10 Best Places to Live in the United Kingdom

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  • @golden.lights.twinkle2329
    @golden.lights.twinkle2329 Рік тому +134

    The best place to live is Buckingham Palace. You are relatively safe from crime with tall fences and armed guards. You have plenty of spare rooms, a nice big garden and a lake, free rent and free taxi service. No need to go shopping since the shops come to you.

    • @chrismitchell3283
      @chrismitchell3283 Рік тому +11

      And when things really turn to s**t, you can hop on your private jet and whiz on over to your secluded 'lodge' in British Columbia...part of which you would also own if you're the owner of Buck House (if you get my drift).

  • @philbecker4676
    @philbecker4676 2 роки тому +924

    I DIED of laughter when Swindon popped up as number 1, and the "If you've ever been in Swindon as a tourist" just finished me. Who tf goes to Swindon as a tourist? 😅

    • @paulkensington4069
      @paulkensington4069 2 роки тому +33

      Me thinks I must have visited the other Swindon.....?

    • @nisebiggs6572
      @nisebiggs6572 2 роки тому +54

      They go there to see the roundabout.

    • @RFL1976
      @RFL1976 2 роки тому +27

      lol yeah had to check to see this vid was released on april 1st, and it wasn't!

    • @ultrademigod
      @ultrademigod 2 роки тому +20

      I thought it was strange when Wolverhampton, Oxford and Aberdeen appeared on the list, but then they went and topped that by putting Swindon at number 1.
      Now if was least interesting place to live I could fully endorse Swindon for number 1.
      They left places like Canterbury and Kendal off the list for these dumps.

    • @Andrew-rc3vh
      @Andrew-rc3vh 2 роки тому +10

      I'd suggest Luton. It's the ideal dumping ground for unwanted visitors of low IQ.

  • @tomthumb2361
    @tomthumb2361 2 роки тому +123

    I lived in Swindon for four years. The worst place I've ever lived. A headless place culturally and a nightmare of badly planned expansion.

    • @rogernewton7831
      @rogernewton7831 2 роки тому +6

      Correct.

    • @leewalker6826
      @leewalker6826 2 роки тому +4

      But D-Low is from there and that man levels it up to no end.

    • @stevev238
      @stevev238 Рік тому +1

      Including magic roundabout.

  • @PabloSapanga
    @PabloSapanga 2 роки тому +152

    You forgot to say “this video is brought to you by Swindon town council” at the start.

    • @davidallott7089
      @davidallott7089 2 роки тому +2

      @Pablo Sapanga. My memory of Swindon, got hit by a hippie in a petrol station, it’s a shit hole 😂

    • @joshberith
      @joshberith Рік тому

      😂😂😂😂

  • @jhvoojh
    @jhvoojh 2 роки тому +183

    Some shockers in that list!!
    If you are considering moving to the UK, ignore almost everything that geezer just said!!

    • @lemming9984
      @lemming9984 2 роки тому +5

      Absolutely!

    • @willhovell9019
      @willhovell9019 2 роки тому

      You clearly didn't get the joke(s)

    • @janetwalsh7961
      @janetwalsh7961 Місяць тому

      Too darn right. I would not have a cup of tea from this guy.

  • @Cardifftoyboy1
    @Cardifftoyboy1 2 роки тому +51

    A note to all you Londoners who have made a fortune selling your basement flat in Balham and are looking for a mansion in rural Devon and a Pied a Terre in a city please can you give Devon a miss and give the local youngsters a chance.

    • @EpicAelflaed
      @EpicAelflaed 9 місяців тому +2

      I don’t think they would consider it - it’s a dog eat dog London

  • @tcollingscollings9299
    @tcollingscollings9299 2 роки тому +66

    Chester is a lovely city on the River Dee and within easy reach of Manchester and Liverpool

    • @vordman
      @vordman 2 роки тому +6

      Liverpool is imho the best city to visit in the UK, but the hotels are very expensive at the weekend.

    • @liverbirdmighty9271
      @liverbirdmighty9271 2 роки тому +1

      @@vordman it is expensive in weekends partly because it has 2 PL teams, LFC and Everton, that play home in alternate weekends. It is especially expensive whenever LFC plays home

    • @PenelopeAlys
      @PenelopeAlys 2 роки тому +1

      Yep definitely recommend Chester! It’s a lovely place with good links to Wales, London, and the rest of the north

    • @saltney17
      @saltney17 2 роки тому +1

      Nicest place in the UK

    • @eliroz
      @eliroz 2 роки тому +2

      My boyfriend live in chester , sure it's the best place to live in the world, I love you edward

  • @myvans4
    @myvans4 2 роки тому +249

    I am guessing that the people who made this video do not actually live in the U.K. Some of the towns listed just made me laugh out loud.

  • @kevingill648
    @kevingill648 Рік тому +16

    If I could choose one place to live in the UK it would be Keswick in The Lake District Cumbria. Beautifully clean place and has everything you need, friendly people and just a few minutes walk from the town centre to Derwent Water Lake which has stunning scenery. Love it and have many great memories.

    • @keep_it_tidy56
      @keep_it_tidy56 Рік тому +2

      Great choice. Lovely place, always feels quieter & more laid back than Bowness, Ambleside & Grasmere.

  • @andrewwilliams2353
    @andrewwilliams2353 2 роки тому +48

    I once had the great misfortune to be short of petrol while making my way home to Carmarthenshire from Oxfordshire. I became hopelessly enmeshed in a bewildering tangle of roundabouts, mini roundabouts and little twisting roads that led nowhere, all on the outskirts of Swindon. I was apprehended by a woman Police Officerette in a patrol car who asked me, roughly "What the 'ell are you doing ?" After a brief explanation she gave me instructions which were supposed to lead to a petrol station but never did. I eventually found one myself, quite by chance.
    If we ever do become invaded by a foreign power I hope they go to Swindon where they will go aimlessly in circles for ever and ever, to be picked off from the sky by the RAF

    • @kalyansub
      @kalyansub 2 роки тому +2

      😂

    • @davidallott7089
      @davidallott7089 2 роки тому +1

      @Andrew Williams😂my experience of Swindon in the 70s was being smacked in the face at a petrol station, by what I thought was a long haired hippie, I was a hippie at the time, so much for love and peace, as for Wolverhampton, this list is a piss take!

    • @TheWellnessAbbey
      @TheWellnessAbbey 2 роки тому

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @fehintoluolurotimi3175
      @fehintoluolurotimi3175 2 роки тому

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @rosem5041
      @rosem5041 Рік тому

      😂😂

  • @rebeccadobson9716
    @rebeccadobson9716 2 роки тому +30

    This channel lost all credibility for me when it put Swindon as the number 1 best place to live in the UK

  • @johndouglas479
    @johndouglas479 2 роки тому +10

    This was the best comedy video I've seen for a long, long time!!! (I do agree on York, though).

  • @chriswarburton-brown4028
    @chriswarburton-brown4028 2 роки тому +39

    Glasgow! OMG. Did my PhD there, the weather is dreadful. Has amazing culture, lovely people etc but if I lived there the endless grey damp days would destroy my soul.

  • @gailmackinnon7328
    @gailmackinnon7328 2 роки тому +32

    Norwich is a fine city - it says so on the sign. It should definitely be on this list.

    • @snowysnowyriver
      @snowysnowyriver 2 роки тому +6

      Please don't put it on the list. The fewer people who know about it the better.....it's an oasis in a desolate country.

    • @gailmackinnon7328
      @gailmackinnon7328 2 роки тому +1

      @@snowysnowyriver Yeah, you're probably right. I've always said one of the joys of Norfolk is that it isn't a drive-thru county - unless you're heading for the North Sea - so most outsider-people don't even know it's there. No motorways, lots of B roads and By roads for tourists to get lost on - brilliant.

    • @snowysnowyriver
      @snowysnowyriver 2 роки тому

      @@gailmackinnon7328 👍😊

    • @RaytheinactiveW
      @RaytheinactiveW 2 роки тому +4

      Norwich should be the best city to live in the United kingdom

    • @gailmackinnon7328
      @gailmackinnon7328 2 роки тому

      @@RaytheinactiveW Maybe the horrendous one-way system kept it off the list 😉

  • @madhuchoudhary9655
    @madhuchoudhary9655 2 роки тому +41

    Living anywhere in UK on average salary is like living in hell . 60% is spent on rent , 20% on energy and insurance bills . So with remaining 20 % manage your life . No one can be happy in UK if they don’t have a mortgage free ownership of a house . Living standards are falling by the day .

    • @philipduttonlescorlett
      @philipduttonlescorlett 2 роки тому +7

      ...yet people keep voting for the very party that have given us this...

    • @butterfly-bw6cx
      @butterfly-bw6cx 2 роки тому +2

      May I suggest you move to a country like Ukraine and I am sure you will appreciate the UK more

    • @philipduttonlescorlett
      @philipduttonlescorlett 2 роки тому +10

      @butterfly but we don't. We live in the UK and it SHOULD be better in the fifth richest economy in the world.
      I hate it when people compare situations with smaller economies!! I suppose it could have been worse, most Tory voters compare with Africa!!

    • @mxbx307
      @mxbx307 2 роки тому

      @@butterfly-bw6cx Exactly. I've lived abroad and frankly many other countries are either on par with the UK or in some ways actually worse.
      The UK is a world leader in many things and you realise that the grass isn't always greener.

    • @tln6576
      @tln6576 Рік тому

      sounds just like Sydney, honestly

  • @whitbarrow1
    @whitbarrow1 2 роки тому +16

    I live in Taunton Somerset and i have lived in quite a few places in England and I love it here and its winters are not so cold as Scotland.

  • @paulkensington4069
    @paulkensington4069 3 роки тому +82

    An unconventional list. I don't think anybody watching had Swindon in their Top 50. Wolverhampton and Glasgow were bold choices also. Seems rent and commuting cost are the key variables here. Leisure facilities? Crime rate? Education? Nah, not important. So Swindon it is then. I apologize to all the Swindonians - had never thought of you living in the best place of the UK. Now we know! We'll all moving there now. It's about to get busy

    • @danielforrest2952
      @danielforrest2952 2 роки тому +5

      I’ve just got here from another vid he did where he reckons Torquay is the worst place In England to live so I’d take this list with a pinch of salt

    • @philbecker4676
      @philbecker4676 2 роки тому

      This is such a funny comment 😅

    • @riverlzy
      @riverlzy 2 роки тому +1

      @@philbecker4676 this is such a funny video lmao

    • @nisebiggs6572
      @nisebiggs6572 2 роки тому

      Bold choice 😃

    • @Mickyboi1
      @Mickyboi1 2 роки тому

      I want what whoever made this video is smoking😂 If your car breaks down in Glasgow you run away from it!

  • @rafd3593
    @rafd3593 2 роки тому +156

    Amazed at the inclusion of Wolverhampton and Swindon.

    • @andrewlong6438
      @andrewlong6438 2 роки тому +13

      Especially when Dudley was in the top 10 boring places to live in UK and Wolverhampton is not a million miles from Dudley.

    • @BIGKAB797
      @BIGKAB797 2 роки тому +2

      I'm more shocked that Glasgow somehow managed to make this list, it's an utter and absolute shit hole

    • @Nintendan95
      @Nintendan95 2 роки тому +6

      As someone born and raised in Wolves, yeah same. Often joke around with friends and family of how much of a shithole it is. (Ok it's not THAT bad but)

    • @653j521
      @653j521 2 роки тому +1

      @@Nintendan95 And do they appreciate your so-called jokes on the subject?

    • @PhoenixRebellion01
      @PhoenixRebellion01 2 роки тому +1

      @@653j521 I can imagine they do. everyone who lives or has lived here thinks it's a dump but we will defend it when people are too harsh. only people from wolves can poke fun at wolves.

  • @Maerahn
    @Maerahn 2 роки тому +98

    I grew up in Plymouth! It's a great place to be a child growing up, a fabulous place to be a college or university student, and a lovely place to retire and grow old in... but for all those years outside of those stages... not so much. The majority of job opportunities sit squarely in hospitality (which are seasonal, and therefore attract the aforementioned college students, so you're competing with them,) or care work, which you've really got to be cut out for. Not many industry or 'professional' type career opportunities down there, so most young adults end up leaving the town to get better jobs in other parts of the country. And now you have the problem of 'Holiday Commuters' pushing up the house prices, because these people on six-figure salaries in London buy property down there for 'weekend getaways,' which pushes up the house prices and means the locals who grew up there now can't afford to buy a house *in their own town.* Meanwhile, the economy also slows down because all these Holiday Commuters have bought up all the decent houses but are hardly ever there to use the shops and local businesses, so they make less money.

    • @7sevensevern
      @7sevensevern 2 роки тому +1

      Shrewsbury is like that (Where I live)

    • @rogernewton7831
      @rogernewton7831 2 роки тому

      It's a crap hole.

    • @nickelsmalachoski6755
      @nickelsmalachoski6755 2 роки тому +1

      Hello😊😊

    • @brythonicman3267
      @brythonicman3267 2 роки тому +4

      But the locals are not exactly innocent, as they were more happy to take the money from the Londoners in the first place!

    • @robertokandal
      @robertokandal Рік тому

      theres no place to hide in uk -- russia will wipe it out.

  • @meister8481
    @meister8481 2 роки тому +11

    Who else choked or slapped themselves when he said the words: 'Number one - Swindon'??

  • @MrHoumaoge
    @MrHoumaoge 3 роки тому +196

    For people who have a passion for roundabouts and desolate town centres yes Swindon is the top choice.

    • @stevebbuk
      @stevebbuk 2 роки тому +2

      Yes I found placing Swindon over Salisbury rather strange.

    • @richardcory5024
      @richardcory5024 2 роки тому +6

      I think Milton Keynes, rather than Swindon, would represent the Holy Grail for the Roundabout Society.

    • @video99couk
      @video99couk 2 роки тому +4

      @@richardcory5024 But only Swindon has a magic one.

    • @brianharley6452
      @brianharley6452 2 роки тому

      @@richardcory5024 Uv never heard of glenrothes in fife then. It hold the record for most roundabouts per mile in the uk. There was 5 on my road and u can drive it in 4 mins or less😂😂

    • @richardcory5024
      @richardcory5024 2 роки тому +1

      @@brianharley6452 Is Glenrothes (of which I had only vaguely heard) bigger than Milton Keynes? I do not know but I think we should be told. Surely it could not challenge MK as the Roundabout Capital of the UK.

  • @adamturner749
    @adamturner749 2 роки тому +131

    I’m from Cambridge and when I heard it’s “affordable” I laughed my head off 😂 we’re on the list of the most expensive cities in the country to live and are more expensive here than parts of London.

    • @mop2254
      @mop2254 2 роки тому +5

      This guy's lists are just awful. It's like this guy been to these place once and read some quick snippets on wikipedia.

    • @johnlongford1734
      @johnlongford1734 2 роки тому +1

      Agree entirely. I just posted my comment before reading yours

    • @skigoggle
      @skigoggle 2 роки тому +2

      Well according to the information about this channel the person is giving his location as Ukraine and I don't think he has a clue about any of the places on any of his ridiculous lists.

    • @thelewisshow555
      @thelewisshow555 2 роки тому +2

      I live in Cambridge and completely agree! The cost of living in the city is astronomical!

    • @jk5335
      @jk5335 2 роки тому +1

      Yep I stopped taking this list seriously when he labelled Cambridge as "affordable". In my previous job I had to research this type of thing and incomes, especially of normal middle/working class folks and Cambridge was an eye-opener!

  • @tucker9162
    @tucker9162 2 роки тому +24

    I will never take a single word you say as fact after watching this hilarious video.

  • @Gremloid63
    @Gremloid63 2 роки тому +114

    Is this a comedy channel? Because I'm laughing my head off! Wolverhampton? Swindon? Plymouth?

    • @MrSuperG
      @MrSuperG 2 роки тому +1

      Swindon lol lol

    • @tamasidinadze471
      @tamasidinadze471 2 роки тому

      @@MrSuperG what’s wrong with Swindon

    • @lorenzothebirmancat6846
      @lorenzothebirmancat6846 2 роки тому +2

      @@tamasidinadze471 it’s boring. Literally nothing going on there.

    • @yasmina5556
      @yasmina5556 Рік тому +2

      I agree! Wolverhampton is horrible.

    • @Murph_82
      @Murph_82 Рік тому +2

      Has to be takin the piss 😂

  • @LailandiAdventures
    @LailandiAdventures 2 роки тому +14

    "Honey you said we're moving to the best place in the UK! Could it be London, no maybe Bath? Edinburgh is a lovely option too. Oh I'm so excited!" "No no darling, we're going to the Barcelona of the North...Swindon Town awaits!" "I'm leaving you."

    • @LailandiAdventures
      @LailandiAdventures 2 роки тому +1

      @@djh9022 it's a joke, Edinburgh's nickname is the "Athens of the North" and I thought I'd use it here.

  • @johnord684
    @johnord684 2 роки тому +4

    I'll stick to Durham thanks,i lived in Swindon for 2 years glad i got out.

  • @richardcory5024
    @richardcory5024 2 роки тому +186

    I had my suspicions that this was a satirical humour channel and these were confirmed by the No. 1 choice of Swindon. By most people's reckoning Swindon would be ranked amongst the most desolate and depressing. It did give me a genuine laugh. Thanks to whoever made this programme! Surprised Slough did not make No. 1 though!

    • @nacantremember
      @nacantremember 2 роки тому +9

      I was wondering where Bath was

    • @chrisj6321
      @chrisj6321 2 роки тому

      I have done well I have lived in Wolverhampton and Swindon

    •  2 роки тому +1

      And also York being safe… because of its walls! 😂

    • @mop2254
      @mop2254 2 роки тому

      This has to be a joke. Glasgow is an okay city should definitely not be in the top 30.

    • @jimanstey9174
      @jimanstey9174 Рік тому

      @@nacantremember Bath is way too nice for this list.

  • @milexberg
    @milexberg Рік тому +11

    I am an American who lives outside of Swindon, and honestly, it reminds me of an American city like Chicago, if you’re not from the area. You see people staring at you like they’re in a gang, looking like they’re about to make a move. Causing you to leave the scene for safety reasons, knife crime in Swindon doesn’t help. Graffiti absolutely everywhere even in the city center just makes it more depressing.

  • @adamweston4152
    @adamweston4152 2 роки тому +62

    What about Wales? Wales has the lowest crime rate of all of the UK and is a beautiful country with lovely people and I live there and can tell you that I've been around the UK and Wales is a wonderful place to live.

    • @gj91471
      @gj91471 2 роки тому +6

      Have stayed in Mumbles.... Really nice

    • @adamweston4152
      @adamweston4152 2 роки тому +7

      @@gj91471 yes it's a lovely place, mumbles is called the Welsh Riviera and has a wonderful castle and a really nice beach and very nice pubs and shops too, I live about 25 miles from there and it's one of my favourite and places for getting away for a day, thanks for your reply Graham.👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

    • @gj91471
      @gj91471 2 роки тому +1

      Tide's Reach Guest House..... 5 out of 5....perfect

    • @adamweston4152
      @adamweston4152 2 роки тому +2

      @@gj91471 there's alot of very good guest houses there and I myself would highly recommend anyone to have a stay at mumbles as it's such a nice place.

    • @johnmitchell2269
      @johnmitchell2269 2 роки тому +3

      Wales has the lowest crime rate because it has a smaller population than Scotland and a significantly smaller population than England. It's better to look at crime rates from a percentage.

  • @johnmitchell2269
    @johnmitchell2269 2 роки тому +49

    Have lived in both Sailsbury and York. Lovely cities enjoyed by both younger and older generations.

    • @greyguy.960
      @greyguy.960 2 роки тому +2

      Yeah used to live in Easingwold York that's a nice place.
      Not so much Wolverhampton lol

    • @DemonofChaos264
      @DemonofChaos264 2 роки тому +3

      What is there to do for young people in Salisbury? Everything catered towards young people has been shut off and redirected to Amesbury. Salisbury is a town for geriatrics and tourists now.

    • @johnmitchell2269
      @johnmitchell2269 2 роки тому +1

      @@DemonofChaos264 I lived close to Sailsbury between 03 and 06. Don't know what it's like now.

    • @tbtnr9851
      @tbtnr9851 11 місяців тому

      @@johnmitchell2269is is a relatively safe place, plenty of shops cafes and restaurants, quite a traditional town still but in a nice clean way. Perfect place to have a date and a calm night

    • @wildheartxxx135
      @wildheartxxx135 8 місяців тому +1

      I think York is amazing too

  • @DAFTPHONK
    @DAFTPHONK Рік тому +21

    I lived in Edinburgh for a while during my childhood and I can confirm it is the greatest city in the world.

  • @jessbarnes8521
    @jessbarnes8521 2 роки тому +23

    Swindon!! You might as well have put Slough. Stratford upon Avon is beautiful and Bristol is fun with plenty of entertainment and good options for eating out.

  • @akoblossom666
    @akoblossom666 Рік тому +4

    Bath is the best place to live ... so calm and beautiful ☺️

  • @tonyduncan9852
    @tonyduncan9852 2 роки тому +4

    I'm off to Swindon for the money, lol. (I bought "Love Me Do" for my girl the day it came out at Swindon's music shop. Those were the days.)

  • @NB-ww9bz
    @NB-ww9bz 2 роки тому +12

    Swindon?!i laughed my head of when I saw this!

  • @eosantigen
    @eosantigen 2 роки тому +28

    Portsmouth is my absolute favourite. I have lived there for studies and I loved it . Like from Greece.

    • @DX-d
      @DX-d Рік тому

      @@shubhashismishra2694scammer

    • @tbtnr9851
      @tbtnr9851 11 місяців тому

      Portsmouth? 😂 fair enough it’s pretty rough there nowtho

  • @stevev238
    @stevev238 Рік тому +25

    I spent 3 years in Swindon. Have to say I'm surprised to find it topping the list- unless they only surveyed higher earners, or there's been a massive influx of well-paid jobs. People also used to say don't live in a district beginning with P, and it had one of the highest rates of teenage pregnancy back then.

    • @stevenmutumbu2860
      @stevenmutumbu2860 Рік тому

      When I visited there forget abour Miracle Junctions but the Weatherspoon had like a proper Library 🎉

    • @HLS786
      @HLS786 Рік тому

      😊 1:25 😊😊😊😊

  • @heresroddy5162
    @heresroddy5162 2 роки тому +8

    I've got an head ache with laughter after watching this list, some right dumps and I've personally seen them. Of for Paracetamol 😂!

  • @davidwoolfenden6961
    @davidwoolfenden6961 2 роки тому +4

    My wife and I live just outside Swindon and when the No 1 Town came up we just were sat there speechless. 10 minutes later we still haven't passed comment as our bottom jaws are locked to our chests. I don't want to be disrespectful to Swindon Town, I've lived here for nearly 35 years and it has many pleasant areas, but there is no way this Town deserves the title this site has given it.

    • @missruzl14
      @missruzl14 2 роки тому

      This comment killed me man🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @marknorton5951
      @marknorton5951 2 роки тому

      The best thing about Swindon is the fast rail and road connections to get the hell out…

  • @thehouseholder5468
    @thehouseholder5468 2 роки тому +6

    My mate was mugged as he walked home from the shops only last November one night in Plymouth

  • @digital6string1
    @digital6string1 2 роки тому +3

    Exeter,lived there for a few years in the 60's but visited this past September.Changed but still beautiful.

  • @69MrBunny
    @69MrBunny 2 роки тому +13

    I nearly choked when Wolverhampton came up. I am born and bred here in Wolves. Trust me when i tell you your life can end over a piece of chicken in some parts of wolves.

    • @yasmina5556
      @yasmina5556 Рік тому

      Same, I was extremely surprised!

  • @thicksmokeonthewater
    @thicksmokeonthewater 3 роки тому +77

    Did you just name Swindon as the best place to live in UK? :D :D I just wanna know, what you smoke

  • @philbo2152
    @philbo2152 2 роки тому +8

    We all know that Slough is better than Swindon, David Brent proved that when the Swindon lot transferred after their office was shut.

    • @eesah37
      @eesah37 2 роки тому

      Slough is a bad place to live 😂😂😂

  • @madisonbugby9821
    @madisonbugby9821 3 роки тому +40

    Completely disagree, Oxford one of the most expensive places to live unless you are wealthy. Perhaps share the data with us.

    • @philmus1
      @philmus1 2 роки тому +2

      Similarly Edinburgh. Not a clue where they got the accommodation figure from but to get somewhere decent you're almost at London prices

    • @sharonling-LetsArtToday
      @sharonling-LetsArtToday 2 роки тому +1

      I noticed they didn’t mention the average Salary for Oxford. Just an Aussie observer here who stumbled on this video. Good to read the comments.

    • @DrQuackles
      @DrQuackles 2 роки тому

      I live in Oxford and it’s fucking extortionate on the rent. Looking at £1400 a month RENT for a two bed in a shitty part of the city - don’t believe this guy, it’s all bollocks. I’ll be swift getting the fuck out of here soon

    • @MrSuperG
      @MrSuperG 2 роки тому

      Swindon lol lol

  • @vordman
    @vordman 2 роки тому +63

    Swindon was the first town I ever visited where walking down the high street I literally forgot where I was it was so indistinctive.

  • @NathansWargames
    @NathansWargames 2 роки тому +7

    you're having a laugh putting Swindon 1st, might as well have said slough or Scunthrope lol

  • @alisonsarahcarroll6063
    @alisonsarahcarroll6063 2 роки тому +9

    I'm from glasgow. It's got lots of concert venues. And people enjoy socialising at the theatre or the cinema or even see your favourite bands at a concert venue of your choice

    • @jakehayward1993
      @jakehayward1993 2 роки тому +3

      Most underrated city in my opinion as well. Found myself in love with Glasgow over the summer. It's for sure got a really bad name but my visit dismissed what everyone says about it.

    • @ginamclean659
      @ginamclean659 Рік тому

      Have you visited Shettleston, Govanhill or Hope Street lately? Absolute dumps.

    • @julieta5773
      @julieta5773 10 місяців тому

      The weather… it’s the gloomy grey weather. Scotland would be perfect with more sun

  • @jaccrystal6993
    @jaccrystal6993 2 роки тому +9

    Very easy to get into Swindon but the roads are jammed going the other way.

  • @WayanadkitchenRobin
    @WayanadkitchenRobin 8 місяців тому +1

    Nice video 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @craighobbs3708
    @craighobbs3708 3 роки тому +25

    Swindon, Wolverhampton are a bit dodgy on there!

    • @helenefrench4275
      @helenefrench4275 3 роки тому +2

      It depends where in Wolverhampton. You have got really lovely places. Unfortunately the city centre is a disgrace. It has so much potential though. People are overall friendly. People make a place :) Let's not judge people by the cover sometimes.

    • @leonleon4055
      @leonleon4055 3 роки тому +1

      Swindon is infested with beggars

    • @rabiattoyin3113
      @rabiattoyin3113 2 роки тому

      @@helenefrench4275 please what is all about Wolverhampton? I just got admission into the school and preparing to relocate

    • @helenefrench4275
      @helenefrench4275 2 роки тому

      @@rabiattoyin3113 You have got lovely places like Wightick Manor, Bantock Park, Penn, a theatre, an art Gallery ( it is not Paris or London of course but it is quite pleasant), Saint Peter Church, an hospital etc. Not far from Wolverhampton, you can take a bus to visit the Walsall Gallery ( free of charge) with paintings from Delacroix, Picasso, Gaugin, Matisse etc It is clean, spacious with a souvenir shop with a cafe near by. Wolverhampton It is about 20 minutes by train from Birmingham, you can take the tramway if you prefer ( it s a bit bit cheaper than the train). As Wolverhampton is in the Midlands, you have got easy access to Telford, Stafford, Shrewsbury, London, Manchester, Nottingham etc. The city is surrounded by lovely villages like Albrighton, Bilbrook etc : easy access by bus and trains. You have got also two big parks: East Park and West Park. Both being a short distance from the city centre. A cinema : the Lighthouse with regular Meetups and an excellent selection of films, cultural meetings etc. The city centre is a bit of a disgrace like many cities in England but there is potential and things are getting better. I heard it used to be a much better place ( a long time ago) with House of Fraser which closed a couple of years ago. The city centre is not the poshest place on hearth but
      people are usually friendly and helpful ( never had any problems). There is a Mark and Spencer, a Sainsbury ( a bit far from the city center though), and some regular shops you usually find in any city in the UK. There is a tramway from the city which goes to Birmingham as well.

  • @joycecutner5413
    @joycecutner5413 Рік тому +2

    I went to Edinburgh it rained all day long. Visited Oxford, Cambridge.

  • @Thats_him_with_the_daft_hat
    @Thats_him_with_the_daft_hat 3 роки тому +36

    Beverley, East Yorkshire. A beautiful Georgian market town with a race course and a medieval minster.

    • @YorkshirePeacocks
      @YorkshirePeacocks 2 роки тому

      Yes it's lovely

    • @notroll1279
      @notroll1279 2 роки тому +1

      I liked Beverly when I visited a few years ago. But it's dangerously overshadowed by its ugly nemesis Hull.

    • @roddyteague6246
      @roddyteague6246 2 роки тому

      Also one of the best pubs in England. The White Horse aka Nelly's!

  • @jezstokes8592
    @jezstokes8592 2 роки тому +12

    When did Swindon become a city? I must have missed that moment!

    • @tyroneharris2790
      @tyroneharris2790 2 роки тому +2

      You are right !! it never did and never will... they tried but FAILED !!!

    • @kessielo6820
      @kessielo6820 2 роки тому +4

      😅

    • @brythonicman3267
      @brythonicman3267 2 роки тому +1

      Lol, I thought that and the average wages are not £38,000 per month either!

    • @paulthompson8996
      @paulthompson8996 Рік тому +1

      They don't know what they are talking about, he even says "the best city in the UK, this large town..." Duh!

  • @Donny427
    @Donny427 3 роки тому +9

    My top 5 as a young person: Manchester, Bristol, London, Edinburgh, Birmingham

    • @elfedowen6452
      @elfedowen6452 2 роки тому +1

      Manchester no1.... 👍

    • @11989matthew
      @11989matthew 2 роки тому +4

      Birmingham’s a shit hole 😂

    • @Mallorcablues1981
      @Mallorcablues1981 2 роки тому

      @@11989matthew no it's not it's alot better now they are spending money on it, Manchester is a shit hole it's like going back 50 years

    • @lemming9984
      @lemming9984 2 роки тому +2

      Agree with your list, but I would replace Manchester with Cardiff (I'm not Welsh!)

    • @missruzl14
      @missruzl14 2 роки тому

      You're right 😁😁

  • @magickittenz
    @magickittenz Рік тому +5

    My favourite is Sheffield, it feels very safe, excellent center, for someone into professional recreational facilities.

    • @Univerzai_8
      @Univerzai_8 8 місяців тому

      You have to be kidding me. It's the lowest paid jobs in England for a city. It's dirty, smelly horrible and they don't speak English it's a grimey place...oh!!!! and dog 💩 all over the place, don't look up when walking.....

  • @DavidlLewJones
    @DavidlLewJones 2 роки тому +13

    Glasgow!? Wolverhampton!? Has this guy ever been to these places? Or anywhere in Great Britain?

    • @jamiebeach2621
      @jamiebeach2621 2 роки тому +1

      Exactly😂

    • @youraveragejoe1
      @youraveragejoe1 2 роки тому +1

      He put Swindon at number 1. I think the answer is no, he hasn’t

    • @shoehaven1
      @shoehaven1 2 роки тому +1

      Have you ever been to any of these places ?

    • @DavidlLewJones
      @DavidlLewJones 2 роки тому

      @@shoehaven1 I've been to most the towns of the UK as a delivery driver. I've lived in a few different towns and had girlfriends in others, visited relatives in Wales and Yorkshire. I've been around

    • @shoehaven1
      @shoehaven1 2 роки тому

      @@DavidlLewJones So you have based you experience on loading bays…🤣🤣

  • @AnthonyWilliams-ew3wp
    @AnthonyWilliams-ew3wp 2 роки тому +17

    I wouldn’t live in Glasgow unless I had a platoon of the SAS to ferry me around at night.

    • @11989matthew
      @11989matthew 2 роки тому +4

      I’ve heard bad story’s of friends getting in bad situations on nights out for not being Scottish

    • @thewomble1509
      @thewomble1509 2 роки тому

      @Ima Rebel And I've heard that it's Stories.

    • @RomayPM
      @RomayPM 2 роки тому

      Glasgow has totally changed over the past few years. You can safely go out for a night in the city and come to no harm. It's a far cry from it's 'No Mean City' days

    • @michcalder88
      @michcalder88 2 роки тому +1

      @@11989matthew I went to Glasgow last September for my birthday and had a great time. No problems with the locals. I'm Welsh btw.

  • @davidlester7066
    @davidlester7066 2 роки тому +4

    Swindon one up from JAYWICK FFS

  • @antoniomolina-duran2955
    @antoniomolina-duran2955 Рік тому +1

    It's very good video!

  • @helenndow1101
    @helenndow1101 2 роки тому +11

    I know a lot of these, have lived in some, my all time favourite town in the world actually is Penzance in Cornwall

    • @borleyboo5613
      @borleyboo5613 2 роки тому +2

      Oh, yes...and mine. All along that coast is absolutely beautiful.

    • @bendover2865
      @bendover2865 2 роки тому +1

      People from st Ives call Penzance the drug town of the area lol

    • @helenndow1101
      @helenndow1101 2 роки тому

      @@bendover2865 not when I lived there.

    • @bendover2865
      @bendover2865 2 роки тому

      @@helenndow1101 you’re obviously not from there then are you love

    • @helenndow1101
      @helenndow1101 2 роки тому

      @@bendover2865 no, but I lived.there for about 10 years in the nineteenth and seen or heard nothing about drugs, unlike where I live now, in Manchester.

  • @okmickey232
    @okmickey232 11 днів тому

    Thanks for the informative video. Like all Brits, I'm hoping for that lotto jackpot, in order to finance my dream move to Wolverhampton or Swindon...

  • @jcanyiam8309
    @jcanyiam8309 2 роки тому +4

    I Live in LONDON & VERY VERY HAPPY, THANK YOU!!!

  • @kciee6258
    @kciee6258 2 роки тому +6

    Oxford is a good place to live. I live in London but I’v visited before and it’s actually a nice place

  • @wboyle9721
    @wboyle9721 Рік тому +12

    My top four places Oxford Cambridge Glasgow Edinburgh all have great architecture and vibrent areas to stay and nice green parks

  • @razhosem6769
    @razhosem6769 Рік тому

    Really Informative.John

  • @theredguy8746
    @theredguy8746 2 роки тому +81

    After moving to Scotland from England with my parents a few years ago, it has been a struggle to settle in, more so for personal reasons, but I live about an hour away from Edinburgh and after going a few times it's my favourite city in the UK currently. There's plenty of attractions and shops and the place has such a charm about it.

    • @adamross6474
      @adamross6474 2 роки тому +4

      It is a lovely city

    • @deanslyfield7870
      @deanslyfield7870 2 роки тому +6

      Hear hear. Live West of Glasgow, been to Glasgow a few times, can't love it.
      Went to Edinburgh the 1st time during COVID restrictions. Was amazing even with that caveat in place.
      Literally one of the best cities in the UK.

    • @brianharley6452
      @brianharley6452 2 роки тому +5

      Moved from Scotland to England but can’t beat Edinburgh. Great during the day and amazing at night for a good drink

    • @Spac3Potat0
      @Spac3Potat0 2 роки тому +5

      Am fae Leith and it's shite

    • @brianharley6452
      @brianharley6452 2 роки тому

      @@Spac3Potat0 😂😂😂

  • @willhovell9019
    @willhovell9019 2 роки тому +4

    Wonderful piss take , woverhampton and Swindon 😀

  • @JanJury
    @JanJury 2 роки тому +7

    Swindon and Wolverhampton??? Best laugh I've had in a long while

  • @Baile_an_Locha
    @Baile_an_Locha 2 роки тому +8

    It’s great that York has the wall to protect life and property. Presumably the main concern is time-travelling Vikings?

  • @douglasvick9703
    @douglasvick9703 2 роки тому +3

    Cheltenham Spa is Wonderful and neighbouring City of Gloucester. Is on The up and up!!!!!

  • @DiamondEnderPearl0135
    @DiamondEnderPearl0135 Рік тому +1

    I live in East Yorkshire and it's the best!

  • @becksgroom49
    @becksgroom49 2 роки тому +6

    Thanks for the laugh at the end. Swindon is surrounded by beautiful places but that's it. Everyone leaves swindon to shop as the town centre is desolate with only shops like the Pound Shop and Primark - could have been better but the Council don't like making improvements.

  • @patriciachadwick5658
    @patriciachadwick5658 2 роки тому +2

    We lived in Plymouth 50yrs ago. Argyll and Sutherlanders were billeted there. Best place on earth to live at the time. Not to mention the safest. We lived in a house called 'Sungates'.

  • @_B.M_
    @_B.M_ 3 роки тому +17

    Wolverhampton? At that point, I switched off.

  • @Hndjdj400
    @Hndjdj400 2 роки тому +7

    10. Plymouth
    9. Salisbury
    8. Glasgow
    7. Cambridge

  • @djb5645
    @djb5645 2 роки тому +37

    Wolverhampton is officially listed everywhere as one of the most violent, dead end places to live in the UK. It’s also highly ‘multicultural’ meaning you have all of the segregated and opposing communities and associated difficulties that come with medieval religion. Terrible place.

    • @newmankidman5763
      @newmankidman5763 2 роки тому +1

      I hate Islam as well

    • @pauljeavons8878
      @pauljeavons8878 Рік тому

      Well put. I live in the better end of town. But it's cheap to buy a house and excellent for getting to work in neighbouring areas of Britain. The only really well paid jobs are the doctors there and they take up most of the new wealth. Unfortunately what's happening is these jobs are now being filled by nice law abiding people from around the world. But they are the nicer bunch. But affluence is now being passed to foreign nationals. The private schools are full of foreign nationals children. I know this for a fact.

  • @probalsircar3451
    @probalsircar3451 6 місяців тому

    Loved it!

  • @HussainAahil
    @HussainAahil 2 роки тому +24

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      @kamalawolf8557 2 роки тому

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      @kamalawolf8557 2 роки тому

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      @Thompson-m6u 2 роки тому

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    • @davishobbs4800
      @davishobbs4800 2 роки тому

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    • @nelilanco1575
      @nelilanco1575 2 роки тому

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  • @BtWi-Fi
    @BtWi-Fi 2 роки тому +1

    I’m from Wolverhampton id recommend Heath town, whitmore reans, all saints,bilston, willenhall, Blakenhall, parkfield and eastfield and bushbury

    • @blessingmesike7360
      @blessingmesike7360 2 роки тому

      Hello, please can you shed more light on why you would recommend Willenhall as a good place to live in Wolverhampton?

  • @sathi_Satzz
    @sathi_Satzz 2 роки тому +3

    How about Chatham Kent ? I spent some valuable time there and found good and best place. Any views ?

  • @gtingaming716
    @gtingaming716 2 роки тому +5

    Wolverhampton 🤣🤣🤣 I used to live just outside Wolverhampton, and worked in it, and it's an absolute dive!!!!

    • @MrSuperG
      @MrSuperG 2 роки тому

      Yeah this man’s trying to get people faded

    • @geehappyhips
      @geehappyhips 8 місяців тому

      Yup went there last year after several decades -I was shocked!

  • @svenheilborn1537
    @svenheilborn1537 2 роки тому +22

    Congratulations for your national holiday on 21st April Great Britain from your friends in Germany

    • @helenefrench4275
      @helenefrench4275 2 роки тому +1

      Deutschland is so schon auch. Ich mochte gern nach Hamburg und Shwering Fahren. Tut mir leid : mein niveau auf Deutsch is nicht sehr gut :)

    • @helenefrench4275
      @helenefrench4275 2 роки тому +1

      * fahren/ fliegen

    • @kelvinnaikumi
      @kelvinnaikumi Рік тому

      Hello

    • @stonedmason111
      @stonedmason111 Рік тому

      Thanks brother ❤

    • @stevemason1191
      @stevemason1191 Рік тому

      We loved our stay in Germany recently, so friendly and lots to see

  • @shallynmelius9114
    @shallynmelius9114 Рік тому

    ❤ thank you I love this video

  • @Mpddunn
    @Mpddunn 3 роки тому +21

    Wolverhampton and Swindon? Put the meth pipe down and show someone sensible your script before committing it to the internet. They may help you correct your grammatical errors too.

    • @paromita10
      @paromita10 3 роки тому +1

      😂😂👍🏼

    • @darrensmith2734
      @darrensmith2734 3 роки тому +3

      It may correct there grammar the people who never visited Wolverhampton we nice people not arrogant 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁also very funnny

  • @twistedsister2568
    @twistedsister2568 2 роки тому +5

    Richmond, North Yorkshire, Lake District or snowdonia.

    • @TheWhitehawker
      @TheWhitehawker 10 місяців тому +1

      Add Lewes in Sussex to your list.

  • @dream-67
    @dream-67 3 роки тому +54

    An interesting list but for me number one is Norwich for history, low crime and the feeling you are in a confident 'capital' city- with two universities, two cathedrals, a castle, one of the oldest and biggest markets in the UK and a young friendly vibrant population, Norwich is the best!

    • @swaldron5558
      @swaldron5558 2 роки тому

      Until Colman’s Mustard moved out of Norwich, they will go down.

    • @dream-67
      @dream-67 2 роки тому +2

      @@swaldron5558 you think?! Norwich is doing just fine 😁😜🎉

    • @dream-67
      @dream-67 2 роки тому +2

      @Ima Rebel haha! Jealousy is a terrible thing😂

    • @dream-67
      @dream-67 2 роки тому +1

      @Ima Rebel in your case then ignorance is bliss?

    • @paulm2467
      @paulm2467 2 роки тому

      @Ima Rebel Yep, that’s Normal for Norfolk!

  • @crimsonxtc
    @crimsonxtc 2 роки тому +7

    Despite Swindon long being home to one of my favorite bands, XTC, a true challenge of living there would be dealing on a daily basis with all the nerve-racking roundabouts, even mini-roundabouts nestled within larger round-abouts.

    • @kipsome45
      @kipsome45 2 роки тому

      One of mine too! ❤️

    • @ahhabernard1045
      @ahhabernard1045 2 роки тому

      There are some respectable streets in Swindon

  • @stigg333
    @stigg333 2 роки тому +8

    No idea where you got these towns from but Swindon as No.1 your having a wind up!!!!!!

  • @ibejulie7055
    @ibejulie7055 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks

  • @joannamac69
    @joannamac69 2 роки тому +5

    When I saw Swindon as the No. 1 choice, all I could do was laugh...with Jon Richardson!!!

  • @dipakkhetani9781
    @dipakkhetani9781 2 роки тому

    Nice video.
    Thanks for Sharing.

  • @mintomax2
    @mintomax2 2 роки тому +26

    who told them there was no crime in Plymouth, They obviously haven't picked up a paper ever. Also I definitely wouldn't put Wolverhampton on this list while it is not the worst place I have been its definitely not one of the best either.

    • @mxbx307
      @mxbx307 2 роки тому

      Wolverhampton isn't great, but neighbouring Walsall makes it look like Monte Carlo.

  • @martinleung212
    @martinleung212 7 місяців тому

    I can agree on Oxford, Cambridge, Plymouth and York. I won't pick on any of the other six.

  • @learner1865
    @learner1865 3 роки тому +12

    I don’t trust this video because i’m from Glasgow and yes it’s a good place to live with the food scene so large and friendly people - but the salary average is £29K? Seems a bit high

  • @Everything-from_everywhere
    @Everything-from_everywhere Рік тому

    Nice video tnx for sharing

  • @brothersman524
    @brothersman524 3 роки тому +16

    Wolverhampton??? oh my days!!!

    • @darrensmith2734
      @darrensmith2734 3 роки тому +1

      Wolverhampton isn't that bad it's up and coming it's bad days has gone blame London for the rest of the country cities can only be of you given money money don't grow on trees 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

    • @darrensmith2734
      @darrensmith2734 3 роки тому

      Mistake cities can only be nice when given money money don't grow on trees😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

    • @brothersman524
      @brothersman524 3 роки тому +3

      @@darrensmith2734 But it isn't that great to be on this list mate!!
      You can't blame London in why Wolverhampton don't have money money money. I'm glad that Wolverhampton bad days are gone but it still isn't nice but hey at least Wolves are playing well in the Premier League - that is a plus factor lol

  • @RoelienReinders
    @RoelienReinders 2 роки тому +3

    Since neither I, nor someone I know, have ever met anyone from Swindon, it must be true that this is the best place to live: people simply don’t want to leave their precious town!

  • @abelteame1450
    @abelteame1450 3 роки тому +4

    Why isn't Bristol here?

  • @alfbrent6311
    @alfbrent6311 11 місяців тому +1

    Bloody hell life has really changed in the last 2 years. Enough said.