[Closed] Great places in or near the "dumps". Let's celebrate the good stuff.

Saltholme RSPB reserve. It's on Teesside, need I say more?

This is a mile from my house, right in the middle of an alleged shithole.

There were sightings of a huge black cat, possibly a mellanistic leopard, there a few years ago.

I was christened, married, christened my kids and will likely be buried in that church.

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A couple of miles in the other direction are Mauldslie Woods which has loads of pretty good trails.
This is the tamest of them....(not me in the video, Paul is way, way faster than me)

Westcliffe on sea .
Marginally better than Southend .;-)

Mynydd y Gwair - just out the back of Swansea, past Morriston hospital - 10 minutes from home.

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Lichfield a great place surrounded by some dodgy towns Tamworth, Rugeley, only moved because of the other halfs job, now I,m stuck in Kendal 🙂

London. Surrounded by crap commuter towns, but the proles need somewhere I suppose.

Edinburgh! the best and worst of UK cities in one place. the shithole estates are awful - Pilton / Muirhouse etc but the good bits are some of the nicest parts of the UK to live

You lads been to Southend recently ?

Lots of modernisation and re-gentrification of the sea front and cliffs area. Apart from the "amusements" it's all really quite nice along there.

Infact... I'd say worth a visit for a seaside stroll and something to eat.

High street/London road still horrid mind.

A stones throw from Gorton:

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Arran:

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A stones throw from Ardrossan:

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Nipper99 - Member

Mynydd y Gwair - just out the back of Swansea, past Morriston hospital - 10 minutes from home.

We're pretty lucky in Swansea tbh from a bike perspective with Kilvey and Clyne right in town

Surrounded by a dump of a town 😉
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this is very close to High Wycombe - which was mentioned.

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There are loads of lovely hills and valleys around there.

A stones throw from Ardrossan:

Isn't that one of the army's FIBUA villages?

Eton is a short walk from Slough. I appreciate neither of those places might appeal to people but they are certainly a contrast.

this is very close to High Wycombe - which was mentioned.

Is that Brill?

This is close to High Wycombe too:

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Eton is a short walk from Slough. I appreciate neither of those places might appeal to people but they are certainly a contrast.

And Windsor, for that matter.

"There's a row going on, down near Slough..."

Isn't that one of the army's FIBUA villages

Well, you can get FISH and CHIPS there.

Well, you can get FISH and CHIPS there.

😆

Those awful South Wales Valleys:

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And let's not forget Swindon - what a dump!

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Oh, and commuting through the crowded South-East to the dump that is Farnborough - so bad I'd erased it from my memory:

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Nope. The Wycombe one was Turville. Also known as Vicar of Dibley/Chitty Chitty Bang bang village.

Course, Midsomer is everywhere around here. The house next door featured heavily in one episode.

There's also this - which is very close to Reading

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Regardless Brill is blooming lovely for a road ride on a warm summers evening. In fact a huge chunk of Oxfordshire is awesome for cruising around on the road bike.

Grew up in rural Kent, and now living in a town on E. Kent coast.Went to Sunderland for university but with hindsight am disappointed I didn't explore the surrounding area more. Wasn't into MTB back then. Furthest I got out (other than Newcastle) was a visit to Penshaw monument and data entry at some industrial estate. Have some fondness for the place really, spent too many a night walking the streets in a drunken haze having left early whatever dive I was subjected to in the name of entertainment.

Since Fort William got a (legitimate) slagging for its appearance, I will nominate everywhere within a 50 mile radius of Fort William (excluding Kinlochleven).

@molgrips - what were the Swindon pics of?!

Since Fort William got a (legitimate) slagging for its appearance, I will nominate everywhere within a 50 mile radius of Fort William (excluding Kinlochleven).

@molgrips - what were the Swindon pics of?!

Don't remember - there were endless beautiful trails like that all over the downs to the South. I bloody loved working there over the summer!

I could probably correlate my Strava with the times of those pictures if you want? Or just follow me.

I couldn't see the pics so looked them up on my phone.....

It looks like Ridgeway (I'm having a guess BTW!)

Lymm.

How can such a nice wee place be so close to Warrington?.....

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Got to love a spot of FISH and CHIPS 🙂 alot of Stoke looks like a FIBUA village but is surrounded by great riding.

Roanhead beach, just outside Barrow in Furness.

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My aunt and uncle live in Lymm, it's well posh.

I couldn't see the pics so looked them up on my phone.....

It looks like Ridgeway (I'm having a guess BTW!)

There are several ridgeways, lots of long distance paths, and tons more pathways all over the place. Can't remember specifically where they are but I don't think it's the main ridgeway.

EDIT Hmm maybe it is.. Strava seems to suggest the Avebury Down bit.

matt_outandabout, you seem to have it in for Ardrossan. Certainly not the most prestigious of toons, but its not that bad.

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Am i close to home? 😉

It could be worse...A lot worse.

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I kid you not!

Is that Gaddings Dam?

I know Blackpool is a dump, my picture on the other thread is just a couple of typical back Street sights round town, there's much worse.

But like anywhere, in the right light at the right time, parts of blackpool are alright, i liked growing up here and being a tourist town means there's loads of good stuff for kids to do.

Regularly the view from my work in winter evenings
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Evening rides on the prom are pleasant enough
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There's a nature reserve just outside the town centre, Marton mere
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And of course, just across Morecambe bay, we're not that far from the good old lake district
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@Nipper- what you say is true. I live on the northern side of Mynydd y Gwair. The hill is covered in hidden secrets.

Is that Gaddings Dam?

It is indeed.