel - I know I was there just a couple of weeks ago@@ianmeyer2652

@ianmeyer2652

10 ай бұрын

@@GimbalWalkTV Will have a look. Thanks. Your videos are making me and the family choose which seasideresort to head to just for the bank holiday weekend...you are amazing.

Nothing wrong with cleethorpes we are lucky in britain to have so many sea side resorts 8

@parallaxview2143

10 ай бұрын

I don't understand why we have so many resorts. When I went to Luxembourg, they hardly had any. Weird.

@Brickcraft10

9 ай бұрын

​@@parallaxview2143Luxembourg is landlocked

@parallaxview2143

9 ай бұрын

@@Brickcraft10 is it? Well, shit a brick that explains everything lol! I'm in Botswana ATM and brought my bucket and spade and the beach towels but there ain't no beaches here either?

Cleethorpes!!! I am Italian and my company sent me to work at the South humber side power plant. I lived in Cleethorpes during that time. Late 90's it was. What a place!! Regular fights. Co workers had either bloody lips or black and blue eyes. The women there were crazy about us. The guys hated us. So we were on a constant battle 🤣 We used to hang out in Park Lane, Baton Rouge, Swashbuckle's and wintergarden. The bouncer's were our best friends. We paid them to keep an eye on us and keep our backs free, so we could party in peace. Quite a depressing rough little town. On weekends it turned into "trouble" 😅

Cleethorpes is like going on holiday to the Jeremy kyle casting grounds

@GimbalWalkTV

3 ай бұрын

😮😮😮😮

Great video me and my family are trying to choose a haven for next may one thats a walking distance to the beach and town and a larger haven do you have any recommendations?

i have never been sadly but from your upload i would say 7 out of ten how far is grimsby towns ground from the centre

@GimbalWalkTV

11 ай бұрын

It's quite a distance

Nothing wrong with Cleethorpes at all, a solid 7.5/10, prefer it to Skegvegas

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍❤️❤️

Just got back from a five day haven break there , feels like going on holiday to a council estate if I'm honest

@GimbalWalkTV

3 ай бұрын

ha ha I bet!

Yo 👍🏼

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

well to me Cleethorpes looks very clean and the train is very close to the beach which is good some of the women look a bit rough I’ll give it 10 out of 10

You should have a trip up the Northumberland coast

I always plan my trip when tides in ......say around 1pm high water if possible. Can't stand place just looking at bare sand .

5 out of 10 . Ok for a few hrs .

which phone /camera do you use please ?

@GimbalWalkTV

6 ай бұрын

Just my iphone

Remember going to Cleethorpes as a little girl on the train can anyone remember the big square cement blocks on the beach near the station 8 out of 10 I give it Mr Gimble

@jase01472

11 ай бұрын

I remember them I used to climb on them I have a picture of them before they built the new sea wall when they were removed

My old home town. Still love to go back.

Better than Skeggy or Mablethorpe. It;s 7.5 from me !

Sorry to be picky...you said about the fish n chip shop being "Cash Only Places"......did you mean "card only places"? Great to hear its hardly changed since you were a kid, unlike most places for the worst these days. I am from South Wales and will be staying at the Premier Inn this 9th July as I have a bike track day on the 10th at Cadwell Park 👍

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

No it's the cash only places that are the issue for me to be honest. I never carry cash these days

Don’t go to Seaways for fish and chips unless you like to get up close and personal with a toilet. It won’t be a public toilet in Cleethorpes though, as there are none despite locals repeatedly campaigning for some. Ernie Becketts and Steeles seem to have the best reputation. My mum remembers just after the second world war the beach cordoned off with barbed wire because of sea mines being washed up.

8 shame oceon so far out.

What is wrong with the bloody place ? all on the flat ,easy walking for all ages . People who give it a bad name are the same as the one's that slag off Benidorm , Magalluf ect . In other words they have never been there !!

@jase01472

11 ай бұрын

Very true that

So whats so bad about a " cash only place " then?

@GimbalWalkTV

11 ай бұрын

The fact there's no choice I dont' want to pay cash I want to use my cards to pay as I dont' carry cash No issues with places don't cash or card but not insisting on cash only - I'll just walk on by those places every time (as do others that I know)

@PAULD1618

11 ай бұрын

@@GimbalWalkTV Well the plan is to ban cash completely and bring in the CBDC. Are you aware of that?

@GimbalWalkTV

11 ай бұрын

@@PAULD1618 I don’t do conspiracy theories personally my friend ❤️

You should try Withernsea lol, now there's a shithole 😂

@GimbalWalkTV

Ай бұрын

😮😮😮🤣🤣🤣

Sounds like hell 🤣

@GimbalWalkTV

10 ай бұрын

😮😮😮🤣

Why won't you use cash?

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

No need anymore - easier to just pay using my phone or watch - faster, cleaner, healthier!

@elizajobes812

Жыл бұрын

@GimbalWalkTV well that's one perspective. I pay cash to support local business and work against digital currency. A bit of inconvenience can outweigh authoritarianism

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

@@elizajobes812 I dont get involved in any of those conspiracy theories personally - lifes too short ❤

@elizajobes812

Жыл бұрын

I wish I could be so relaxed while the world goes to hell. Your videos are a respite from it though. All the best.

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

@@elizajobes812I am really careful about the videos I watch, the stuff I read on social media, and don't watch the news or listen to any conspiracy theorists or angry people peddling hate - it's my way of getting through life with a smile on my face and it works for me!

Just wondering why you said your not going to the fish & chip shop because it's cash only. A lot of businesses are struggling with the rise in raw materials, electric etc and with more people using their cards it's leaving businesses with large card transaction bills each month. It doesn't cost a business to accept cash. A lot more businesses have now realised this and have put signs up asking people to pay with cash whenever possible or are not accepting cards at all. People who use their cards every time are just making the banks and card companies richer and richer and taking money out of the small businesses. It also has lead to lots of banks around the country closing down because people are not going into them to pay in cash or to take out cash etc.

@GimbalWalkTV

11 ай бұрын

I just want the choice I never ever carry cash Am more than happy to spend a bit more in the shop if I can pay by card for the convenience

@TheGhostbusters1984

11 ай бұрын

@@GimbalWalkTV So I am guessing you don't mind the shops paying these high card transaction fees. A few shops /businesses around the country went cashless a few months ago and now have closed down because a drop in footfall. KEEP CASH use it or lose it. NONE OF THIS TAP TAP CRAP for me. The banks are rich enough, support your local businesses.

@GimbalWalkTV

11 ай бұрын

@@TheGhostbusters1984 I support them by shopping in the ones that also let me pay by card if I want to Those who say cash only I walk on by - so do most of the people I know who like me want to pay with card when they want to

Cannot see anything wrong to get the title worst seaside!

@GimbalWalkTV

8 ай бұрын

Same!

Worst seaside awards always go to traditional colourful happy resorts,I don't understand why.if you want 5 star Barbados then go,the 2 cannot be compared .

@GimbalWalkTV

6 ай бұрын

I agree