ALARMING cost of FISH & CHIPS in AMBLESIDE Lake District tourist spot!

Fish and chips food review in the Lake District Ambleside. For more vlogs and fish and chip videos click this link
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[@hatjodelka]

I don't live in the Lake District, I live in South London and our local chippie is really struggling. The cost of oil, fish, energy, rent, business rates etc has shot up. I'm not in a wealthy area, government data puts us as one of the most deprived areas of the UK. The chippie rarely sells fish nowadays and cooks it to order from frozen although it used to be fresh fish. If people can afford a visit it's just chips. It's been a chippie for generations and it probably won't survive the year. I have sympathy for the customers as well as the chippie as Ambleside is a tourist area and possibly tourists are paying over the odds to keep it going off-season. Fish and chips used to be food for the poor. Not any more, sadly.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thank you, yes not any more 😔

[@thornbird6768]

Seaside towns have the best chippies 👍🏻

[@Johnneilson13]

​​@@thornbird6768 Yorkshire has the best fish and chips I'd say, I have 20 years of working away experience trying everywhere 😂

[@Dandodod1]

@@Johnneilson13got to be haddock for me, best fish and chips in definitely in Yorkshire.

[@telemachus53]

@@thornbird6768 And they're usually half the price.

[@RobertSmith-cv1cu]

To me, the trip begins when you leave your home. I always have enjoyed going out and watching the scenery. Fish and chips is the bonus. Love it. Do more.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Robert you got the nail on the head, more coming. 👍

[@mpaws]

Loved this video. Stunning scenery. Not speeded up and no unnecessary music which some vloggers seem to think is mandatory. Just your voice and natural sounds. So refreshing. The fish and chips made my mouth water too. You should do more like this.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thank you

[@joannamorgan6911]

Hello, yes, I agree. Great video, great commentary. Lovely thank you x

[@chrissymon]

@mpaws. So many bloggers seem to think (often too load) un-necessary music is good content. It often kills my interest in what is often a good blog, and i skip it.

[@grahambeech5576]

Way back in the 1950's my Dad (Passed 14 yrs ago) was the only man in our street(raised on council estate, absolutely loved it) who actually had a car, and on the weekends he would take us out on picnics, down the beach, up to the West Midlands where his family lived (Dad came to Wales on the onset of WW11, met the love of his life, and stayed in Wales until his dying day, sure do miss him, Mum is still with us 101 yrs old, God Bless Her.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers pal, lovely story mate. 👍

[@clivebennett7985]

Great story. Bless your mam you are lucky to still have her. My dad had a car in the 50s we loved it. Health and safety ? Non existant!!

[@lizardspoint]

Lots of love to your brilliant Mum xx miss mine xx

[@user-zb5jr8nt4f]

I think it's important to also note the extortionate price of rent for commercial properties in the tourist honeypot which is the Lakes! I rent a retail space in Keswick for my shop and the rent is easily three to four times that of any general highstreet shop. It's not that we "just can" charge higher prices, we have to!

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Yes everything is expensive isn't it.

[@shardlake]

My local chippy also has another shop in a more touristy area near the coast, they pay £68k rent a year...

[@user-zb5jr8nt4f]

@@shardlake you gotta sell a lot of fish and chips to cover that!

[@shardlake]

@@user-zb5jr8nt4f That is exactly what I said :)

[@Rabmac1UK]

This Format is GREATLY APPROVED Please Do More

[@ColonelBummleigh]

Agreed.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thank you will do.

[@martindunstan8043]

Couldn't agree more👍

[@14caz68]

Very enjoyable too with the views and that sunshine !!

[@nickdavison9771]

Yup, get thee in thy car Baldy and go find some tasty roadside nibbles!

[@cgat1955]

I remember my husband saying in the 70s when they start charging £1 for a pint of beer he’s gonna stop drinking lol. It never happened 😂😂😂

[@Nickpaintbrush]

Yeah 49p for a draught guinness in 1979

[@peterwakelin1459]

£3-95 for a portion of chips to take away is outrageous, even if Ambleside is a tourist town. I would think that even London is cheaper for chips.

[@kateboulton8789]

£4 seems to be the going rate for chips these days. 😢

[@peterwakelin1459]

@@kateboulton8789 I paid £2-30 for a medium portion of chips not too long ago and there was enough for three people. I live on the edge of London and shop rents are high. I do think that the portion was too big, especially for one person.

[@kateboulton8789]

@@peterwakelin1459 tbh, I usually find the portions are ridiculously large. I always ask for a small chips but even then I often end up freezing half on a tray and reheating them in the oven on another day. I hate waste!

[@andym28]

​@@kateboulton8789put them in airfryer add cheese sooo good redone.

[@andypandy6830]

Hi Gareth and thank you for a wonderful video. It's nice to remind ourselves what a beautiful country we live in. Me and my wife used to run motorcycles in our younger days and seeing this stunning area brought back many happy memories. Take care and I am definitely on board for more videos like this. Peace.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Andy

[@Euro2024champs]

take off your rose tints.

[@AaronTheHumanist]

Great video - APPROVED 👍 Back in our younger days, fish and chips was a weekly event wasn't it. I moved from the Midlands to Bournemouth and everything was in bags boxes or trays. It's amazing how something as simple as not being wrapped in paper can destroy a culinary experience. The price in the 2010s was the same but portion size shrunk drastically then. I'd never ordered a large chips in my life until the move, now a large chips is still smaller than what we used to get pre-millenial. Now at 52 and watching my size, fish and chips both in price and calories is a very rare treat. Twice a year maybe? Yours did look good I have to say. For the price, I'd opt for a wetherspoons and get a steak and chips with drink thrown in. Although you won't get the view.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Aaron, lovely story pal. 👍

[@JPFalcononor]

This video is great! Firstly, riding shotgun in your car always allows us to see the beautiful region where you dwell. I also enjoy seeing different eateries and what they serve. In the states, we sometimes can find establishments that are basically "holes in the wall" but serve fantastic food. Would like seeing these places in your neck of the woods too...

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thank you

[@chriswales1952]

Got 2 Fish and large chips yesterday from my local chippy in a small village near Caerphilly. Excellent quality and the cod fillets were enormous. Total cost £13.60.

[@chriswales1952]

@Smokey Joe 😭😭😭

[@tacfoley4443]

Here in a village in Cambridgeshire, our weekly visiting chippie van charges £17.60 for two f&c.

[@fatty3383]

I remember being in my early teens at beginning of the 90s and paying £1.20 for sausage and chips after being at cadets on a Friday night. The cost of food is absolutely crazy these days.

[@Bob-ts2tu]

in the 60's when i was a nipper, about 6, it was my job on a saturday lunchtime to fetch the fish and chips for dinner from the shop on our estate in Leeds. I can't remember the exact cost but 2p (old money) for a bag of chips and 2p for a fishcake seems to ring a bell, and maybe 4p for a fish. Gawd i feel old !!!

[@stevenhull5025]

As a kid in the mid 60's a portion of fish and chips cost me one shilling and sixpence (todays money seven and a half pence). A fillet of cod was much larger than nowadays and the chippy used to wrap it up in newspaper.

[@fatty3383]

@@stevenhull5025 they were still using newspaper in the 90s ..I'm actually not sure when that stopped..must have been the mid to late 90s.

[@fatty3383]

@@Bob-ts2tu how things have changed even the past 20yrs ..I think we can all agree this day and age is a total rip off.

[@kateboulton8789]

​@@stevenhull5025 I remember those prices too!

[@stephenwassell3650]

Lovely for those who've never visited to see one of the most beautiful parts of this blessed isle. Nice reminder for those of us who have.

[@briz1965]

How darn lucky to be able to jump in your car, off to the Lakes. That's what I miss in Canada, make's me home sick for sure.

[@dazio7035]

That's pretty expensive, but a great vlog, as always Gareth! The Lake District is such a beautiful part of the world, so maybe worth it after all. Please keep on posting fantastic content like this.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Daz

[@s1ddo]

@@BaldFoodieGuy Doesn't surprise me though the cost of that, though a little on the high side obviously. I went to my local chippy on Sunday night and a small chips is now £3 up from £2.30 when I last bought some (that was some time ago, can't exactly remember when though) What was a rip off though was the Jumbo sausage price though. I paid £3.80 for 2 back in the winter time and those had gone up from £1.30 each back in late summer/early autumn (I think),well now they are £2.50 each, so would cost you a fiver for 2. Way over priced seeing as they are frozen ones too, so cheaper than fresh ones. Then again it doesn't surprise me that they are charging that as seeing a news report the next day a butchers and bakers shop's energy costs had gone from £30k a year to £96k, so how are small businesses meant to survive?

[@mingyeewong1590]

What a way to have fish and chips on a sunny Friday afternoon in Cumbria. Thanks for sharing Gareth. 😉

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

You're welcome

[@adrianwood4661]

A family of 4 would be sharing a bag of chips 😂😂😂

[@SandraDent-lf4xy]

LOL

[@Dandodod1]

At £13.50 you may as well have a sit down meal in a pub.

[@Nemesis-222]

Just like the 60's

[@xvsupremacy7190]

That’s disgusting , I don’t like chips much so only get the fish haddock to be precise. 5pence short of £14 quid. At our chippy we get 6 large cod pieces between the two of us and it’s enough .

[@dandeveny4513]

@@Dandodod1 do you think a pub in that area would be much cheaper? I can see in reviews people are eating indoors with proper plates and cutlery, so it might be charging "sit in" prices for takeaway too.

[@IanSlothieRolfe]

I loved this video, I love the Lake District, I have an Uncle that lives in Caldbeck and spent many happy times exploring the area around there. Sadly my mobility prevents me from traveling that far these days so seeing the sights on video is a real treat.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Ian

[@alternativeperception6949]

Caldbeck common is nice with the Horse's running wild

[@baijayantasenchowdhury9806]

Just returned from the UK this week. It was my first visit. Tried fish and chips in London (the King's head pub, Kensington) for 18.50£. Then we went to Stratford upon Avon and tried fish & chips at a pub called Rose & Crown for 15.50£ and another chippie called Kingfisher for around 9.50-10.50£. Next we went to Cardiff and tried the Traditional Fish And Chips At The Hayes for 9£. Rest of our trip to Dublin, Belfast and Edinburgh we skipped fish and chips. As Indians who grew up watching cartoons, reading comic books and playing video games, we were sooo excited to try fish and chips in the UK. But it was sooo costly and not the best tasting, that we decided to call it quits after trying 4 times. But our 14 day trip to the UK and Ireland was so beautiful and relaxing. Loved the nature, scenery, weather and friendly people with their food recommendations.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

You're welcome 😊 all the best 👍

[@Anya-rx2qe5jj7n]

Hi Gaz, hope you and the family are all well? Another cracking video👍 The scenery was just breathtaking. I think I'm not the only person that likes these out and about vids. But you do what you feel comfy doing, the reason we all enjoy your vlogs is because you're so down to earth and enjoy what you do. Hopefully we'll all see you do a live chat soon. Hope you, your good lady wife and the kids have a safe and lovely weekend. 😊

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Anya thank you kindly.

[@endarkculi]

This was absolutely charming! Sure, it was mostly a travelogue instead of a food review (maybe add a time stamp to skip to that part?), but it was such a lovely ride and your commentary made me feel cozy. I hope that you make more content like this, and that you have a lovely day!

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thank you

[@paulballinger1218]

Another great & informative fish & chip review. At least they tasted good , but prices are a sad sign of times. Keep these type of reviews up, good to see that lovely part of the country 😊👍

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thanks 😊

[@Alexe829]

UK fish and chips...mmmmmm....mouth watering viewing them, And eye watering viewing your bill! I hope traditions,small shops local endures as this too shall pass. People are very resourceful! Communities strong.

[@glennledrew8347]

I like these traveling excursions; new scenery always spices things up. Off to find this area on Google Earth!

[@przemyslaw1235]

Great video😊I am from Poland but live in England 16 years.I just love small towns and villages😊and fish and chips is just wow😅simple but great.All the best Sir.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

You're welcome thank you 😊

[@hatjodelka]

We have enterprising and hardworking Jewish refugees in London to thank for for fish and chips. They first appeared in London in Victorian times. Witaj mój przyjacielu. Dziękujemy, że uczyniliście Wielką Brytanię swoim domem. Dziękuję Google za przetłumaczenie moich słów.

[@markedwards6147]

Fantastic video, Gareth. As a little lad in the mid 1970s, we had lovely family holiday in Morecambe, which I believe is quite close to Barrow? But I have never actually had a specific Lake District holiday - it all looks so stunning, I believe it is costly to buy property in the Lakes, because of the beauty and quality of life.

[@X22GJP]

You "believe"?

[@stephenguppy7882]

It is about 50 miles away via A590 so it depends what you mean by close.

[@jackwatsonepic626]

​@@stephenguppy7882 it's that side of the country , that's probably what he means 😂 it's not as though it's down south or up Scotland , is it 😂

[@Simon-qn5wm]

Fish, Chips & Peas is becoming more & more of a luxury, special occasion meal rather than a Friday night staple.

[@simonhancock9204]

Only it tastes much worse now

[@ItsJustnotCricket]

Should be £1:50p for battered sausage & chips wrapped in newspaper. 8:50 for a piece of fish..Today's prices are 🦬💩

[@snowysnowyriver]

​@@ItsJustnotCricket Here in South London (not a rich area by the way!!), it's £14.95 for a piece of fish and £3.95 for the smallest portion of chips. Mushy pies are £3.40. To buy the same meal here is £22.30.

[@ItsJustnotCricket]

@@snowysnowyriver it's about 13 quid over here on the coast for a decent large cod & chips, still I reminisce of when I was a kid

[@chucky2316]

You have to make it youreself Simon even that isint cheap but it's better from these modern chip shops as I call them.

[@davmar5648]

Another great presentation Gareth.. to be honest its the same with my local chippie.. Haddock and Chips is a little under £10. In East Yorkshire.. I realise costs have gone up with oil and fish and potatoes but I feel alot of industry is taking the P/ss so to speak with diesel dropping in price quite excessively. Im sensing with offers on milk and butter lately they can afford to drop some prices.. even slightly..by the way those fish and chips did look very good.

[@trooperwolfie]

I've been to both those chippies you highlighted,.....both are expensive but the other one down the narrow road was a couple of quid less expensive if I remember rightly. This style of video is great, keep them coming 👍🏻

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers brother will do

[@Nevakonaza.]

Really enjoyed the Vlog style mate,The family and i have started going to more towns to explore etc and its always nice to see the run up to different places so you can get an idea of what its like up there,Looks lovely the Lake district and the Chippy meal,Just such a shame Traditional Fish and Chips have become sooooo expensive now. :(

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thank you 😊

[@louisemurray9282]

OMG "That's Daylight Robbery!" Imagine a family on a tight budget! Wicked!

[@robhodson7633]

A family on a tight budget wouldn’t be visiting places like the Lake District, it’s like us going to London and moaning about £9/£10 a pint

[@edmundblackaddercoc8522]

Chips 4 quid? For fried spuds? That's insane.

[@richardgale4827]

It's the £1.50 for what seems to me one large spoonful of peas that's blowing my mind.

[@lizroberts1569]

We can’t get marrowfat peas they’re in very short supply over the last 12 months I’m talking catering supplies not domestic

[@deniseoxland151]

That’s shocking 😡

[@beverleyringe7014]

All that price for roasted chips, looked too hard, daylight robbery..

[@lesliecarter8322]

Come to Australia, prices high there too.

[@adztaylor2277]

Love these out and about vids bud, especially with the sun a scenery. I just told the missus how much they had you pay for the fish and chips, and she went 'No way, to feed a family of four on a day out is like nearly spending our weekly food shop just to have fish and chips', and that's without ice creams, drinks, parking and attractions etc (well we have to keep the kids happy don't we). Packed lunches and treats if we go out, I can tell you lol. All the best to you and family, keep up the good work Gaz.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Adz hope you're both well.

[@GeekfromYorkshire]

Fully understand. I grew up in food poverty in 1970s. For days out it was Tupperware - home made food we'd eat a few hours later. As a kid I was just enjoying a change of scene and wolfed down anything offered. Currently I pack a camping stove and make food on the move but that's only for 1 person, for 4 people I'd cook at home and bring it to eat (or warm up) on the hoof.

[@biogee5313]

I like the out and about videos some of us can't get out a lot and l really enjoy seeing the Lake District. Thanks.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

You're welcome thank you 😊

[@philiptynan9159]

How times have changed, I love fish and chips but those prices are crazy, greetings from Ireland, keep up the good work Gaz.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

You're welcome

[@chucky2316]

@@sharoncox4776 im English from a Irish background and it's worse in Ireland if you ask me, I remember pre euro over there the good old punt currency, when we used to get off the ferry in cork sometimes Dublin there was chip vans you could feed the family for not much money and the Irish people would take sterling bite youre hand off for it.lovely country Ireland but it's no different to England now

[@chucky2316]

@@sharoncox4776my sister but in the republic they used to love sterling currency, fact 😉 anyway mashallah

[@Paulhanratty885]

​@@sharoncox4776 it's all foreigner s in Ireland now anyway, and I'm Irish by thd way.

[@pinkmarshmallow352]

So enjoyed this video. So nice to see the countryside and the town. Fish and chip with the mushy peas looked very tasty! Thank your time taken to take your daily vides. So enjoy your food reviews! Take care till the next one! Lol

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

You too

[@mikehodkinson8068]

We really loved the drive around part of the Lake District and hope you do it again from time to time. We were born in Preston but live in South Africa and visit the UK most years and the Lake District is our favourite destination.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thank you

[@nige3801]

Brilliant Gaz. I love these out and about vlogs, keep 'em coming!

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Nige

[@Mark64W]

Hi . I really enjoyed the video , especially on such a beautiful day . As for the price of fish and chips I did hear a few years ago that they were the one thing that had gone up way above the rate of inflation than anything else . When I was 8 in 1972 they cost 12 pence per time from our local chippy in Holmfirth , Yorkshire and as someone else rightfully said ' fish and chips were for poor people ' . I went onto a money inflation website and £0.12 in 1972 now equates to £2.03 in 2023 . I do admit the food you bought looked lovely but at even twice the price ( £4.06 ) there is a difference between that and £13.95 !! Look forward to more videos ! Thanks .

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Mark you're welcome 😊

[@PokeEyeSlapSlap]

Hello Sapper, when you strapped me onto the Windscreen to ride along, I actually fell off at Kirkstone Pass and I’ve only just this minute stopped rolling down into Ambleside…….when they said £13.50 for a Fish Dinner at the Chippy, I immediately rolled back up to Ulverston 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Have a great Weekend with the Family Brother. Top Content again!! 👏👏👏

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Haha cheers brother

[@Dunstire]

Count yourself lucky,large cod in my local chippy in Surrey is £13.00 on it's own! A beef and onion pie is 10p short of £6.00.Needless to say,i don't bother any more

[@margaretrobinson1670]

Fish and chips looked delicious Gareth. Great review and enjoyed the drive around.👍

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thank you. 😊

[@sheilacarter7875]

It's great to watch this as l,suffer from agoraphobia this is like a lovely day out to a beautiful place.l,am an armchair traveller these days.Thank you.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

You're welcome

[@Pattilapeep]

What a great video. Now I've had my daily fix of hanging around England. I enjoy your work very much and it is really the next best thing to being there. I read an article the other day about how chippies all over the UK are suffering and many are closing. That is truly sad. Thanks for the lovely ride. Take care. Pat in New Jersey

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Pat.

[@colinhogg7867]

I love the Lakes and have visited the area many times so I love seeing you doing videos like this. Keep doing them. They' re great!

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers pal

[@uglenddalejones2]

The cost of eating out is factually,astronomical and basically makes us all shudder *Nevertheless,an outstanding vlog,mukbang and review and drive around was so enjoyable and a lovely experience for us watching 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🔥* Best wishes,formerly Glenda dale jones

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Glenda

[@nige3801]

mukbang?? what is this sorcery of which you speak😂

[@beavisbonce]

@@nige3801 I think it’s a sex festival

[@uglenddalejones2]

@@nige3801 in essence,the meaning of mukbang is social eating. So,eating and talking is definitely mukbanging,certainly in the Asian community. Plus,I will try and use highlighted or triggered words to give a positive comment on here. ☺️☺️

[@nige3801]

@@uglenddalejones2 thanks for the reply, I had never heard that word

[@TieTuesdayCLIPS]

I loved this video! The drive through the hills was lovely! I think it might be nice to have a timestamp link to the food review portion, just for folks who wanna get to the lunch! Keep it up!

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Tie

[@bosunibt8010]

I’m loving your videos no daft Music in the background, just real reality sounds Thank you

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Glad you like them!

[@cazborob728]

Fabulous video and commentary. We were in the area 2 weeks ago and was great to view again from comfort of my seat with a chilled glass of wine. Would love to see more. Great work 😊

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thank you kindly

[@annettewalter2273]

I like these car trips with fish and chips at the end. Loved the scenery.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thank you

[@SuperLittleTyke]

Lovely trip out! Yes, do more. I pay £9 for cod and chips locally, no mushy peas. But there where you were, you're paying tourist prices. I haven't found any bones in fish from a chippy for years. Very rare. Even the fresh fish I buy each week hardly ever has a bone. But £3.95 for the chips is outrageous and you didn't get a lot for a portion. Mind you, I just had to pop down to Tesco just now and Jersey Royals are £2.60 for 1kg. So I'll wait till I go to Lidl where Alfred Bartlett Jersey Royals are only 69p for 450g.

[@roody59]

Yesssss 😀love these outside trips more more more

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

More coming cheers.

[@judykenyon9268]

Thank you for the trip up Kirkstone Pass,It reminded me of the suffering I did when I was 16 and climbed it on my 3 speed bike in 1956. Love the trip to Ambleside.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

You're welcome

[@lindapitts9915]

Such wonderful memories of the many times that I have visited the Lake District. Thank you so very much Gareth. Bowness and Ambleside are just two places where I have stayed but have toured most of it, even Barrow-in-Furness and Ulverston. Have you ever visited the Laurel and Hardy museum?

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Yes many moons ago. Think it's moved now.

[@martinbobfrank]

Wow, how times have changed. I'm glad my kids are all grown up, as I still remember summer holidays down Devon and we would buy our four kids, myself and the wife fish and chips as a brief snack on a holiday. Now, it would have to be the old salmon spread on bread.

[@chucky2316]

I'm in torbay Martin and a portion of large chips is nearly a fiver. Fish you are looking at a tenner or over

[@martinbobfrank]

@@chucky2316 Wow, that makes me feel old! Spuds must be made of gold nowadays, and it's good we took back our own water from the EU. What a price for a working-class meal.

[@chucky2316]

@@martinbobfrank trouble is it's not a working class meal anymore, the rich have made it trendy in these bistro type places there lies the problem,they will get bored of it sooner or later like their sea bass or their trout and salmon.those fish are comming down in value. A bit like our football.

[@chucky2316]

@@martinbobfrank they charge a arm and a leg for crab meat in Devon now.put the word Dartmouth or Brixham or salcombe in front of it and they charge extortionate amounts 😂 but the posh wealthy people pay out for it. It's a trend

[@martinbobfrank]

@@chucky2316 Oh my, we must start a Protect the Black Pudding trend immediately!

[@X22GJP]

In fairness that's not uncommon, and when you consider the price of the fish relative to the chips, it's actually the chips that we are getting royally shafted on. Even near me, modestly close to the East coast but definitely not close enough to be a tourist trap, by the time you've bought your fish, chips, peas, curry, bread and butter and whatnot, it's those kinds of prices. Just is what it is, and like most price rises, people are just using it as an excuse to take the piss and massively overcharge. But, like idiots, we pay it anyway so who can blame them?

[@mmwaashumslowww7167]

They are definitely cashing in on the location and as nice as you say that they are, I would have walked away. Expensive day out in fuel, parking and grub for our entertainment. Amazing views on the drive there and the traffic didn't look that busy.

[@ArtoriasNX]

He'll probably easily make it back with the ad revenue on this video I imagine.

[@devonsteve2347]

Theres a place in Looe, Cornwall, before lockdown, went with outlaws, 4x haddock,chips,peas B&B,pot of tea, nearly £70.00 just a local sit down cafe chip shop, god knows how much now!!, probably have to remortgage the house:)

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

If you don't get out you don't live someone told me once.

[@SandraDent-lf4xy]

A very enjoyable ride out from my armchair Gareth.it's a beautiful day there. Yes the price of fish and chips is astronomical. My local charges 8 pounds 20 pence, every week they go up. Me and my husband usually share a portion. Yes i would I to see more video's like this now the weather is improving

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Sandra

[@jamesonc.v8433]

Drive your car to Heysham, jump on a ferry across to Douglas, then drive over to Ramsey - best fish and chips in the whole of the UK……… Have a little drive around, you will love the Isle of Man, and the people so friendly and sincere, the island is steeped in history. Should you plan a trip across the TT, then best to stay 3/4 weeks. You made a heartfelt programme, thank you.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers, your welcome. Sounds like a plan.

[@Faithnomore227]

It's starts to get seriously beautiful at the 5 minute mark. Absolutely stunning scenery near you Gareth. It made me think of Lord of the Rings. It's similar in my part of Yorkshire. That fish n chips looked good, but not worth £13.95. For a family of four you're talking nearly £56! Wow. What a lovely drive you took us on. More of these videos please mate. Hope you n your clan are all doing great. 😊

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Gary, yes it's stunning

[@alanthomson1227]

Hi BFG , lov3 your reviews . Your standard style is unique and to me a brand leader . Don’t start doing fish and chips , several of your rivals do this to death at moment and none come over as genuine as you . Don’t mind trips but do some different cuisine .

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Yes will do some different food, but we all like fish and chips don't we. I know what you mean through Alan cheers.

[@jamespaton6047]

@@BaldFoodieGuy Love your trips out of the kitchen. I know what l'm having for my tea later on tonight lol.😋

[@sulalee7413]

Yes, I live in Devon (we moved from South London, so Hatjodelka has my sympathy). Our cod and chips (no mush peas) is £10 but only with a small fish (It's all I can manage). :) Most sales seem to be for fish cakes and chips or sausage and chips as it's out of most people's reach. :( Edit: Have to say that cod and batter looks wonderful! :)

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thank you yes it was tasty. I've worked in Devon. Bideford. Great place. 👍

[@roberttilton7927]

At least Dick Turpin wore a mask when he robbed you.

[@andywalkerchannel]

I enjoyed this film very, very much. Really interesting and beautifully shot and edited. Thank you so much. More!

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Andy

[@Quebecoisegal]

Interesting to see a beautiful uninhabited natural part of England, basking in the sunshine. Aaarh, Fish & chips...

[@user-ob8en1ef4s]

Last time I got a bag of fish and chips I asked the chip shop owner if the fish was dead before they cooked it. He said, 'why's that?' I replied, 'something has eaten all my chips'

[@brianwebb191]

You what to much of Bernard Manning lol

[@annbackus7754]

Briliant!

[@gerrylewis5281]

I live in East Sussex in one of the UK's biggest holiday spots. There are several chippies down on the sea front, or close to it, that have really hiked up their prices. I live within a 5 minute walk from the marina, which does get busy. But the area I live isn't part of the tourist route. However, a minute walk from my home, I have a Chinese, a Kebab shop, a Chippie, a Chicken shop, an Indian, and a Domino's Pizza. They are all small takeaway outlets, but really handy. I haven't seen a great increase in their prices though. You can still get fish for under £5 and chips for under £2. OK, they may not be the best fish and chips in the world, but they are tasty and filling. 👍👍👍. By the way 4 X fish and chips would have cost you £55.80. 🤔🤔.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Gerry, all the best.

[@adventurebeforedementia.2248]

No matter how good it looks,and tastes,it’s still very expensive 😢

[@paulinefraser4097]

Loved the video 😁 we watched a few where you go for a drive out and really enjoy them as you show us some lovely and different areas 👍 Thanks again and fish & chips looked good 👍 expensive but good 👍 we will be in Blackpool on Friday visiting from Canada and hopefully a day up to the Lake District then over to the North East to visit family so can’t wait to get there Thanks again enjoy your channel Pauline from Blackpool living in Canada 🇨🇦🍁

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Pauline, all the best 👍

[@johnembery7801]

Loved the video Gaz great scenery and fish and chips looked real good, more videos out and about would be nice, but dont stop your foodie ones. 👍😊

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers John

[@Koldobika8A]

Love watching your road trips , keep them coming 🚗💨💨

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Koldo

[@margueritebyrne5576]

I wudent mind paying high price if the fish and chips are nice

[@johnhunter1588]

Can you imagine a family of 4 having to fork out them prices? Wow, that’s expensive Gareth.

[@Nemesis-222]

Local Fishmonger fillited half a Cod for me, £17.50, I cut it into three very large portions, beer batter here I come! It's well worth considering frying it up yourself, spuds are cheap enough.

[@joepollard9476]

We recently visited Whitby in North Yorkshire. It is a fishing port so the fish in good. Prices vary around the price you paid. There are numerous shops with various sizes of fish, so shop around. I'm 77 and remember, as a boy of about 14 in Hull, paying 1s. 4d. (less than 10p) for fish and chips. On a school outing (aged about 12) we travelled on coaches from Hull to Scarborough and had fish and chips for lunch. Total cost for everything was £1 per person.

[@jayneybillington1696]

Fab video Gareth, been going up to Kirkstone pass for years and love the Inn too. They do lovely mulled wine in the winter months😁🍷. Must have been fit to run up there though!? It's a right climb...even in a car!. You're right about the prices being a bit OTT in the lakes, but i suppose it's worth the extra pennies just for the scenery. 😊👍

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Jayney

[@auditthis]

That's about the same price compared to what I paid a few weeks ago. Chippy in next town. 2 x chips, 2 x peas and 2 tubs of gravy - £11. Madness EDIT - just read that some chip shops may have to close as the price of bags of potatoes have doubled in the last month!

[@unclebumble8971]

We own a chippy and a 25kg sack of potatoes cost £20 today, compared to £9 a year ago.

[@auditthis]

@@unclebumble8971 That's what the article said. What's it coming to when your 'basic' takeaway costs so much to produce and I'm not talking gastro fish and chips. Hope you get through this.

[@unclebumble8971]

@@auditthis correction... We only just got a message our supplier is now putting up each sack for another £3.50. This may be the end of our chippy 😔

[@auditthis]

@@unclebumble8971 😞

[@ArtoriasNX]

Those chips being £3.95 is absolutely insane. you could easily get 2kg for that price lmao

[@BonzoBoggins]

totally agree. £4.00 for what looks like a small portion of chips is taking the p1££

[@pauljackson1981]

7KG bag of potatoes 3 quid in Asda....All comes down to greed,chippies going the way of pubs down the Gurgler...Rip off Britain it's called and that name is bang on...

[@DJDonnelly]

£13.95 for all that? That is absolutely outrageous

[@wildthing6668813]

When I first passed my test it was £1.35 a gallon then the supermarkets changed the pricing to per litre along with other stations. I believe it was the EU that forced the change! I believe it was so that motorists would think that it was cheaper but all anyone had to do was multiply the price per litre by 4.5 to work out price per gallon.

[@eddiejones.redvees]

When I passed my test it was 10p a gallon we were were ripped off when we went to liters

[@Finglesham]

Decimalisation was the biggest con in the 1970s. Help to increase inflation by a massive amount.

[@nicmcv6925]

Great video, like the unplanned road trip! The landscape is superb. Thanks for taking us along.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@JAJL667]

Gareth, for a great morning out, try Arnside, lovely walk along the beach. The chippy there is highly recommended. Top Tip for you, check the opening hours!!!! and tide times!!!!!! Keep 'em coming.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Tony

[@013doogie]

Love your out and about videos Gareth, beautiful scenery, cost of the fish and chips ? Just ripping off the tourist, feel sorry for the locals having to pay these prices , same situation here in Scotland though

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Doug

[@Socrates...]

Please do more of these videos !

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Well do thanks.

[@corringhamdepot4434]

Here in south Essex, this week I bought a medium cod and medium chips for a total of £11.10. A large portion like yours would have been £13.40. The cod was alright, but the chips looked dried out. As if they had been hanging around for ages, bought at 7 pm on a Tuesday night. This from my old local chippie that was recently taken over by new management. It seems that they think they can get away with charging much higher prices, because they do home deliveries as well. I do object to paying £2.90 for bad chips.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers pal, not cheap is it.

[@chethemerc7841]

You get a huge haddock and chips for about £7.50 here on the east coast of Scotland the fish are brought in 6 miles away and into the Fish and Chip shop the same day. Far superior to Cod and chips.

[@corringhamdepot4434]

@@chethemerc7841 Our best fish and chip shop closed a while back. They used to get their fish delivered from Billingsgate every morning. Now the ones that concentrate on deliveries, don't seem to care about what they serve up to walk in customers.

[@thunderplumps]

Loved the vlog, it's good to get out and about especially in the Lake District. The fish looked fab 😊

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

You're welcome thank you 😊

[@kizzyfarrell6156]

What a lovely part of the countryside very nice scenery would like to see more out and about video . The fish and chip looked lovely too That the standard price of fish and chips now everythink gone up. Enjoyed watching Best wishes gareth and family

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Kizzy thank you kindly.

[@yorkshireoz9416]

19 degrees, red hot 🤣🤣 Sorry mate but too expensive! 55 quid for a family of 4!!!

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Crazy price

[@Paul_G_Eats]

Shocking price 😮

[@Ali1986Koksal]

I'm a big advocate of "Food is food" and it does ANNOY me how people go completely OVERBOARD on how good something tastes and then they use that overreaction to somehow justify the INSANE price. For example people can say what they want but pizza is pizza. Meaning for me at least I honestly don't think there is much if any difference between Pizza Hut, Dominoes or Pappa John's. They all taste the same to me. This guy comes across as a very honest person and that's why I like his channel. You can take anything he says at face value because he's not being paid or sponsored to overhype something. I got the feeling that he obviously liked the food but probably felt like he had been overcharged by £3 or £4. I don't want to come across like I'm speaking on his behalf but that's what I got from the video anyway.

[@bebejohnston]

I loved this video if I hadn’t have known any different I would’ve thought you somewhere in Southern Ireland so similar, the crunch on that fish was amazing the whole meal looked good this was def a great video thank you❤

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Bebe

[@wokeupandsmellthecoffee214]

Great vlog Gareth as always. I feel sorry for the locals who have to pay the tourist prices, I bet not many locals buy fish and chips there. A lot of blame for high prices must be attributed to this corrupt government.

[@suesmith3744]

Speaking personally I love these vids , I don’t get out much due to health reasons , this was an outing minus the hassle 🤣. The fish and chips look lovely , but no way would I pay that 😱. The days of fish and chips being a cheap family meal have long gone …. Best wishes Gareth 🍽️🍻

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Sue, glad you liked it. 👍 more of these coming. Have a good weekend. 👍

[@suesmith3744]

@@BaldFoodieGuy You too my friend 💙

[@fatandy]

Nice scenery, great video, expensive fish and chips, glad you enjoyed them, have a great weekend 👍🏻

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers pal

[@williamlong7188]

I was there too with my other half and border collie dog . Coming down from Scotland from the Penrith direction on the M6 towards the Kirkstone Pass Inn there was roadworks and I got caught with a red traffic light. You know how steep the climb up so it was a big hill start and I stalled with the stop/start button still on . Then I switched on and missed the lights as it went straight back to red. Then I restarted brought it to the “bite” as you do I had nearly burnt the clutch out it was burning. I had to pull over as the car would not go. After stopping for about ten minutes for it to cool down I restarted and we were fine to go on no more problems. We stopped at Bo’ness on Windermere then though Ambleside then Hawkshead then on to Hill Top Farm a few miles on along the road. Later we went to Keswick to Booths then on to West Cumbria driving through the village of Cleator Moor sun setting on the west blinding me I hit the kerb of a traffic island on the middle of the road near the main square. Had bursted a tyre damaged the alloy . Need two tyres now. Got the AA out and soon back on the road and we had to limp back home to Scotland ( Ayrshire) at a speed restriction of 50mph with spare tyre on in the inside lane of the M6/M74 motorway all the way north . Got home at around 2am this morning. Wish we met you the day could’ve ended differently. 😅 we were also looking for a chip shop in Cleator Moor ended up with chips and gravy out of the local Cantonese takeaway. No chip shop open .

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thank you pal, great comment 👍

[@barbaradunne1476]

Looks massive place Gareth great weather and massive food enjoy ur day another brilliant video ❤

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thank you x

[@sharonboult4042]

U are unique , give us variety, and choice, never a dull or boring vidio , thanks gareth, &Entertaining

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thank you

[@neiljohnson4763]

Welcome back, oh thank you! Great to see a vlog, out and about in this great country of ours. It's nice to see nice small towns and open roads we wouldn't normally see, so nice and refreshing ! That F & Chips looks 'bostin' (good). Pricey all over, so nothing new there. Fantastic views!! Enjoy!!

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers pal

[@oliverkitkat6860]

Cumbria gods own country . Havent lived their for over 40 years . Visited last summer was great cheers for this have a nice time ❤❤

[@Haitchxx]

I just watched your video comparing Aldi and Tesco rib eye steaks and thought hang on … he talks like me. No wonder lol.. I’m originally from Barrow in Furness ❤❤ Moved away 8yrs ago so I’m loving watching you drive up the A590 🥰🥰🥰

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Ah you're welcome from one Barrovian to another x

[@wrightfamily4373]

Only a couple of years ago, I could get fish and chips for £5 or £6 double that now typically. Yes like these videos keep up all the reviews. Me and the wife also like going for a drive, finding somewhere nice to park up. have something to eat, potentially in the car or if it’s nice weather in a park with sandwiches or fish and chips.

[@paularthur1451]

Thank you I love your videos it's very nice to see some country side views, you do need to get out of the kitchen and enjoy your lovely country side .

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Paul