I Visit The Worst Place To Live In The UK? - I Was Shocked!

[@WalkWithMeTim]

WORST Rated Hotel In Manchester 👉kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHO0cqhtmrZ6b8k

[@sallybundock1179]

Peterborough is lush compared to grimy slimy Oldham which has absolutely sod all going for it. Love to see you visit Oldham Tim.

[@edee101]

Check walsall out in the westmidlands.... I love watching worst rated.

[@raygreen5926]

To paraphrase the great writer, GK Chesterton, there is nothing that is uninteresting in life only uninterested people 🔔🇬🇧🔔

[@Salfordian]

I remember telling you about that place when you covered her sister hotel the Britannia

[@THABONEZONE]

that towns nicer than blackpool we got a massive crime rate drug epidemic the houses are falling down lytham road looks like ukraine the sea front looks like a rusty time capsule with some half arsd modern sculptures sprinkled on top like a turd with glitter on it you cant go town without being hounded by drug addicts for change i dont know whats worse the seagulls stealing your greggs or a drug addict stealing your wallet i had a apartment near the town centre i had a great view of the court i could enjoy all the entertainment of bum fights and drunken fails from the comfort of my front room i moved to another property in the end because my neighbours were mental and my door bell and door number got stolen multiple times

[@jamiedarcy2462]

I was born in Peterborough and lived here all my life! It's not the physical place that makes it bad it's a lovely place in that regard! However the local council are incredibly corrupt and have an ambition to turn it into another london and are intent on building on every bit of green land and tearing down every piece of history and link to the past and that is why it's a horrible place to live!

[@felder5201]

London is great for green spaces, they're plentiful and well kept

[@robertwilson3866]

The people vote for the council.....

[@jamiedarcy2462]

@@robertwilson3866 keep believing that! When you have councillor's who lose the elections so then stand for a different ward where they don't live but lots of their business cronies do so they can regain their seat that is corruption and not the will of the people! Every election there is fraud here and that is proven and on record! Then they keep changing the lines and boundaries to ensure they have enough votes in the wards! The people don't choose the council the council stack the deck to make sure they win!

[@paulcourtney-fk7od]

tear the hole lot down & bury the lot in a big hole the cover it with reinforced concrete then just forget it was EVER there

[@lemming9984]

@@robertwilson3866 but once a particular council is 'in', they do whatever the f*** they like, regardless of promises, and what the people want.

[@kitm141]

I don’t know about this… I grew up in Scunthorpe so Peterborough seems like Monaco in comparison.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

lol

[@kitm141]

Now I’ve watched the video, I stand behind my original comment. Didn’t even see anyone fighting or passed out from spice in bus stops. A cathedral, a train station with links to everywhere else… Peterborough needs to try harder if it wants to be the worst place in the UK!

[@romystumpy1197]

Wasn't Kevin keegan ex footballer and manager born in Scunthorpe?

[@richardrevill9329]

@@romystumpy1197 I thought he was born in Armthorpe....Doncaster?

[@elainekerslake6865]

NOOOOO. I can't accept that. I lived in Hackney Londinium. That's a different level of worst!

[@welovepeterboroughuk]

Thanks for popping by and taking a deeper look at Peterborough. There is so much you’ve missed, but we appreciate that can’t do it all in a day. Let’s just clear up a few things… Peter Boizot MBE was passionate about Peterborough, also London and Italy. He created Pizza Express, based on his many travels to Italy, but not here. His first Pizza Express was in 1965 in Soho, LONDON. What he did do was created a pizzeria called Gaston’s on Broadway, it was a glass front building with a fabulous open kitchen. In 1997 he took on the old ‘Odeon’ cinema which had been closed for years - originally built in 1937 - and renovated it to become the Broadway Theatre (now New Theatre) with an art gallery on the side. Within it you’ll find the Boizot Lounge named in his honour. Peterborough Cathedral’s painted wooden ceiling dates back to the 13th century and is the only one of its type surviving in Britain. It is the largest of only four wooden ceilings of this period surviving in the whole of Europe and is in the official European guide book as a place of interest along with the two Queens. Have fun on your next visit.

[@SmartSilver]

I remember Peterborough as a kid when we used to go there shopping and to the ice skating rink. After some 30 years I returned there recently and was very shocked by the decline. Sadly this is typical of the decline taking place across the entire country some areas worse than others but nowhere seems to be immune from this disease.

[@StephenButlerOne]

I'm not sure if it's a decline it could be more rose tinted glasses. Whenever I visit places I've not been im a good while, I always get the same feeling.

[@002lisamarie]

It's terrible now.

[@allisonbinns4536]

So true 😢

[@Tpavra]

I've spent a lot of my life in Peterborough and can safely say it is nowhere near the worst place in the UK. Sure there's some real dives but compared to other cities its actually not too bad!

[@terence2678]

Yep me too. I would rather live here than Leicester , Nottingham etc.

[@rain_down_]

@@terence2678 Going to chuck in Derby too.

[@ThatGuyMofo]

Have you seen jaywick on sea. The place is literally a slum

[@douglasrobinson3386]

​@@ThatGuyMofo To be honest when I first saw Tim advertising this video I half expected it to be about Jaywick

[@shellingout]

@@ThatGuyMofo Oh yeah that’s a crack town by the sea

[@TimmyMagic]

Born & raised Peterborough here, my great grandfather was one of the architects for the Lido swimming pool in 1936, my family roots go back here 150 years ago, I even found recently my great great grandmothers grave from 1928, it’s where my grandfather had a successful business, did charity work & got an MBE from the queen in 2000, I’ve lived in rough areas, I have walked the streets with a camera & feel safe, I think it’s got it’s bad places, but where hasn’t? I love the fact it’s close to east line from access to London, and it’s what I call home, everyone has an opinion. Great video Tim, would love to meet you one day just to shake your hand on the content you produce.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Thanks that means alot

[@stephgsdhughes]

My nan's family history stems way back too. She was born in one of the prefabs in Wharf Road.

[@DroneAndBimmerGyal]

Lincoln road and, millfield in the evening to have a street photography session with a 5k Leica camera. I dare you. 😂

[@TimmyMagic]

@@DroneAndBimmerGyal I’ll wait to summer, I’ll be down there filming all in 4K 😎

[@Alex-cw3rz]

I'm so glad you are doing this, there is a lot of negativity about towns and cities like Peterborough but how are they going to improve if all people do is put people off going by calling it horrible. To improve an area you have to focus on what it does well already, to give it a boost that can then be used to improve the areas that have issues and even in the place voted the worst in Britain there are lots of good things to see.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Agree alex

[@TimeyWimeyLimey]

I've got to agree with Alex, Tim. You did a great promenade and beach walk video on Blackpool a few weeks ago, but what did you go and call it ..."Worst Rated Seaside - Should You Visit ?". What does that do for tourism ? What does that do for people's idea of the warm, friendly people of the area ?? Stop using the word WORST to sell your videos.

[@samixalam_]

​@@TimeyWimeyLimey He's going to places that people perceive as being one of the many buttholes of England and, if anything, showing people why they aren't so bad. It's better for tourism. People may come across his video after a reddit thread thrashing the place. If anything he gives these places a chance

[@judybee]

@@samixalam_ I agree with you. He's always quite positive about anywhere he visits, but this video in particular has certainly started up a conversation about where people live in the UK and what it is like for them, having read through some of the comments on here.

[@mariondenny1433]

Well said. I have lived in this area all my life and cannot honestly see anything wrong with Peterborough, apart from those poor people who are homeless and are sleeping rough.

[@nelliemelba4967]

I hope you make this a bit of a regular feature, Tim. I hate how some towns are lambasted as the worse places to live, usually by people who have contributed nothing to help improve it, or be a part of it. I remember way back in the 80s there was was an advert on tv with Roy Kinnear, dressed as a Roman, promoting Peterborough It does look a nice place to visit! 👍

[@bluevan12]

Its what we do best as a country moan how bad these places are but do nothing to improve things or think the solution is just get rid of those immigrants as if the local indigenous population aren't part of the problem.

[@martinwebb1681]

Nellie Melba ... Peterborough centre is okay, its the road layout/traffic and outlying areas that are a nightmare. Plus you literally can't park on most of the outskirt streets because they are permit only, gives the place an unwelcoming feel.

[@ScottZ370]

Peterborough gets a rough time because it's seen as an entrance to the North by snobby southerners who haven't seen the horrors of Slough

[@dh1380]

Nailed it

[@lunity1111]

Slough is fine I was born in north moved south at 25 so seen both and I would never go north of the m25 again call me snobby if you like

[@Stephen-lx9nm]

@@lunity1111 You're snobby

[@rosekay7090]

At least Slough and London have public transport

[@choppership465]

@@rosekay7090 peterborough got the intercity 225s every now and then slough only got plastic dildos serving it

[@dalebates9817]

While on holiday last year, I lost my passport and am no longer resident in the UK. This posed a bit of a problem. I was staying in Wisbech, just around the corner, and decided to go to Peterborough passport office to try and get an emergency passport. I was in that place for less than an hour and the passport arried 3 days later. The staff, including the security gaurds, were all great. I then waited for the Mrs at the train station and we spent a few hours in the town, which I haven't done since I was a youngster. It was suprisingly pleasant, considering how the press like to portray the place. The Mrs, who is Spanish, has told me she would like to spend a bit more time there this year. We just might do that.

[@002lisamarie]

Come back now and you will see how downhill it has gone. The town centre is full of drunks, druggies, Roma gypsies and mentally ill people. Many of the estates are terrible. Millfield is beyond help. It's been ruined by uncontrolled immigration under Labour.

[@judybee]

To be honest Tim it's a nationwide thing....some parts of towns/cities are fine, other parts are no go areas & all High Streets are usually dotted with empty premises, boarded up, major stores gone. It's all a bit sad really & every time you go back to somewhere you visited in the past something else has disappeared. This didn't look too bad tbh....there are some towns in Kent that need a huge overhaul & some parts which are actually quite nice to visit. But the local on line news items will tell you that crime has risen almost everywhere in all forms. If you live somewhere you soon get to know which are the bits to avoid! x J x

[@WalkWithMeTim]

agree

[@bretton_woods]

Or every seaside town: the seafront/prom is generally well kept; go back one road and suddenly you're in total destitution...beggars dr*gs and s*x workers everywhere, gangs etc. Only difference in my seaside town (or should i say "city" now) is that even the seafront is a dump for long stretches thanks to an utterly useless council and the owner of the amusement park effectively blockading anyone else from making anything good on the seafront aside from the usual 2p pusher arcades... See if you can guess which "city" I'm talking about!

[@samixalam_]

I moved out of a city (Birmingham) to go to university along the Welsh coast.. There's good and bad everywhere but as someone who has spent almost all their life in Birmingham, I absolutely hate the place, its vile, and there's no knowing if the person walking past is gonna kiss you or kill you... Idk, maybe I'm paranoid, and maybe the relentless bullying and death threats I endured in school contribute... But I really do struggle to feel safe in Birmingham. Large cities in general scare me so I don't visit without reason Aberystwyth is lovely though :)

[@judybee]

@@bretton_woods To be honest it could be anywhere from Brighton to Blackpool if you are talking seasides! I agree that the seaside proms/gardens are usually lovely but venture back beyond them and suddenly you start to feel a bit edgy walking about for sure.

[@judybee]

@@WalkWithMeTim Seems like you have started a conversation here Tim!...I don't usually get replies to anything I write to you, but have already had two overnight. Quite sad to read really how people are feeling about where they live. Maybe a new theme for you to visit more of the towns of the UK to see the comments left afterwards.....? It's interesting to read people's thoughts on their hometowns.

[@MargaretUK]

That cathedral was beautiful, and there were some lovely parts of the city. As you said Tim, everywhere has it's bad parts, it just seems to me that there are more bad parts everywhere these days 😕 Congrats on going over 150K subscribers, it doesn't seem that long ago that you passed 100K!

[@robmortimer4150]

Btw. Just as a reference for how bad it used to be: apparently it was the first place on the UK to require coins in the supermarket trolleys to stop them being stolen. There was also a school referred to by a local councillor as “a repository for the damned”

[@Waste-Water-Management]

my dad stole two shopping trolleys and they're just sitting in my garden. I think he sees the required £1 coin as buying the trolley 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@richiehoyt8487]

@@Waste-Water-Management HaHa! Back in 1970's my dad had a grudge against the local supermarket for - _God knows why,_ they probably gave him the wrong amount of Green Shield Stamps with his change or something(!) - So, every week my Mum would get 'the messages' (groceries) and wheel them up to our house, which was maybe 5 minutes away... and every week, without fail, my dad would dutifully 'return' the trolley to their competitor - uphill, more than ½ a mile away, and not even belonging to the same chain!

[@castnoshadow82lr48]

It’s worse now than it was 20 years ago that’s not rose tinted glasses I’ve lived here 41 years all the large houses near town centre have all been divided up for flats that’s a shame it could of kept it’s inner city grand-jour homelessness is out of control and so is migration due to the proximity of the fens but If you say that out loud it means you’re a bigot. All in all it’s still my home and it’s definitely not the worst place to live in England some other areas are far more deprived and violent

[@averyintelligence]

Sounds like they actually just had far more neighborhood watch type people in the area than other areas, let's say Dagenham. If you stole a trolly in Dagenham 40 years ago, nobody would say anything. Whereas this area seems like the oldies would certainly have a council meeting about the matter. A Jackie weaver vibe I get from this place. It kinda has to be true. Yo vote yourself the worst place means you have many negative types in the area.

[@WoManRay]

Thanks for highlighting some of the positives about Peterborough! I've lived here for several decades and, like many cities, it's changed almost beyond recognition. But rather than bemoaning that, I prefer to focus on the many good things that are here. As a cyclist, I've been able to enjoy some wonderful bike rides on the extensive Green Wheel network and there are some great walks by the River Nene. Central Park is a stone's throw from where I live and it has a lovely cafe, The Willow, with a pleasant terrace for warmer days. So much else to see and do, which makes it easier to turn a blind eye to some of the less pleasant aspects of the city.

[@tarba]

Thanks for a great day filming Tim 😘😘

[@WalkWithMeTim]

You too!

[@diannehardwick950]

I haven’t been to Peterborough for a long time, but considering all the changes that have taken place in Britain’s town centres due to out of town, retail parks and closures from Covid, town centres have suffered and it’s hard to believe that Peterborough is the worst place in Britain to live. They must be many places that are really struggling. Thanks for the nice trip and introducing your friend with the information.

[@llanieliowe794]

Yes Middlesborough and Sunderland are far worse than Peterborough and I'm sure many others...

[@earlgrey691]

Like all cities,it's a festering tumour ever spreading it's concrete infection pathways and necrotising into sorrounding field and forest as it's artificially inflated recent populations drive a once decent enough place into a identikit circuit-board style dystopia.All that's good of England is being JCB'd into oblivion by the day.

[@002lisamarie]

​@@llanieliowe794Sunderlands not. Especially in the seaside areas.

[@002lisamarie]

The town centre has really gone downhill since this video. It's full of drunks, druggies, Roma gypsies and mentally ill people. It's terrible. Many of the estates in Peterborough are also terrible and it's been ruined by uncontrolled immigration.

[@llanieliowe794]

@@002lisamarie Have you been to Sunderland high street? It's very run down and full of boarded up shops not very pleasant

[@louisekinsley718]

Ex cinema projectionist here Tim, loved the projection box tour. I used to know an ex projectionist who lived in Peterborough but he sadly passed away last year and would prob would have known where that other projector went. As actual film is now very rarely used in cinemas there are A LOT of old projectors every where around the country, mostly dumped. The film reels are scrap metal now, it's funny what IS'NT worth anything now days. The theatre seating was so like my first cinema I used to work at which was an ex Odeon in Derby. MEMORIES

[@WalkWithMeTim]

oh thanks for that Louise! maybe they will be in the future as a bit of history lol

[@shadowman8786]

I knew John Laxton who was the projectionist at the Odeon. I stood by the projectors there as a nipper in the 1970s. My Dad was the projectionist at the ABC, a few minutes away.

[@cannedham8630]

Was born in Peterborough and lived in nearby Rutland for my first 7 years before moving down to Essex almost 30 years ago. I've been back on a few occasions since, and yes there are some unpleasant parts to the city. But its got a great shopping venue, cathedral, many parks, theatre's and excellent high speed rail services into London and North of the country, Gatwick and Stansted have direct rail links too from the city, which many other large towns and cities here in the south east can only desire for!

[@adamsmith9660]

Just a quick correction. The restaurant (currently known as Katana) isn’t a former Pizza Express. It was the former Shelton’s department store, Peter Boizot bought it in the early 1990s alongside the Odeon Cinema. He named the restaurant “Gaston’s” after his father. The original Pizza Express was opened on Wardour Street, London in 1965. Pizza Express didn’t open in Peterborough until about 2006. I used to work for Peter Boizot at the Great Northern Hotel.

[@Natasha-Yasmin]

When I see the thumbnail my heart sank! I’ve lived in Peterborough my whole life (32 Years) you definitely should have visited ferry meadows! It’s a lovely walk around plus the golf course, also the football stadium we have 😊 I honestly don’t think Peterborough deserves to be the worst rated. It’s definitely not the best! But it’s far from the worst

[@Grizzles56]

Yeah I totally agree 👍

[@stevewelsh8560]

it's the people that make it so bad, I lived there for 7 years and could not wait to get out.

[@002lisamarie]

It's getting terrible.

[@thebard9786]

Peterborough is a lovely town, but as is the case, lack of public funding is spoiling parts of it... just like many places up and down the UK. Thanks again for the educational trip! 👍

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Very true

[@77smp]

It's a city!!....overly pedantic ?! 😉🙂

[@thebard9786]

@@77smp indeed. It has a cathedral... Am I bad 😆

[@shane-porter]

I’ve never been to Peterborough, but good on you for visiting and singing its praises. There’s much to be loved, I’m sure.

[@Edditaur]

Peterborough local here. It's a shame you didn't get a chance to come here sooner and see the historic market that had been around in some form or another since the middle ages. The council demolished it last year in favour of building flats in the centre of town. Thankfully we still have a bit of market left (and it's lovely) but things keep being knocked down or sold off here sadly. There was a row last year because it was found out the council was trying to sell off the Key Theatre. Sad stuff. But hey, glad you enjoyed the place!

[@dmorgsev]

I lived here for about 15 years and even now only live 20 mins away. It's a perfectly okay place to live. The big problem is mobility - it is fantastic for driving in compared to most cities, but that also means that things are very spread out and people don't tend to walk around (because there's no reason to) which I find results in it feeling a bit lifeless sometimes. Fortunately the university opened in 2022, which has been needed for decades, so that should bring some life, investment and help nightlife etc. Plus the riverside has been invested heavily in which is good as it always seemed under-utilised. It will always struggle to compete with Cambridge, Nottingham, Lincoln and Milton Keynes not too far away though making it harder to attract tourists or shoppers. It could be better but definitely not the worst place to LIVE in the UK.

[@darrenwilson8042]

I am not religious but I do find cathedrals, minsters and abbeys always leave me in awe - when you remember when they were built

[@romystumpy1197]

Likewise

[@philipellis7039]

Looking at the theatre, the riverside bar, the smart restaurant,the lovely cathedral there are so many U.K. towns/ cities that don’t have these kind of facilities. I could name a dozen worse looking town centres off the top of my head (including my own local one and even that isn’t truly terrible).

[@iworkout6912]

Like in the USA, most of the down towns no longer have actually any retail. Most of the arts are in the downtown. Now even the suburban malls are fading away. I keep asking where have all the shoppers gone? Probably online and the big box stores like Walmart, Target and a few others, like Costco, BJ's. Things in the developed world never stop changing, and not always for the better. Spending a lot of time in the UK, I'd say its mostly the same.

[@philipellis7039]

@@iworkout6912 I think covid accelerated the decline and some places have never really recovered. Some big high street names like Debenhams and The Gap closing down which left big holes in even quite prosperous towns.

[@dylancarter1831]

I'm originally from the city, it's changed too much and a fair number of areas are run down. The city council also ignore the local populous.

[@ryanhounsell7942]

My city. Makes me so frustrated that people take these polls seriously. Thank you for showing the good points and that the poll is nonsense.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

👍

[@1815matt]

My Grandad's flat overlooks that barge. You can see it in the video. Gotta say I'm surprised that Peterborough was voted the worst place to live. I've always liked it and came very close to moving there a few years back. Then again, all my memories are based around seeing my grandparents and riding my bike around Longthorpe, so I guess that's not exactly an accurate representation of the socioeconomic issues of modern Peterborough 😂

[@AsmodeusT]

I am always in awe whenever I visit a cathedral like that one. There is always one phrase that comes into my head, and it's "they don't make buildings like that any more". And it's true, some of these places are genuinely breathtaking! Modern architects wouldn't do themselves any harm by taking a page out of the old stonemasons handbook, that's for sure. I think the biggest difference was that the people who designed these buildings were artists, and the architects of today are more in the realm of scientists.

[@jungleboy1]

well scientists being led by hedge fund managers.

[@hankgreenfingers3371]

That's an interesting perspective regarding architects. I think a lot of the time it's to do with what's in budget and but can also maximise the profit of the architect and construction firms which is where these bland cladded blocks fly onto the scene. Also you're 110% right about the cathedral, it's a beautiful building. Have you seen Lincoln cathedral? It's also very grandiose!

[@gordonjarvis851]

I am Peterborough born and bred it’s got a bad reputation but trust me I work all over the Uk and trust me there are places a lot lot worse where ever I go in world I always say am from peterborough and I am proud off it

[@samueljarvis1276]

@@gordonjarvis851 I am also Peterborough born and bred, I’m family with all the jarvis in eye

[@alexandertodd4347]

Nothing wrong with Peterborough. Certainly, not as bad as made out on the papers. In desperate need of infrastructure investment but has a developing and strong centre, good public transport links and reasonably priced houses

[@DM-it2ch]

Peterborough cathedral is regarded as one of the finest Norman cathedrals in Europe, and sits alongside Ely and Durham as the best examples in Britain. TBH, I'd have thought a travel vlogger would have known that.

[@gabrielstravels]

I've been to Peterborough once, and it seriously isn't the worst place I've visited in the UK! It has a lovely cathedral and a lovely square, plus some beautiful buildings!

[@002lisamarie]

Come back now. The town centre is full of drunks, druggies, Roma gypsies and mentally ill people. Many of the estates are also terrible. It's been ruined by uncontrolled immigration.

[@AymanTravelTransport]

How convenient, I was actually planning to get a train down here soon on my ongoing quest to visit every city in the UK; you actually presented the city really nicely, it definitely looks like an amazing city centre!

[@Bad.crafts]

If you walk down Lincoln Road all you will see is rubbish thrown everywhere, it’s absolutely disgusting how that area is treated.

[@frusciantesplectrum7980]

Invite the third world get the ….

[@alancobbin]

All of the above is true sadly,I worked in Peterborough for many years but sadly over the years crime and vandalism has taken its toll,nice one Tim 👍

[@WalkWithMeTim]

😞

[@ghamandlupinwalkingtours]

Haha it sounds like you're blaming Tim here 😂 (I know you're not )

[@danwiltshire9379]

Always love to see Peterborough celebrated. Along with the historically important cathedral, we also have flag fen, a bronze age settlement, nothing else like it in the world. Being on the edge of the fens also means fantastic sunsets. There is so much good about Peterborough and shouldn't get the bad rep it does. Thanks for highlighting some of the positives

[@pimpozza]

What a fun vlog.. You two had me laughing a lot, Tim.. Good job Tarba knows you so she doesn't wallop you for making fun of her! 🤣 I am sure Peterborough has its rough places like all cities, but what you showed us here today was very interesting. Thank you.. 👍

[@WalkWithMeTim]

😁 she's like an older lol sister to me

[@kkrispy2009P]

Was she the ex by any chance

[@AA-hg5fk]

Just a small point to pick you up on Tim - Catherine of Aragon wasn't Henry VIII's 'other wife' she was his first of 6! Also Mary Queen of Scots was never married to Henry VIII, she was the mother of James I (James VI of Scotland), the monarch that Guy Fawkes tried to blow up in 1605.

[@traceyabbott6184]

I don't mind Peterborough City centre , it's the rough parts like Lincoln road which is full of rough people , wish I knew you were there I would of come and found you , will look forward to watching x

[@lizzy.c.t407]

I live half a hour away from Peterborough.. I only went to the cathedral for the first time last month and literally got goosebumps upon entering its absolutely beautiful, there were guides un there when we went and we was told that ceiling is the oldest original painted ceiling in yhe while of Europe x

[@rain_down_]

Haven't explored Peterborough before, but from this vid it seems absolutely fine. Even just counting the places I've visited myself, I could easily list 10 places very quickly that are significantly worse in many different ways.

[@whysoserious5854]

He didn't go to no estates we've just recently had shooting murder stabbing murders try the estates lol not the city centre and half a mile from the city centre you got prostitution drug taking heroin in the open needles in school bushes where kids play this place is messed up spice zombies everywhere haha

[@sn4831]

Southampton

[@PastaSauce.]

I moved from wales to Peterborough because of my partner. It’s really not a bad place. 45 minute train to London and the house prices and rent is still cheap.

[@beaulynskey8470]

Hi Tim, I really want you to film your visit in Castle Rising outside King's Lynn someday in the future. I remember going to the castle on a school trip and it was quite creepy. 🏰

[@danjackson2014]

You should try going to Bradford if you think tthink this place looks bad.... I can't believe how many beautiful historic buildings there are here, it looks like a great place to live

[@paultasker7788]

I can remember when Hull got worst city. I lived there at the time and surprised a few friends showing that it's actually ok if you avoid certain areas. I went there recently and it's been massively redeveloped. Huge improvement especially near the marina. So maybe there is hope for Peterborough too which has its upsides it would seem based on that video although it's more down to crime, education rates and resident satisfaction that gives these towns and cities their unwanted award. I moved out of Hull to Sunderland only for that to get voted worst place or 2nd worst I think it was. Also big redevelopment going on there now. Biggest previous failing being it has city status but a small city centre but it is expanding.

[@sheenamaclean8324]

I love Hull, one of my favourite cities and some of the friendliest people I've ever met!

[@lyramidsummer5508]

I went to Hull on a day trip. We still talk about it. The Deep, sunny weather, park and pub, quirky little cafes and a decent shopping centre. Was a couple of years ago but a great day out.

[@DataWatch.]

I live in hull and work all over the Uk. I don’t mind pboro and I’ve definitely seen worse places. I do love hull though and love it when it’s home time 😊

[@kattytatty7266]

Poor Hull was bombed pretty badly during WW2, lots of wonderful old buildings destroyed. Peterborough does look a lovely place.

[@halfbakedproductions7887]

Hull has really picked up, especially on the waterside areas. I was very surprised.

[@adriano4507]

I stayed there for a week,I went for a walk along the river,turned back as there were people sleeping rough and in tents.

[@martinwebb1681]

They are homeless people, they are supplied with tents to live in. They don't live there through choice.

[@steveallen1635]

Went to Peterborough for the first time last week! The town centre seemed fine, visited the cathedral and several pubs!

[@whysoserious5854]

Exactly try the estates orton goldhay orton Malbourne Westwood paston dogsthorpe new england millfield you'll be the only non asian or polish Lithuanian romanian Welland estate is where a 5 year old kid rikki neave was murdered and stripped and put in a witchcraft symbol when the poor boy his mum.sent him out on the estate late at night when he was 4 years old to collect hereon crack and speed 4 years old surrounded by junkies at night just type Welland estate lol also Ross Parker murder was so messed up just because he was white

[@leechfamily1576]

I left Peterborough 17 years ago this year and have never regretted it. We first moved there on the London over spill in 1979. it was a growing city. Growing up, there was ok. Where i lived was rough, but it made me a stronger person. I now live in a tiny village near Cambridge and love it, I've only been back to Peterborough a handful of times, and the last time i was there i saw someone jump off Queensgate car park (again). It just doesn't appeal to me anymore

[@alexpervanoglu7420]

I used to work every year at an event at Peterborough showground. The only thing that shocked me about the city was the high level of homelessness and drugs.

[@koogle5410]

Thankyou so much for the upload..I'm currently in a category 4 cyclone..2nd one in 3 days..my nerves are shattered..using the last bit of power and data to watch this 😅

[@sophierobinson6041]

Fun video & beautiful Cathedral! I recently visited Derby Cathedral to see the Gaia globe? Huge beautiful globe of the earth that fills the cathedral and slowly rotates and you can see it at night and sit under it, was truly beautiful, it's on tour but moving onto Australia. Just checked it's in Chester cathedral until 5th March! Worth it if you live close 🙂

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Sounds great!

[@maylloyd3348]

Had the moon in our cathedral, which was great, but missed the Earth when it turned up.

[@yvonneatkins7386]

Thanks Tim great video there is always some places in lots of problems always look forward to your videos Yvonne 😊

[@sarahstrong7174]

It does not look like the worst place to live. It has got some old, interesting & even beautiful buildings. Nice river with wildlife. Good cafes & restaurants. But I would want to know things like rents & house prices, availability of doctors & dentists? Wages? Public transport?

[@mariajefferies8555]

I don’t live in the uk any more, emigrated to Perth, Western Australia 25 years ago. I think Peterborough looks like it’s not that bad, every city or town has a few dodgy places eh. Il be visiting in 2024, I’m def going to visit if only for the Cathedral. Thanks Tim I really enjoyed seeing the places👏🏼🌻🦘🌻

[@jamie2603]

I take these surveys with a pinch of salt. Middlesbrough gets the same sort of stick and isn't bad at all from my experience. So I'm sure Peterborough has a lot going for it too. It has a nandos it's already one up on where I live at the moment!

[@WalkWithMeTim]

agree Jamie BUT this survey was based on the issues of people feeling safe at night

[@tedoneilclark4710]

I can assure you it isn't, were do you get the information from. It's absolutely beautiful.

[@blackmirror5601]

Coventry and Hull still take the cake. Great video (apologies as my comment uploaded to a different one)!

[@lollujo]

I live in Peterborough for most of my life, never seen somebody go there on a day trip before!

[@howardscott1556]

My hometown! The West Front of Peterborough Cathedral is shown on the frieze of great British icons that surrounds the Royal Albert Hall.

[@superchickenlips1]

I'm from a town called Burton on Trent, in Staffordshire. It can be dated back to the 8th century and appears in the Domesday book of 1086, and was the capital of the brewing industry in the UK through Bass and Marston's breweries. It is also responsible for the phrase "gone for a Burton". The market was established in the 13th century, and the Trent bridge was the scene of two battles. Today, it's none of those things. There is no tourism, as the town has nothing to offer tourists. None of the heritage I mentioned is talked about or passed on. I would imagine 90% of the people living in Burton don't know about it's heritage, because it's not taught or advertised in any way. I moved away a decade ago, to give my kids a better future. I can't imagine much has been done to Burton in that decade. I don't even know if the much lauded Bass museum is still open. It makes me sad that a town with such a deep history has fallen in to one of those black hole towns. Burton is 12 miles south of Derby. Anyway, my point is that Peterborough has been voted the worst place to live in the UK 3 times in row, for what reason? My mum and dad live there -more people who fled Burton as adults- but they live in Werrington and it's lovely there. I can't understand what makes Peterborough so bad, having come from Burton-on-Trent.

[@naytethacker4616]

I'm also from burton/uttoxeter area and yeah I can agree so much history in both towns but then so many towns suffer the same fate it's sad

[@ruzziasht349]

Sounds to me like you'd be the ideal person to get an Burton on Trent appreciation society started. There's probably lottery funding to be had too.

[@tedoneilclark4710]

Industry has gone out of the country. People have nothing and therefore no prosperity in the poor places of the UK.

[@moff8631]

I really enjoyed the video. A lot of very interesting locations. A town is really elevated by a huge cathedral like that. That cafe was nice too

[@stephenmudiecastles.2938]

Mary Queen of Scots was moved from Peterborough to Westminster Abbey, so only one queen now. You can go on a tour of the cathedral roof which is well worth it. Mount Thorold the remains of a motte and bailey castle is still next to the cathedral. Longthorpe Tower has some of the best 12th century wall paintings in it. Lots of Roman history around the city.

[@bexhil7]

Another great & fantastic video of I Visit The Worst Place To Live In The UK? - I Was Shocked!❤❤💚💚

[@darkvader7231]

I thought Rotherham or Bradford would be the worse or Moss side, Manchester. Never thought Peterborough would be in that worse category, I didn't think it looked too bad at all, lovely cathedral and worth visiting just for that!!!

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Agree

[@MoviesNGames007uk]

Doncaster as well always voted as one of the worst to live in

[@luddite2702]

Don't forget, Oldham, Rochdale, donny, Rotherham, Blackpool, Nelson, Burnley, Blackburn, Bradford, Leicester etc, etc. All are miles worse than Peterborough.

[@DamnDealDone]

Sorry but if you compare Bradford to Rotherham you are clearly ignorant of both. Bradford is a large city which stands as the gateway to the Yorkshire dales, Rotherham is a tiny town.

[@luddite2702]

@@DamnDealDone its not about size. It's about where is horrendous place to live regardless of size.

[@Soundwave685]

Peterborough is nowhere near as bad as people make out. I lived in Cambridge for 5 years and always welcomed the down to earth feeling of Peterborough on my visits as opposed to the ridiculousness of the University city.

[@RAFchurchlawford4469]

"Cambridge" "University" "ridiculousness" PROFESSOR Jason Arday 🤔

[@0utcastAussie]

Aaaah the Odeon. I remember (when I were a lad) staring in Oliver Carleys window whilst waiting for entry into the flicks drooling over the amazing models (of the toy variety)

[@tonyinuk]

Over 20 years as an agency truck driver, i have travelled frequently through all of London, out outer cities and towns, I have been all through nearly every city in England (some many times) and it's been a great privilege to see so much. I've lived in London, The Wirral (near Liverpool) Dunstable (near Luton) Hatfield, and now I call Peterborough my home. I can tell you that Peterborough is actually quite a cool place to live. For starters it's pretty flat. It has an orbital road (which is a luxury for a city to have), it's easy to get from side to the other (you have several reasonable route options). It's not overpopulated. Everything seems to be 5 minutes away (10 at max) you can always find a parking space. It's not noisy with huge traffic congestion (like bigger cities) so I am baffled why it is claimed that Peterborough is one of the worst places to live. Because convenience of travel and access are very important factors. Peterborough is one of the best places for travelling around, and finding a parking space. Yes there are dodgy neighbourhoods, so? Every city has these types areas, and so many are far worse than Peterbough. The only gripe is the the NHS services, i.e. dentists, hospital etc... are under resourced, and under funded in Peterbough. I went to the main hospital in Peterborough, and I was shocked to see there was only 1 triage nurse for a city of over 200K people. The girl next to me was lamenting over the phone that she has been waiting for over 6 hours. I heard that 2.5 hours in. So I got in my car, and went to Dunstable hospital, and was seen in 15 minutes. So there is big disparity, but's that the local MP's fault as far as I'm concerned. BTW do your own research on who is W/E/F associated before voting.

[@triciaowings2429]

Wow Tim…you never fail to amaze me.What a fantastic idea to do a video like this.Thank you for another great look at England.You truly are extraordinary! From your devoted fan in America ☺️

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Glad you enjoyed it Tricia

[@spiderweenie]

I've been up them stairs at the Guildhall and into the room. my dad's band used to practice in it early 90s

[@PaulrB1968]

Great video again, I live here and have done for 15 years so could have helped with a tour, I never take much notice of these polls, I have travelled all over the UK and been to cities and towns and thought there is no way I would want to live here! so its very subjective, good and bad everywhere.

[@craigdegan]

Hello, great video, thank you. Have you ever heard of Smethwick? Must be a serious contender for the #1 spot...

[@beltingtokra]

Had a job interview in Peterborough. Glad I didn't get it 🤣 Edit: the tour is lovely, also Aragon was Henry's 1st wife, they were married 24 years, they divorced. Also £6 for Churros?!?

[@WalkWithMeTim]

I know I thought that was a but steeeeeepppp

[@romystumpy1197]

I know ,basically donut dough

[@V3Tv]

I left Surrey after lockdown lifted and was dating someone from the P'bo area, so decided to move north after 10 years in the UK and not been anywhere but Surrey. PLUS it was voted worst place in the UK to live 3 years in a row, so I HAD to move here. Technically I live in Oundle which is about 15min away, but its close enough. BUT! Aylesbury has taken the crown, so this video is not accurate according to the websites I referenced to see what was what in the country before moving/visiting there. It's really the people that make a place trash isn't it? I mean I can't get Deliveroo/Just Eat in OUndle, everyone here is old and there is no activity for people my age unless I have kids etc. Anyway. P'bo isn't amazing, but I ihave seen far far worse places since living in the UK.

[@CustomiZe_]

If you go down to the Nene Park end, its absolutely gorgeous. Its definitely my favourite place in the world.

[@gem7042]

Wow Tim I really enjoyed this! I thought Peterborough looked a great couple of days out. The Cathedral was awesome with it's own automatic doors & the Town centre looked vibrant & lively. I think there are alot of positives about Petersbourgh! I can't imagine anyone Living in a Bus Shelter for 21 years tho!🥶 Love the Pink Restaurant you & Tarba had lunch in. Right up my street with the cute little Salt & pepper Shakers & the Gold Knife & Fork! How much more classy gold Knifes & Forks look, I wonder why they haven't become a thing 🤔 hopefully after this video we will see more of them! I liked Tarba too, she had a nice relaxed presenting style! Very interesting vlog & made me want to visit Peterborough 😃

[@stuartgoodliffe6072]

Peterborough is a bit of an odd place. Not quite got the vibe of a proper city but not small enough to be classed as a market town. The city centre is a bit soulless and some have put that down to the Queensgate development and more recently changed to the cathedral square. Townships have their own d shopping areas that make a trip into town less necessary. The best feature in Peterborough is the Nene park that has some great walks and waterscapes.

[@SamsVlogstrainsmore]

Being a railway enthusiast I’ve only ever been to Peterborough Station which does have some great connections. The city centre does look great though especially that Cathedral. I wouldn’t say anywhere is the worse place to live, I think places have there good and bad areas tbh. Great vlog Tim!

[@WalkWithMeTim]

thanks sam

[@steelic1]

The Great Northern Hotel opposite the Train station is now closed to house Asylum seekers ...

[@martinwebb1681]

@@steelic1 ... 🙄

[@AndyTillman70]

Thanks for the upload 😊I live near Peterborough and it’s not that bad its all the amenities you need plus good transportation links 😊

[@EmoBearRights]

Anyone who thinks Peterborough's bad needs to go to Luton or Southend or Burnley - I got bad vibes from that place. Heard bad things about Corby too.

[@maverickhistorian6488]

If you do wish to have some sport with them, take some high tensile strength fishing line and set up some trip wires, watch them nearly decapitate themselves as they speed by on their mopeds and scooters! 😂😂😂.

[@eventxxxhorizon]

I've been living in China for the past 10 years and every time I return back to the UK I'm shocked at the rate of decline pretty much everywhere. I heard someone recently say that we should not refer to countries as developed and developing anymore - but instead call them declining and emerging. We may argue at what is the worst town or city but it is more important to recognize that the whole UK is unfortunately in decline, with no sign of reversal.

[@utahdan231]

Same in China. Skyscrapers are only in big cities. Go to outskirts.

[@maylloyd3348]

I spent a few hours in Peterborough the other year for work and had a look round, loving it. The riverside didn't look too shabby, and it was pancake flat, which must be a winner for some spenders of the grey pound. I had never been but got seriously impressed.

[@mazingmumma1]

The lost point in the uk is based near yaxley and the wash is flat as a pancake.

[@MahatmaAndhi]

I was born in Peterborough and lived here all my life. It's not a very exciting city, but there's much worse. I think Peterborough's main con is that there's practically no nightlife. But it's fairly safe and really easy to get from here to places with more excitement (an hour from London, Leicester, Nottingham etc.)

[@mathewseifert557]

Great video Tim, thought I read somewhere that Luton took the crown for the worst place to live this year. Just goes to show these places get bad press but there are people who truly love their home towns and cities.

[@pheart2381]

A real dive,and that was 25 years ago I last saw it.

[@alexandercarder2281]

I’m from Norwich (living in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿) you should check out Norwich cathedral, it’s Norman design like Peterborough

[@accadia_YT]

Been to Peterborough a couple of times, during the day. Seen worse. Grimsby and Harlow spring to mind.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Grimsby is ok

[@TheFoxyb]

I have never been but it looks just fine to me and what a marvellous cathedral! Every town has a low spot so it's subjective. Walk around, explore is always the best option.

[@paulkazjack]

There is no single worst place in the uk. The country as a whole is rotten. Fed up with the damn place,for many reasons, weather, migrants, ULEZ, parking fines, crime rates, no houses for the young kids starting out, Nimbyism, rude pensioners, £30 parking fee for shitty camber sands( no im not joking!), Silly net zero, show me the tonnes of this alleged carbon. I could go on.

[@highlightoftheday7058]

I've literally passed through on a narrowboat couple of years ago. There is lovely old green steel bridge that I passed under with a large boat restaurant near by. Wish I had stopped off there now. Enjoyed this tour.

[@ChubbyChecker182]

I visited there quite a bit about 7 years ago when I was looking for a cheap place to live, but with good trains to London ... Unfortunately it left me with a feeling of a potentially nice place but some very rough people, you would just see and hear some very odd sights waking around, and didn't feel very safe in general. Got to say though, the worst town I found in my travels was Wellingborough, makes Peterborough look like Paris.

[@earlgrey691]

Or Florence lol.Hideous now but once a very charming town.Persimmoned to the max.

[@donnagray6075]

I remember Nobby we saw him every time we went on the bus to town he would just be sat there watching the world go by. It sad that he has passed away RIP NOBBY ❤

[@sammccormick9109]

Peterborough isn’t that bad. Compared to nearby Luton it’s paradise! It grew way to fast in the 60’s with the post war developments though. Mind you still rather live in Peterborough than Cambridge.

[@finn013]

Lived in Peterborough a couple of times. What makes it bad is that it is a smallish city with a real small town attitude. People who live there often think it is far bigger than it actually is, as in on a par with Birmingham or West Yorkshire. I get that it is the biggest place for miles, but that doesn't make it actually big. Living there as a young person, it's better than an actual small town but nothing like living in a proper large city or conurbation. I remember Nobby very well. There was one occasion in which some smack heads bullied him out of his bus stop and took the food and things people left for him. When the locals found out, they went down in force and scared these junkies away. He got his bus stop back.

[@JoeLeaton-pn8mj]

As I've lived in Peterborough all my life ,i can say that it is not one of the worst places to live or visit , just come and see how different they are addressing it !!

[@gohumberto]

How did that building, next to the historic Pizza Express building, get planning consent? It beggars belief what some councils do to their own history in the name of a quick, cheap, fix. My original homes town is Stockport, in Manchester. For decades the council allowed inappropriate eyesore buildings to spring up like this one. I'm now of the opinion that we need to think about making town centres more residential. Done in a sympathetic way, it could provide increased footfall, for cafes, restaurants, and independent traders and artisans. How much longer do people want an empty square, with only Betting Shops, Phone Shops, WH Smith, Pound-stretcher and (mostly) closed shops to wander around? The concept of a bustling town centre, built around 2 big Department stores, is dead and it ain't coming back.

[@pkjlr77]

Hey Tim, interesting video as usual 👍 Photo in the theatre may have been Prunella Scales of Fawlty Towers fame 🤔

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Could be

[@pkjlr77]

@@WalkWithMeTim certainly had a look of her for sure

[@kkrispy2009P]

Talking about faulty towers suggested you did a stay in great Yarmouth of faulty towers if you noticed on your recent live please see if lives up to the hype

[@davebunyan1162]

Would be nice to see Tim in Torquay this summer

[@jenniferjones188]

It looks a lovely place. I haven't visited before but would now like to visit. Great video Tim.