American here and our friend finished last in our fantasy football league this past year. The punishment for loser is we send you to an extra sh**y city to have a beer and then travel home. He moved to London this summer so I want to put him on a train or short flight to somewhere miserable.
Appreciate your insight!
Edit: Y'all rock this list is awesome. Jaywick or a long bus ride north feel like they could be winners. We definitely want it to be as grueling as possible so Luton feels a little close to home. Consulting with the league and will keep this thread updated on his journey!
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Doncaster then a bus to Scunthorpe if you really hate him
Luton
Actually no. Jaywick.
Swindon
I’m sure there are a few delightful flat-roofed pubs in Luton that would… welcome… his custom.
Chatham
I’d say it’d be a much better shout to stick him on the longest coach journey you can find and only give him enough time to get to a pub and have one pint before having to head back for the return journey.
Luton
Jaywick
Isle of sheppy. It’s a real shit-hole.
Does it have to be in the UK?
If not, Charleroi.
Rhyl
Bradford
A disappointing lack of ‘London’ responses
Grimsby
Harlow is pretty fucking awful. Stoke-on-Trent and King’s Lynn are two of my least favourite places in Britain, but require a bit more commitment to the cause. If you’re really looking for abject misery, try Northwich* or Dalkeith or Oldham.
*not Norwich, Norwich is surprisingly nice.
Depends how close it has to be?
I would have said Great Yarmouth, it’s grim AF there and only about 2-3 hours on train- so he can definitely day trip it
Bonus points if it’s during winter
Slough
Aldershot. You get your hopes up going through Farnborough and then discover a town that was nice around 100 years ago.
Train to Shippea Hill (near Ely). One train each way a day (arrival at 0726, so a stupidly early start), and the nearest pub is 6 miles away in Lakenheath, across some of the most boring countryside in the country.
Are there conditions applied? Like going into a West Ham pub with a Millwall shirt on?
Any flat roofed pub…
Surprised no one has said tilbury , also gravesend definitely
Merthyr Tydfil. Not only is it an arse to get to on public transport it’s also not a good place for Londoner to pop for a pint.
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Council estate boozers are a much better time than any country pub filled with gilet wearing toffs paying £8 for a pint of IPA that tastes like dishwasher tablets.
If you’re American nowhere will seem too far. My pick is Rotherham