Wales Worst Seaside Town: Would YOU Holiday HERE? 🇬🇧

[@WendallExplores]

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[@julianedge6431]

Love the dogs.

[@WanderGoWalking]

Just compare this place with your last video of Amsterdam. No Comment

[@MarkusForte]

I can only enjoy limpdick loser humiliation as my sex life

[@pauls8456]

So no one can track you - except - CyberGhost ;)

[@ajmwhiteside]

Any plans to visit Wisbech? You should

[@G529-l3v]

I am seventy now. So glad I grew up in the 50s 60s & 70s. My kids were young in the 70s & 80s. So much damage has been done to the social fabric of the UK. It is so sad. Wish it could be turned around.

[@jonnydoeson5562]

Your generation are responsible for it.

[@michaeljohndennis2231]

Being Irish, age 54 and living 23 years in Manchester myself, I do agree, however the situation is much worse back home in Ireland and by comparison, the U.K. appears much more stable than Ireland is at present - my home village in Rural Ireland has been ruined

[@ramborambokitchenkitchen6357]

@@michaeljohndennis2231problem with Ireland is that there is literally nothing going on outside of Dublin and cork. People have no reason to leave the city and spend money elsewhere so all the rural small towns go into massive decline fast.

[@Michael-bk1ux]

total respect to the young man trying to open a venue for untapped talent ,best of luck mate,fingers crossed hope things work out................

[@hayd7371]

I admire what that man has. A true entrepreneur. Next time I'm in Rhyl I want to go there

[@SuperMrScience]

Brought up in West Wales, and the decline of Welsh towns is just heartbreaking. My home town is slowly rotting away as young people leave and the town center totally and utterly dies.

[@WendallExplores]

😔

[@dye5915]

it's not accidental, it's deliberate by design

[@MelissasArt]

It's a UK wide problem. So many villages and towns have been completely hollowed out.

[@michaelobrien9825]

BLAME YOUR POLITICIANS/COUNCILLORS.

[@carolinestephens4082]

​@@dye5915#MarrakeshCompact

[@MrKillers87]

The government need to look at public transport. It’s cheaper to get a flight to Dublin for a weekend than get a train to a British seaside town.

[@andywing2030]

The Rhyl Sun Centre shut due to leaky roof and council can’t get it fixed, closed all summer. Aquarium closed due to council doubling rent. New indoor market gathering dust due to council incompetence. Expensive parking everywhere. Council seem hellbent on ruining the place. Not from Rhyl but so much could be done if council were interested. They’re not.

[@rickyprice7586]

Spot on

[@chiganuggoo9929]

Then people need to vote for someone who will make positive change for Rhyl and oust those numpties faffing about.

[@chrisjolly78]

I went to rhyl a few times when I was younger from scotland to stay at my mums cousins , I loved the sun centre .

[@vanessahenderson1850]

Exactly what's been happening in my home town too. The Council are just taking people's council tax payments and we receive less services but the payments keep increasing. There was a so called regeneration project that took place at what is called The Riverhead. It's right in the heart of the town centre. It took them around 3 years to complete and it looks dull and depressing. They dug up the lovely trees and replaced them with what has now turned to weeds. I don't know what the heck they actually planted. There are these metal things to stub out cigarettes but no actual litter bins within the vicinity and the metal seats have also now gone too. Along Victoria Street, there are so many boarded up shops that have been deliberately left to rot. It's an absolute eyesore to say the least. Not far from the Fishing Heritage Centre, there is a pathway that takes you to different places and there is this bridge that is currently under construction. The work started weeks ago and each time I've been in that vicinity, I can honestly say that I have only seen the work men there working a couple of times. I said to the work men, any idea when the work is going to be completed and asked if it was going to be 2030. They laughed and said they had no idea when the deadline for completion was. I did hear through the grapevine that the council had ran out of money and that they'd over estimated the costs for the bridge repairs. true or not, when I heard that it came as no great shock. It's heartbreaking to think that Grimsby was once a thriving little place and how it was even internationally recognised too. No end of international sales reps would visit/stay in Cleethorpes too when they were on business. In Cleethorpes there used to be a place called The Winter Gardens. During the week, they did a tea dance for seniors, meals all week for everyone of all ages and there used to be Wedding receptions, Christenings, Birthday and Anniversary bookings too. On a Wednesday evening there used to be what was called The Bags Ball. There used to be live bands and there was this huge sold wood floor dance hall were everyone could get up and have a good boogie. All ages mixed really well. The place used to be so welcoming. The council closed down the venue and replace it with these expensive apartments for the elderly. It was so sad to see another venue close it's doors for good. I can well understand why no one would want to come to either Grimsby/Cleethorpes for vacation because there's just nothing for anyone to do. There are still the arcades and a few pubs but that's about. The only lovely part of Cleethorpes is the boating lake. I often walk around there because it's just so therapeutic.

[@RingaDingDingDong]

Sounds just like the way most American cities are being run now too. Why is every city council filled w asshats who seem hellbent on destroying their communities?

[@pvtjohntowle4081]

Oh, Rhyl, dear Rhyl, by the Irish Sea, With sands so fine and a touch of debris. Fish and chips in hand, I stroll with pride, Dodging the gulls, and the ebb of the tide. From the promenade lights to the neon glow, Where the penny slots line the arcades row. Kisses by the pier, sly and sweet, As the scent of salt and vinegar meet. The pubs are lively, the pints flow fast, Locals and tourists having a blast. With laughter loud and voices slurred, Bold tales are spun and rumors heard. For Rhyl, dear Rhyl, may not be the Med, But it’s a place where memories are bred. Where hearts are light, and spirits high, Under the wide, grey Welsh sky!

[@debbywilliams9172]

@pvtjohntowle4081 BEAUTIFUL POEAM THANKS FOR SHARING BORN IN PRESTATYN LOVED GOING TO RHYL PROUD TO BE WELSH

[@michaelharrison3602]

Asking the dossiers and smack heads why the place has gone down hill 😅

[@stevenrevins]

@@michaelharrison3602 they don't know anything except 1,000 ideas of where their next bit of sh*t is coming from :/

[@jamieb0nd]

@@pvtjohntowle4081 regarding that "kissing by the pier" line. When I was on holiday their in 1979 I was coming back from the fair with my brother when these tipsy girls passed us. One of them said hello handsome and snogged my face off. My brother was well jell. I was about 14 she was about 18

[@AngieLewis-kc8to]

Beautiful xxxxc

[@MsJonesey22]

I'm from Bangor, was born there in the 70s. It's such a shame to see it now. Most of the shops have closed down. Its depressing 😞 😔

[@LauraSnow-in3nx]

Wendell, you’re breaking my heart with all of these these shows

[@peterrhysjones1394]

I grew up in a small village about 30 mins away from Rhyl, my childhood memories of Rhyl during the mid 60's to mid 70's were positive, the sea front was bussling with people, loads of guest houses and hotels and of course the fairground and model village next to it. It's so,so, sad to see such a decline to a once thriving town

[@Jimbo.jack47]

Got to say, you do some of the best post industial seaside town footage ever, brilliant

[@WendallExplores]

Appreciate that sir 🙏

[@StrawberrySunday212]

I was on holiday there with my family about 45 years ago when I was a child. All I can remember about it was a massive paddling pool on the sea front. My mum said even back then the place was a dump.

[@ramalama9650]

I heard that the downfall began when the Government moved in recently released ex crims and PDF files due to the hotels and B&B's being empty during winter. Those people never left. Council wave 2 ... Now it's the boaters. All a drain. It's a shame. Used to be a fun place to visit. Best avoided now. This place will never recover.

[@StephenWeedon]

A very interesting Video Wendall 👍 Good work 👍

[@JJONNYREPP]

Wales Worst Seaside Town: Would YOU Holiday HERE? 🇬🇧. 2.12.24. Rhyl sun centre.....

[@pilgrimoutdoors-uk6177]

Tom, you're a legend - Keep on searching fella, and good luck! DEUTCH's bar is AWESOME. What a bloody great idea! I propose we should all get down there for a 'Wendall sent us' night and support him. We're bound to have comedians, poets, musicians and the like in the 100'000+ subscribers.

[@WendallExplores]

👏

[@redfraggle77]

I used to holiday here! We used to say, “Let’s have a thrill in Rhyl!’ So very sad.

[@WendallExplores]

Not much thrill anymore, nice people though

[@puppets.and.muppets]

have a pill in rhyl

[@JJONNYREPP]

Wales Worst Seaside Town: Would YOU Holiday HERE? 🇬🇧 1045am 2.12.24 go to the pub, leave yer kids in the Rhyl sun centre. these days..? (massive silence.. a pin drops).............................................put the fair back? p.s did you get a thrill in rhyl?

[@tobyjackman3212]

Tom was a legend. Deutch's bar looked cool too - I'm going to Llandudno next year so I might pop in. Cheers, Wendell

[@AlexanderMiller-zs2tf]

In the ‘70’s we would stay in a boarding house on the front in Llandudno as a base and travel throughout wales. I remember Rhyl for the shark fishing and the promenade shows. Basil Brush & Mike Yarwood for me , Frank ifield, Roy Hudd for granny. . Can’t believe the state of so many places that hold so many wonderful memories ☹️🥲

[@markbegley8327]

What sharks 😂😂😂

[@AlexanderMiller-zs2tf]

@ advertised as ‘Blue Shark fishing’ I believe!🤣

[@jayschofield2472]

I've been doing a lot of work in Rhyl lately and I've noticed the decline for myself as well. But one thing Tom said rings true, there's a massive diversity of characters in rhyl, you literally see it all, but you are always welcomed, everyone is friendly, everyone is polite. I know both Paul and Tom personally, two of the nicest people I know, I've known Paul for 15 years and Tom for nearly 3, love both those guys, super genuine and both have hearts of gold.

[@natashafletcher600]

I'd LOVE to see more of the UK with my kids; However, I don't drive and we are a low income family. We can fly to Tenerife for less than train travel to the parts of the UK we'd like to see. If we ignore the getting there and the weather, The holiday rentals are rarely competitively priced. EVEN the average campsite is upwards of £35 a night for a square of mud, shared bogs, and neighbours who even can hear you use a zip! But mostly, the train fares need to be train fair! A 50% discount for families on benefits maybe? Commuters save money with their annual tickets. Foreigners can book a ticket which allows unlimited train travel to anywhere in the uk for a limited period of time.

[@ianmuir3640]

It’s not just Wales it’s all over England as well

[@ellismeah8110]

Sadley many UK seaside resorts have deliberatly suffered lack of investment

[@willb1405]

I live in Llandudno, 30-40 minutes away from Rhyl, and any time I pass through there it just feels sad

[@RobloxGamingG6]

Good coverage Wendall. I used to visit as a child in the late 80's and into the 90's. Visits in 2000 onwards it was still a ok place, funfair was great for sure, the seafront and arcades were better, there also used to an excellent open top bus service in the summer months for a cracking run down to Talacre via Prestatyn or to Towyn and Pensarn, all run done bit by bit and binned off after the 2016 season. Decline from my view was the funfair closing, Denbighshire local authority not getting a hold on what needs doing to try and stop the decline. Visits in recent years, particular on weekends and the place is full of pissheads, zombies and yobs. However saying that a walk on along the seafront towards Prestatyn is good and there are some nice countryside locations just outside the town. Lack of North Wales accents, yes lots of scousers and mancs, the local accent of the area as you noticed is mixed in with a scouse twang, very much like that towards Flintshire and Chester. I've never heard Welsh spoken in the town, I live in Oswestry on the border between North and Mid Wales just inside England and you will hear more Welsh spoken than the streets of Rhyl. Bangor was an interesting comment, yes declined for sure, despite been a university city. Caernarfon despite the thought of the castle as some rough places.

[@chrisbrittain2098]

One idea is every holiday destination in the UK stop charging extortionate prices during kids school holidays. It's pushing families to go abroad.

[@carolinestephens4082]

Well now when you visit Spain you have to provide 43 pieces of data just for a holiday

[@youngwt1]

Here’s another idea let families take a small amount of holiday in term time as long as it’s in the uk, spread the load out a bit

[@vanessahenderson1850]

@@carolinestephens4082 Yeah, you're right there!

[@beviewright-mcphee6983]

I remember going to Rhyll .. was a great place .. Tom is a legend for sure.. I soo hope he finds his Mumma .. I have emailed him .. thanks for your videos mate .. I love watching them from Aus 👍🙏

[@WendallExplores]

Appreciate the comment 🙏

[@MahatmaLevolence]

I live here, it's still the most violent and deprived town in Wales. Just before you visited, someone called Dean Mears who's 33yo gave a 69yo woman the hiding you'd give a bloke. Obviously, it killed her.

[@Efflife.2]

😢

[@debbywilliams9172]

Go to londistain

[@MahatmaLevolence]

@@debbywilliams9172 Nah, i'll give that a miss i think, apart from fellow musicians i know there no one speaks English anymore.

[@debbywilliams9172]

@MahatmaLevolence That is awfull I was born on prestatyn went to rhyl offten but still love in live in london and am trying to get back hate london cuntry gone to the oggs

[@debbywilliams9172]

@MahatmaLevolence That's great who wants to speak English in Wales let them get away from England we hate the Prince of Wales he's not even welsh ffs

[@garyrigby21]

Visit New Brighton Wendall mate just across the river from Liverpool a thriving seaside resort when i was a kid in the 60's then it went into decline in the 80's & 90's but it's on the way back up now and has become trendy with Hipsters. nice Beach too

[@WendallExplores]

🙏🙏

[@lyncheeseman]

It’s cheaper going to Spain, Portugal etc than staying in the UK. Councils also charge too much for car parking. Town centres are the same everywhere in the Uk .

[@husaberg4]

I live in colwyn bay just down the road ! its worse than rhyl & love a night out in rhyl its great

[@ooopshortz]

all the good holiday places went downhill when covid hit....still love rhyl tho just to get away for a week....just come back again...Towyn is the same just down the road...still enjoy the market tho....

[@drumstick74]

TY Wendall! Wishing best of luck to Deutch's Bar, I admire locals like that! 🎤♫ 🍺🎶

[@WendallExplores]

Lovely chap, top boozer!

[@SteveMUFC]

I worked away in wales near Rhyl and we decided to drive over one Saturday. It was a proper ghost town

[@JJONNYREPP]

Wales Worst Seaside Town: Would YOU Holiday HERE? 🇬🇧. 3 12.24. Rhyl defunded as the coffers directed to man utd, maybe?

[@karllamming4461]

Do one in Redcar near Middlesbrough mate. Enjoyed this mate top work as always

[@martinwilkinson7939]

Stockton-on-Tees near Middlesbrough has the highest rate of arson in the entire country.

[@jenstone9308]

That encounter with Tom was so wholesome. He seems like a lovely chap. It would be amazing if he did manage to find his birth mother through your video! 😊 Really enjoyed watching this one.

[@WendallExplores]

100%, totally random I bumped into him, really enjoyed our walk and chat, lovely man

[@AngieLewis-kc8to]

I LOVE RHYL BEEN HERE 40 YEARS AND IT GETS IN YOUR BLOOD AND I WILL NEVER LEAVE XXX

[@marysmotherjones4601]

Here here. Well said I absolutely love Rhyl. Beautiful beach also.

[@VaultYT.]

I holiday in Rhyl every year. Never felt threatened once and always enjoyed it. I’ve not been out at night admittedly but it felt safe to me.

[@mtwil2008]

I live 20 minutes drive from Rhyl, growing up in the 90’s it was a great day out with the family now it’s depressing as fuck.

[@jonnydoeson5562]

What are you doing about it?

[@willb1405]

@@jonnydoeson5562 he didn't say he was doing anything?

[@jonnydoeson5562]

@@willb1405 exactly

[@willb1405]

@@jonnydoeson5562 no idea what youre trying to say here. laters bud

[@Search4Help]

Solutions for the british costline towns: The government should bring up a bill to re-enable tourism on a large scale, meaning that money has to be disimbursed in order to wrap up the infrastructure, reopen those lovely bed and brakfast because they are part of the british culture like the pubs. Another possibility is to enable grants ftom the banks guaranteed by the central government for small business owners or entrepreneurs in order to market that hotspots well for the summer months or even facilitating quarterly tax breaks from the local councils for local business owners, whether its a fish-and-chips shop or a gambling centre in order to help investments run up again, create sustainable jobs and therefore re-create a national tourism market it was once back in time. That are just my thoughts and by the way, many thanks for asking us to think about how we think the problems could be solved, great video my friend love it ❤

[@valerieHamilton-wt3jf]

Bring back the fairground and the fun to Rhyl 🎉

[@SilverXIIVI]

While it’s rough, it’s what you make of it. There are some wonderful people, & small businesses working their souls off to make it work, and some community. As much good as there is bad. It’s sad to see that the high street is dying and the things that made Rhyl what it is go to pot while the councils spend millions renovating bridges, and the seafront - for no real reason without anything to actually attract people to it. Huge shame, I live not too far off and have alor of love for Rhyl.

[@Dathom1986]

I lived up the coast in Colwyn bay between 2000/2003..they're the happiest memories i've got , it really was a nice place 20 years ago , but theres been a rapid decline everywhere!

[@liamobrien154]

Correct me if I’m wrong but did Rhyl used to have a tower? I was taken there by my mother many moons a go and I’m sure it had a tall tower… maybe with a revolving restaurant at the top?

[@ianskelly6911]

Hi , not sure about a restaurant but it definitely had a revolving tower.

[@trinkabuszczuk6138]

I live in Australia but originally from Oldham. Went back to UK in 2022 and visited North Wales. Was very impressed with Conwy and Llandudno, lovely towns. Visited a friend in Rhyl and was shocked at the decline. He took us to a pub opposite Wetherspoon’s as “it’s cheaper”! I think you can imagine the clientele in there🤣 But, nobody was any trouble: having said that, it was early afternoon.

[@66blitzer]

I wanna go to Deutch’s Bar! Love your work Wendall

[@WendallExplores]

Pay it a visit, great bar!

[@box1007]

The town doesn’t look that bad. The cities are far worse especially the city centres where drugs, begging, violence, needles and human excrement litter the streets.

[@thathurt]

It's a lot safer than Birmingham but there's no jobs. Compared to cities anyway. It's a fair way from big employers.

[@martinwilkinson7939]

@@thathurt Birmingham, AGAIN, obsessed!

[@theabandonedhunter3604]

Wicked video Wendall! Tom take a bow, I hope everything goes well for the fella! ….Smithy

[@dannyboyspain1]

Being from the north west we always went to Rhyl for our summer holidays, and spent many a great day and night there. That was the 70's and early 80's. As I got older we started going further afield and then cheap package holidays arrived so Tenerife and Benidorm and Greece were around 3 hours away and I feel it is this that killed seaside towns like Rhyl and Blackpool. What is the answer to regenerating them? I don't know, I wish I did, I love Rhyl and have fantastic memories and I hate seeing it run down. The Deutch bar is brilliant and I hope that grows and grows. Getting yesteryears bands to play is also a great idea. Not just in summer but offer a mid winter deal. If I win the euro millions lottery I would gladly denote 25% to Rhyl to get it back up and running. Rhyl and the surrounding towns have so much to offer and it needs someone to tap into the magic of the area and make those changes.

[@kirishima638]

The whole country is in rapid decline. I live in Cardiff now where the money is, and large parts of it are rough as hell. Overrun with immigrants, closed up shops, rubbish everywhere, drugs and shoplifting. I need to get out of the UK.

[@maxrebo8455]

Hope it works out for you. We’re in Melbourne but that happened a long time ago, it’s so bloody expensive to buy a property here now.

[@philcollinson328]

Geordie now living in Tasmania - Australia, a different world.

[@v285ljx]

You could be describing any city/large town in the UK

[@kirishima638]

@@v285ljx I believe I said that.

[@robbiekop7]

Still plenty of money to send to Ukraine 💰😏

[@datguy9915]

That's insane I grew up with Tom crazy to see him on your channel he's a great guy

[@WendallExplores]

Lovely guy to wander around with

[@absta100]

More people given access to allotments to grow their own food, keep bees and make beer and wine be part of those groups of growers then they could sell local produce in the towns markets. More crafts like knitting and crochet groups and art groups needed for better community spirit and these items could also be sold at the local markets and or shops provided the council dont take the piss with the rents. We all need to pull together to support each other and pass skills to each other ❤ the Deutchs bar bloody marvellous 🎶💯❤️‍🔥

[@q1q1q1q1q1q1q1q11]

I have had the same thoughts but be realistic… people are too lazy to grow their own food. It will not happen till it has to happen. In the meantime learn as much as you can and lead by example.

[@chrisbrittain2098]

Why did most of us from Wolves go on holiday to Rhyl. I used to love it as a kid. The fair and behind the fair was a pub I think may of been called the sun in (excuse me if I am wrong, it has been over 36 years) they had a family room where they used to put family films(VHS back then) on. Sad to see it like it is. Always went on the 598 to town then coach to Rhyl.

[@lemsip207]

It once had a surf pool, which is why I visited it in the 90s. It looked seedy even then.

[@retalivity]

10:10 "It all emmmmm..... (don't say knock-off, don't say knock-off, don't say knock-off....)" 😂😂

[@MadMargot72]

😂

[@barrywhite5899]

I can remember being dumped off in a children’s room in the early 80s. Making friends with kids from all over the country only to never see them again at the end of the week. I remember vividly a Betamax video player showing Alien scaring the shite out of us whilst our parents smoked and got pissed next door, Good times. Random parents would poke their head around the corner every hour to make sure we were all still there

[@ljbrooky1901]

You should come down to Swansea next massive decline down in that place, Fun fact: nearly 175 years ago half of the world smelted copper came from Swansea

[@Sigurd-r5]

Rhyl used to have the Sun Centre in the 90's, it was great. Frith beach was great too. Go kart track and all sorts. All that area was great for a day out.

[@ianslong]

Another great video Wendell keep up the good work 👌👌

[@WendallExplores]

🙏🙏

[@cjp8155]

I went to Rhyl a few times as a kid in the late 80s/early 90s, usually staying for a week at the caravan park.

[@AsdfGhjkl-bd5mh]

They complain about their being no work but the money they do get is spent on cigarettes and alcohol. This is just sad. Please look after yourselves guys.

[@vanessahenderson1850]

Maybe that's the first drink and cigarette they have had in days/weeks or even months. I wish people would not be so judgemental. No one knows anyone's personal circumstances.

[@bobbyfatgun]

good to see a video about the rhyl rhyl finally

[@darcyandrews4649]

Online shopping is a problem. Physical retail is dying globally. That contributes to the death of towns like this and even some small cities. This is only one problem though. A lack of vision, spending money on the wrong things is also a problem. I can’t believe a seaside town like this isn’t better than it is.

[@griswald7156]

Parking fees and fines and double yellow lines is the big problem in high streets..they take their shopping where it’s free parking..councils don’t understand that and look at empty shops empty car parks and no rent..

[@darcyandrews4649]

@@griswald7156 yes that’s so true.

[@bennyboy2079]

I agree ...society has changed soo much because of the tinterweb and not for the better I tell euy

[@jonnydoeson5562]

Physical retail is not dying globally. Have you been to france or Italy? Their governments have put in measures to protect and retain and it’s worked. We haven’t.

[@Hispandinavian]

A few years ago, on a cross continental flight, I watched the movie Denmark. It's about a Welshman having a miserable life. He sees a TV show about the Danish prison system, showing comfortable cells and facilities. So he has this mad scheme to go to Denmark and deliberately get caught committing robbery, to get put in Danish prison.

[@WendallExplores]

Wow 😮

[@Hispandinavian]

@@WendallExplores Wales is still on my bucket list of destinations. I hope to take a full 2 weeks just to go to Wales, Scotland and the other Isles. I've been in England numerous times.

[@JoolsUK]

​@@WendallExploresGet to Abersoch

[@lja8187]

Went down hill once Sun Centre went as well. Only chance is to target digital nomads who might wish to work by the sea at a low cost.

[@lemsip207]

It was going that way before the Sun Centre closed.

[@person4559]

Great memories staying at goldensands when i was a kid .. loved it there .

[@philipmccann2358]

One of my work colleagues who was a bit cheap , booked a week end there for his girlfriend and two kids.. The b&b didn’t have enough room for them and he was told he had to sleep in the loft on a camp bed .. as he was making up his bed , he looked out of the lift window and saw his car on fire !!!

[@valerieHamilton-wt3jf]

💥🤣

[@ZoeExplores]

Really interesting video for someone who lives quite local to Rhyl. I remember visiting every weekend in the early 2000s because although it was on the decline it was the place to go. The council would be better off investing money into the town centre and building a sense of community up again instead of investing money in areas outside the town centre. Additionally, if people changed their perception of Rhyl and took a chance to invest in the area it could go back to being a popular place all year round.

[@garethllewelynevans3553]

Can you do Tenby. Although it may appear successful and well off, it used to be primarily welsh speaking until homes were bought up for holidays. Now its hard to find Welsh speakers, or even people in the winter (Not many permanent residents, messes up the local economy)

[@griswald7156]

The locals sold their houses to non Welsh people..money is the root cause..non locals pay more..

[@toms986]

Tenby is a lovely place

[@michaeljohndennis2231]

Being Irish myself, I’ve been passing through Rhyl for 23 years on the train from Manchester via Chester to Holyhead on SailRail for the ferry to Dublin and from what I’ve seen from the train, not only has the Rhyl area but the whole of North Wales has been in terminal decline for no good reason and there is no excuse for it - the Welsh people deserve far better than this and the Welsh government should be totally ashamed of themselves - it’s got so bad now that even the SailRail services have become very unreliable because of post-Covid train strikes, but the problems in North Wales have existed since long before Covid and it’s not acceptable - in October 2022, I was stranded in Holyhead for 2 days because of a train strike on arrival back from Dublin, unable to return to Manchester and from chatting to the locals in Holyhead, they are not at all happy with what’s going on, in fact they are very frustrated and fed up with the situation in Wales

[@zedwhyex]

The closure of the funfair and Marks & Spencer were when Rhyl started its proper downward spiral. It had been teetering for a while since the mid-90s but the summer crowds always made up for it. Now, those crowds tend to stay in Kinmel Bay & Towyn where the caravan parks have got all the facilities they need - no real need to come into Rhyl anymore so summers get very quiet. Personally I think there's an easy fix as Rhyl's decline is mostly down to it being an unpleasant place to be: 1. there needs to be direct access to the beach again 2. the upper high street needs to be enclosed so people can eat without being divebombed by gulls and litter blowing everywhere 3. regular police patrols and coming down hard on the rampant anti-social behaviour - drunks and druggies can effectively do what they want in and around the high street with no comeback. Make it a pleasant place to be and feet will follow - just common sense. They need to put a barrier on the ASBO crowd and ex-cons who get ported over to here from cities and prison as well.

[@carpman1977]

It was one of our go to places growing up when staying in towyn just up the road. Was very busy back then talking 30/40 years ago… Rhyl has always had its problems even back then The fair went The fishing boats taking the charter boats out you could book went in decline used to be 20 /30 boats a day going out would t even like to guess now… We called in few years ago pre Covid and was dead they have spent fortunes on the sea front but once you step behind the front it’s another world It’s such a shame These costal towns are struggling big style… Great video pal

[@delboyd72]

Influx of ppl from outside the area usually live on these insulated caravan sites , they don’t need the local shops or most businesses as the sites got the lot . Plus Rhyl has had little investment and most the shops are shut hardly enticing . Coastal towns lack of jobs and lost alot of what made it great is gone - ghost towns .

[@IsaacSMILE]

Just visited Rhyl myself. If you have kids and fancy a decent (children focused) weekend. Head to the Lyons Caravan park - lots to do for the kiddos there. Pool w. slides, small softplay, baking etc... There is a small fun fare down by the beach and its £2 a ride.... not too shabby.

[@TheShmikes]

It used to be a great holiday in Rhyl years back

[@Akstergrind]

Denbighshire only has a small amount of coastline (about 7 miles) to maintain and promote for tourism. You'd think the council would be able to get their act together to make it presentable. Then again, the town itself seems to've improved in the 19 years since I lived and worked there, especially on the prom to the south of the town where there are loads of new buildings.

[@NorthHoustonCityLimits]

Gday mate new subscriber and love your videos really gives another twist to your country! Keep up the good work!

[@danielhales836]

Great video, you've become my favourite youtuber, really enjoy your content mate

[@WendallExplores]

Thank you for an awesome comment 🙏

[@alainsuero65]

Wow, what wonderful people. It's not often that I get misty eyes watching this type of video, but the locals' warmth cuts through like a knife.

[@JeffM---]

Nice one, Wendall. The town is dismal but you met some lovely people with good hearts. So many towns have gone this way. Makes one look at the government and wonder if they really have our best interests at heart because it seems to be the opposite right now. It's like a controlled demolition.

[@Deliquescentinsight]

I recall in the 1960's Rhyl was very popular, but Llandudno further down the coast had a little more class, the more well to do went to Llandudno while the common people flocked to the more brash and garish Rhyl, with its fun fairs and real working class vibe. Perhaps today they need to make visiting the seaside cool again, improve the accommodations, make it worthwhile with craft fairs, music, inexpensive restaurants with local food, there are so many who want to go to Spain, or further to find the sun: make a seaside holiday within people's reach, and improve the local industries.

[@robbiekop7]

Llandudno is still a classy place fair play...But Colwyn Bay isn't called Colwyn Bronx for no reason 😩

[@pvtjohntowle4081]

"More thrill in a silent film than a weekend in Rhyl"

[@cjh0751]

We used to holiday in Rhyl as a family when we were kids. The decline of British seaside towns upsets me.

[@switchbladeromance1466]

There seems to be one residing factor here.. They all have a beer can in their hand 😂sadly the only people about at 3 o'clock in the afternoon are the unemployed and alcoholics.. Same all over the UK.. Very sad.

[@donlogan83]

I agree with this, and would be interested to know what this video would be like if it had been filmed on a weekend. Suspect it would have been much more positive.

[@switchbladeromance1466]

@@donlogan83 definitely.. Things always show a different perspective at the weekend.

[@ghostmemeboi]

@@donlogan83if you lived there youd also want to drink why dont you come visit on a weekend see how 'different' is is for yourself

[@NicEspear]

Great vid 😊 driv through Wednesday and it always makes me sad! 😢 had some great times as a young child here when it was full of people lots to do! It was a really special place! Always had a fantastic time! It’s defo dead and gone now 😢 shocking it’s been run into the ground! I’m from west mids too & always go towyn now for the funfair for the kids… x

[@Timekeeper1200]

The council have completely ruined Rhyl. They have a lot to answer for

[@paulburridge5185]

Went to rhly 2 weeks ago sun was shining had a walk around the town visited a few shops people seemed fine and frendly had a fantastic meal at the Italian restaurant in town the only down side was the parking ticket prices also amazed by the amount of police cars ripping though the the town centre seemed sometimes like london

[@clifty4208]

That nice chao reminded me of micky from snatch 😅

[@joshmofromkokomo]

Beautiful beach! Absolutely stunning.

[@michaelkelly2708]

Great job ❤😊

[@NikolaiVella-s8g]

Great videos wandall

[@WendallExplores]

Glad you like them 🫡

[@johnroberthines7811]

Useless Government, local councils, lack of investment, same where i live in north Essex.

[@rickyprice7586]

I live not far from Rhyl. There is nothing there to do nowadays because the council have closed everywhere down and wont spend any money. Like the new indoor market it just sits there brand new and never been opened. Obviously some back handers took place at the council

[@Snowee1234]

I had many a great holiday back in the day 70 s, and up to pontins closing, it's a fine place there's ruff everywhere if you look for it, I will definitely holiday there again one day, I'm a big fan of the place

[@sharondowney1725]

Wendal like you I have fond memories of Rhyl ,going on the coach with the tenant committee my late parents myself and my 2 young kids, we have great memories I then ended up living in North Wales for 20yrs when my married broke down,i would drive to Ryhl the difference how it was bk in the day,

[@matthewwright7831]

It never rains in sunny Rhyl apart from the other 364 days...

[@Mat-kr1nf]

We used to go to Llandudno in the early 70s as a child, it always seemed so exotic with the palm trees, I expect it’s not far behind Rhyl.☹️

[@jackwatsonepic626]

I like Llandudno been there a few times it's only a bus ride to Rhyl about 15 mile🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@kjp1232]

llandudno is the complete opposite theres alot of money there

[@kelllyb7587]

LLandudno is beautiful, very clean and relaxing

[@peachmelba1637]

Llandudno is still fine and very very busy

[@jackwatsonepic626]

@peachmelba1637 love Llandudno have stopped at the Chatsworth 3 times 🤔🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@davechristian7543]

Wendell wat all ill say is that your the person who havs given me a good look around the UK n familiarised it to me buddy so than you n so u no i deleted my comment bc a guy who was upset wit him self was takin it out on me but anyhoo man i truly do injoy watching your uploads n as u no if i wanted to learn about England's im sure there are 100s of YT channels doing it wat u do but i enjoy you n your uploads n thats as far as it goes my child but anyway all good n u take care .. as i will not comment again or for a long time but ya cheers Muz #TrueLegend. 😇

[@chrissayeranderson5710]

You can also get cheap out of date food from a supermarket .

[@seanrm]

Wendall, a possible solution: If, by 2030 about 25% of the UK population will be over 65, then somebody needs to take the bull by the horns and use some real imagination: if young people no longer want to live in these towns (or can't because there are no prospects) then make places like Rhyl, Blackpool and Weston-Super-Mare purpose built residential areas for the elderly. They're the ones in the UK who are asset rich, so have the combined $$$ to make things nice again - and to keep them nice. Most of the seaside towns are full of run-down guest houses & grand old hotels, perfect for conversion. In The Netherlands there are purpose built "villages" now for the elderly (housing, shops, community centre, medical facilities...etc) but in the UK there is nothing similar. Social care in the UK is on its knees and the problem, with an increasingly elderly population, is only going to get worse and much, much more expensive. If nobody is visiting these places anymore, and the tourist revenue can no longer be relied on, then specially designed, purpose built seaside towns for the old folks is one possible solution. Hell, if they're nice enough then even the grandkids might like to visit. Back to reality. This is the UK we are talking about, so no fukcing way. Dream on.

[@step4798]

Thumbs up for this video as soon as I started watching it as all of Wendall's video's are a good. He has such a great way with people and putting across their views. Councils don't care anymore as long as they get their council tax :(

[@Dean-1970]

It's the same all over, Caernarfon was nice visited last year, after visiting Liverpool we drove over into Wales, then headed back down south Wales,our country has changed so much it's not good, Shame!!!