Ladies in Bolton scared to venture out

[dodgy]

We used to holiday in the lakes fairly often, for me it was my regular ride up to Grasmere from Wirral, Mrs D follows later in the car. It's amazing how many southerners you meet in pubs who are on their first ever visit to the lakes. Presumably, some of these southerners have trotted out the usual "grim up north" bolleaux to their mates back home before ever having got near the north.
Oh, and I do find it hilarious to hear southern cyclists speaking about their 'box hill' in lauded tones

 

[Drago]

I used feel the same way when I heard Glaswegians moaning about soft southerners, blithely ignorant of the fact that they're as close to London as they are to my first house in East Voe so are pretty much soft southerners themselves.

 

[DCLane]

I don't know about "Ladies scared to go out in Bolton", It's "If the ladies are out in Castleford, everyone's scared"

You've been to Cas Vegas on a night out then

 

[Profpointy]

I've worked up North and when travelling back I would see 'The South Glasgow ' I'm thinking how much further?

Coming back from Orkney (to Bristol) Glasgow was "nearly home". Well, time-wise it was more than half way

 

[fossyant]

You've been to Cas Vegas on a night out then

There is only one Vegas, "Staly Vegas"

 

[jayonabike]

so you've been to milton keynes and that's it?

No that’s was a joke. I’ve been all over the country.

 

[Blue Hills]

Ah the sense of humour for which Hertfordshire is famous.

 

[Moon bunny]

It really is grim up north. Another reason not to go there

Tourist visitors to Cumbria in 2018: 47 million.
Care to give us the figure for Hertfordshire?

 

[dodgy]

Tourist visitors to Cumbria in 2018: 47 million.
Care to give us the figure for Hertfordshire?

./end thread

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Tourist visitors to Cumbria in 2018: 47 million.
Care to give us the figure for Hertfordshire?

It’s 30 million apparently.

Its a curse and a blessing living in a popular tourist area.

Blessing - it’s popular for a reason
Curse - it’s popular

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Lancashire sees 68 million tourists a year. Do we have any higher bids?

 

[Blue Hills]

Tourist visitors to Cumbria in 2018: 47 million.
Care to give us the figure for Hertfordshire?

Scandalous negativity. A mere second or two's online research gave me hertfordshire's top 10 attractions.
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g186304-Activities-Hertfordshire_England.html

In at number 3,a park, with, and I quote:

There are 2 childrens play areas and also a fairly large paddling pool, with water fountains etc.

 

[Blue Hills]

Lancashire sees 68 million tourists a year. Do we have any higher bids?

And is that the severely truncated post 70s lancs or the historic lancashire?
Which was of course for a long time the centre of the world. No exaggeration.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I actually prefer the areas that escape tourist attention for the most part. An area doesn’t have to be popular to be nice. Some of my best holiday and breaks in the UK have been in none tourist areas.

I like to get away from crowds and traffic and popular tourist areas do not provide that.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

And is that the severely truncated post 70s lancs or the historic lancashire?
Which was of course for a long time the centre of the world. No exaggeration.

Bit like is Cumbria figures for heavily marketed and oversold Lake District or outside that region?