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What is the wettest place you have ever been to?

(96 Posts)
Noparadiseflapjack Wed 14-Oct-26 15:56:44

Brechin

Pinkrinse Thu 15-Oct-26 16:53:35

Costa Rica in November awful!

Paddington1914 Thu 15-Oct-26 16:57:40

At home, (Staffordshire) on Bank Holiday Monday this year!

David49 Thu 15-Oct-26 17:00:10

Worst Ive ever been involved in was at home in the midlands, In July 1998 it rained solidly for 2 days, over 6 inches in total massive damage we are above the flood plain so only superficial damage many properties damaged.

Since then we have no damaging floods at all, just fields and a few roads, we are well overdue a deluge.

JdotJ Thu 15-Oct-26 17:04:46

Manchester.
Doesn't stop raining

Purplepixie Thu 15-Oct-26 17:08:01

Wales

Grandma600 Thu 15-Oct-26 17:08:19

Whitby. Came home early after five days of grey skies, heavy rainfall and steamy-windowed coffee shops that were full of equally cheesed-off holiday makers

TwiceAsNice Thu 15-Oct-26 17:13:07

Scotland - just outside Glasgow in July/August . In a caravan for 6 WEEKS with a 6 year old and 2 years old. My ex husband had a work contract up there and we relocated for the summer holidays.

He had the car for work most days so had to rely on buses (think beach in a mac) or being in the caravan listening to horrendous rain banging on the roof . The caravan was cold and the children had limited toys. Worst holiday ever!

I’ve been to Scotland a couple of times since, has always rained the whole time I’ve been there ( I watched the Military Tattoo in drizzle, my friend and I were freezing , again in the summer) I don’t think I’ll ever go again

Hellsbelles Thu 15-Oct-26 17:34:12

The shower /bath/swimming pool grin proportionally .

I live in Cumbria so that gets wet pretty often !

knspol Thu 15-Oct-26 17:38:42

Definitely Isle of Skye!

Plevey08 Thu 15-Oct-26 17:58:53

Negril, Jamaica. The torrential rain and storms were very scary. All the staff abandoned the small hotel, we were in, to be with their families up in the hills. Scary!
I think Flippingheck's M62 drive sounds worse though.

Nanny27 Thu 15-Oct-26 18:46:45

Norway on holiday with 3 small children. Had to be towed off our campsite as the river rose dangerously close to our tent.

4allweknow Thu 15-Oct-26 21:04:33

Driving from New England to New York. Rain was so bad all the traffic just stopped as couldn't see a thing in any direction. Was stuck for 65 mins. There was surprisingly no flooding.

hollysteers Thu 15-Oct-26 21:36:50

Lake District, beautiful but wet.

StoneofDestiny Fri 16-Oct-26 06:00:51

Japan

Cath9 Fri 16-Oct-26 07:53:45

Dominica where it pelted down in 2009

Grandma70s Fri 16-Oct-26 08:12:41

Gloucester. The rhyme about Dr Foster who went to Gloucester and “stepped in a puddle right up to his middle” is all too believable.

Dylis Fri 16-Oct-26 08:52:12

A wet week in Charmouth last January. It rained from the moment we opened the car door to unload our luggage.
Still managed to enjoy ourselves though1

MiniMoon Fri 16-Oct-26 10:17:08

Belgium. We went to Brussels in the autumn. It was cold and wet. The day we visited Bruges was even worse, rain coming down in stair rods, cold and very dull. The worst trip I've ever been on.

Chardy Sat 17-Oct-26 13:43:49

You've reminded me of staying in Taomina, driving north back from Syracuse on the dual carriageway (with a hedge between the carriageways!) in relentless rain. The vehicle (lorry?) on the other side's outside lane must've hit serious road water, which came flying over to our side, drenching our windscreen. Truly, it was like someone had thrown a massive bucket of water straight at us. Not only couldn't you see, but the windscreen wipers couldn't cope with the water subsequently coming up off the bonnet. Terrifying.
Ah Sicilian rain

Chardy Sat 17-Oct-26 13:47:13

Sorry, Seapebble reminded me of Taomina