RHYL can't be THAT bad...Can it?

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  • Опубликовано: 8 ноя 2024

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  • @peterhealey7964
    @peterhealey7964 Месяц назад +29

    Don’t eat berries lower than a dog can pee. Just a thought😊

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад +4

      Oooops 🤔

    • @frostiozmoved4413
      @frostiozmoved4413 Месяц назад +2

      Always use the meter rule when picking blackberries not just dogs to think about.

    • @RicardoPetrazzi
      @RicardoPetrazzi Месяц назад +1

      that's good advice! 😆

    •  Месяц назад +1

      @@frostiozmoved4413 no wonder I've got acne

    • @CChallinor
      @CChallinor Месяц назад +1

      wise words

  • @emahewitt1364
    @emahewitt1364 Месяц назад +14

    Hi I live in Rhyl. Was lovely to watch. Thanks for not coming here slagging the place off like so many do . Please come again .xxx

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад +2

      We enjoyed Rhyl, the long beach and nature reserve was fantastic. Thank you for watching 👍👍👍

    • @emahewitt1364
      @emahewitt1364 Месяц назад +1

      @Stchristopherofatlantis I've subscribed to your channel . I have a channel also but mine isn't a big one . More for family friends and the disabled that can't get out

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад

      Thanks for subscribing 👍

    • @CraigWilson-yz9tc
      @CraigWilson-yz9tc 27 дней назад +1

      I'd rather live in Rhyl than here in Penmaenmawr , biggest mistake I did was moving here from South Wales 5 years ago, but have found family memories of Rhyl , currently tying to make my escape lol

  • @levisimpd7609
    @levisimpd7609 10 дней назад +1

    God knows how i stumbled on these videos. But im glad i did. Im hooked. So refreshing to watch. No negative and derogatory chat about places. Just plenty of positivity and happiness. Thanks for sharing and i will continue to go thru ur videos and enjoy. Fair play to you both

  • @ivanstewart4511
    @ivanstewart4511 28 дней назад +3

    You pair are made for each other. And your open mindedness to new places is so refreshing and entertaining. You have me smiling. Keep it up A & C. Best wishes.

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  27 дней назад

      Hi. Th aka for your kind message. Andy is a lucky man 😂😂😂😂😂😂 only joking. Lots more videos coming 👍

  • @oshiforb7445
    @oshiforb7445 Месяц назад +27

    In 1974, I got married & the company that my wife & I worked for offered us promotions to move to Rhyl. Over the years, the job became unbearable, so we sold our house and moved back home to get better jobs with more opportunities. We left many dear friends there and now many are no longer with us. Rhyl started to go downhill in the 70s. Despite all the regeneration that was put into the town, it never really attracted many visitors, shame really. If I could have found a decent paying job, there we would never have left. Even the move back home was a shock. It wasn't the place that we left it too but it wasn't a patch of its former self. Anyhow, that's life. Thanks for sharing your adventure with us.

    • @rabsrealm
      @rabsrealm Месяц назад +5

      I loved Rhyl. We went there many times in the late 70's early 80's on holiday from Glasgow when I was a kid. I remember going to the Sun Centre when it opened. It was an amazing place with flumes and wave machines.
      I went back there with my wife in 97 and it had certainly declined since my childhood.

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад +2

      Thanks for this and interesting to read 👍

  • @hectorcolby63
    @hectorcolby63 Месяц назад +6

    What a refreshingly honest review of my local area. You managed to find beauty and peace in this slowly decaying seaside town. Thank you.

  • @julesviolin
    @julesviolin Месяц назад +19

    Perhaps, (and this is just a wild theory on society as a whole) thick folk have the most kids, so the population is getting thicker and the downward spiral accelerates ........

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад

      😂😂

    • @ryank3321
      @ryank3321 2 дня назад

      There is a lot of truth in that I'm afraid. IQ is actually falling slightly every few years because of this phenomenon. The problem with advocating that higher IQ people have more children is that you then get in the territory of having to acknowledge that certain ethnic groups have higher than average IQs, which then basically puts you into eugenics and you'll called a nazi.

  • @JulieGill-w1h
    @JulieGill-w1h 7 дней назад +1

    Thanks for coming to Rhyl and not slagging it off…we love it

  • @rabsrealm
    @rabsrealm Месяц назад +27

    I've got a fantastic fact for you. That big tower used to be in Glasgow. It was called the Clydesdale Tower and it was built for the Glasgow Garden Festival in 1988. When the festival finished, the tower was dismantled and sent to Rhyl. it was an enclosed rotating deck that went up to the top of the tower and allowed for a panoramic view. I went up it in Glasgow in 1988 as a teenager and then again in Rhyl in 1997 with my wife.

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад +4

      This is our FACT OF THE WEEK
      Love it 👍👍👍👍👍

    • @stevegregory2867
      @stevegregory2867 Месяц назад

      It be decommissioned now by the Rhyl council.

    • @RicardoPetrazzi
      @RicardoPetrazzi Месяц назад +1

      Reminded me of the 'Space Needle' in Glasgow next to the Science Museum.....

    • @JustErica18229
      @JustErica18229 29 дней назад

      Local legend says that, when they first installed the tower in Rhyl, they couldn’t figure out how to stop the loud noise cause by wind whistling through the cables so the council asked the previous owners of the tower how they dealt with it. Their answer was “we sold it to Rhyl”.

  • @robd8099
    @robd8099 Месяц назад +4

    Just stumbled across your RUclips channel. Happy we did. Excellent videos. Thinking of buying a 2 berth Motorhome soon to explore and sell antiques and collectables from. I'm actually from Rhyl, but live in Kinmel Bay. This video was so refreshing. It's lovely to see a video showing the beauty of the area and so many positives. Rhyl gets so much negative press for all the wrong reasons. It's a beautiful place to both live and work. Really looking forward to watching more of your adventures. Onwards and upwards.

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад +1

      Hi. Welcome to our channel and we are happy you found us
      We love our motorhome and glad we got it, changed our lives and we use it as muxh as we can.
      We enjoyed Rhyl. The beach and nature reserve was beautiful.
      Happy travels and hope to see you out on the road 🚐

  • @Eleventhearlofmars
    @Eleventhearlofmars Месяц назад +11

    I enjoyed this video, used to holiday near Rhyl in the 70s in Towyn. Loved Rhyl when the fairground was there. It’s been allowed to go to rack and ruin by the council has Rhyl. It is now a place where they rehouse many drug addicts from the Wirral and Liverpool area. A shame really.

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад

      Massive shame. A fantastic beach and nature reserve area

    • @alisonlaing5626
      @alisonlaing5626 Месяц назад +1

      like a lot of places etc.........a "lot" of the so-called alkies/druggies have been moved on to another place...further up the coast....beginning with the letter "B"............there "every where............just dressed differently etc etc...........some of them ARE .OK.......just need a "Chance" when we walk down these streets we don,t "Know" their circumstances etc.............I know has empty shops etc....they look old/worn but "not" as bad as a lot of places........I like it there.........down to earth.............Rhylis just one of those places on RUclips like blackpool...Jaywick....liverpool and others pleople just decend to make the "same" boring video,s on "RUclips" its like a stuck-record...........

    • @alisonlaing5626
      @alisonlaing5626 Месяц назад +1

      .p.s.......line 5..........I know "Rhyl" has empty shops etc........"missed word

    • @wesleypresley1000
      @wesleypresley1000 Месяц назад

      And now you holiday abroad?

  • @GrahamHazlehurst
    @GrahamHazlehurst Месяц назад +9

    Loving this Welsh trip, Rhyl has improved a lot but still rough as bears backside, It's like Birkenhead with a beach.

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад +2

      This made us laugh, not been to Birkenhead so might give it a try 😂👍

    • @TheDevilsAdvocate.
      @TheDevilsAdvocate. Месяц назад +2

      Tbf as someone who lives not far from Rhyl, that’s the best description I’ve ever heard.

  • @virginiahoulston5581
    @virginiahoulston5581 Месяц назад +3

    Brilliant positive .Rhyl has a lovely beach, it's just such hard times all over the country..

  • @jackrandomly2502
    @jackrandomly2502 Месяц назад +5

    Love this! Way too many people just go to places like this just to find negative reasons which is sad, Yeah its not as glorious as it used to be, but for some people It's still the heart of home,

  • @Woody17-v8z
    @Woody17-v8z Месяц назад +9

    What a fantastic couple you make helped me through a bad patch thank you so much love from paul❤

  • @LisaD78
    @LisaD78 Месяц назад +3

    I've lived in Rhyl for 15 years (originally Glasgow) and I love it here!! Yes town is a bit run down but everywhere else is beautiful!! The Seaquarium closed because of the sea defence work they are doing. The animals were getting stressed so they were rehomed at other aquariums around the country!! I must have been out and about when you filmed this because I stopped and had a look at that Vauxhall Nova too!! I tried to spot myself but no luck 🤣 Great video 💕

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад +1

      Hi. We had a cracking time and loved the beach cafe and waking up to the nature reserve. Thank you for watching. Happy travels 👍👍☀️

    • @Eleventhearlofmars
      @Eleventhearlofmars Месяц назад +1

      @@Stchristopherofatlantishi, did you sleep in the nature reserve then? 😂

  • @Farleysontour
    @Farleysontour Месяц назад +29

    Oh wow Rhyl! I look forwards to your next vlogs from Aleppo and Gaza City.

    • @jedfra9172
      @jedfra9172 Месяц назад +4

      ​@@StchristopherofatlantisMost of the communities in this part of North Wales have for many years been degraded and turned into dormitory towns for all the homegrown scumbags that Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham etc want to be rid of.
      Of course our own councils and politicians have been complicit in this.
      Replying to a comment comparing Rhyl to Gaza with "Sorry to say this made us laugh" is just wrong considering the current situation in Gaza
      Not meaning to be critical of your video just speaking the truth as I see it.
      All the best.

    • @philcox95
      @philcox95 Месяц назад +1

      @@jedfra9172 OH NO One of the Easily Offended Brigade

    • @jamesdarrenhepworth7014
      @jamesdarrenhepworth7014 17 дней назад

      Rhyl there’s a fair there ain’t der…?? -------One summer ! ------anyone remember it ?

    • @Farleysontour
      @Farleysontour 16 дней назад

      @@jedfra9172 do the medical centres in Rhyl only do sense of humour bypasses?

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  5 дней назад

      .

  • @Harry-tm2bt
    @Harry-tm2bt Месяц назад +16

    Go to Rhyl and loose your license. 20mph and unlimited fines, from the wankers at the senydd.

  • @stut1969
    @stut1969 Месяц назад +9

    I spent many childhood summers in Rhyl and Towyn, it's now so not the place it used to be. I also remember going out on a boat sea fishing off Rhyl, we went out about a mile and the water was still only around 3ft deep 😅

  • @kenmowen
    @kenmowen Месяц назад +16

    Since they got rid of the fun fair and the sun center, spent millions on the sea front and nothing in Rhyl itself , the place went down hill years ago and the tourists stopped coming, shame really

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад +4

      Big shame. Lovely beach 👍

    • @griswald7156
      @griswald7156 Месяц назад +2

      I have a day trip to Rhyl every year ,it’s lovely…

    • @CamelCasee
      @CamelCasee Месяц назад

      It went downhill due to package holidays abroad with guaranteed sun and heat.

    • @griswald7156
      @griswald7156 Месяц назад +3

      @@kenmowen if you ask me the day that they got rid of the fun fair, the fun went out of Rhyl….bring back kiss me quick hats and the fun fair…everybody came for the fun fair really…..it was a social meeting place for all ages…now the social meeting place is Aldi…which is where the funfair was..

  • @hawkism
    @hawkism Месяц назад +1

    Great vid brought back many memory's for me as I lived around that area for 21 yrs.... , moved away 6 yrs ago...
    Thanks for sharing 👍

  • @gwynllewelyn-davies9589
    @gwynllewelyn-davies9589 Месяц назад +1

    Loved the video. It's so pleasant to hear people with a positive outlook on life. Well done trying to pronounce welsh properly. You didn't do a bad job. Keep it up. 10 out of 10.

  • @margaretshelton4765
    @margaretshelton4765 Месяц назад +6

    Went on holiday with our two boys to Prestatyn in 1992, stayed in a Haven holiday camp and visited Rhyl. I remember it feeling very run down, particularly the sea front. Thought maybe it was because we lived in Scarborough (still do) and there was no comparison. Looks like they have tried to improve things but not sure it has worked.

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад +1

      Definitely trying to improve and the beach was super clean and it was nice on the front.
      We love Scarborough, not been there for some time so due a visit soon
      Thanks for watching

  • @heleneimoukhuede4818
    @heleneimoukhuede4818 Месяц назад +1

    I live in Kimnel Bay and love it. Thanks for going to the Miniature railway which is near my house. Very peaceful area with nice people.

  • @palderson
    @palderson Месяц назад +4

    Poor Rhyl. Yes it has itas problems like all seaside towns. Im so glad you guys gave it a go and found the positives. Well done!

  • @michellemealey437
    @michellemealey437 Месяц назад +1

    You two are adorable and hilarious. I spent my teenage years in Rhyl in the 80s till I moved away. Really enjoyed your video and commentary 😂 ❤ brought back so many memories. Both my parents retired and passed away now and Wales was there last home and was a beautiful time. Made my Sunday watching this Thank you ❤

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад +1

      Love to hear this, Thanks for watching 👍
      We had such a fab time there, the beach was fab ❤️👋

    • @michellemealey437
      @michellemealey437 Месяц назад +1

      @Stchristopherofatlantis honestly I'm smiling like a Cheshire Cat your dogs are fab . I've got belly ache you both had me laughing so much

  • @liz-ou4sv
    @liz-ou4sv Месяц назад +2

    What a great start to our Saturday morning, watched you on the big tv with our 1st cuppa.

  • @David-c6z3x
    @David-c6z3x Месяц назад +8

    12 holes of fun!! If you’re not a fan of crowds Rhyl is the place to be.

  • @fishtales2597
    @fishtales2597 Месяц назад +5

    Hi i live near here, the Aquarium has recently shut down due to work being done on the sea defences at the front. This disturbed the seals due to the noise they rehomed the seals and then not long after the aquarium was running at a loss so now its closed and is going to be demolished. The sky Tower closed long ago and was a revolving lookout over the sea. The fair closed and was demolished a few years back, we dont know what the council are going to replace these with but i do know its a lotless active in Rhyl now than when i first moved to the area.

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад +2

      Hi, Thanks for watching, there is so much scope to do great things in Rhyl, the beach and big open areas makes it perfect for food fairs or little markets.

    • @marktaylor9678
      @marktaylor9678 Месяц назад

      full of junkies and pissheads

  • @petertrehearn9528
    @petertrehearn9528 Месяц назад +4

    Thanks guys for being very nice towards Rhyl - shame you missed the Garden of Remembrance on the prom between the Kite Surf and the Lifeboat House - Da iawn with your attempts at welsh pronunciation 🥰

  • @DianeWright-s2i
    @DianeWright-s2i 7 дней назад +1

    Lovely video thanks for not putting rhyl Down

  • @broxton579
    @broxton579 Месяц назад +1

    Nice to see Rhyl in a good light.
    Many happy memories both as a kid and an adult. There were many attractions and tourist ideas tried - even a monorail along the prom. The trouble was maintenance and costs as well as dubious construction from the last century. It is great to see "Sunny Rhyl" slowly returning.

  • @bowlingbill9633
    @bowlingbill9633 Месяц назад +3

    I was on my own for 5yrs with my three kids and saved from one yr to the nxt to take them away to rhyl for a week and had a great time ..sad to see it so run down but like most councilors they would rather cut funding than take a cut in their allowances! every little bit would help

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад

      Hi. We had such a fab time in Rhyl, the beach was big and beautiful and the. fire reserve lush. Thanks for watching 👍👍

  • @Phil.O.Sophical
    @Phil.O.Sophical Месяц назад +2

    Good to have Mr. Voice Over back, it’s a pity, this time, the production budget didn’t stretch to have a few more extras on set to at least give the place the appearance of being vibrant . Rhyl looks like it’s lost it’s sole, something motor caravaners could go part way towards helping if embraced rather than discourage like so many other resorts are doing. Hope your tour makes it across the water to Anglesey and visit Rhosneigr. All the best to you both.

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад

      Hi. Thanks for watching, oh yeah we venture to Anglesey 👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @OfficialCraigK
    @OfficialCraigK Месяц назад +3

    The events arena was built due to the popularity of the Radio 1 Roadshow but a few years later they stopped doing them. It does have a few events in the summer, less major ones lately due to the ongoing sea defence works

  • @Barry-hq2uy
    @Barry-hq2uy Месяц назад +1

    We used to go to Rhyl for our holiday every year on “Barnsley Feast Week”. Someone in our village, Mapplewell, used to organise a bus, probably from Globe I think, just a small one. We stayed in a B&B which later turned into holiday “flatlets”. The amusements were great and there was a pleasure beach. Marine Lake and its miniature railway was a favourite of mine.
    That Nova had a Hull registration on it!

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад

      We had a cracking time. Andy knows Mapplewell very well 👋👋👋👋👋

  • @bosswife
    @bosswife Месяц назад +3

    Hi just watched your video. Looks ok. Just had my own wee adventure, spent the day and night in hospital. Severe pain in abdomen, which turned out to be small bowel infection. They are also arranging for me to see a specialist for liver and gallbladder bladder issues. Got home about 8.00pm last night (Thursday) knackered but bit better. Need to be as want to be on another adventure soon just not the hospital. Get van heater fixed on Tuesday then off somewhere, anywhere nice for rest. Look forward to your next jaunt. Jan and Will 👍

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад

      Hi Jan and Will
      Crikey! Sorry to hear this but glad you are home and better. Good to hear they are sorting you out 👍👍 we and you our best wishes for good health ❤️❤️
      Get out and about for that rest xxx

  • @johntray1462
    @johntray1462 Месяц назад +3

    ive enjoyed this some much laughing away to my self, so .. Im going to find your first travel vlog to watch

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад +3

      Eeeek. We genuinely think some of the old Europe ones in our old van are hilarious

    • @BigAlontheloose
      @BigAlontheloose Месяц назад

      @@Stchristopherofatlantis we do too! Pure genius 😂

  • @williamcoulter5462
    @williamcoulter5462 Месяц назад +4

    The reason it went downhill is the people of Liverpool found it was cheaper to holiday in Spain and Türkiye so if they could get a passport went there instead leaving Rhyl and Llandudno to fall into decline, that and the silly 20mph limits now in force over much of Wales means it is no longer a day trip from England to get there.

  • @sammymoore2430
    @sammymoore2430 Месяц назад +2

    Went to rhyl on a family holiday early 80's. I can remember they had a great water park, but i remember it being scruffy and run down. Great video again guys 😊

  • @brillbilly
    @brillbilly Месяц назад +2

    You said brill so many times!...love ya for that lol...on you push...Superb vid as as always...but it you guys that make it superb!

  • @AndyMaddog
    @AndyMaddog Месяц назад +1

    Love this channel. Great post.

  • @AndyWalsh
    @AndyWalsh Месяц назад +6

    I've lived in Rhyl, on and off, my whole life. Taking time out to live in Dubai, Canada and the US. Rhyl is a town of two halves. The north and the south. The north is an absolute shite hole. The south is actually really nice and middle class.

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад

      Hi. The beach area and the nature reserve were really beautiful.
      Hope you enjoy Dubai, Canada and US 👍👍👍

  • @twotriumphs7398
    @twotriumphs7398 Месяц назад +4

    I live about 40 miles from Rhyl and the town is a bit of a dumping ground ,my son goes windsurfing from the cafe you was at its a lovley place , the stone circle was a place of wirship and the centre stone was for the sacrifice of a local virgin on saturday night but as they are impossible to find in Rhyl today the custom has died out .

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад

      Hi. We had a great time 👍👍

    • @lisbrealey1343
      @lisbrealey1343 Месяц назад

      I love 10 minutes away in Abergele. Rhyl is such a hole now. It’s a real shame

  • @bexbugoutsurvivor
    @bexbugoutsurvivor Месяц назад +2

    Copy paste this title below in the youtube search box to see that bridge in Rhyl operating to let sail ships in.
    Rhyl Pont y Ddraig Cycle and Pedestrian Bridge in operation
    Another great video guys. Rhyl is ok for an hour, but I hated living there as a teen...

  • @Meggy6571
    @Meggy6571 Месяц назад +2

    Hellooooo from us.
    Rhyl, in a new light, looks like you pixilated the best bits 😂.
    Lovely to see you trying out these places that have been given a bad name, everywhere deserves a second chance 😊.
    We once met a steward his first name was bar 😮.
    As for the log we found one in Wales, never used that toilet again 😳.
    Great to see you having a day without rain.
    Looking forward to the next one 😀.
    Take care and enjoy as always.
    Paul and Joanne 👍 ♥️ x

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад +1

      Hellooo yous! ❤️❤️
      These jokes are terribly funny
      Say hi to your mate Bar
      Hope you guys are ok 👍👍

    • @Meggy6571
      @Meggy6571 Месяц назад +1

      ​@Stchristopherofatlantis
      Loving how the channel is growing,
      Go you guys ❤.
      PS I'm that old these are now grandad jokes 😂 X

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад +1

      @Meggy6571 and you were with us from the beginning ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @Meggy6571
      @Meggy6571 Месяц назад

      @Stchristopherofatlantis
      ♥️
      Sorry we are like glue, you're stuck with us until the end.
      XXXXXXXX ♥️💖♥️💖♥️💖♥️

  • @VanBuffington
    @VanBuffington Месяц назад +1

    Fair play, you do manage to make everywhere look good. Nice crack at the Welsh language, everyone in Wales appreciates the effort, thanks both. I hope you get the weather for the rest of your Welsh trip! If it’s not too far off your route I recommend Betws y Coed (you can get some good outdoor gear here) and Llanberis.

  • @TerryTowers-b6c
    @TerryTowers-b6c Месяц назад +2

    Don't be too disappointed with Rhyl, it gets loads better as you head west!! Llandudno and Conway are really nice😊

  • @dotphotographic
    @dotphotographic Месяц назад +2

    You got it spot on. It is St followed by 'own' - Stown = Stone. Spot on. Well done.

  • @baylessnow
    @baylessnow 7 дней назад +1

    That shopping centre at 26.52 was the fairground, the biggest attraction Rhyl had. Town planners really don't have a clue!

  • @VeteranRN
    @VeteranRN Месяц назад +1

    I used to live in Towyn many years ago, loved going on the coastal path on my mobility scooter.

  • @hairycanary3238
    @hairycanary3238 Месяц назад +1

    Town Hall Clock has always been slanted but they did do work on it. Try looking back at pictures of it from the 70's onwards. Google should have images. I moved to Rhyl in 1972, they had the fun fair, roller skating rink and much, much more. It was always packed. Sadly it has declined over the decades but I will never leave Rhyl. P. S I am 61. Great video ❤

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад +1

      Hi. We had a great out, the beach and nature reserve were fantastic. Such a fab day. You are lucky to live near this fantastic beach 👍👍👍

    • @hairycanary3238
      @hairycanary3238 Месяц назад +1

      @@Stchristopherofatlantis Thank you

  • @carolsmith6012
    @carolsmith6012 Месяц назад +1

    Great video, Ihave a place in Prestatyn, so know a little of Rhyl, The new swimming leisure centre is closed due to the roof leaking ! I Like Rhyl, not everybody's cup of tea

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад +1

      We loved the walk down the big beach and the nature reserve, great day out

  • @davidcocker8878
    @davidcocker8878 Месяц назад +2

    Enjoyed this, sadly we miss motorhoming in UK nowadays, no way paying the rip off UK prices recently, ferry to Dunkirk on Sunday, staying at our first site after drive from Leeds just 8 miles down the coast, €15, then heading south for 90 days again, as far as South Spain, refuse to pay anything over £18 per night & sites must be beachside with bar & pool (apart from The Camping Car Park Sites through central France)

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад

      This sounds great. We will more than likely travel in Europe next year 👍👍

    • @davidcocker8878
      @davidcocker8878 Месяц назад

      Currently in mid France, another Camping Car Park site, stunning & just £12 per night
      Would like to send you photos & details however wife, kids & grandkids demanded I deleted Facebook a few weeks back in case Starmer had me jailed, do you have email?
      No other way really 😢

  • @paulpowell1259
    @paulpowell1259 Месяц назад +1

    We have been there, was holiday time, it was rammed and the facilities struggled. Dogs loved the sea and the bar on the promenade was nice too. Keep up the good work 🎉

  • @wideyxyz2271
    @wideyxyz2271 Месяц назад +5

    Rhyl not what it used to be and I'm talking Victorian. Sorry Rhyl but there is much nicer seaside towns in North Wales just a bit further down the coast.
    My memories of the place are Bitter Sweet. In 1978 I was dragged there by my Mum and Dad who nearly got talked into buying a caravan on one of the many sites on the outskirts. It pissed it down all weekend and was miserable and grey. The only good thing about it was I met this Irish lass and we had a blast of a time on some ramshackle attempt at a funfair which was just a bunch of hoopla shacks somewhere near the sea.
    Luckily Mum and Dad didnt buy a caravan there ! It looks a bit better these days but its not for me. A good honest video.

  • @pjallitt
    @pjallitt Месяц назад +2

    Brilliant! Grew up in Rhyl now live in Prestatyn, it’s been a while since I’d dared go back there & didn’t release is was so nice! 😂

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад

      Bet it was great to grow up near the beach. It’s worth a walk down and a nice coffee or pint in that cafe

    • @pjallitt
      @pjallitt Месяц назад +1

      @@Stchristopherofatlantis yes it was, we lived near the old hospital (mum was a nurse there), the kitesurf cafe/bar is ace! A nice pint & watch a lovely sunset from there, the shopping park near the marine lake used to be the fun fair, Rhyl gets a lot of bad press but it’s no different to most seaside towns, run down & under investment 🤷‍♂️

  • @anneferguson7514
    @anneferguson7514 Месяц назад +1

    The bridge has lovely lights on it, at night it's beautiful 👍

  • @GrahamJackson-j2s
    @GrahamJackson-j2s Месяц назад +1

    As a kid in the 70's went to Rhyl and Prestatyn loads of times for summer hols. Stayed a Pontins and catched chicken pox, stayed on static caravan sites with the railway a stones throw made the caravan shake. Went to the sun centre, the beach, fish and chips fantastic memories with mom and dad and nan and grandad ❤

  • @blinkymcstink7550
    @blinkymcstink7550 Месяц назад +3

    Love you guys . Cant believe you remember or even know about Superbuy in Wakefield. I loved that shop at the side of the indoor market in Wakey. In the early 90's I bought my first decent guitar there, a 1985 japanese Squier strat for £50 . Ive since bought and sold literally hundreds of guitars but that strat will be the last guitar I part with. Superbuy was a wonderful shop and the owner was a top bloke. please keep up the videos, I love them and the clear chemistry between you both. (is mixing oil and water classed as chemistry ? ) ;0)

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад +2

      You’ve been to Superbuy!!!!!!!!!!
      Thanks for watching. Brilliant comment 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @neilthompson5217
    @neilthompson5217 Месяц назад +2

    Any old iron , hammer right advert Clare , got the bloody song stuck in my head now .

  • @peterevetts1038
    @peterevetts1038 Месяц назад +2

    The large round paved area is called Rhyl Events Arena. They sometime have music events there. Sutch as Tom Jones and Jack Savarati, etc appeared there.

  • @markjones127
    @markjones127 19 дней назад +1

    The history of the Eisteddfod goes back as far as the 12th Century, as a kid in school every year it was a big deal and we were all expected to participate, I was always good at art so would always enter a painting, all arts and crafts are catered for but I think most always think of singing and poetry foremost when they think of the Eisteddfod, which literally translates as sitting-together, it's a beautiful event and tradition and even makes me quite emotional and proud thinking about it. The main Welsh Eisteddfod is called the 'Urdd' and takes place annually alternating between North and South Wales, but the one I think you two should definitely plan on visiting is the annual International Eisteddfod in Llangollen where countries from all over the world come to compete, they wear their national dress and sing traditional songs whilst playing traditional instruments, and there's lots of dancing too, there's a parade where they all sing and dance around the town which is absolutely amazing, seriously it's incredible and would make for an amazing video!

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  19 дней назад

      Hi. Thanks for watching and for sharing this, we love the history and learning about it. Have a great evening 👍

  • @grahamcooper445
    @grahamcooper445 Месяц назад +6

    The late, great Nicky Hayden aka The Kentucky Kid - MotoGP World Champion in 2006 but sadly died in an accident when riding a bicycle in Italy, aged 35. RIP Nicky.
    Andy - stick to the motorbike; it's safer 👍

  • @raylomax7830
    @raylomax7830 Месяц назад +1

    Great vLog guy's. Buxton CAMC site was great couple of weeks away is our next adventure. 👍👍❤

  • @dianekenyon586
    @dianekenyon586 Месяц назад +3

    Great video as usual

  • @tonyp011
    @tonyp011 Месяц назад +6

    Hi Andy & Claire, I’ll give you a laugh about Rhyl police station a few years ago myself and wife stayed in a caravan in towyn just down rd from Rhyl, and one night we went for a walk into Rhyl and the bar next door to the Police Station called the police for some sort of disturbance, anyway a police car came from the back of the station with 4 police officers in it and it pulled up outside the bar, how lazy is that they only had to walk out the front door and turn left, just think of the petrol they wasted just for a 10 second drive, while 2 of the officers walked back with one male in handcuffs the other 2 drove back with a female in custody, talk about special treatment for the female lol, this is a true story by the way not fiction

  • @Moonlightshadw1
    @Moonlightshadw1 Месяц назад +1

    Rhyl has certainly changed a lot of the years. You are visiting at the best time as in the summer it gets crowded. Love going when the air show is on though. Its great to see familiar places through someone elses eyes.

  • @Julie-g9v4y
    @Julie-g9v4y Месяц назад +4

    Just got back from RHYL 🏖️ my mum lives here xxx

  • @eog0579
    @eog0579 Месяц назад +3

    The National Eisteddfod is held in or near a different town every summer. Usually alternating between North and South Wales. The stone circles are erected after the event (I think). So every town where the Eisteddfod has been held has a stone circle somewhere in the town. Rhyl was 1991 I think 🤔

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад

      We loved the history here 👍
      Thanks for watching

    • @mid-walesrover681
      @mid-walesrover681 Месяц назад +2

      In 1917 the National Eisteddfod was held in Birkenhead Park, Wirral. I'm not sure if there is a stone circle there.

    • @eog0579
      @eog0579 Месяц назад +1

      @@mid-walesrover681 I don't know to be honest. It was held in Liverpool too.
      The Birkenhead 1917 was the "Eisteddfod y gadair ddu" the black chair Eisteddfod. The winner of the chair had been killed in Ypres a few days earlier. The bard Hedd wyn

  • @catscraftscrimes
    @catscraftscrimes Месяц назад +3

    Rhyl was great in the 80s so much to do, sadly the council have ripped its heart out and its def not a fun place especially for kids anymore

  • @eog0579
    @eog0579 Месяц назад +2

    The big open area at 17.10 is used for different public events including festivals and concerts

  • @whiskymacable
    @whiskymacable Месяц назад +1

    I enjoyed that guys - thanks for sharing and I was going to say that I will subscribe but found that I already was 😃

  • @PaulReardon-qh9fk
    @PaulReardon-qh9fk Месяц назад +4

    I got a bike for my 12th birthday and me and my mate immediately made plans to bike to Barnsley metrodome from Crofton.
    I chained my bike up outside making sure to go through the quick release wheels so there was no way it could be knicked. Came out and theyd knicked my waterbottle and my quick release seat 🙄 😂

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад +1

      Metrodome was a classic place to go with friends. Impressed you cycled all that way 👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @JohnUnderwood-yz2xu
    @JohnUnderwood-yz2xu Месяц назад +4

    Claire is super.... Just proves you can get great things in little packages..... AND.... Andy is becoming more bearable.

  • @CookingAroundTheWorld
    @CookingAroundTheWorld Месяц назад +2

    ahhh, 20 minutes of watching the lifeboat retrieval, while listening to Rachel Reilly shuffle a pack of cards - luxury. I'm loving this walk around Wales, I had no idea it was so stunning. Brings back memories of Catherine Zeta Jones in Darling Buds of May.

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад +1

      John. You most certainly win the award for funniest man alive 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @tommo9757
    @tommo9757 Месяц назад +2

    I remember going to an Italian restaurant in Rhyl about 20 years ago. The proprietor went on like it was Claridges but it was really run down. I only realised later it was because that state was standard for Rhyl.

  • @deedees5016
    @deedees5016 Месяц назад +1

    Sunny Rhyl great weather but very little to do there now few shops and attractions sad they either should go full nature reserve or bring back attractions

  • @cazzywoodhall7382
    @cazzywoodhall7382 24 дня назад +1

    Love your vid 💞

  • @Benjie069
    @Benjie069 Месяц назад +1

    Re: the Bee Friendly Wildflower areas. These can be found throughout Denbighshire. They are mown and cuttings collected toward the end of the summer to encourage regrowth the following spring / summer. Visit earlier in the summer to see the Bee Friendly verges in full bloom

  • @eugenedarvell8470
    @eugenedarvell8470 Месяц назад +3

    Great video again. Are you gonna do some stickers for your merch store

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад +2

      Hi. We’ve recently got some and are now sending stickers out with all hoodies and t shirts 👍👍 ps hats coming soon

  • @mralfiebob.902
    @mralfiebob.902 Месяц назад +1

    I still remember to this day my 1 and only (thankfully) holiday in Rhyl some 65 years ago. We stayed at the Robin hood holiday camp, a most dismle place, even for an adventurous child. The facilities were dismle, dirty and uninviting. My father contracted food poisoning which put him in bed for 2 days of the week, my mother contacted reception who phoned for a doctor which lead she and myself a 1 mile walk to the barrier to meet up with him. He said to my mother she could get in the car to show him which caravan we were staying at, but the " urchin" could walk, to which she replied we will both walk and he could follow. This was our first family holiday, and times were hard then, fortunately my parents could afford 2 weeks holidays in Devon after that, so happy days.

  • @roberttaylor2058
    @roberttaylor2058 Месяц назад +1

    The Frith is part of Prestatyn, not between Prestatyn and Rhyl. I've lived here all my life and really liked seeing it from your perspective. your pronunciation is excellent, fair do's (Many English people just take the piss out of the language). The festival is in Llangollen and is a world wide arts festival. Rhyl is a real mixed place. Many, many non-Welsh people live there and the extremely cheap housing attracts unemployed people from Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham. English prisoners finishing their sentences were offered cheap accommodation in Rhyl in the 80s and 90s and an influx of drug users came. You can see Eryri (Snowdon) from almost anywhere in N Wales

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад

      Bore Da
      We had a fabulous time and think the beach and nature reserve was beautiful
      Can’t wait to explore Wales more. We do visit Llangollen 👍👍 Thanks for watching

  • @FredFox-m9v
    @FredFox-m9v Месяц назад +3

    In days of yesteryear. When men were men. Evidentally brutish Welsh Celtic Warriors used to have personal tatoos, sporting the Red Dragon, or Ddraig Goch. As well as this place names were tattooed on the men, the largest members in the clan used to recieve the largest place names to represent each town in battle.The largest and most massive Celtic warrior recieved the greatest honour, representing
    Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, as his tattoo. Whereas Jones the dwarf in the clan had the place name Rhyl, or so the legend goes ?

  • @NoJourneyTooSmall
    @NoJourneyTooSmall Месяц назад +1

    As kids, we were dragged from Birmingham to Rhyl for a weeks holiday. And then Towyn. It was the best week of a young Brummies life!

  • @The4manxies
    @The4manxies Месяц назад +2

    You should come over to the IOM, home of the TT if you're into motorbikes now. Plenty of nice places to camp and wild camp and although the ferry can be expensive, it's much cheaper if you're flexible with times/dates and avoid TT fortnight/Grandprix week. Atm there's Supercars here for a festival. 'Life's too Short' came over when they had the Little Red Camper. Cheers Debs x

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад

      Hi Debs. Thinking of visiting when TT is on, both of us have never been. Super cars sound cool 👍👍😎

    • @The4manxies
      @The4manxies Месяц назад +1

      @@Stchristopherofatlantis if you come over and need anything, water/electric top-up etc, happy to help (7 mins from Douglas, practically on the course) 😁.

  • @robjamessolo
    @robjamessolo Месяц назад +2

    Bloody hell our Mom and Dad took us there every year when we were kids - late 60s and 70s - there was always lots to do and some happy memories of my dear Mom and Dad who are no longer with us

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад

      Hi Rob 👍 We had a great day there and the beach was massive and awesome. Nice to hear about happy memories x

  • @bazzsom
    @bazzsom Месяц назад +1

    I’ve got really fond memories of Rhyl, as a child ☺️ (late 60’s/70’s) most of our holidays then were along that coastline from Prestatyn to Llandudno. In caravans B&B and Butlins. Happy Times 😊👍🏻
    I went back a few years ago and there used to be an arcade called the Black Cat which I loved as a child and would you believe it it was still there 😮😂👍🏻

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад +1

      Now that arcade will have seen some sights over the years, fantastic 👍👍

    • @bazzsom
      @bazzsom Месяц назад +1

      @@Stchristopherofatlantis Absolutely!
      I was so surprised to see it still there 😁 and there was no better feeling as a child going into it with a pocket full of copper to see how good you were on roll a coin or what you could win. 😁👍🏻

  • @Compliment_Thief
    @Compliment_Thief Месяц назад +8

    The council grass cutter didnt get the memo…I genuinely did a high pitch giggle like a girl…Yet Im a man..Thankfully Im alone so no one heard….😅

  • @christophermccann7528
    @christophermccann7528 Месяц назад +2

    You mentioned Scarborough
    The last i saw the council had to have. A vote due to local opposition to the ban and it got turned over by about two thirds against the ban please dont quote numbers etc without checking but to my understanding the ban is not going to be in force
    Keep up the good work love the info bits
    And plz ignore the professional moaners,

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад

      Hi. Thanks for watching and this info 👍

    • @caroleagar6790
      @caroleagar6790 Месяц назад

      FYI We live in Scarborough and sadly the overnight ban is in force from October for a trial period of 18 months. No overnighting from 11pm to 7am. Paid parking during the day.
      There is no SBC all now run by NYCC in Northallerton.

  • @roscodog441
    @roscodog441 Месяц назад +1

    Love the voice over at the beginning and end with the posh voice 😊 and Clare and myself started singing it's just an illusion at the same time, not been to Rhyl for years, prefer Llandudno, the goldwing (motorcycle) light parade is an event you would both enjoy (Llandudno one being the biggest) the Scarborough and Skegness ones are good as well, look them up on RUclips, another great vlog in the dry this time 😅

  • @Compliment_Thief
    @Compliment_Thief Месяц назад +4

    Yes thats a wind turbine on van. I watched someone add one to their vehicle the other day…

  • @caroleagar6790
    @caroleagar6790 Месяц назад +1

    Home Brew in the downstairs toilet.
    Whats that if it tastes like p*** it probably is 😂
    We love your sense of humour both so quick witted, you always make us laugh.

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад

      It was delicious. Close your eyes and drink it and youd think it was Madri 🤣👍
      Hope you are well xx

  • @sm1thy1983ds
    @sm1thy1983ds Месяц назад +1

    Decent walk that as well you done guys, im in Prestatyn and you covered some distance on your feet 👍

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад

      Yeah. Loved it but we were ready for a cuppa tea when we got back to the van!

  • @pathfinder303
    @pathfinder303 Месяц назад +3

    12 holes of fun in Rhyl ! I'd be happy with 3.😜

  • @ksmith3997
    @ksmith3997 Месяц назад +5

    Some posh xxx who doesn't even live there decided one day to rip out any character/history and paid a contractor to bring in 100 concrete trucks and cover the whole front, same as Blackpool. Look at the pictures of what it was. Shame on those in power

  • @MegaVector2011
    @MegaVector2011 Месяц назад +2

    Co-incidentally, I scooped a crane fly out of thin air buzzing around my computer screen while watching this. Didn't harm it, released it out of my back door unscathed, looked very much like the one flying at Andy in Rhyl, must have been it's brother or sister. That's my achievement of the day. Still awake? thanks for another great upload.

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад

      This made me laugh 🦟 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @MegaVector2011
      @MegaVector2011 Месяц назад

      @@Stchristopherofatlantis Thanks, I think that's a record for the number of e-mojis I've ever received (Guinness book of record informed). Chris.
      👍👍🤪😆😆😆

  • @TrishasMotorhomeMadness
    @TrishasMotorhomeMadness Месяц назад +1

    That wood on the floor 😂😂😂😂 u guys are just so watchable 😊😊

  • @akrhylikproductions
    @akrhylikproductions Месяц назад +1

    That big circle thing is the "events arena" they do a couple of events over summer but even that's dying out now and the building next to it with the blue roof was the sea life centre, one of rhyls last attractions which recently shut down

  • @tg4941
    @tg4941 Месяц назад +1

    That bloke who does your voice overs is sure popular lately. hes everywhere. Love ur videos.

    • @Stchristopherofatlantis
      @Stchristopherofatlantis  Месяц назад +1

      We can’t get rid of him 🤪👍

    • @tg4941
      @tg4941 Месяц назад +1

      @@Stchristopherofatlantis 😁 he doing well for himself. Great voice.