These Fish & Chips Are The Best In The UK
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I went to Hornsea to try the UK's best Fish & Chips
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Welcome to my Channel,
My name is James and I live full time in my tiny van, however this is not just a van life channel. I enjoy travel, food and drink and making videos 🙂
When I turned 50 I decided I’d had enough of the rat race and working long hours just to pay rent and bills, life was passing me by and I needed a drastic change.
FAQ
Where is Helen?
Helen has a responsible full time job and two children so unfortunately she can’t join me on every trip. I really wish she could.
What equipment do you use?
My vlogging camera is a GoPro Hero 9 but I also use my pixel 6a phone and Lumix G80 camera for other footage
For editing, I used Premiere Pro on an old laptop but I’m saving to buy a more powerful computer.
Do you have children?
Yes I have a 6yr old daughter who lives with her mum but I see her quite a lot. I don’t usually put her on the vlogs and if I do, I block out her face for privacy reasons. I also have a grown up son.
How do you fund your lifestyle?
I don’t need as much to live these days since going full time van life but I receive a small percentage of income from the ads that KZread put on the videos.
Why the sponsored videos?
I only accept sponsorship from companies I use and trust, this is my fulltime job and my income, it’s how I support my family. (I have Patreon if you prefer videos with no ads).
How do I contact you?
Please contact me here: james@bythecurb.co.uk
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@nicolavowles2930
6 ай бұрын
Everyone take note :- Friday 7th June NATIONAL FISH & CHIP DAY! 😋😋😋
@davidli5115
6 ай бұрын
Don't get me wrong, I envy you. The fish looks great. I would have to order 5 portions. I am fat.
@davidli5115
6 ай бұрын
Don't get me wrong, I envy you. The fish looks great. I would have to order 5 portions. I am fat.
Having a very rough time of it at the moment, but thank you to you and Helen for helping me forfet the crap during your vids. I really appreciate you guys.
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
We are so sad you are going through a rough time at the moment. Life can be really rubbish at times. So happy our videos cheer you up a little. Take care and lots of love 😊
Can always tell how good a place is going to be when they just let you record knowing there going to be on KZread.
Videos as they should be, honest, natural and quality editing and humour to boot 👍
@bythecurb
2 ай бұрын
Thank you
You mentioned stopping for an Americano at Lily's at the beginning of your video. They have their own fish and chip shop/small cafe in the centre of Hornsea too. And they are very good fish and chips! Lovely pleasant staff too. That was a Brill video, thank you.
Great review of the "must have fish and chips" My tip as a van dweller is to turn your oven on once you have parked, go in to the chip shop and (inevitably) queue up and then when you return to the van, turn the now hot oven off and put the cardboard fish and chip box in the oven till you get to your park up. The chips stay crispy and the fish stays lovely and hot. Mmmmmn tasty😊
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you, good tip 🙂
@resurgem
6 ай бұрын
A bonus is that it will warm up the van too!
You don't need a script mate best thing i like about your channel is your both so natural and say it how it is very honest and that shines through. very refreshing ❤
@debbiefryer9117
6 ай бұрын
So true
Happy New Year fella, looking forward to more of your content. Love it all.
the fish and chips did look very nice, and the quick tour out back showed the place was clean and tidy, I will have to give them a try next time I am up that way. enjoy your holiday next week
Absolutely fantastic to see fellow Geordies enjoying a Newcastle win ! If you didn't say you were in Australia you would think you were somewhere in the TOON ! 👍
I was almost drooling watching you eat that fish and chips. It was a very big and clean looking chip shop. Very modern too. Good video. 9.9 ❤🇦🇺
Well thanks for that james its 10.30pm and im now starving after watching yet another great video the intro was spot on
Thanks James that were blodi superb. The footage by the breakers with the waves coming in was excellent ❤ I eat fish and chips once a year or so but that made me want some. Happy Birthday to beautiful Helen and have a fabulous holiday ❤😊
I used to visit Hornsea most months with my job....I do miss it, and East Yorkshire.
Oh james you really putt your heart&soul into that ad ,I'm running to sign up to 50years worth of stock as we see I bet all the top advertising agents are banging on your van roof for expertise&integrity. Lol.
At the Hornsea pottery factory at Lancaster there was a window in the side of the factory wall , I used to stand for hours watching them make the plates etc when I was a kid .
Another great video James as always , you are so down to earth and funny . Fish and chips looked lovely love Hornsea I live in York ❤
Haddock , no skin , superb . For that price , quality , terrific value .
Are you being served was a great show, loved the theme just as much. Another great video James...
Top vlog James love the seaside tours you do & the various Fish & Chip reviews , have you been to Caister on Sea near Gt Yarmouth I'm sure you & Helen would love it lovely scenery & good walks to be had
I wish we had YFood juices in Sydney, Australia . You just made a very effective advertising pitch , James ! That sea looked like it belongs in a Turner painting . Thanks for the vid !
Man of my heart! What about finding the best South Yorkshire Fish Cake? Either by itself or a Fish Cake Butty
If I was totally deaf I certainly would complain about the price. Where you mention it at 18:08 the subtitles say they're £55. That's a heck of a lot for a fish supper! 🤣
Great video! I always keep salt and vinegar in the car and put it on when I get back otherwise if you put it on in the shop, by the time you get back, the vinegar soaks in and the batter goes soggy. 👍
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Great tip, thank you
You could just sense those fish and chips were nice, just by listening to the crunching noise as you bit into that Haddock, quality fish and well made batter. Perfectly presented, chunky chips, and green mushy peas of a good consistency.
Another great vlog. Absolutely loved your shots of the sea, love a big sea! 😊
@juliepickles3394
6 ай бұрын
🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣😂 love it 🙋♀️👋🤗
@lynnettemcausland9532
6 ай бұрын
@@juliepickles3394 😂😂😂 dying! Could only happen to me 😂😂
@ranavalona24
6 ай бұрын
Erm ... PARDON?? 😲
@lynnettemcausland9532
6 ай бұрын
@@ranavalona24 I had a typo, all corrected now
Love watching you so down to earth and funny x
When she said you can come round back she did mean to film I presume James😅
Quite right, my daughter seemed to interested in some flowers, she was actually stroking a wasp. Young children are fascinated by creepy crawlies.
one of the best meals you can have when done proper..just heaven
You are so well mannered….you are a credit to your parents James 😊
@campervannie5948
6 ай бұрын
Or a credit to himself!
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙂
Another hidden Gem to add to my list! We usually go to the chippy on the front near arcades
I am here in Chiang Rai in Thailand. I am a yorkshire man and love F&C. Am jealous as hell. Glad you enjoyed them. Keep up the good videos mate. Your both Ace
happy new year and the supper looked awesome
Lovely fish and chips oh the peas looked fantastic Lovely tour i haven't been to hornsea ive heard it has some lovely caravan sites must go now for fish and chips and peas thank-you james hope you have a lovely big birthday holiday al si thi 🙋♀️👋🤗🍻👍
Hi james. Great vlog. Hornsea a bonny place. 13 miles from hull. Whiteheads chippy in my top 2 chippies. 1. Whiteheads, 2. Audreys bridlington. Yes a bit dear, but get what you pay for usually. Boyes, ha ha! There are 3 very large Boyes in Hull. 1 in city centre, Whitefriargate, 1 on holderness rd, and one on hessle rd. Yes i liked hornsea pottery. Place is a bit bleak now. The mere is nice in summer. Locals seem nice enough. Watchin you eat those chips made me hungry! Van looks cool. Enjoy your suprise trip with Helen. All the best. Andy McCartney, Hull
£11.55 for Fish & Chips that good is tremendous value. I'd have happily paid £15 for those and gone back regularly. All we want is good fish & chips chip shop owners!!!
Blimey they did a great job on that van, just brilliant
Great stuff jud.... keep m coming 🎉
Once again fantastic video buddy, looking forward to the next, great edit 🤝
Great video 👍 Have a fantastic time with Helen on her special birthday. Best wishes, & safe travels 🎉
Love watching you guys
High James love the channel brought up in your local areas of travel but married a Scottish lady so stay near Edinburgh you should visit bring Hellen in the summer though. Please do a bargain f&c review sometime. Enjoy your holiday.
Being honest I find most of the chippies I’ve visited in Yorkshire a cut above ours in the north east ..the wetherby whaler is my favourite.. will definitely visit that one next time I’m down that way…great vid 👍
Brilliant intro and, especially, outro with lovely choice of music. The outro music in particular was very evocative of an out of season seaside town. It must seem really difficult at this time of year to fill twice-weekly vlogs when your speciality is English holiday destinations but you do it very well, especially the seaside towns, capturing the downbeat melancholy of these places. The run-down shabbiness, and the few folk all wrapped up have their own weird attractiveness. I know it's cold and frequently wet at the moment, but I look forward to more walks in the country, away from the temptations of fishnchips, with or without Helen. (preferably with). I was going to say something about keeping fish and chips wrapped up for minutes on end, but that would be rude. I know I don't really need to. Would they have been a ten if you'd eaten them in, or will you never give a ten? I wouldn't.
Really enjoyed the music & scenes at the beginning and end. Well done. Would love to hear more about your antique expertise and what got you interested in that field. More relevant personal details would add depth to your videos. Maybe do green salad reviews for 2024? 😅 I love fish & chips and a good pint, but that food is tough on the waistline. You could pay 2 or maybe 3 times that price for prepared food here in the States. All your UK prices seem reasonable to me! Happy New Year, James!
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thanks, I will certainly be eating more salads in the coming months 😂
My van window shades are like yours, I have the bug screen or the pleated cloth slide up and down shades. Hornsea looks like a nice place to walk around, too bad some things were closed. So, is this the highest scoring fish & chips so far? You need one of those Hot Logic(or something like it) meal warmers to put your fish in till you get to your park-up. I'm trying to figure out where you will take Helen for her 50th, maybe the Canary Islands? Hope you two have a really good time, enjoy! Happy Birthday Helen🥳🎂
Loving the videos. When we had our home built van (ex network rail welfare unit) we used to go Hornsea almost every weekend and park up on the seafront near the boat yard. We used to Jetski off there in the winter storms as the surf is really good and the sea is surprisingly warm when it’s snowing and blowing force 6.
@Riccicaravanadventures
6 ай бұрын
Oh and yes that chippy is absolutely mint although we haven’t been for about 10yrs.
We are spoilt for fish and chips in Hornsea, there are several to choose from and they are all good. You might have let the secret out about property prices though. Houses are well under-priced considering the area because it is a really decent place to live with way less problems than most towns. Only one criticism, its not pronounced Hornzee, its pronounces as you see it Horn Sea.
That fish and chip shop look so clean in the back which I don’t get to see normally, And the fish and chips looks delicious😋 Nice video.
Great video James love the fish&chip comparisons.Do some more travel vlogs .👍🍺
try murgatroyds in yeadon leeds you will not be disapointed
Hornsea looks a nice place to visit..will give that a visit when the weather improves. Them fish & chips looked delicious James i was almost dribbling..after watching this one guess what we are having for tea tonight lol
Beautiful fish n chips n mushy peas I shouldn't watch this at 10 at night 😅 hungry now TFS James best wishes Phil 👍
Hi james its not surprising you put on 3 and a half stone the way you tucked into those fish and chips tbey looked great its a 9.9 from me too ❤❤🇬🇧🇦🇺
Your going to do my Diet no good mate. Went to the Lifeboat on your recommendation and had the best Fish and chips id ever had , Now looks like i need to go to Hornsea in the van lol. Will wait a few weeks i think . Have looked there before as Bugtopia does look good and want to take Charlie there for the day. Have a great time on Holiday both of you.👍
Enjoying your vlogs😀👍 Looking forward to seeing where you take Helen on her birthday! 😎🥂
Thanks for bringing us to Hornsea! I love the Hornsea pottery (I collect 'Bronte') so it was a shame we didn't get to see inside the museum, but that aside another lovely vlog. One thing though - when you pass a blue plaque like you did by the museum, can you even just stop and show it? I'm just nosey!! Cheers!😊❤
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you, I'll remember to film the blue plaques next time 🙂
@ColinOBear
6 ай бұрын
@@bythecurb I'm just thinking that sometimes those blue plaques can trigger all kinds of stories 🙂
If you consider doing a Sunday dinner review on your travels try the Swan with two necks near Clitheroe in Lancashire. Good video btw.
They were very good fish and chips, just missing curry sauce. Had me salivating! Great vlog 👍🏻
Amazing Intro James! Pro 😲
The reason why the chips seem soggy is because of those bloody boxes...they retain the heat and the steam makes the food soggy if its not opened for a while...
James as a family we have been to whiteheads a few times and its good but we also go to Sullivans which is also very good. There is another chippy we havent been to in Hornsea which we are told is good. Good chippys in Yorkshire.
I was "slavering" watching you eat those fish and chips. I was born in Hull, and trained as a chef in Scarborough. Not been on the east coast for many years. It makes me home sick😢. Thanks for all your fantastic videos. Great to watch you both. 😊
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙂
Oh Mr Young Grace ! Lol
Right tomorrow at 12 oclock I am getting some Fish n Chips n Peas at local chippy, thanks mate !!
Great vlog James and those fish and chips looked phenomenal 😋 Hornsea looked lovely. Look forward to seeing where you take Helen for her birthday 🎉
Loved the intro , it was like watching a Scandinavian noir movie 😂
Another great video, love the start. You would not believe how jealous I am of those fish and chips, i could almost smell them. It would be nice to see Hornsea in the summer to se how different it is. Would people really move out of the way for the take away light? But i don't think it would work here Manila traffic is at a standstill most of the time😂😂 Take Care
Have to say James, your music choice is always spot, some of it is even enigmatic, and this is the very first time I've ever wrote that word😅..
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you, that means so much to me. I spend the most time choosing music. 😊
So funny the beginning you saying how you put on three stone cut the end fish chips mmmm 😅😅
Great vlog I’m also 50 on Wednesday so happy half century to Helen ,how did that happen I ask myself .love the idea for a takeaway light so true👍🏼🍻
Why not a 10 ? They looked amazing. Loved the piano music with the waves at the end. I reckon you are off to Tenerife, where ever you go, it will be great
Love Hornsea we will defo be getting them from there in the future!! 👍
Absolutely loved watching this video! We live in Hornsea right opposite whiteheads and it makes us proud to watch this! We would defo recommend you come back over the summer - we have Hornsea carnival which is an absolutely brilliant weekend. We also have so many community things that go on here such as lights night. Keep up the good work and hopefully you will come and vlog Hornsea again over the summer months!
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you, Im going to come back with my mum and dad
Goodness me them fish and chips looked good, must have a day trip there and get some, thanks for sharing that gem, hope you are Helen's having a good time 😊
they look lovely
Another great vid. Just an idea.. what about trying the best cheese and onion pie and chips?? 😊
Great blog james .nice place too
Love the idea of an emergency hot food light. it's brilliant. Now I'm off to the chippy!
Been watching you and Helen for a couple of months now, and binge watching trying to catch up...and the one of you both in Scarborough , staying at the Grand etc inspired us to say, you know what, let's book it....we have literally just come back today, and was on the third floor of the Grand, and like you, was pleasantly surprised..we paid £44 a night with sea view..bargain...the went for breakfast at the bargain Conservatory and had a fantastic breakfast...then went to Boyes and saw the coloured cotton's and wools that you both commented on,, then tried to go to the chippy where you had to book, but it's closed till February unfortunately, so walked up the hill to the pub you went to...anyway we are not stalkers lol, just made us laugh on your footsteps through Scarborough...was doing my wife's head in with me saying that's where James and Helen sat etc lol...anyway sorry for the waffling...you are both are so funny together, and are a breath of fresh air on You Tube...keep up the great work and keep the reviews of the chip shops up...stay safe....Sithee
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Haha Brilliant, hope you enjoyed it as much as we did 🙂
@hartleysadventures9113
6 ай бұрын
@@bythecurb was a great weekend following in your footsteps there lol
Hornsea is 20 mins from my house,might go to Whiteheads for tea! Great video again,thanks for making them.
Great wee video James, the fish and chips did look really good 👍 I did have a good laugh at the ‘are you being served music’ lol 😂 I’m free. At the end, music by Eric Sarti, that was class 🥃
Greta video down to earth content and interesting 😊
I think Sulivans on the sea front is the best in a 100 mile radius
My local chippy charges £6.50 for F&C and curry sauce. Fish cooked to order, nowt stacked up in the warmers getting flabby. They must be doing ok because they're off to Mauritius a couple of times a year.
James your van looks great. Loved the video as always. Rain or shine they are the best I've seen on KZread.
Phil will be pleased you mentioned lifeboat fish shop peas again 👍👍👍
That was torture! Offering up a delicious chip, a pot of peas and a chunk of steaming haddock to the camera when I’m hungry and no idea what’s for tea! 😂😂 Husband came down from his office. I said “what’s for dinner” (he cooks). He said there are some chicken goujons need eating and he was thinking of making a few chips. Saved! He makes good chips. He’s from Littleborough Lancs. I told him about your beautiful fish and chips. He said they invariably ended up at Hornsea pottery for a day coach trip when on holiday in Bridlington as a kid. We looked it up. The factory is no longer running. But Whitehead’s fish and chips are pinned on Google Maps!
Be reading some of the great comments. You deserve all the praise for your content. Many thanks for the entertainment.
Now then James. If Helen had've been there, we'd have been told what the blue plaque was commemorating AND we would have seen what was in that interesting little shop! ( 9:13 9:21). Another fun vlog Thanks and 'si thee' 😃
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you, I've learnt my lesson and in tonight's vlog there is a blue plaque 😊
the wife and i were there on Saturday. as a youngster my family and i lived round the corner for over 20 years. there has been a fish n chip shop there for as long as i can remember. admittedly whiteheads is a fine chippy. Usually the chips are first class, maybe they were in the box for a bit too long. usually we sit in the car and tuck into them within 2 minutes. they don't get time to go soft to be honest. great video
Pleased you enjoyed them, we did tell you to go there back last summer.
Holy smokes, BatJames, if you score it like that, they must be the dogs bullocks!!!!
I looked at the ‘perfectionist restaurant menu’ in Heathrow departures. 21.70 for fish and chips. I kid you not.
Can’t wait to watch this
Chuffin nora James, tha's got shekky Dereks on whilst eating them chips! Just shows the excitement! :D
Those fish and chips look gorgeous!!! Well done for rating them 9.9! I love watching you go to all these places that I’ve never been to. Xxx
All the best too you and Helen Jimmy lad…the magpie at Whitby is in my top three for fishy and chips...sorry if I criticised your fish and chip review once I’m only jealous keep doing what ya doing and you will be at 100k subs by end of the year easily..anyway keep up the good authentic vlogs pal..sending positive vibes and energy right at you with love from just your average Joe! 😂🤟👍
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thanks mate, I love fish and chips and people say do what you love! 😂
If you fancy getting fitter mate,how about visiting different Parkruns around the U.K. in the van, keep up the great content, very funny and enjoyable