‘Gorgeous’ seaside city voted most miserable place to reside in Britain
- Falmouth branded as ‘bland and boring’ by reviewers on satirical website iLiveHere
A ‘beautiful’ seaside city in Cornwall has been voted as essentially the most miserable place to reside in Britain as livid locals blame second residence homeowners for sucking the life
Falmouth got here out high in an annual ballot forward of the likes of Alloa in Scotland, Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, and Crawley in West Sussex.
Savage critiques on satirical web site iLiveHere, the place folks depart trustworthy and brutal assessments, branded the realm as ‘bland and boring’ and mentioned it had an air of ‘soul-destroying mediocrity with a gaping cultural void’.
But shocked locals have hit again and have blamed second residence homeowners for sucking the life out of their ‘beautiful’ seaside city.
Homes within the city – which has the third largest pure harbour on the earth – promote on common for round £400,000, with celebrities comparable to Flog It!’s Paul Martin and novelist Joseph Conrad as soon as calling the realm residence.
Falmouth pipped serial winners Peterborough to the highest spot by 27 votes with it being instructed by iLiveHere ‘the ability of social media and phrase of mouth is what propelled Falmouth’ to primary.
An annual ballot on satirical web site iLiveHere has revealed essentially the most 20 miserable cities to reside in Britain
Falmouth got here out high in an annual ballot forward of the likes of Alloa in Scotland, Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, and Crawley in West Sussex
One particular person couldn’t comprehend how Falmouth ranked above the likes of Blackpool, Burnley and Luton.
They mentioned Falmouth was ‘at all times busy’ and attracts ‘numerous vacationers’.
‘The locals are pleasant, the meals is sweet and there is a great deal of first rate eating places,’ they added.
‘The coastal walks are epic, it is pretty numerous class-wise and even in the summertime when it is packed it is nonetheless a nice place to be (in contrast to Looe and St Ives which whereas they’re each stunning locations to go to, parking is a complete nightmare).’
Another mentioned the city was ‘beautiful’. ‘Who believes these soul destroyers?,’ she mentioned.
Others, nevertheless, had been inclined to agree as one mentioned: ‘It’s not simply Falmouth, it is boring throughout Cornwall. It’s all fur coat, no knickers.’
The group at iLiveHere mentioned, ‘We must admit, we all know completely nothing about Falmouth. We googled it, it appears picturesque however we’re positive it is a facade it trades on, and who’re we to query the knowledge of the group?
Savage critiques on satirical web site iLiveHere, the place folks depart trustworthy and brutal assessments, branded the realm as ‘bland and boring’ and mentioned it had an air of ‘soul-destroying mediocrity with a gaping cultural void’
The historic naval and fishing port of Falmouth seen from the River Fal, Cornwall
Falmouth pipped serial winners Peterborough to the highest spot by 27 votes with it being instructed by iLiveHere ‘the ability of social media and phrase of mouth is what propelled Falmouth’ to primary
Homes within the city – which has the third largest pure harbour on the earth – promote on common for round £400,000, novelist Joseph Conrad as soon as calling the realm residence
A swimmer enjoys the clear water and clear sands of Gyllyngvase Beach in September 2023 because the UK skilled a late summer season heatwave
A row of seashore huts are swamped by waves at Castle Beach on the finish of September final yr
‘Hell we would even make a journey to this Cornish port and keep in an Airbnb that’s now owned by a London landlord {that a} native household as soon as lived in, to soak up what we think about is a sterile socially cleansed fishing theme park for DFLs.’
In 2022, comic, artist and musician Seamas Carey mentioned he may not afford to hire not to mention purchase in Falmouth due to folks flocking to the realm to purchase houses.
‘I’m solely too nicely conscious of the problems happening right here proper now; the shortage of reasonably priced housing and the excessive demand which is pushing home costs up and up; I’m apprehensive in regards to the lack of infrastructure, hospital beds, the roads filling up, the bins overflowing, the surging footfall within the countryside inflicting harm to the panorama and the eco system,’ he mentioned.
‘I’m involved folks wish to transfer right here with no understanding for what got here earlier than they usually undertaking their very own fantasies on to this place and due to this fact the strangeness and the odd little issues about Cornwall that I really like, get misplaced.’
US vacationers are additionally more likely to disagree with the ballot having visited Falmouth as a part of a tour of Cornwall in July final yr.
Cara Atwell and Jeremy Davis filmed a captivating video documenting their first-ever journey to the area that clocked up over 150,000 views.
It uncovered a number of the sights that their fellow countrymen and girls have been lacking out on, from (very massive) pasties to ‘scrumptious’ fish and chips and ‘breathtaking’ views.
After spending three days in Cornwall – visiting Falmouth, the Lizard Peninsula, Penzance, Marazion, and St Ives they concluded that it is ‘essentially the most unbelievable place within the UK’.
As a part of the journey they visited ‘Stones’ bakery, the place they struggle their first-ever sausage roll, and Dolly’s Tea Room the place they indulged in scones with clotted cream and jam.
In February final yr the Prince and Princess of Wales – additionally titled the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall – made their first joint official go to to the county since taking up their new roles.
BBC Flog It!’s antiques skilled Paul Martin is a former resident of the seaside city and was educated at Falmouth Grammar School
The Prince and Princess of Wales giggle as they try to refurbish a ship throughout their tour of the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth final yr
The Princess of Wales appeared delighted to reconnect along with her previous instructor throughout the go to
Kate greeted her previous instructor Jim Embury, a volunteer on the National Maritime Museum, with a hug
Kate’s previous instructor was allowed past the crowds to talk with the Princess of Wales
William and Kate visited the harbour city of Falmouth to be taught in regards to the space’s heritage on the National Maritime Museum Cornwall earlier than visiting a neighborhood centre.
During their go to to the museum’s workshop, they helped these engaged on the refurbishment of the Kiwi, a 14-foot crusing dinghy which was introduced to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip as a marriage current from the Royal New Zealand Navy.
The Princess of Wales regarded significantly thrilled to see her previous prep college instructor Jim Embury – who now volunteers on the museum – and greeted him with a hug.
