[Closed] Wolverhampton - The end of the world?

You have never been to Essex then

Short answer, yes. I would rather have a km of barbed wire pulled out of my arse than go there of my own free will.

A purpose? Only played a major part in the industrial revolution that changed the world forever but you knew that right? As did all that area and the Black Country. The Black Country museum is well worth a visit by the way, you might learn something. HTH.

Black Country museum being in Dudley, not wolvo, so well worth a visit.

Just over 30 mins drive to Cannock.

I visited briefly whilst deciding which photography degree course to attend as a mature student. I'd made up my mind it wouldn't be Wolverhampton before I even got off the train.

No offence to anyone. FWIW I ended up in Sunderland, which is pretty much a smaller version of the above... But at least Sunderland has the saving grace of having some glorious countryside nearby to escape into.

A fair number of British heavy rock and metal bands came from that area; it gave them a good excuse to get good enough to get the hell away as soon as possible...

If you think walvo's bad, try walsall.Count thy chickens i'd say.

You've never been to Slough, have you?

or Bolton

Or Coventry.

I quite liked the art gallery they have there

I live on the outskirts, and okay its pretty much like any town in that it has its good and bad, but generally it has been here for a long time and there is some very good architecture to be seen, good art gallery, church etc...

and the countryside is right on the doorstep, shropshire, south staffs, worcs, ironbridge all in easy riding distance...

its not bad at all compared to a lot of places, its always had a bad rap, but i don't see it.

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see.... i could show you the crap, but i think your seeing that all to easily anyway..?

its bostin!!

tomhoward - Member
You've never been to Slough, have you?

FWIW I ended up in Sunderland, which is pretty much a smaller version of the above... But at least Sunderland has the saving grace of having some glorious countryside nearby to escape into.

Didn't stick around Wolves too long then?

I'd made up my mind it wouldn't be Wolverhampton before I even got off the train.

Wolverhampton's curse is that out the train window you see its arse as you arrive. Its true of most places that you don't see their most attractive aspects from the railway line but even seconds before you roll into the station theres madmax dereliction. Its like taking the train to ESP Powdercoaters 🙂

Wolves isn't a terribly remarkable town but its just a town, thats what towns generally are like, but that train approach really colours peoples view of it.

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or just drink, everything looks better when you've had a couple

Peterborough. Dire, dire place.

Loads of venues for live music, and a Championship football team (for the next few weeks at least)

Ah the Combemere, possibly the only pub in the land with a tree growing in the gents.

Great pub, fantastic beer 🙂

Agreed slough is worse, but if the best you can say about Wolverhampton is it's better than slough it doesn't really do a lot for the case in favour of Wolverhampton.

OP, it could be worse I once spent new years eve in Wolverhampton. Worst night out ever.

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Always enjoy visiting the Black Country because I have found the local people there are the friendliest I have come across in England.

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and the old railway line, which acts as an off road motorway to access of all kinds of wonderful trail delights...

Granted the people of Wolverhampton do speak a bit funny. Now what was it the yanks call a sweet potato?

I'm from Penn. Great riding, there's so much around! Wombourn, Himley, Baggeridge, Penn Common, Highgate common and loads around the border, Shropshire, Bridgnorth. I kind of miss it.

Having said that, I moved to Australia. 33 years in Wolvo was enough for me.

Best thing about Wolverhampton is the Civic Hall.
Brilliant concert venue, best in the Midlands. The sound in there is just great. Seen some ace bands there over the years.

And the locals are spot on. 😉

Tettenall is a nice place, some really nice places on that side.

Willenhall. Now thats a dire miserable place if ever there was one. I was working in the town center a wee while ago and it was like stepping back to the early eighties and not in a good way.

Z is for stripey oss. 😀

we used to have a guy come to see Stourbidge fc play a few years back now, he was from Willenhall, "Willenhall bloke" we called him - he got banned for keep getting his cock out!! 😯

The canal's a decent ride too, lovely red gravel path passes nice countryside & pubs.

As A lifelong Albion supporter it must be the worst place in the world.

I've been to a lot worse places, Bradford is by far the worst I've been to recently though.

Anyone that thinks Wolves is rough has never been to the paradise island of Tipton...

As A lifelong Albion supporter it must be the worst place in the world.

Albion fan here - don't really consider them rivals. The Villa however....

Wolverhampton gave you the first car to go over 200mph, the Sunbeam Mystery.

I come from Rotherham and had girlfriend in Penn, went to see her for the weekend and getting off the train in Wolverhampton looked like the reverse of leaving Rotherham. Deja vu all over again!

Wolves fan here, we don't consider you Baggies rivals either.

Shrewsbury however...

Wolves fan here, we don't consider you Baggies rivals either.

Shrewsbury however...

😀

Best thing about Wolverhampton is the Civic Hall.

indeed, that and its not far.from Stourbridge the musical capital of the world ( or it was when I were a kid).

singlespeedstu - Member

Anyone that thinks Wolves is rough has never been to the paradise island of Tipton...

I see no-one's mentioned Milton Keynes yet.

Probably because no-one there can read and write.

I worked at an outdoor centre west of Wolverhampton for four years or so. It's not a bad place, just looks a bit "abandoned" in places.

Rachel

Wolvo is not to bad,it's just a normal town some bits run down some bits ok.I live in wollaston head west and the next stop is wales.
I sometimes have to go to london with work and it fills me with dread horrid horrid place.

wollaston head west and the next stop is wales.

yummy..i'm wollaston raised, spent best part of 27 years there...

i'll be in the princess/unicorn next saturday very drunk,. stopping at moms happy days

user-removed - Member

No offence to anyone. FWIW I ended up in Sunderland, which is pretty much a smaller version of the above... But at least Sunderland has the saving grace of having some glorious countryside nearby to escape into.

Yes, because there's absolutely no glorious countryside near Wolverhampton to escape into 🙄
Shropshire must'nt have been moved by that point when you visited 🙄

 

One of our bunch is 40 next saturday so a cunning plan is being hatched,llandegla sat day time,15 places booked at the ruby cantonese then grahams place,princess,unicorn,plough, :lol:forresters

Adding to the collection of rubbish places in the Black Country, try Pensnett. It's small but we've got a high percentage of chavs and osses on every single piece of publicly owned grass.

forresters

used to work there, lovely pint too

its gonna be a case of did you spill my pint then Sargey? 😀

snetta?, yow cor bate it

every girl from brockMA in the 90's (when the waterfront was kicking) had blonde frizzy hair,...FACT!

Cycled up through the pools in snetland and came across wagner fishing,was tempted to push him in but he is a martial artist!

Lol,...nice to see success/celebrity stardom hasn't changed him, he knows where its at ,..obviously.

pork scratching fetish?

sargey - Member
Cycled up through the pools in snetland and came across wagner fishing,was tempted to push him in but he is a martial artist!

Whathaveisaidnow - Member
snetta?, yow cor bate it

Ahhhh quaint old Bewdley or Tipton-on -sea, as it's known on a sunny weekend 😀

that Wyre ain't bad though, when it dries up,....waiting....

Shropshire must'nt have been moved by that point when you visited

The good bits of Shropshire are quite a long way from Wolverhampton!

Farnworth, just outside Bolton is carnage. The locals are sub-60 IQ and have a pie in one hand and a walking stick in the other.

80'S in the black country,christophers,pihrahnas,the stone manor,the piggot arms,dkrfc disco and cruising round the forge car park in your hillman avenger happy days.

Piggot arms in Pattingham? Isn't that like the middle of nowhere?

i was kind of tail end of christophers scene, i was far too responsible to be involved in such shennanigans!!

Wolves fan here, we don't consider you Baggies rivals either.Shrewsbury however

Que sera sera

Was and still is a great place to live,mom still lives in wall heath,welsh trail centres a couple of hours away,the long mynd,malvern,clee hill an hour away and good local beer.

Good places to live aren't an hour or two away from riding!

Wolverhampton's curse is that out the train window you see its arse as you arrive. Its true of most places that you don't see their most attractive aspects from the railway line but even seconds before you roll into the station theres madmax dereliction. Its like taking the train to ESP Powdercoaters

In for a penny... To be brutally honest, it wasn't so much what I could see from the train (which was bad enough) but more the people on the train going home which put me off. Sorry.

If it's any consolation to the few who might well feel aggrieved, I didn't even turn up for my appointment with the course leader in Middlesbrough. Bought a pie and waited for the next train back home. A caravan in Edinburgh at the time.

I am very sorry molgrips i forgot to say that the local riding is not bad either,ps i thought molgrips had an e in it.

Well that's a source of much controversy...

I've been to a lot worse places, Bradford is by far the worst I've been to recently though.

I was thinking 'that could be Bradford' looking at some of the photo's. Anyhow it prompted me to share this:
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Strangely enough, I almost posted a "What is there to do in Wolverhampton ?" thread on Saturday.
Mrs MTG's daughter was in a swimming gala in Wolverhampton on Sunday and we would have a couple of hours to spare between her races.
In the end, we went to the West Park and had a look round the Conservatory.

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Highly recommended.
If you get there early, you can get an unofficial guided tour from the very knowledgeable and enthusiastic staff.

The student areas around Selly Oak are a total ****ing dump as is most of London.

I prefer Leicester to either of these and that's saying something.

Grantham and Corby (Jesus that accent) are also stains that blight this country.

Wolverhampton - The end of the world?

IGMC

If it's any consolation to the few who might well feel aggrieved, I didn't even turn up for my appointment with the course leader in Middlesbrough

I live in Wolvo, and my In laws are from Middlesbrough.. How lucky am I?? 😕

Wolverhampton is a city!

I'm from Wolverhampton but now live in wales. I admit, its not the best place in the UK, but its also not the worst. I also admit that the train ride isnt good if you come from the east through birmingham. But the ride in from the west and north is much better. Generally, the eastern side of Wolvo, closest to the black country is its worst part, but normally that is the part everybody sees. Places like Tettenhall, compton and Penn are much better but unfortunately, the visitors never see these parts.

The statement that there is no nice countryside near Wolverhampton is a load of s***e. Yes there aren't mountain ranges and hills and moorland, but rolling green conuntryside aplenty!

came across wagner

Happens to the best of us sometimes, don't worry though, you will grow out of it.