[Closed] Worst UK City

London.

Northampton.

Lived around there for seven years, and have no desire to return

Northamptons a city?

LONDON DOESN'T COUNT.

Manchester? London? [i]Really?[/i]

I vote Peterborough. Nice cathedral though.

Newport, not just because I'm from Cardiff - but Newporters deserve a better city - Cardiff has had literally billions spent on it to make it a magnificent city, Swansea is heading the same way but a few token gestures aside Newport is still ugly and rough looking.

Birmingham?

I can't think of too many pluses to Coventry.

Birmingham

As a Brummie I may be biased, but I'm guessing you've not been to Coventry?

My vote goes for Manchester,

Not even close.

Peterborough. Awful, awful place.

I've been sent to Coventry a few times!

LONDON.

I love these really positive threads. They always bring out the best in people.

Hull?

3 years as a student in Cov, it gets my vote. Can't think of a single thing going for it.

Why doesn't London Count?

I would say Stoke or Swansea.

Stoke

Swindon

There is no doubt.

Can't think of a single thing going for it.

It isn't Peterborough.

Although Hull is on a par with Peterborough.

Manchester, but what little I've seen of Middlesborough was pretty grim

Preston?

Swindon

There is no doubt.

Yeah there is - it's not a city

Stoke

Probly the winner

Sunderland or Gatehead centres. South Shields is also pretty grim but I don't think its a city.

Neither Gatesheed or Shields are cities.

Dungdee.

Manchester,not even close.Try Salford....

Having lived in Stoke-on-Trent for all of my 28 years, I'd say that it's the worst!!! Certainly the worst that I've been to!

Coventry has a pub that has been voted one of the best. It is a converted public toilet. Gets my vote.

Did meet a STWer there who convinced me to buy a SS though

Birmingham gets my vote. Visited for a weekend and I have no desire to ever return.

Bradford

Peterboghorror.

Chester, the romans left hundreds of years ago and people still believe what they see is what the romans left, it also smells of pooh just like in roman times due to poor sewage disposal.

More empty shops than gladiators in a lions cage.

not even a city but is proper minging.. ROCHDALE.. kids getting goodness knows what done to them and have been since the 60's.. more insurance claim 'shops' per capita than anywhere else.. most expensive place to insure a taxi in uk.. only place mcdonalds had to close because no one used it..MPs wife sells pics of her boobies on ebay.. slave labour used in local factory.. former mp peadophile gang leader.. according to the current mp whose wife sells pictures on ebay of her boobies.. indoor market been closed cos an outdoor one is going to be more popular given its position 6 miles from the roof of the pennines... the library was recently moved less than 100 meters at a cost of over 14 quid a book..14 quid a book..

Someone tried to convince me Milton Keynes is a city once. Obvious lies, it's a railway station, a bus station, the bowl, and miles of **** all.

BTW,when I lived in Manchester the River Mersey was a few hunderd yards from the bottom of my garden.Maybe you've heard of it but judging from your ignorance I doubt it...I think you'll find that many cities are built on rivers are flat.

Portsmouth trumps all.

Sheffield seemed pretty shit to me but I have only been once and may not have seen its best side. What I did see was crap. It is also surrounded by some nice country. Hmm. I don't think any cities are that bad, we have some really, really shit towns though. Gillingham, sheerness and Bridgwater come to mind.

I vote Stoke as well;

I spent many a weekend there visiting girlfriend at N. Staffs Poly: she was the only one on her course who was a 1st choice candidate. She visited the college in a blizzard and didn't see Stoke. She cried for the 1st week she was there. Grim 5 towns pretending to be a city, and we come form the North East: it makes Middlesbrough look cosmopolitan. That said I haven't been back since 1988, and I aint ever going back.

Wherever the OP lives.

“Umm Qasr is a town similar to Southampton”, UK Defence Minister Geoff Hoon told the House of Commons yesterday. “He’s either never been to Southampton, or he’s never been to Umm Qasr”, said one British soldier, informed of this while on patrol in Umm Qasr. Another added: “There’s no beer, no prostitutes, and people are shooting at us. It’s more like Portsmouth.”

I think Manchester is alright.
Coventry is a good suggestion.

Back in the 80's I'd have said Liverpool but it's much better now.

I'm going to go with Stoke though.

Nobody has even mentioned SWANSEA or PORT TALBOT ,both total dives .

thats why i live in EIRE now.

Coventry
Dundee (place and % of yessers!)
Basingstoke
Slough

(Loose definition of city)

If we're doing places that aren't cities then I vote Runcorn!

Wolverhampton has got to be up there, as has Hull. Both horrible places.