Truly enjoying your UK tour. Love the humour, food looks okay, great spirits in people!

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

thanks Mike! was a good laugh and good people here in UK I gotta say

I remember a news report about a japanese couple who landed at Heathrow decades ago and asked an airport employee how to get to Torquay?...........long story short: they ended up on a plane to Turkey!

@davidsheridan1699

10 ай бұрын

Funny that , once told someone I'd been on holiday to Torquay, and they said Turkey ?

@keyrone77

10 ай бұрын

🤣🤣

@bennyboy2079

9 ай бұрын

🤣👏

@p5rsona

Ай бұрын

hahahah sounds like bs

Well, may I ask what you were expecting to see in Torquay? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? The Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeasts swinging majestically?

@no_soy_rubio

10 ай бұрын

He might have got all of that if he'd found the right drug dealer

@kenkeneth

10 ай бұрын

@@no_soy_rubio best comment ever 🤣🤣🤣

@bazmac5078

10 ай бұрын

Most of the buildings in Torquay nowadays look like they've been repaired by O'Riley's men

@Ickie71

10 ай бұрын

top class comment!@@no_soy_rubio

@jamiecurran3544

10 ай бұрын

@@no_soy_rubio yeah that's why the phone boxes are still Operational!🤣😂👍

As a Torquay lad born and bred it's hard to see the town fall so far from grace , I remember the decline really began during the mid to late 90s . From the town to the football club the rot runs deep , left to live elsewhere over a decade ago .

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

Same in many places unfortunately in England

@chrismatanle

8 ай бұрын

Agreed Renie. The council have a lot to answer for.

@Wayne-wm6wq

4 ай бұрын

I used to stay in Torquay early nineties stayed in fleet walk drank in the cider press snobs ritzys chaplains on a Sunday what partying that was

where next in the UK shall I film? This was a last minute trip so I couldn't really research where to go. I will do another trip in December or January and go to many places around the UK. In the meantime I am returning to a country next week where I thought I would NEVER return to, stay tuned to see!

@aronjohns4662

10 ай бұрын

Surely not Afghanistan 🤐

@NewYorksWorstDrivers

10 ай бұрын

Bald's neighborhood

@dominicgoddard3631

10 ай бұрын

Great Yarmouth

@tbone35453

10 ай бұрын

Canterbury's nice.

@sutton513

10 ай бұрын

Come back to Wales! 😉

Did you know that Fawlty Towers, a comedy from the 1970's staring John Cleese and Connie Booth, was set in Torquay?

@michaeljose8122

10 ай бұрын

The character and hotel was based a real person and hotel - the gleneagles. Not sure if it’s still in business but i stayed there 30 years ago….

@grahamtowler1761

10 ай бұрын

​@@michaeljose8122it's now retirement apartments

@michaeljose8122

10 ай бұрын

@@user-oc8no5jc2r Thanks for the info, i did enjoy my stay at the place even more so given the history@!

@lewistaylor1965

2 ай бұрын

I lived in Torquay and I remember a tour boat guide who use to point to a wood in Babbacombe when he was just past Hopes nose and tell all the tourists it was Fawlty Towers...There use to actually be a Fawlty Towers B&B on Newton rd...just in name...

I've been all over the UK coast, including Torquay, and there are far worse places than there. Grimsby, Dover, Great Yarmouth instantly spring to mind 😅

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

BLIMEY

@peterbushby9009

10 ай бұрын

Brighton ...to much hype

@peterbushby9009

10 ай бұрын

Never been to grimsby..have to agree with dover ,great yarmonth has seen better days

@no_soy_rubio

10 ай бұрын

@@peterbushby9009 ha yeah I live down the road from Brighton...prefer it in the winter when it's not absolutely mobbed

@Smilez83

10 ай бұрын

Great Yarmouth most definitely 😂😂

It's Torquay Ben, what you were expecting to see? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? The Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically... 😉

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

A waterfall would of been nice or a majestic rainbow 🌈

@chronical423

10 ай бұрын

Love the reference 😂

@halfbakedproductions7887

10 ай бұрын

When you pay for a view, you expect something more interesting than that. The sea is right there between the land and the sky, if you look hard enough.

@RicardoDavid182

10 ай бұрын

Perfect comment! As a Portuguese, when I read Torquay I immediately remembered Fawlty Towers.

@tobyjackman3212

10 ай бұрын

🤣🤣

One of my earliest memories, from decades ago, is from Torquay. I was on holiday there and from photos I was 3 at most 4. The memory is of a friendly homeless 'bag lady' that used to be sitting in a doorway near to where my family were staying. All I remember is she had a metal shopping trolley with all her possessions in it, red lipstick and I think some type of rug or blanket for a skirt. The memory is just her smiling and waving, as I think I used to wave to her when I walked past her. I remember NOTHING else about the week or 2 weeks I was there. Not the beach, the rides I went on, the amusements etc etc, just the bag lady. It just shows what kids notice and makes an impact on them. As for those phones being from the 70s haha no, probably 90s -1980s and earlier there was no push button dial phones, they were all dial ups, where you had to put your finger into each number hole on a plastic disc of the phone number and move it clockwise to the end, then release, then do the next number until you had finished the full tel number. That was the same with public pay phones as well.

@jamiecurran3544

10 ай бұрын

Yeah you could take the end of your finger off on them old dialphones in the old phonboxes if you weren't careful!😂👍

That Rapping bartender is awesome! I have a friend who lives in Paignton, and he loves Torquay. For years it was called the British Riviera, but outside of the posh looking waterfront with the yachts, it just looks like every other seaside towns. Not as cold down there as it is in the Northeast.

I live in Torquay, grew up here and it’s a beautiful place let down by the Council and the Government with a lack of funding. There’s incredibly rich Houses around Ilsham and much poorer around Hele. Covid hit the High Street hard as we heavily rely on Tourism unfortunately and add in the mix of 13+ Year olds being neglected, Anti-Social behaviour around the Town gets worse and worse.

@Beefcurtainsunited

10 ай бұрын

I lived near Hele village and I remember the main road used to have many shops , and the royal standard of course , literally had its arse ripped out of it when the willows opened , your spot on with Torbay council they have helped destroy the town considering they squandered every penny to improve the town ,sad to see my old home town in this sorry state tho there are nice parts of course but the town centre is a rotting mess but everywhere around the country is rotting too .

I really like the concept of visiting the rough side of towns. Please do this with other European Countries!

@davechristian7543

10 ай бұрын

Its the newest thing KZreadrs do now.

@ukcaliphatedenier

10 ай бұрын

he should visit the enclaves in Yorkshire and Luton wearing union jack clothes. phukkem

Hasn't been the same since Basil left and the GlenEagles closed down.

@vincentkavanagh4353

10 ай бұрын

so much for Basel saying it was the French Riveria!

@MrLoretano77

10 ай бұрын

came here to make the same sort of comment

@alanwhite6730

10 ай бұрын

@@MrLoretano77 OK, but don't mention the war 😀

@MrLoretano77

10 ай бұрын

@@alanwhite6730 hahaha give a yank credit for knowing that was the inspiration for Fawlty Towers

@keithphilbin3054

10 ай бұрын

Didn't Basil say it was the English riviera ?

You do realise you’ve named the Brixham chapter ‘Brixton’ 😂 also you didn’t mention the fact that the pier and funfair wasn’t in Torquay but was actually in Paignton. It’s a real shame to see how much Torquay has gone downhill (which it has thanks to a horrifically corrupt council and zero investment). The town centre is crumbling but there are some real gems around the theatre and harbour area. Investment is needed and the council need to sort their shit out to get businesses back into the town centre. So many empty shops now sadly. I used to love living in Torquay but would never move back to that side of Torbay.

@arnoldarnold4944

3 ай бұрын

He is obviously ignorant and not well researched

Loved these UK videos Ben, good to hear from loads of local legends like Davidoff, Wendell and Turkey Man.

You missed 90% of Torquay!! And the best parts. You didn't go Meadfoot.. Babacombe downs or St marychurch not a true capture. Torquay is the best seaside town it's got the best people low crime. It's not boring has a good mix of every kind of person.. why would you live in a place where all the people are dull & boring.. Some great characters in Torquay.. I know I've been a Taxi driver in the bay for 18 years.. not 1 problem. Great place.. ❤

@arnoldarnold4944

3 ай бұрын

He only lives half an hour Away so he says so he must know that there are much better places around Torquay .

You shouold turn this into a "Pints at the worst bars in England" tour

Another great video, Ben. I really enjoy seeing the sights. Keep on truckin' Richard in Reno

Very cool Ben! Thanks for sharing

Great stuff about turkey man! 👍👍 Torquay looked still more occupied than the centre of Bridgend. Oh and when you mentioned Brixham, I heard „,Brixton“- now that would have been a rough area- although not a _seaside_ town.

Your a great guy Ben. I never miss a one. I especially like you and Bald together, as it’s a great balance.❤😊

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Elizabeth 👏🏼

Been waiting on some UK travel vids for a while! Cheers for the recent uploads 🙏

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it! Many thanks

The Turkey Man returns!!! Glad to hear his nephew is doing well

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

❤️

I been in Torquay in the middle seventies,I remember we took a tour by boat to a small island, and it used to be a lot of tourists,especially from Europe

Thanks for this video Ben. Brings back memories when my parents took my brother and I to Pontins in Torquay in the early 1960’s, we also took a trip to Brixham and Paignton..

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

Hahaa same! Was my childhood thsi

Great video! We were watching your last Cornwall video and my girlfriend and I said it would be funny to message you to visit Torquay….. and here we are, I was born and bred in Torquay, comical and funny to watch from a true local

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

Haha! Love it! Was some place. Thanks for watching guys

Great series made loved it! Been to mid england many times but never to far south, next time i go over i'm definately gonna visit Cornwall! Good luck on your next trip👍

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

Appreciate it mate!

I wonder what becomes of these seaside towns in winter time and how they survive with less tourists paying into the community, could be worth a winter review of your local spots in the near future. Great video sir, all the best

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

good shout! cheers mate!

@j2c695

10 ай бұрын

Just like any beach town out of season. you have locals and visitors, the locals hunker down and make due, till next tourist season. its not like everyone dies each winter, to be reborn in summer lol. its just not as busy / profitable on off seasons

@keyrone77

10 ай бұрын

@@j2c695 haha thanks buddy, I didn’t everyone died it was more of a suggestion to Ben for more content to revisit in winter as they’re local places to him, but still very funny thanks for the reply 🤣

@kieranhudson4938

10 ай бұрын

Ever been to Kotor, Montenegro deep in January winter? It's shi

@keyrone77

10 ай бұрын

I’ve been to Malaga a few times in December but went there for rock climbing, so I’ve seen touristy places in off season, just wondered if the vibes of the locals are still good 👍

4:47 the crouching gopnics of torquay :))))))

What is the future of the UK? Will it bounce back from this seemingly low point? I certainly hope so.

@bodazephyr6629

10 ай бұрын

it will get worse: 15 minute cities, social credit score, digital ID, etc.

@stefankarlsson4652

10 ай бұрын

🤣

@bennyboy2079

9 ай бұрын

No....beginning of the end I reckon

Fish always tastes better in coastal towns. It's the combination of the freshness of the fish, the smell of the sea air, and nostalgia.

Loving the content!

Nice mate! Love this tour

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

cheers Will mate! appreciate the comment

It would be nice to see a list of attractive English seaside resorts. Living out of the country I've lost track of how all the resorts are faring. So far the whole scenario seems rather grim for anyone wanting to have a seaside holiday on the English coast. 😪

@j2c695

10 ай бұрын

just a list? you can google that LOL. but as for ben taking an actual look, you'll just have to finance him on his Paetreon! cheers

@johnmitchell2269

10 ай бұрын

The best beach is probably Bournemouth.

my girl is turkish and we met out there but she told me she spent a few months in torquay as a teenager and it was the prettiest, friendliest place she has ever been. I'm still not convinced Torquay is nicer than Izmir...

I think pretty much all the seaside towns in the UK have been in decline since the start of package holidays to places where sunshine is guaranteed. I can think of many worse seaside towns than Torquay. Places such as Great Yarmouth or Skegness for instance have arguably gone into a worse decline than any of the Torbay towns. Closer to your area, Minehead, Burnham on Sea and Weston super Mare aren't anything to write home about either.

sign of the times, all our holidays when i was a kid were Torquay, Paignton & Brixham cos they were classed as the English Riviera & they were quite classy.. I've good memories of the place.

i've been all over the british coastline and it never occurred to me that torquay could be considered bad. seems really nice to me, and a great place to retire. near to dartmoor, far from london's filth and crime. seems idyllic. there are far worse seaside towns like dover, folkstone, hastings, bognor regis, blackpool and skegness

@sylaq1151

10 ай бұрын

Just out of curiosity, why do you consider Hastings as bad? I was thinking of moving there, or near St. Leornards.

@tonyclifton265

10 ай бұрын

@@sylaq1151 haha sorry, dont let me dissuade you. it's based on a friend of mine who has lived there for ages and says it's gone downhill. i used to visit the town as a kid in the 70s and loved it but my last visit was depressingly unable to recapture the magic of decades ago so dont listen to me necessarily. i was more thinking that torquay defo isnt the worst seaside town in britain. torquay is nice

Hats off Ben, great series m8

I live not far away and our nights out were in Torquay in the 90s, it was a good night out. I've been twice recently and had a walk around the town centre and it's not that bad at all really

I was born in the early 60s. Torquay was a lovely seaside village with nice beaches back then. Sand gets moved over time...

@BackpackerBen Awesome - I've been eagerly awaiting the next installment! Cheers from Australia mate! :)

@aronjohns4662

10 ай бұрын

I think he is going Australia soon!

@SteveMack

10 ай бұрын

@@aronjohns4662 That'd be AWESOME to catch up - I'm in Brisbane

Loved That Fish And Chips, Thanks For The Tour Ben!

I know this is meant to be a humorous take on things and a good example of self depreciating U.K humour. However, I worked for abroad for 15 years and travelled for 20 and have come back to South Devon and is still one of the loveliest places. The sea front in Torquay with the harbour and the general setting were gorgeous in the sunshine when I visited last week. There are sub-tropical plants and nice restaurants abound. Beaches packed and many people in the water at 18c. A bit of a gloomy summer this year but still 3 or 4 beach days a week and had great weather in May and June, last year 3 months of dry sunny and very warm weather. I did however notice the higher end of high street is in fact looking worse for wear and where I used to go to college in Torre is resembling a bit of a mini Detroit. However, generally lovely area with much going for it. Just wanted to say.

My family live in Brixham - Its across the bay (Torbay) They avoid Torquay best they can, like most other locals. There is a large homelessness problem, drugs are pretty common, along with consumption of cheap alcohol. Paignton is an okay, more typical UK seaside (I see you went there where the fair and pier was, but called it Torquay) and Brixham is a pretty but not much to do fishing town, but the main star areas in my opinion are nearby near Greenway, places such as Galmpton Creek. Beautiful countryside and quiet seafronts. No arcades or anything really, but so pretty.

@steelisreal4313

10 ай бұрын

I'm all about the cheap alcohol lol

@user-uu9oy5wp8l

10 ай бұрын

Nothing wrong with cheap alcohol in the End Times.

Top series. Looking forward to the next one.

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

Appreciate it mate!

Thanks Ben great show really appreciate you doing the home country up right

Your clip brings back fond memories of the several biz trips I have done to Torbay. I used to work for a company that has an office on the outskirts of Paignton, and have stayed in Torquay and enjoyed her pubs (Hole in the Wall being my favorite) and restaurants (Ephesus and Number 7 in particular). I’ve also been to Brixham and enjoyed her great seafood. I can see that this area has seen more prosperous times, but I found it to be a decent place with friendly people. I still remember the marvelous Anna at the Imperial Hotel who retrieved the toothbrush charger I left there and shipped it all the way to Malaysia (where I was living at the time)…and greeted us with a radiant smile when we returned a year later!

I took my American wife 2 years ago to Torquay, she was shocked at the homeless outside the bus station right on the quay. She couldn’t believe it. We live in birmingham so homelessness as been a problem forever !! But you just don’t expect it down in Devon. Personally I love torquay. But the hills are the worst 😂

@PatLadsChan99

10 ай бұрын

It's in Cornwall too. Seems more common in the towns/ cities

Morecambe Tourist Board should use footage of Torquay "At least you're not there"

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

I’ll request it

Great collaboration guy's. I had a friend who's father was a top man in wessex water back in the day and lived in an amazing house somewhere behind the harbour on a high costal road. Fish and chips in Brixham is the best I've ever had in the uk.👍 also remember getting so drunk in one of those pubs and almost got press ganged onto one of those fishing boats, lucky escape for all concerned I think.

Check out the lakes district in Cumbria. It’s beautiful there. Enjoying the UK series Ben. Cheers to the Turkey man.

@grahamtowler1761

10 ай бұрын

Definitely the Lake District for some of the best scenery in the UK

That phone box…from the 70s!?! Showing your age there, mate 🤣 That’s a 90s phone box. You have no concept of pushing your 2p in when the pips went. I really don’t think Torquay was as bad as you were trying to make it out to be. I’ve lived in seaside towns. There’s no money there and they’re not brilliant but not that bad at all.

Around 1980 I popped into a branch of a well know (English) travel agent to ask if they had any brochures for the Torbay area. In fact I'd alreay been there but just needed info on cheap hotels. The assistant said "Oh yes!" and she then went into a long sales pitch about them being the biggest travel agents and so on. Then she said "What county is Torbay in?" I tried to explain, saying Torquay, Paignton, Brixham but she still didn't have a clue!

@jamiecurran3544

10 ай бұрын

😂👍

i actually love Torquay as i lived near there. It's paradise compared to High Wycombe where i am now

Good video😄😄 . Fawlty Towers took place in Torquay , did you see the actual hotel there?

Ben, great stuff. Just discovered your channel today. Jaywick near Clacton might be worth some content. Subbed. Thanks.

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you! I will for sure go Jaywick next time

The home of Fawlty Towers can be nothing but a gem sir!

Now I know why Torquay rings a bell to me. Fawlty Towers played there.

I was down there in March. Such a shame how these beach towns have become. Time for a refurb!

Love the content Ben. I keep hoping to see bald in one of these new videos! I hope he's doing well!

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

he is in Somalia

@seanknapton7449

10 ай бұрын

I hope he hasn't been kidnapped by Al Shaabab 😂

@NewYorksWorstDrivers

10 ай бұрын

​@@BackpackerBenthanks for the update. Looks like an amazing place

great stuff!

Haven't been there for close to 20years but loved visiting there as a kid.

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

Same! Top memories

@stephentyas4698

10 ай бұрын

Paignton and Goodrington sands also.

Funnily enough, the seaside town of Torquay in Australia, is considered to be one of the nicest and most expensive places in the entire country 😂😂

Turkey man ❤🙌🏽 such a kind man! Be funny if you did a whole tour with him

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

hero

70’s? You had dial phones, wait for the pips, push the coins into a slot and hurt the tips of your fingers. It was 2p for a short call also.

Just come back from camping in Scotland and experienced the same volatile weather as you mate! 😁🤣

Cool videos thanks bro

Just found your channel Ben! I'm from Dorset and usually wind up in Dawlish...my sons mate lives in Plymouth so we are back n forth.

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard! Cheers mate

Live in scotland but when i was younger i used to go to torquay every year to Beverly park, it was a great holiday and also had family down there. So many good memories, like elsewhere its went downhill, even like my own hometown i live by the seaside and it too os a shadow of what it used to be

That rough pub's got four stars on TripAdvisor, you sure you're not going soft on us Ben? 🤣 Nah I get it, sounds like the staff have really turned it around and good on them for it. Not been to Torquay since the 90s and it looks better than expected! Awesome news about Noah, go on Turkey Man!

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

You read the reviews 😆 was brutal but the new landlord has changed it round. Look it up. Amazing about Noah yes :) big up turkey man

new subscriber here from Kenya Africa 😊... watched your with Khaby. Harry's friend in Nepal and followed you here

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

Welcome bro!

Hey mate in your Japan video with bald you mentioned to a tourist you were going to Taiwan Taipei did you end up going there? If so how was it?

I'm glad you made it out of Torquay alive. I was born there but live in Newton Abbot thankfully. Torquay town centre has really declined to the point where you feel unsafe. At least the regeneration of the sea front looks great. Paignton and Brixham town centres are also dire. If you want the complete opposite go to Dartmouth and Salcombe.

@Enquiringmind777

10 ай бұрын

Dartmouth and Salcombe are places rammed with tourists taking up pavements all year round. No peace and quiet anywhere, rammed. Overpriced, no community but a nice view. I'm not sure the view is as spectacular as Torbay at night looking at all the lights. They are also difficult to acces by transport. That doesn't stop them being rammed and overpriced though. Ghastly.

@eugenemclemmont4045

9 ай бұрын

Is that the place Simon Pegg and his cronies go on the piss and discover blue robot things. The Worlds End. Newton Abbot.

Hey Canadians,good video Ben.😊

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

Thank you !

not gonna lie, seeing you walkin down factory row (the super dodgy side street just up from the Castle) genuinely had me worried lmao i lived in TQ for 25 years and movin away was the best decision of my life, TQ's a dead end in basically every respect

I was born in TQ, grew up and joined the army in 97. I saw real step changes in the decline every time I went back on leave. The 90s were the last vestiges of the good TQ. The nightlife was legendary, with vibrant pubs and clubs and the town centre wasn't mostly boarded up, with industry abandoning the sinking ship. But this isn't unique to TQ. The advent of the cheap package holiday, with guaranteed sun was the nail in the coffin for all of the UK Victorian seaside resorts, which were fed by the rail network for those who lived further in land. If the seaside resorts are to survive, they need to reinvent themselves and offer something new. Rest in peace, TQ. Being a child in the 80s and a teenager in the 90s was epic. I hope you rise from the ashes ❤

Not bad considered what ya had to work with.... thanks for taking us =)

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Enjoyable video, as always! Missing Kat, though 😅

How is Torquay bad it's beautiful

Loving the UK series Ben.. Keep it up buddy.. Aaahaa

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

Ahahhhhhaaaa cheers mate!

@rob2k27

10 ай бұрын

Went through a town in Switzerland last week called "aha"... Almost turned back to take a Pic of the sign but didn't think it had enough aaaaahh's in it 🤣🤣

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

My dream place !!

@StrawPerson-xq9ko

10 ай бұрын

@@rob2k27 did it have a statue of morten hacket? 😂😂😂

@rob2k27

10 ай бұрын

@@StrawPerson-xq9ko haha, I didn't see one, may well of missed out there

Omg, I wanted to visit here someday, but now I don't. Thanks for the video.

I live in the US, Florida to be more precise but the UK is facinating to me. Thanks for showing around

10:28 is that Here comes the sun playing in BG😂

I’ve been to skid row in L.A ……this place looks fabulous 😊

Torquay looks quite a bit like the rougher parts of Santa Monica or Venice (Los Angeles). All that's missing are homeless tent camps and an addict taking a dump on the kerb in plain view of everyone passing by.

@susanwestern6434

10 ай бұрын

Migrant hotels. 3 or4 of them.

Another banger!

You found Jim moon 🌓 Lol 😂 rider on the storm ⛈ amazing 😉

i was their when you posted this 😂 best time of my life

I don't know about rap music but Davidoff sounded authentic. Good luck to him. Parking fee is exorbitant. Who makes the judgement of where the worst place is? Paddle boarding in Cornwall is great fun but crowded roads are tough to deal with. I am so glad that Turkey man had good news. Enjoy your trip Ben.

We have a ' Great Lake ' here . We put a sewage plant on the shore . Bloody Cleveland ! Lad , that was a Hell's Angel's Club house . Good thing you did'nt bother them

I lived in Torquay from 1997-2010 and I can confirm that it declined very rapidly to the point that I will never go there again. During the time I endured living and working there, I would never venture out unless I was armed and I certainly wouldn't be out after dark.

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

I get ya

Are you coming to bridlington, just moved here from Australia! Love to say hi ❤

Ben, have you checked put Jaywick yet?

The glaring lack of decent public infrastructure. Where are the big wide promenade for catching the fresh air, the boulevard with cafes, new hotels, proper modern underground parking etc.

The pirate really spoke like a true pirate!

@BackpackerBen

10 ай бұрын

Haha 😆 legend

@inspectortanzi

5 ай бұрын

Because they arrrrr what they arrrrr.

From the start it looks like the tide is coming in, so yeah the beach might not be good at high tide. What's it like when the tide is out?

We nearly moved to Torquay, after a pleasant weekend there about 10 years ago, but glad we didn't.

haha Brixham. I used to gig in a pub there - last time I was there they said trade had been a bit quiet since the murder! :D

Turkey Man is a top lad! Great to hear the news about Noah being cancer-free.