Where’s the one place you never want to visit again?

i always feel Egham sounds lonely without chips.

It opened at a very handy time for us, Grannypiper! They built the Travelodge and Waitrose together, with a car park underneath, at the time my DS & DIL expanded their family so we could no longer stay with them because they didn’t have room.

There’s not much else in Egham. A grotty Tesco, a couple of down-at-heel chain coffee shops and that is mostly it. Oh, there is a good pet shop.

The Waitrose in Staines has closed down, as has Debenhams, Laura Ashley, M&S and various other stores. I kind of liked Staines, it was a nice workaday town.

LauraNorder - he lived there for a while as a young man... and ctually I remember it in the 1970s and it was fairly grim then. But it did at least have a bookshop!

Obviously it's different now.

The Waitrose in Staines has closed down, as has Debenhams, Laura Ashley, M&S and various other stores. I kind of liked Staines, it was a nice workaday town.
Oh no, I used to go shopping in Staines sometimes, I bought a carrycot from Mothercare for DC3.

That was a long time ago!

Isle of Man

Benidorm and Rimini.

Had a dreadful holiday in Zante. The only holiday I’ve been on where I came back weighing less than before I went. Ended up being ill there, so it has tarnished my view of the place. They were also re-tarmacing the paths and roads, so tar was everywhere. The place was dirty and the resort just horrible.

Can’t agree about the Isle of Wight being horrible- have had some lovely holidays there. The only thing I would say is that The Needles is very over-rated, it’s very commercialised, with not a lot to offer other than gimmicky tourist things. Loved Edinburgh, too. It’s a good thing we’re all different ?.

Whitehaven hospital

Great Yarmouth. DH would say the Isle of Wight, we haven’t been there together, we both went when still at school !I have good memories of it though and would like to go back there.

In the UK, Skegness, closely followed by Blackpool though I admit I haven’t been to either in decades having been put off them when younger.
Abroad….Agadir in Morocco. A magnificent beach spoilt by constant hassle by the locals.

Dubai

Tunisia Pestered by sellers everywhere we went.

Gambia.
Constantly hassled every time you set foot outside of the hotel, and on the beach. We took supplies with us to donate to the local school, but that wasn’t enough, they asked for money too.
If you bought something from one beach vendor, the others would surround you and tell you to buy something from them too, the list of reasons not to go back is endless.

Easter Island.
My husband persuaded me in 2007 there was plenty to do and see. We were on our way from Tahiti to Chile and stopped en route for 4 miserable days( overnight would be fine). Very third world with overpriced awful accommodation where we could put our fingers through the damp bedroom wall and such poor sanitation so both of us got food poisoning. We did manage to see the whole island and all the amazing statues BUT trying to eat out was a joke as the island grows nothing and food deliveries are sporadic and I remember an awful meal of grey spaghetti with tinned vegetables!

America. I lived there for three years. I vowed never to return when my plane took off....

Huddersfield - urgh
India - urgh
Scarborough - the smell of seagull mess makes your eyes water

Clovelly in Devon as so steep and uneven cobbled path. Charges to walk through there. Awful place

Tunisia , that was 15 years ago it was so aggressive

South Africa where I grew up. It used to be lovely but is now a crime ridden place where there are about 60 murders PER DAY.

Tunisia.

Northallerton,a truly great place to visit and shop. I live fifteen miles away and go once a fortnight, couldn’t do without Barkers store, amazing friendly and first class customer service!!!

Bolton

New York and Toronto for me, I’d never go back even for free.

I love Gibraltar though, no crime and very clean.

I also was endlessly hassled and followed in Marrakesh. My son bought me a beautiful old necklace for my 60th birthday in a shop deep in the old market there. they wrapped it up and later when I opened it we discovered that it had been replaced with a cheap plastic replica. Of course we couldn't find the shop again. £60 wasted...

The Gambia. We went many years ago. It was beyond awful.
Lanzarote was grim too and Tenerife.