@@TheMississauga333as someone that lives in the town being videoed it is not even close to being Scotland's roughest town, also no it's a McEwans which is essentially a dark Scottish Ale
As someone that lives here and unknowingly participated in this video (bar staff), I can 100% assure you this is not the roughest town in Scotland and that the small snippet you've shown here does absolutely zero justice to it... It's also actually a really good place for a night out with the guidance of a local, which any person you passed in the street or in the pub would've been willing to help with. Very friendly place and a hell of a lot nicer than portrayed here :)
As a Scot who has travelled the world, it’s important to point out that there’s a difference between ‘rough’ and ‘dangerous’. Yes, there are lots of ‘rough’ places in Scotland, mostly the outer schemes of the major cities, but this doesn’t automatically make them ‘dangerous’.
@@honestplaces As many others said, the very busy ferries, which Stranraer served for more than 150 years all moved out. You look clueless and are clueless; not even talking to anyone, not knowing where you were and whether Ayr is North or South (hardly a difficult thing for almost anyone, even if you have never been in Scotland before)! All of the UK (except for the super rich, who can exit anytime), is in catastrophic, inevitable, permanent freefall. Welcome to UKstan.
Im English and parked a truck on the front there years ago, I was delivering to a carpet shop next morning, it was a sunny afternoon, went in a great local pub, it was a Monday and a great laugh with the the staff and locals who were drunk haha. Happy times.
A striking contrast to how the Rangers fans left Manchester city centre years back, when they were here for a Europa cup final. Piles and piles of rubbish everywhere.
Larne ferry goes straight to Stranraer past cairnryan though. Edit, apparently they don't go to Stranraer at all any more. Shows you the last time I went to Scotland 🤣
I sympathise that people working hard in english towns n still struggling .. end of the day nothing they can do to change the country.. save up move away to somewhere warm n affordable, south of portugal france, or spain .. or stay n suck it up 😅
Who ever told you Stranraer was a rough town was winding you up, the roughest pubs will be in the greater Glasgow areas. Unfortunately Stranraer is suffering from decline after the ferry terminal was moved a few miles along to Cairnryan .
Well well! An interesting outsider's view of the town as he walks round a few of the pubs.. Cross keys, Grapes, Corner Pocket and 'The Pub'. Looked like a very recent Saturday afternoon. His comments weren't particularly judgemental and not to be taken too seriously. He'd been misinformed to call Stranraer 'Scotland's-roughest-town' - not by a longshot. In general it's a friendly welcoming place.
It looks like an Irish _sráidbhaile_ (street-village) the way the houses and pubs are along the winding road. It doesn't seem rough. Just kind of quiet and forgotten.
I worked in that area for a year and met some of the weirdest people ever. That town has people who have literally never left it in their lives. The health service is also a shambles because nobody wants to work there so they end up with the dregs who cant get jobs elsewhere. I hear the train service to Glasgow is winding down, not sure it will be missed. Trying to get to civilisation ie the central belt is a nightmare on public transport.
Is health service not a shambles everywhere? Or maybe u go private but see because we are so far away from bigger hospitals etc, see those dregs ur on about, they go above and beyond to do their best with what's available to them and do we HAVE TO LEAVE .... If your born n bred here, happy and content with ur life, why wud u leave, we still go on hols etc like everyone else, boat trip away from a beautiful Ireland and we have some of the nicest scenery and food in small fishing ports, u just have to know where to look.....don't knock it , especially if a year's all u did
@@claireagnew7996 "Is health service not a shambles everywhere?", no its not. I worked in the NHS down there so I know firsthand. I have also worked for four other Scottish health boards so it was easy to compare. Many leave because they understand theres basically nothing there, no opportunities. Plus I didnt even mention the racism and general hostility towards people who move there from the rest of the UK.
Stranraer?? rough?? Paisley, Greenock, Port Glasgow, Dumbarton, Kilmarnock, Irvine, most of North and East Glasgow would make Stranraer seem like a smooth silky luxurious bedsheet after sleeping on jaggy nettles for a week......
You need to do your research! Ferries to Ireland DO NOT leave from STRANRAER, they leave fron CAIRNRYAN along the coast. Scottish bank notes are widely accepted in England.
Stranraer is Definitely not a rough town, iv been living in this area for the last 10 years and it's not a scary place to live. I was brought up in Ayrshire and that's a crazy place to live, Dalry was nuts, maybe give that a go 🤣 paisley, Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and pretty much all of Ayrshire is a bit wild, Edinburgh is pretty calm compared aswell.
I'm in Saltcoats and don't really think anywhere is that dodgy these days as folk don't seem to venture out to pubs like they used to. Weirdest folk in Ayrshire are from places like Drongan, Patna, New Cumnock 😂
@@ianmcilwraith4479 I lived in saltcoats for a while. Saw tons of junkys arguing outside the job centre 🤣 pretty entertaining. Nowhere feels as crazy as it used to. Everywhere is just rundown looking now.
😂 Stranraer isn’t rough…. As someone who works all over the uk I’ve been in some right rough towns… try port Glasgow, or easterhouse in Glasgow itself and you’ll not be welcomed in some of the pubs!
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Was born and bred in Scotland (Glasgow outskirts) and can’t say I ever thought of Stranraer as rough. used to go there on the odd holiday. Got mugged in Greenock once which was fun…. I’d say it’s a matter of luck what experience you have.
If you think Stranraer is rough, you dont know what rough is, The people of Stranraer are polite and friendly the centre of town (which is all you showed) maybe a bit rundown but ROUGH, no chance.
@@honestplaces The big cities are becoming unliveable due to countless factors including rent, house prices, overcrowding, cost of living, Ulez etc. Some of the smaller towns are better than the big cities in terms of quality of life etc some have been abandoned by opportunity and government
Nice to see your channel keep growing ! You need to make hay while the suns shines....get the merch started... hoodies t-shirts caps...with the print..."Kicking off !". on one and "SPLITTING THE G "....😄
I don't know what all the fuss is about. It looks like a lovely place to me. And full of wonderful citizen's !. PS, If you go to Glasgow then what ever you do, DO NOT walk into the Saricen at Barrowlands with that camera. You will probably get out alive 😂
Greenock is without a shadow of a doubt the roughest town in Scotland. By a mile. Or anywhere in Inverclyde. I would advise against coming but each to their own 😂
It was a booming town when the ferry’s left from where the train station is! When they moved the ferry port, that turned Stranraer sadly into a ghost town sadly!
Maybe if you had spoke to people instead of sneakin about with the go pro on yor bag and not had 4 pints and been tucked up in bed in your B&B by 7 you might have had a better time👍 Stranraer reviews you
Fun fact: Scottish money is actually worth much less in England which is why business don’t like to accept it. £10 in Scottish tender works out to be approx 7p (pence) once in England
Welcome to another episode of Honest Places where this melt says nothing honest about any place other than various phrases such as: it is what it is, it's awite, banging, it's a 7 outta ten that. God man, could have had a closer look at the ferry terminal and figured out the links to the islands. Just ridiculous content.
Whoever told you that it’s the roughest town in Scotland was pulling your leg (or something else). It’s had better days, but there are better times ahead. Ferry hasn’t sailed from the town for many years, did you see a big boat in the harbour with Stena on the side ? Very poor video, if it was a newspaper article I’d say it was crap journalism !
Fair play to this vlogger....he actually tries to find rough boozers but rarely succeeds. He's more critical to poorly poured pints than the clientele If you're offended in any way you have your own issues we can't help you with
Why not try out Scottish whiskies, he wud skip round those streets plus why not get a local to walk with you and show you actual good pubs with good clean drink... tbh guiness is not most popular....
@@claireagnew7996 ....being a Borders guy I used to love a pint or many of Tennent's Scotch Ale washed down with several chasers , surprised I'm still around to discuss it 🤣
@@geebee6737 that's a very common sight, especially in the refined drinker and older generation, a pint and a chaser.....not that I'm calling u old but i alwats think it looks good, sitting on a bar...
Always great to see him!!! Hello from Maryland USA. Here I used to drink lots of Budweiser on tap and depending on the pub sometimes the stuff would taste like really bad swill, like a dog bathed in it! I think my dear old Dad used to tell me they need to clean the taps or something. Also I remember Guinness in a bottle could not compare to the great taste and froth of a Guinness on tap. I remember a pub I would get 1/2 Harp and 1/2 Guinness on tap and that was great. So I wonder why some of the Guinness you sample in different pubs are not of equal quality, maybe carbonation issues, old brew, etc?? Great videos!!!
Awww the joys of being half English and living in Northern Ireland. Two choices, drive the short drive to Liverpool down the M62 and spend 8 hours on a ferry to Belfast, or drive the long route all the way to Stranraer for the ferry. More choices, shorter ferry to Larne and drive to County Down or the longer ferry to Belfast. Decisions decisions 😂
awesome video man! grew up in glasgow and used to travel around a bunch and this brings back alot of memories. Lived in Australia for 15 years now so its an amazing throw back.
These pubs remind me of a scuff tickle drastic floater bean that I used to visit. I would get on a hand creed instead of a stern check over there with a weather span of about three. After three hours at that magnitude the drinking would storm into a droll or none less then a whaler in great comfort.
Use your Scottish notes to pay for petrol. As legal tender they can't be refused for payment of a debt, which is what it is once you've filled your car with fuel. NB Next time you're in Glasgow be sure to visit the famous Bon Accord pub on North Street.
Stick them in the self service tills at the supermarket. Morrisons take those Bank of Ireland Belfast notes that are hard to get rid of. Roadchef motorway servos also take Scottish/Irish notes.
On the old firm day the thistle inn is celtic and the red stone inn is rangers and there only like a 100 metres from each other on the whitlets road in Ayr
Found your channel recently, cant stop watching the videos now! Did a crawl round Cleethorpes last Winter, two very interesting ones at the railway station one good, one not so good!
@@honestplaces Haha. Well as someone land locked in the Trent Valley where the sun never shines.. it blows my mind that there's towns like this still. Not yet rammed with 'seekers and no 15 punts in a line waiting for you everywhere you go. Fresh air, sunshine even when its freezing cold, the glorious sea and no doubt deserted beaches and the property is probably practically free.. And nobody wants to live there. 🤷♀ Were I a remote-y or a nomad I'd love to live somewhere like this for a while. Not even kidding.
Pubs packed too early.....nobody works....go at this time...people just home from work, teatime...nowhere livens up till a bit later.... Scotland equals whisky....you might make it to the 2nd pub.lol..x
The only time and place I ever enjoyed a Guinness was when I worked in Dublin. Had it every day! It's really good to make a pheasant casserole with. 👍👍👍👍
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at the grapes was that dark beer a porter? great vids i wish i could do what your doing, most beers in canada are sh!t
@@TheMississauga333as someone that lives in the town being videoed it is not even close to being Scotland's roughest town, also no it's a McEwans which is essentially a dark Scottish Ale
@@ninianvarley8047 hi, a dark ale, sounds good, we dont have good stuff like that here, thanks for the reply
@@honestplaces wee wanker….. nothing rough about the place.
As someone that lives here and unknowingly participated in this video (bar staff), I can 100% assure you this is not the roughest town in Scotland and that the small snippet you've shown here does absolutely zero justice to it... It's also actually a really good place for a night out with the guidance of a local, which any person you passed in the street or in the pub would've been willing to help with. Very friendly place and a hell of a lot nicer than portrayed here :)
He did the same with my city Birmingham he seems too head too worst parts of places. Im sure Stranraer is nice
@@BallsDeepinaHoleStranraer is a lovely place. I went there a few months ago.
Is kirsty Mcnight still around 🤔
@@recall2880 It looks a really good place
@@BallsDeepinaHoleI think that's the whole point isn't it...to head to the worst areas
As a Scot who has travelled the world, it’s important to point out that there’s a difference between ‘rough’ and ‘dangerous’. Yes, there are lots of ‘rough’ places in Scotland, mostly the outer schemes of the major cities, but this doesn’t automatically make them ‘dangerous’.
Very true....never stated this was dangerous, just rough and abit run down👍
@@honestplaces As many others said, the very busy ferries, which Stranraer served for more than 150 years all moved out. You look clueless and are clueless; not even talking to anyone, not knowing where you were and whether Ayr is North or South (hardly a difficult thing for almost anyone, even if you have never been in Scotland before)! All of the UK (except for the super rich, who can exit anytime), is in catastrophic, inevitable, permanent freefall. Welcome to UKstan.
Im English and parked a truck on the front there years ago, I was delivering to a carpet shop next morning, it was a sunny afternoon, went in a great local pub, it was a Monday and a great laugh with the the staff and locals who were drunk haha. Happy times.
Yeh boozers there are half decent 👍
Was it the pub next to the carpet place???:That be the "Monday Club ".lol.xxxx
No litter to be seen on the streets ! A striking contrast to all the English towns that I am familiar with...
Yeh that is true!
A striking contrast to how the Rangers fans left Manchester city centre years back, when they were here for a Europa cup final. Piles and piles of rubbish everywhere.
It's clean because there is no sod about 😂
It's clean because there is no sod about 😂
@@simoncook7456certain times town is like that, earlier in the day or later on would be different but then all nightlife etc has changed
Boat to Belfast takes 2 hours and leaves further up the coast at Cairnryan!
Rough my arse!
Larne ferry goes straight to Stranraer past cairnryan though.
Edit, apparently they don't go to Stranraer at all any more. Shows you the last time I went to Scotland 🤣
A lot of people in a lot of our towns in the UK are struggling badly, it's not right. And a lot of those people are working!
Small towns 100%.
@@honestplaces sad 😔 we are a better nation than this. Your videos are superb. Mainsstream hide all the real stuff. Hello from the Highlands
India did it . . .with help from Tony Blair .
I sympathise that people working hard in english towns n still struggling .. end of the day nothing they can do to change the country.. save up move away to somewhere warm n affordable, south of portugal france, or spain .. or stay n suck it up 😅
Stayed in Stranraer several times over the years and to be honest it was great and the locals were very friendly. Would definitely visit again.
Stranraer, Stranraer ooooh me angina - Ya Killing Me!
Classic!
@@thelegoshed in Scotland!??
I was just about to leave that same comment 😂
Kenny get me Zantac...
Honestly the only point of reference I have for Stranraer 😂
Who ever told you Stranraer was a rough town was winding you up, the roughest pubs will be in the greater Glasgow areas.
Unfortunately Stranraer is suffering from decline after the ferry terminal was moved a few miles along to Cairnryan .
100% rougher pubs, the town though yeh isn't upto scratch
Have a look around Ayrshire and the west coast.
Get it doon ya lad
I would say it looks a nice little place maybe it’s is because its sunny believe me there is much worse
You should try Arbroath pretty rough pubs their @@honestplaces
Had a lovely solo fishing trip in Stranraer a couple years ago. It wasn't rough at all, at least in my opinion. Also, very good spot for fishing
Well well! An interesting outsider's view of the town as he walks round a few of the pubs.. Cross keys, Grapes, Corner Pocket and 'The Pub'. Looked like a very recent Saturday afternoon. His comments weren't particularly judgemental and not to be taken too seriously. He'd been misinformed to call Stranraer 'Scotland's-roughest-town' - not by a longshot. In general it's a friendly welcoming place.
After watching the Birmingham episode that looks lovely and clean! Fair play to them they must respect their community.
It looks like an Irish _sráidbhaile_ (street-village) the way the houses and pubs are along the winding road. It doesn't seem rough. Just kind of quiet and forgotten.
I worked in that area for a year and met some of the weirdest people ever. That town has people who have literally never left it in their lives. The health service is also a shambles because nobody wants to work there so they end up with the dregs who cant get jobs elsewhere. I hear the train service to Glasgow is winding down, not sure it will be missed. Trying to get to civilisation ie the central belt is a nightmare on public transport.
Yeh if you live there and don't drive you're done for!
Is health service not a shambles everywhere? Or maybe u go private but see because we are so far away from bigger hospitals etc, see those dregs ur on about, they go above and beyond to do their best with what's available to them and do we HAVE TO LEAVE .... If your born n bred here, happy and content with ur life, why wud u leave, we still go on hols etc like everyone else, boat trip away from a beautiful Ireland and we have some of the nicest scenery and food in small fishing ports, u just have to know where to look.....don't knock it , especially if a year's all u did
@@claireagnew7996 "Is health service not a shambles everywhere?", no its not. I worked in the NHS down there so I know firsthand. I have also worked for four other Scottish health boards so it was easy to compare. Many leave because they understand theres basically nothing there, no opportunities. Plus I didnt even mention the racism and general hostility towards people who move there from the rest of the UK.
Nowt rough about Stranraer. Had some of the best nights out when i lived there.
Loch Ryan port in Cairnryan now used instead of Stranraer for Ferries to Ireland
Hahaha, Stranraer. Scotland roughest town lol. If you think thats rough you've spent your life living under a rock. Positively lovely wee town 👍
This was recommended from scottish people 🤣
@@honestplacesthink someone's pulling Ur leg or a clever person for free advertising.lol.😊
I often travel to Belfast for work and Stranraer has always seemed OK to me. A bit tatty around the edges, but I could say the same for myself 😂
It's a bit of a scruffy. forgotten town that needs a lift. But the locals are genuine. "Roughest Town". Not by a long shot.
*Edinburgh*
- Granton
- Wester Hailes
- Muirhouse
- Niddire
- Craigmillar
- Pilton
*Glasgow*
- Shettleston
- Govanhill
- Easterhouse
- Possilpark
- Castlemilk
- Drumchapel
- Maryhill
That's some filming and driving that 🤣
@@honestplaces Lol, 'tis that! Bald And Bankrupt of course hit Easterhouse
@@finanzferdinand9874 he got way more cheddar then me
Stranraer?? rough?? Paisley, Greenock, Port Glasgow, Dumbarton, Kilmarnock, Irvine, most of North and East Glasgow would make Stranraer seem like a smooth silky luxurious bedsheet after sleeping on jaggy nettles for a week......
Stranraers rougher than Irvine surely
@@pierer91Irvine full of drugs.
Just abt say greenock but no many rough pubs now a days
Class words!!!lol.xx
@@saoralba4236 I got ignored in Kilmarnock when they realised I was English!
Another great video!!! Thanks so much for sharing your great travel adventures!!! All the best from Australia 🌏
This has cracked me up. Stranraer roughest town lmao. Also u can't get a ferry across to Belfast from stranraer, u can from Cairnryan lol
Some people watch anything lol Stranraer roughest town in Scotland 😂😂😂What a load of shit
It looks like a lovely area mate, Go to Dagenham or Harold Hill near East London, and take that Reebok top off haha.
Spotlessly clean little town
This guy has no clue what the hell he on about , he has no clue on reality
You need to do your research! Ferries to Ireland DO NOT leave from STRANRAER, they leave fron CAIRNRYAN along the coast. Scottish bank notes are widely accepted in England.
Looked bangin’. Coupler pints. Bit of crabbin in the harbour. Bangin’
Are you having a laugh. Much worse places in Scotland. Are you aware it's an offence to record us without permission
Stranraer is Definitely not a rough town, iv been living in this area for the last 10 years and it's not a scary place to live.
I was brought up in Ayrshire and that's a crazy place to live, Dalry was nuts, maybe give that a go 🤣 paisley, Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and pretty much all of Ayrshire is a bit wild,
Edinburgh is pretty calm compared aswell.
I'm in Saltcoats and don't really think anywhere is that dodgy these days as folk don't seem to venture out to pubs like they used to. Weirdest folk in Ayrshire are from places like Drongan, Patna, New Cumnock 😂
@@ianmcilwraith4479 I lived in saltcoats for a while. Saw tons of junkys arguing outside the job centre 🤣 pretty entertaining.
Nowhere feels as crazy as it used to. Everywhere is just rundown looking now.
Irelands best place for a Guinness. Looking forward to the next upload.
100% pal 👍
Stranraer...rough? Hahahahaha!!
really? We spent a weekend in Stranraer and we had a great stay
I’m from Detroit, Michigan. And I have to say, the UK looks pretty nice. Nice work son
😂 Stranraer isn’t rough….
As someone who works all over the uk I’ve been in some right rough towns… try port Glasgow, or easterhouse in Glasgow itself and you’ll not be welcomed in some of the pubs!
Sounds inviting 🤣
My brother used to live in Port Glasgow
I kinda liked the place 😊
I don't know if that's Scotland's roughest town. It looks quite nice to be fair.
Stranraer was a great place to buy anything you wanted in the eighties as long as it was black market!
Sounds mint
You know it so well.lol.x
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22 microgrammes (mcg) of alcohol in 100 ml of breath
50 milligrammes (mg) of alcohol in 100ml of blood
67 milligrammes (mg) in 100 ml of urine
The ferry hasn't left from Stranraer since 2011!
Really? 🤣
Stranraer is not Scotland's roughest town. Not even close. Central belt and Glesga area for that kind of caper.
Was born and bred in Scotland (Glasgow outskirts) and can’t say I ever thought of Stranraer as rough. used to go there on the odd holiday. Got mugged in Greenock once which was fun…. I’d say it’s a matter of luck what experience you have.
Yeh true mate. Can just get an unlucky day
folk appear nice and friendly, but like everywhere else these days ( in the world) you'll be watched.
When did you go to Ayr mate? Can’t find the video, I’m from Ayr and interested to see where you went.
He was driving didnt go to any pubs
If you think Stranraer is rough, you dont know what rough is, The people of Stranraer are polite and friendly the centre of town (which is all you showed) maybe a bit rundown but ROUGH, no chance.
I usually refer to rough as buildings etc. People were sound and pubs bangin
Having always lived in a massive English city, I couldn't imagine living in a small remote place like Stranraer. Great video.
You get small isolated hick towns in England 🏴 or Wales 🏴 or Ireland 🇮🇪 as well as in Scotland 🏴 same as you get big massive cities
Yeh i'm the same. Need to be near bit city ish
@@honestplaces The big cities are becoming unliveable due to countless factors including rent, house prices, overcrowding, cost of living, Ulez etc. Some of the smaller towns are better than the big cities in terms of quality of life etc some have been abandoned by opportunity and government
If you think Stranraer is the roughest town in Scotland, you need to get out more, 😜
This was recommended from scots 🤣
Stranraer looks alright to me pal. Alot worse kips than this
Hi mate least streets and paths are spotless not like over here good little pubs friendly
Very true mate
Looks like a nice place . .. a cousin across the pond
Nice to see your channel keep growing ! You need to make hay while the suns shines....get the merch started... hoodies t-shirts caps...with the print..."Kicking off !". on one and "SPLITTING THE G "....😄
Cheers pal. Afew people do keep saying that. Have wondered of people would get one 🤣
@@honestplaces yeah! "Moochin'"
Also at shirt that says “That’s Banging “
"is what it is" obviously 😂
I don't know what all the fuss is about. It looks like a lovely place to me. And full of wonderful citizen's !.
PS, If you go to Glasgow then what ever you do, DO NOT walk into the Saricen at Barrowlands with that camera. You will probably get out alive 😂
Try larkhall one off the most unfriendly places depending on your religion may have changed now i was there many years ago😢
You have to check the crime statistics to see what is the roughest town.
Clue…it ain’t Stranraer .
Crime isn't a main thing for roughness
@@honestplaces what is then ?
Greenock is without a shadow of a doubt the roughest town in Scotland. By a mile. Or anywhere in Inverclyde. I would advise against coming but each to their own 😂
Already booked it
@@honestplaces knew you would haha if you need any info let me know mate happy to help this is the real wild west lol
It was a booming town when the ferry’s left from where the train station is! When they moved the ferry port, that turned Stranraer sadly into a ghost town sadly!
@@honestplaces try Donnachies in port glasgow if you're about
Yes get yourself up to Greenock. Then get into Possilpark in Glasgow
i always have a couple of beers n enjoy your videos
Maybe if you had spoke to people instead of sneakin about with the go pro on yor bag and not had 4 pints and been tucked up in bed in your B&B by 7 you might have had a better time👍 Stranraer reviews you
Looked like a ghost town.
‘The Pub’ seemed decent enough 👍
Apart from pubs nowt else 🤣
Fun fact: Scottish money is actually worth much less in England which is why business don’t like to accept it.
£10 in Scottish tender works out to be approx 7p (pence) once in England
It Is What It Is 😂WHATT IS IT!!?😂Och Aye Ra Noo🏴🍺
😂😂 Roon n Roon the streets o tha toon.. ower the wa and richt back Doon....lol.lol..
Welcome to another episode of Honest Places where this melt says nothing honest about any place other than various phrases such as: it is what it is, it's awite, banging, it's a 7 outta ten that.
God man, could have had a closer look at the ferry terminal and figured out the links to the islands.
Just ridiculous content.
Amen!!! Somebody has said it all....🎉🎉🎉🎉
CAMRA says the Golden Cross pub was built in 1780.
Whoever told you that it’s the roughest town in Scotland was pulling your leg (or something else). It’s had better days, but there are better times ahead.
Ferry hasn’t sailed from the town for many years, did you see a big boat in the harbour with Stena on the side ?
Very poor video, if it was a newspaper article I’d say it was crap journalism !
This was from scots themselfs 🤣
Gan on James!x
BANG, BANG, BANG. KICKING OFF, KICKING OFF, IT IS WHAT IT IS.
The roughest thing in Scotland is Nicola sturgeon 😂
Can’t believe you missed out girvan and done Stranraer and Ayr
Fair play to this vlogger....he actually tries to find rough boozers but rarely succeeds.
He's more critical to poorly poured pints than the clientele
If you're offended in any way you have your own issues we can't help you with
Why not try out Scottish whiskies, he wud skip round those streets plus why not get a local to walk with you and show you actual good pubs with good clean drink... tbh guiness is not most popular....
@@claireagnew7996 ....being a Borders guy I used to love a pint or many of Tennent's Scotch Ale washed down with several chasers , surprised I'm still around to discuss it 🤣
@@geebee6737 that's a very common sight, especially in the refined drinker and older generation, a pint and a chaser.....not that I'm calling u old but i alwats think it looks good, sitting on a bar...
Go to Hamilton if you want to see a run down town!... Mostly all pubs and not much else!
Looks like s decent pint and nice pub. no tv and music and plenty of voices (the grapes)
They always have amazing local musicians and singalongs.....after all we are Galloway/Irish.x
I thought the place at least looked fairly clean,nice couple of boozers as well 😊😊😊
Always great to see him!!! Hello from Maryland USA. Here I used to drink lots of Budweiser on tap and depending on the pub sometimes the stuff would taste like really bad swill, like a dog bathed in it! I think my dear old Dad used to tell me they need to clean the taps or something. Also I remember Guinness in a bottle could not compare to the great taste and froth of a Guinness on tap. I remember a pub I would get 1/2 Harp and 1/2 Guinness on tap and that was great. So I wonder why some of the Guinness you sample in different pubs are not of equal quality, maybe carbonation issues, old brew, etc?? Great videos!!!
Awww the joys of being half English and living in Northern Ireland. Two choices, drive the short drive to Liverpool down the M62 and spend 8 hours on a ferry to Belfast, or drive the long route all the way to Stranraer for the ferry. More choices, shorter ferry to Larne and drive to County Down or the longer ferry to Belfast. Decisions decisions 😂
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Larne is a bloody rough ass place, in my experience.
@@deargdoom8743Made the mistake of getting the ferry there and booking a cheap Airbnb for a week....not one of my better moves!
Unfortunately it just isn't rough. Spent a load of time there working on the Ports and it's just full of great people and great pubs
awesome video man! grew up in glasgow and used to travel around a bunch and this brings back alot of memories. Lived in Australia for 15 years now so its an amazing throw back.
I went to Stranrear once, walked right out.
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These pubs remind me of a scuff tickle drastic floater bean that I used to visit. I would get on a hand creed instead of a stern check over there with a weather span of about three. After three hours at that magnitude the drinking would storm into a droll or none less then a whaler in great comfort.
Welcome to Club 30 Dan! 🎉 Another great vid!
Use your Scottish notes to pay for petrol. As legal tender they can't be refused for payment of a debt, which is what it is once you've filled your car with fuel. NB Next time you're in Glasgow be sure to visit the famous Bon Accord pub on North Street.
Mate i'll remember that. Nice one
A postage stamp is legal tender
"I think you'll find that's legal tender!"
Stick them in the self service tills at the supermarket. Morrisons take those Bank of Ireland Belfast notes that are hard to get rid of. Roadchef motorway servos also take Scottish/Irish notes.
Good community in some of the places outside more or less a ghost town but yeah the rocking place was the pub good stuff son 👍😎
Another great video really enjoyed it.
Cheers pal 👍
Big up lakeview guest house, was a good place to kip
100% that's a Sunday.. Stranraer more lively every other day of the week😂
Deffo was a friday mate 🤣
@honestplaces surely not? I live here and never seen it that quiet on a Friday.. looks dead even by a Sunday standard
Plus all the shops are shut when you're walking about?
amazing content bro enjoyed every bit of it keep up the good channel👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
On the old firm day the thistle inn is celtic and the red stone inn is rangers and there only like a 100 metres from each other on the whitlets road in Ayr
Found your channel recently, cant stop watching the videos now! Did a crawl round Cleethorpes last Winter, two very interesting ones at the railway station one good, one not so good!
May need to get on that crawl! Cheers pal
You cut out the bit were you walked into the sign in the car park mate
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You were right beside us 😂😂
@@andydoughnutreid2711 mate it well hurt! Might sue 🤣
Whens the Ayr video getting shown. Cant believe you said its 'hangin'!
It would be funny if you made a joint video with Tweedy Pubs. It would be like taking the rough with the smooth.
Who is that? Guessing some guy who goes high end pubs?
Never seen a McEwans stout before. I've had a few pints of Black Stag.
Never heard of that! 🤔
Population of Scran Ra .. 28?
Looks like heaven!
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@@honestplaces Haha. Well as someone land locked in the Trent Valley where the sun never shines.. it blows my mind that there's towns like this still. Not yet rammed with 'seekers and no 15 punts in a line waiting for you everywhere you go. Fresh air, sunshine even when its freezing cold, the glorious sea and no doubt deserted beaches and the property is probably practically free..
And nobody wants to live there.
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Were I a remote-y or a nomad I'd love to live somewhere like this for a while. Not even kidding.
@@honestplacesmaybe if u went at a better time mate.xx
Pubs packed too early.....nobody works....go at this time...people just home from work, teatime...nowhere livens up till a bit later....
Scotland equals whisky....you might make it to the 2nd pub.lol..x
Another great video! The Pub pub looked wicked
Cheers pal. Deffo best of the bunch
The Pub is a great place, but Stranraer is not a rough place to live it's not even the roughest place in its county
I doubt this one could cope with Scotland's roughest anything. 😂😂
I would have thought Paisley was the roughest place in Scotland. It's certainly pretty grim.
That place is just an estate, more just grim housing init
Nah paiskey is a town lol@@honestplaces
like everywhere in the UK no shortage of run down places, really is sad.
@@honestplacesPaisley is the largest town in Scotland it’s got plenty estates you need to do another of the town
I lived there for about 3 years in early nineties-defo rough as feck
Liking the videos mate. Would be interesting to see you do some of them at like 10pm 😂
Hard later on pal. Music license kills youtube vids, had to cut loads of videos before due to copywrite etx
@@honestplaces makes sense mate
Partick in Glasgow has brilliant pubs. Maybe not ruff but you’ll get a good pint.
Why didn't you go to the republic after Belfast instead of Feckin off to Scotland. I know Dublin has a rough reputation now but don't be scared.
Had a flight that evening 🤣
He didn't even go to West Belfast never mind Dublin
You should go to Saltcoats or Irvine
They grim?
@honestplaces saltcoats, definitely, irvine not so much but you will get a great Guinness
Take it this was yesterday? The only nice day we've had recently. Sat out and had a few with the neighbours. Cannae beat a bit of nice weather.
Was about 3 weeks ago 🤣
@@honestplaces Aye there was a nice Saturday a few weeks back, I remember it well 🤣
@@PaulEcosse gotta savor those moments 🤣
The only time and place I ever enjoyed a Guinness was when I worked in Dublin.
Had it every day!
It's really good to make a pheasant casserole with. 👍👍👍👍
Yeh....it's like a different drink init
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Totally.