A travel vlogger got more than he bargained for when he visited what’s been dubbed Britain’s “worst seaside city” and included a trip to its Wetherspoons. YouTuber Ed Chapman set out to explore Bangor in North Wales after it was ranked as one of the least appealing places to visit in a recent Which? survey, which involved 4,700 participants.
Despite the survey placing Bangor at the very bottom of 100 UK seaside destinations, with respondents criticising it as “drab and run down”, travel vlogger Ed’s personal experience painted a different picture. He shared his findings in a new video, where he described the Welsh city as quiet yet pleasantly satisfactory for a short stay.
During his visit, Ed, still haunted by a disappointing and pricey fish and chips experience at Tom Kerridge’s London eatery, decided to give The Black Bull Inn a try. This establishment, a former Roman Catholic church, now serves as Bangor’s Wetherspoons, reports the Express.
His choice raised eyebrows, with one commenter remarking: “Going to a seaside town, craving decent fish and chips and then going to a Wetherspoons is borderline psychopath stuff.” Ed did have some minor gripes about his meal at the iconic pub cjain, particularly regarding service times: “It took 20 minutes to get a bottle of water and then five minutes later the fish and chips turned up.”
However, he noted that when his meal finally arrived, it was an improvement over the Tom Kerridge dish he had previously dubbed “quite possibly the worst fish and chips” he’d ever had. “The fish and chips looked better than the one I had at Harrods,” he remarked.
“The batter was much better by far, although the fish still wasn’t great.” Ed highlighted the cost as a significant plus. He managed to enjoy a decent fish and chip dinner for only £7.50 – a saving of nearly £30 compared to the Tom Kerridge version.
“£7.50 for fish and chips and a bottle of water it’s ludicrous,” he exclaimed. “I nearly complained, it was so cheap!”
Wrapping up his review, Ed recommended Bangor as a destination worth visiting. Not necessarily for its culinary delights but for something he deemed far more crucial – the warmth of its residents.
“I will say the locals have all been, including the taxi driver, really friendly,” he shared. “Very friendly people is a good start to any place you go to, regardless of if it’s a dump or not.”
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