We Visit The UK's HELL HOLE ISLAND (Didn't Expect This)
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- Опубликовано: 22 июл 2024
- Welcome to the Isle Of Sheppey, named an isolate hell hole of an island (among other things), BUT is it really that bad?
Join us as we cross on to the island to explore one of the UK's most deprived towns, Sheerness where we are faced with the threat of an exploding bomb ship and a path to nowhere in the quest to find an abandoned fort (which we fail).
Further round the coast we stop in Minster which feels a world away from Sheerness with it's blue flag award winning beach, beautiful coastal park, Sheppey's version of millionaire's row and we even find a gypsy tart (a local Kent delicacy).
We finish our time on the island with a visit to the iconic beach huts in Leysdown before heading towards the areas nudist beach... unfortunately the weather closes in on us so we don't quite make it (this time).
So is the Isle Of Sheppey as bad as people say? What do you think?
Recorded February 2023 on the Isle Of Sheppey at:
- Queenborough
- Sheerness
- Minster on Sea
- Leysdown-on-Sea
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00:00 Is the Isle Of Sheppey Worth Visiting?
00:40 What's Wrong With Sheerness?
02:54 Is Minster-on-Sea Nice?
06:58 The Luxury Beach Hut Resort In Leysdown
08:08 Does The Isle Of Sheppey Have A Nudist Beach?
08:45 Crossing The Isle Of Sheppey Bridge
I’m from NY and I visit my husband who was born and raised in Sheerness… I much prefer Sheerness over NY.. I think it’s very much revered if I’m honest, NY is a hell hole- love the island to bits x
I moved to Sheppey from the London in 2008. I love living in Warden Bay. I have a house within a few steps of the sea. Panoramic views, amazing sunrises, fresh air, fossil hunting, lovely countryside and wildlife particularly birds. The Island has a fantastic pioneering history of aviation and naval history.
Oh we didn’t know the island was good for fossil hunting. Where is the best place for it?
So glad to see that you have returned to Sheppey and seen some of the areas the locals know. You should return to the Leas at Minster in summer when there's a bit of sunshine and you can walk along the prom and up on to the cliffs. There's some pretty good views from there - and if you go there at low tide, it's amazing how far the sea goes out. It's also quite good for seeing wildlife if you're interested in that.
I vist and stay in Sheerness probably 8 times a year. I love it! It's what you make of things at the end of the day 😊 I'm not a fussy person and am easily content.
Love Sheppey and the people ❤
People will always have bad things to say about anywhere, but we had a caravan on the isle if sheppy and we loved it. We also loved going to Leysdown and always used to have a bite to eat in our favourite cafe there. Its not the most amazing place but we had some great times there. It's just a very down to earth place and won't suit everyone especially posher types 😂 Also Jamie Borthwick who plays Jay in EastEnders family had a caravan in leysdown when we used to go and used to see him out and about. Interesting fact 🤣🤣🤣
I was born here and still live here now 34yrs on I really don’t think it’s a hell hole lol 😂 but it’s not the ritz 😂
Well don't have trouble finding family over there
Frr i go there twice a year and it is really fun❤there are some racist people but its great🎉
Hey! Recently found your channel and love watching your videos! Which part of Kent are you both from? I was born and raised in Canterbury.
Welcome to the channel, great to hear you’re enjoying the content! Josh is from Faversham and I (Jason) grew up in the Larkfield / Snodland areas.
You should have gone round to Rio's in Sheerness High Street, just round the corner from Tesco's! ....popular cafe with nice coffee and good grub! I know a few people who live on the Island...it's not the Riviera over there for sure, but it's good for a day out in the summer with the kids! x J x
Sure we will be back in summer so we will definitely check out Rio’s, thanks for the recommendation 😊
Lol I’ll never forget visiting Leysdown with my ex and her parents (they’re French). Met a local who blatantly checked us out and then let out a resounding “Kreeist”. Best part of the trip and sums up the whole experience.
Kreeist? What is that supposed to mean?
@@TomokoMurakami That's how they say 'Christ' down there. You have to hear it to fully understand lol.
😂😂😂
Isle of sheppey is a beautiful island. You have to be a walker to appreciate it.
At one time you could walk all the way to to Garrison Point which was an old Napoleonic Fort - re-used in the World Wars . It was great to have access to a real Fort and sit on the dock of the bay and watch ships come in and out .
Still can if you're naughty enough haha
An interesting video, but got to admit it didn't look too bad.
Seen and been to worst places.
Looking forward to watching more of your adventures.
Stay safe and well
We’ve definitely been to worse places too! Apologies for the slow reply, youtube filtered your comment to be reviewed 😂
It's beautiful here!!
I’m surprised you had a lot of nice things to say about Sheppey I live in Sheppey and it gets worse everyday😭❤️
We're all having a street party when you emigrate back to the mainland
Hahaha, you two are so incredibly entertaining! Keep up the good work!
That massive swampy field looks. . . Nice? Also. . . You could have probably jumped that stream where the little bridge was at! I know I would've attempted it. Got to test the temperature of the water somehow, right?
It’s one of those “looks nice from a distance but wouldn’t want to be stood on it” kind of moments. We can tell you the water is cold, I mean it froze a shoe off a man!
What water areas would you suggest we don't put our toes in?
I’m summer the water in some of the bays at Birchington can be pretty grim (the smell is very strong)
I live on the island and I think it's a right shithole, but even worse are some of the people, especially some of the residents of Sheerness, some if them would look more at home in Deliverence, in fact if you listen carefully you can almost hear the dueling banjos and the cry of "Squeal piggy squeal". The best thing about Sheppey is the road off of it.
My husband was born on Sheppey. Love the place. I do not appreciate these two clever log presenters.
We think you may have missed the point of the video… try again 👍🏻
I lived there for a while in the 80s. If you know where to go, it's a very interesting place, e.g. Harty or Queenborough, but if you just listen to swampies from the council caves, you won't be told about them.
You missed so many ww2 gems!! I live in Maidstone and would happily show you a sneaky way into the sea front forts and a few other hidden ww2 gems around the island!
Oh and also that old ferry bridge my good friends dad us worked on that bridge most his life he was actually working the day you filmed as I noticed his car parked up lol 😂
Oh how weird lol
Theres a garden centre called stones that has a nice place to eat in it too. Really nice
Ooo maybe we will check it out next time we are in the area. Thanks for the recommendation!
@@JJExtra and on the beach is sea glass.
I'm sso grateful I live o our beautiful island
Oh, really? What island do you live on?
No access to the fort? Would have used a drone to dj.audit the hell out of it
Sheerness is an amazing place, grew up there for 40yrs, ❤ how come you didn't go to the town centre?
Just dont go McDonald's after 7pm minsters nice😊
We didn’t have time on this occasion to explore more of the town centre but we will be back!
Because its a ghosr town all empty save a gun shop and mcdonalds
This reminds me of that time at Lepe Country Park 😂
Let us know when you’re ready to go back there 😂
Also little fact the gypsy tart was actually created by a women on the isle of Sheppey accidentally one day she see some children playing ball outside she went to her kitchen cupboards to see what she had to make them a cake all she had was well what the ingredients are for the gypsy tart so she made this tart and the rest is history :-) your welcome lol 😝
If there was ever a reason to live the island, the gypsy tart is it! 😂
@@JJExtra they are banging to be fair hahaha!!!
To "live" the island? Do you mean to "leave" the island? Or live "on" the island? @@JJExtra
HELL HOLE!!!!!!!!! How rude. Did you actually drive through Sheerness? Which day of the week did you visit? Nowhere looks very appealing in February. Minster is a very nice area with lots of very beautiful homes. Even Faversham looks bleak in the rain in February. I guess you either love it or hate it but it is far from a hell hole.
We visited on a Saturday and yes we did drive through Sheerness. We agree Minster is a lovely place. Remember it’s not us that called it a hell hole, we went to prove it isn’t 😊
Sheppey has some great history ,Nelson and lady Hamilton lived there, the Wright brothers flew there,first British aircraft factory was on Sheppey .
Then we have the Richard Mongomery ship, WW2 linked.
Its a great place if you hate staring out at other tower blocks. Londoners love it.
All you need now is to import some sand for a beach .. Was anyone still in the show in the water ?
We do have sandy beaches, promise we will take you to one in summer 😂 show in the water?
@@JJExtra sorry autocorrect "shoe" .. Wasn't there a shoe in the water ?
Oh, we thought autocorrect had a part to play but couldn’t figure it out! We didn’t see a foot or leg so assume the person got away 🤣
When you live in leysdown and you hate the island
I LOVE Sheppey...friendliest people in the county.
Full of history too...and beautiful scenery.
Not when I lived there ? 😂 the only foreigners who where respected where the Gurkas when they visited the old house at home ,
I live on Sheppey absolutely great
Anywhere else we need to see on the island please let us know 😃
Up Queenboro they have a really fun Beach 🏖
@@JJExtraQueenborough and Harty
It isn't all hell hole as you are not far from the sea if you live there as I know it is in the River Thames but to me it is on the sea if you don't like it move off the island
I spent my teens on the Isle of Grain, a short swim and mud-wade across the Thames Estuary from Sheppey. I used to envy people living in Sheerness, I can tell you! Go on, if you want a challenge to do a video on the shittest Kent coastal location, take yourselves to the Isle of Grain. I guarantee the tits will be bored clean off you in minutes.
The Fort is epic though 😍
@@no_soy_rubio Yeah to be fair at least the tunnels and Grain Tower don't have the world's most annoying security like the Sheerness bastions and Garrison Point Fort
IVE BEEN THERE
i survived years there, i live there
It's the Thames estuary
It certainly is!
Sheppey is a nice place to live, with decent clean living honest English folk on the island.Unlike most of the country it’s language of communication still remains English.There are lovely Churches on the island that have historic Architecture. As for the unexploded Ship HMS Montgomery, divers go down periodically every 6 months to check on the Explosives on board. The salt water keeps it safer in place than trying to move and disturb it. Sheppey welcomes those who welcome it.
Go up alleys it's dog poo mind you don't step on the asphelt lol
No kebab shop then :(
Bartons pointz home
its not a hell hole
My dads half brothers parents owned the island of sheppey quite a long time ago, and was most likely sold for cheap. My half uncles dad did run in with some sort of gang (I’m not too sure, though I’ve heard this story THOUSANDS of times while my dad was drunk) and they basically just robbed the jewellery stores. While this was happening, my half uncles dad was the Judo Champion of England. But then his dad (my half uncles) was killed with horse steroids, because everyone was just so sick of him and the other men stealing from them.
PLEASE NOTE!!
I don’t have contact with my half uncle whatsoever, because of a family feud that’s gone on for decades, and i haven’t heard his side of the story, just my fathers.
I hope someone finds this interesting 😅
Eh? 😂
Not factual at all, I live here and have done for 43 years, good and bad everywhere.
So inane!
I lived there in the 80s and managed to escape in 1996. I hated it there as a kid and teenager. Moved away when I was 19 years old. Absolutely terrible place. Anyone with any ambition or drive leaves the place to go to university and there is no reason to return - this means that there is a kind of net that takes away any one who leaves and leaves the same kind of people there. Unemployement is and has always been high - There is an under class of people on benefits who have the same life view and expectations about life. I now live in Mexico, Cancun and even though I am 6000 km+ away watching this make my stomach turn. Minster is the 'posh' area but the only difference in the people is that they have more money - factory foreman rather than a factory worker.... Secretary or office manger rather than shop worker - But its the same mentality.
What do you do in Cancun? I'm from Sheppey originally and will be travelling in Mexico next year
To be fair, I’ve been to a lot of worse places 😂
Oh really? Where? 😂
@@JJExtra will DM you lol
It's awfull breeding ground for criminals
Bradford is worse 😅
Maybe we will head up north to see for ourselves (we hear it’s the curry capital of the UK after all 😋)
As a visitor to friends in Bradford. I nearly got thrown out of a night club by the bouncer,because I got lost coming out the bathroom, they put a stamp on your hand on entry, I showed the bouncer the stamp he said" nah it doesn't matter you gotta go you crept in the door without paying." Manageress came by and swerved the bouncer off.
So my memory of Bradford is not great!🙄
Sheppey (or Fraggle Rock as we call it here in Kent) really IS that bad. It is a vandalism hit and desolate wasteland whose inhabitants have knuckles that drag nearer to the ground than your average UK citizen. Where Sheppey is concerned, the only correct action to take, should you be unfortunate enough to have visited, is leave and quickly !
Absolute boll*cks! 🙄🙄🙄
Ouch 😂