Maidstone has improved massively in the last 5 years

@mypuretours4450

3 жыл бұрын

It really has; and Fremlin Walk is probably the main improvement over the last decade or so; it dramatically changed the shopping experience, even though some comment that it made Maidstone quite generic, I think it was much needed in order to keep the town's economy in good shape.

@nelsonalexis3054

3 жыл бұрын

@@mypuretours4450 I bought a flat on boxley road 5 years and alot of people said maidstone is shit then. Now nobody really says that anymore. Even dive bars like bar chocolate have been improving. There's been a lot of new building investment, I suspect even Chatham will probably become gentrified within the next 10yrs due to its proximity to London. Also the high speed rail link to London has been slept on. It's only now that the council have finally decided to upgrade maidstone east station. There's more to come, and you can be sure that house prices will increase.

@mypuretours4450

3 жыл бұрын

@@nelsonalexis3054 Agree

@mypuretours4450

3 жыл бұрын

@@nelsonalexis3054 There’s been a huge amount of house developments over the last 10 years too; like thousands of new cul-de-sac homes along one of the main stretches into Maidstone

@davidmersh7221

3 жыл бұрын

It was a bit rough in the nineties with a lot of trouble at night with all the clubs drawing people in. But modern Maidstone is blighted by its nearness to London, too many people with related excess housebuilding.

Passed 1.5 year of my life @ Maidstone, used to go to the town centre every weekend. I was single then on a foreign soil without any family members with me, which was for the 1st time in my life, even then I cherish the memory.

@Itsmypureworld

3 жыл бұрын

Nice memory, thanks for sharing!

@masterRabbit78

2 жыл бұрын

I have the same experience but with another (much smaller) town - Huntingdon. The first place in UK that I called my home.

brought up in maidstone and went to invicta grammar; a really great place, but now live in France, still miss living here though, but just too expensive now. lovely placdxx

@mypuretours4450

Жыл бұрын

Ah lovely, yes it is a very nice part of Kent. My brother and sister both went to Maidstone Grammar, and I also had friends at the Invicta Grammar, but attended The Cornwallis myself... Thanks for your comment, and enjoy France!

i love my town

@BradleyOsborneOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

Me too :)

@ndomballer1076

3 жыл бұрын

Me too lol 😂

@oreo8966

3 жыл бұрын

me too

@madogslayeryt1059

3 жыл бұрын

No one asked

@Itsmypureworld

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

Maidstone looks an attractive and clean town which retained alot of character and integrated new development better than a lot of other comparable places. As you can see on here a lot of British people are overly negative on places even if they have never visited, and another plus for Kent is having visited a number of times the people in general are very friendly.

i have been here and it beautiful place

Excellent video. Well taken shots to capture what is there. Good route taken through the town. This is an historical record too.

@BradleyOsborneOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and yes it's good to have an historical account of lovely Maidstone 2019

@madogslayeryt1059

3 жыл бұрын

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@Luyjerking2321

3 жыл бұрын

Shhhhhh 90mins proclub

@mypuretours4450

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I like the idea of it being an historical record, that's very cool and something that I'm all about! :) It's really quite enjoyable filming this style of footage too, only I'd like to get the next one smoother less rocking while I walk lol

Kent is rough these days but it wasn't always so. Wow a long time since I went to Maidstone as Pizza Hut relocated further down and Costa is where they were and now it's shut altogether post COVID. Maidstone used to be the best place to shop in Kent when I was at school. Now , no ta, Bluewater and cut it out though i do still like TW and Canterbury.

@Itsmypureworld

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I know what you mean, unfortunately the south part of Kent is being squeezed which is the still the nice part of Kent in my opinion. That said, Maidstone isn't too bad, but Canterbury and TW are definitely a cut above right now.

@mypuretours4450

3 жыл бұрын

Kent is the garden of England, it's not rough, but it does have it's fair share of issues like everywhere else of course. Maidstone is doing well to regenerate and keep business and employment rates consistent at least, but I would agree it's not on the same level as T-Wells/Canterbury, possibly Folkestone/Hythe even

@chandrikakamath2707

2 жыл бұрын

Doesn't bluewater exist anymore?

@CarlosAlberto-ii1li

2 жыл бұрын

yes, it was either Maidstone or Croydon for shopping in the South East.

Gonna revisit this when I move out and gonna cry lmao

@mypuretours4450

3 жыл бұрын

Where are you moving to?

@ObitoUchiha-sr3lm

2 жыл бұрын

Denki! :D

👍👍

A morning walk along the Medway if anyone’s interested... kzread.info/dash/bejne/nJWizs6vl9ifppM.html

Many thanks for this. I video as I walk as well to showcase what places are like (ie Farnham, Reading, Guildford).

Lived there 68,,nice town,big changes....Ireland

@Itsmypureworld

3 жыл бұрын

Nice ... I bet it's changed since then!?

@johnlavery6116

3 жыл бұрын

@@Itsmypureworld It definitely has....but still very nice.....memories.

@mypuretours4450

3 жыл бұрын

That's nice, its good to know Maidstone has made an impact :)

Maidstone is unrecognisable from when I lived there just the Hazlitt Theatre, M and S and Mcdonalds are the same .

@mypuretours4450

3 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah Maidstone has changed a lot but the Hazlitt and McDonolds will never die!

Excellent! We will watch this again in 20 years and admire the way the town was.......

@mypuretours4450

2 жыл бұрын

Ha yes I think that's probably right :)

I’ve walked this too many times 😂

@mypuretours4450

3 жыл бұрын

Me too lol

@Pr35t0nYT

3 жыл бұрын

Same lol

Ooooooh hello maidstone

@BradleyOsborneOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

It's cool huh...Kent is pretty lovely if you feel like visting

@madogslayeryt1059

3 жыл бұрын

Shush

@LordErik111

3 жыл бұрын

kush!

@mypuretours4450

3 жыл бұрын

Yes Kent is the garden of England and Maidstone has some good things going for it, even if it's a little rough around the edges :)

I miss maidstone soooo much😖

@Itsmypureworld

3 жыл бұрын

It's a nice town huh

@mypuretours4450

3 жыл бұрын

I can understand that; what did you enjoy the most about Maidstone?

@Pr35t0nYT

3 жыл бұрын

@@mypuretours4450 Well, Mote park is quite nice!

@mypuretours4450

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pr35t0nYT Agree, Mote Park is always lovely to spend time at

@paulthepill

2 жыл бұрын

Really !?

Gang gang

i miss kent..:(

@BradleyOsborneOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

Kent is a gem of England

@Luyjerking2321

3 жыл бұрын

Kent is country

@Pr35t0nYT

3 жыл бұрын

@@Luyjerking2321 *county

Looks like a nice place to visit in the summer, I noticed that people are walking really fast even older people, we walk fast in London but if I tried to keep up with Maidstone speed I'd be knackered 😂

@mypuretours4450

3 жыл бұрын

Haha really, yeah I guess so

@mttynan4690

3 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah! Maidstonians are pretty damn quick, had to develop from a young age as a maidstonian myself

@garygyles1319

3 жыл бұрын

@@mttynan4690 I'll have to practice some speed walking before I go there because I don't want to look out of place 😂

@mttynan4690

3 жыл бұрын

@@garygyles1319 haha good luck!

@garygyles1319

3 жыл бұрын

@@mttynan4690 Thanks 👍

Hello. My name is Casey Brizendine. My 10th Great Grandfather came to America in the early 1600's. His name was Isaac Brissenden. He is said to hail from Brissenden Green in Kent, Maidstone, England. Do you have any videos of Brissenden Green?

@Itsmypureworld

2 жыл бұрын

That’s interesting; perhaps I’ll do a vid on this…

@paulthepill

2 жыл бұрын

There's no Brissenden green in Maidstone, there is Bearsted green ?

Wish I could go back home 😫

@BradleyOsborneOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

You can!

@Luyjerking2321

3 жыл бұрын

No one asked

@madogslayeryt1059

3 жыл бұрын

Gowon then

@kellychapman2843

3 жыл бұрын

MADOGSLAYER Yt wish I could but have to find a swap first and 2nd my boys doing his gcse so stuck here till then

@kellychapman2843

3 жыл бұрын

BRADLEY OSBORNE can’t not yet plus I need a swap to go back

Is Maidstone (and its outskirts) good for families? Which areas are good for schools and what are the best secondary/grammar schools? I live in London but would like to be closer to Kentish countryside.

@mypuretours4450

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Bojan ... I'd say so yes. Maidstone is just 32 miles from central London, has a population of approximately 75 thousand people with an average of 28 occupants per hectare. Around 38% of those are married couples, with an additional 10% co-habiting, and another 9% single parents... Maidstone is primarily made up of white, English Christian people, but we do have a multitude of other faiths and ethnicities in the area also and who are a much loved part of the community... Bower Grove, Five Acre Wood, and Invica Grammar are amongst the highest achieving Schools who all recieved 'Outstanding' status most recently... And of course Kent is known for it's beautiful Countryside, Oast Houses, Kentish Beers, etc... I hope that helps!? I was born in Maidstone and have lived here for sometime also, so I have a good grasp on the landscape of things here. Any further questions, do let me know! ... Brad

@frankMIALL

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely good

Nice walk through Maidstone town centre. How did you film this phone or gopro?

@Itsmypureworld

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :) I filmed it hand holding an iPhone 8 Plus :)

@mypuretours4450

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah ywhat he said lol; that's my other account :) ... I filmed it by hand using an iPhone 8 Plus in wide video mode. I'm using the iPhone 11 now which has an even wider lens and looks great! You don't need fancy equipment to get started :)

This is the county town (i.e. the capital) or the Garden of England. So in one way Maidstone is London's twin.

@mypuretours4450

3 жыл бұрын

Kind of, it's the County town of Kent. There are actually nicer Kent towns in my opinion, such as Canterbury, T Wells, Hythe etc

@Pr35t0nYT

2 жыл бұрын

I went to Folkestone yesterday and like… Folkestone is much better then Maidstone lol

Is there a direct coach that goes from Gloucester to here?

@mypuretours4450

2 жыл бұрын

Possibly, take a look on Google. Otherwise you can certainly train into London and train out towards Maidstone

I always imagined that Kent was just like The Darling Buds of May, but people tell me it's really rough. I'm from Stockton on Tees so i can't talk 😂

@user-ej8wv2yy6z

3 жыл бұрын

depends where ye go tbh

@Jungle_Jim1982

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah the Northern bits are a shithole, but there’s beautiful towns and areas everywhere. Whitstable, Dungeness, Faversham, Tenterden...

@davidransom643

3 жыл бұрын

Good and bad everywhere. Some of it is like that, some of it’s grim

@gabriellaj.o.6180

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jungle_Jim1982 I'm from Kent and back living here and it's changed. It's a dumping ground for London. Canterbury was fab but not now. Faversham has issues too. Tenterden though is nice. Ashford not called Trashford for nothing. Used to be a fab market town with a railway not any more.

@Itsmypureworld

3 жыл бұрын

I think Maidstone is ok, and there are some rather nice parts of Kent of course. Canterbury, Tunbridge Wells etc and some beautiful country side all over

Maidstone is the home city of the famous boy named Daniel Lord his channel is called HidingInMyRoom. He must be the most well known person out of Maidstone.

@mypuretours4450

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting thanks for the info

12:22 I wush we knew what "the truth" was. ;-)

lLEFT IN 1963 TO EMIGRATE TO AUSTRALIA CHANGED SO MUCH

@mypuretours4450

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! I bet that amazing for you to see the change; thanks for commenting

@mcdougal0

2 жыл бұрын

@@mypuretours4450 DEFINITELY CHANGED FOR THE BETTER( TOWN CENTRE) BUT I WOULDN'T WANT TO LIVE THERE . i'M LIVING ON THE GOLDCOAST QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA YOU CAN FIND IT ON KZread.

I lived in maidstone from 9/1/99 till 12/2018, I was always depressed and unhappy, I come from ashford, and was always sad😔I didn't want to go back to Ashford, trying a job was hard, and no friends, I had few girlfriends, but they worked out, I am glad left ,I live in the countryside now.

@madogslayeryt1059

3 жыл бұрын

Shut u bacon hair

@Luyjerking2321

3 жыл бұрын

Slap

@Luyjerking2321

3 жыл бұрын

Sell stuff

@madogslayeryt1059

3 жыл бұрын

resse give out slap cheek

@leepearson7860

3 жыл бұрын

@@madogslayeryt1059 shut h Up i,ll do muay thai on ya.

It’s kenzie at 10.10

@boggoballer323

3 жыл бұрын

Yo it’s me Omega YT

@Luyjerking2321

3 жыл бұрын

Omega YT big boy

@madogslayeryt1059

3 жыл бұрын

Ik he was gay at school won he james

@boggoballer323

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah Charlie he was gay won he used to like Oliver back in primary

@Luyjerking2321

3 жыл бұрын

Turd sniffa

went there saw slags and chavs and i got shanked in a alleyway now i am in gta 6

@mypuretours4450

3 жыл бұрын

In Maidstone?

Hello my name is Lin Htet Paing

Not the total devastion I was expecting with empty shops all over the place!

@mypuretours4450

3 жыл бұрын

This was just before pandemic :)

Grim

@mypuretours4450

3 жыл бұрын

Is it? Agree it's hardly Knightsbridge but I've grown to like Maidstone the County town of Kent. It has some good things going for it :) ... How does it fair compared with your local town? I'm considering doing more of these videos so perhaps I could do one of your town sometime, that could be interesting :)

Thats an awful lot of Chinese granite! - the High Street and Week Street are all finished with stone from China, I was living up London Road in about 2011 I think when the big revamp of High Street was going on.

@mypuretours4450

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I remember that era, and yes agree that is a lot of stone

Hey guys I live in Maidstone it’s not very nice lots of chavs bruv

Love how i'm in this by the beggining with an ex boyfriend of mine. lol

@mypuretours4450

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

Thank you, sadly it looks very cookie cutter

@Itsmypureworld

3 жыл бұрын

It's not so much when you see the whole town but I see what you mean from this vid

@mypuretours4450

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it's becoming more generic along the main high street and in the Mall, as to be expected I suppose. That said, there are a nice amount of independant stores throughout too. I think Canterbury is probably better for that though; perhaps I'll do a Canterbury walk through sometime!

I live here Don’t live here It’s not nice

@mypuretours4450

3 жыл бұрын

I live near Maidstone myself; why do you say that though, I'm interested to know?

@stormyskies6073

3 жыл бұрын

@@mypuretours4450 It’s chavy. And rough. Just generally not nice also has a kinda high crime rate

@mypuretours4450

2 жыл бұрын

@@stormyskies6073 Didn’t know it has a high crime rate? I’d say it’s better than Chatham area but not so nice as T Wells and Canterbury although they also have some interesting people. Maidstone is the County Town so there’s bound to be some interesting activity

My town is gay

@mypuretours4450

3 жыл бұрын

What is your local? Perhaps I'll do a walk through sometime!

@Luyjerking2321

2 жыл бұрын

Maidstone mate

@Luyjerking2321

2 жыл бұрын

No

@madogslayeryt1059

2 жыл бұрын

@@mypuretours4450 are you madeleine mccann

@Luyjerking2321

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

Total sh*thole, glad I moved away

@mypuretours4450

2 жыл бұрын

Really? where did you move to?

@paulcaney6284

2 жыл бұрын

@@mypuretours4450 Somewhere really nice

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