Two tourists decided to spend a day in a ‘boring’ British location to see if it really was as bad as people make it out to be – and they were surprised by what they found
For years, the Berkshire town of Slough has earned a reputation as one of Britain’s worst places to call home, as it’s often named both the ugliest and most boring place in the UK. The area is plagued with shuttered shop fronts and abandoned high streets. But two tourists decided to see just how bad it truly was.
Posting on TikTok, Liam Dowling from Australia and Matt Giffen from Canada chose to spend a day in Slough to determine whether it genuinely lived up to its dismal reputation. And they were shocked to what they found as they arrived there.
Liam asked viewers: “Okay, can a Canadian and an Aussie have fun in the most boring place in the UK? That’s what Google and ChatGPT said is Slough… Come with us on a day is what’s known to be the worst place and see if we can have fun.”
“How bad could it really be?” Matt wondered, appearing to maintain a positive attitude about the town at first.
Their first port of call was the local Wetherspoons, named ‘The Moon and the Spoon’. Inside, they encountered some residents and sought suggestions for activities.
Hilariously, a man quickly recommended hopping back on the train to explore somewhere else entirely, which caught Liam off guard.
The pair then ventured outside, where they seized the chance to quiz additional locals about attractions in the vicinity. One resident quickly said: “There’s nothing here.”
A bewildered Matt questioned: “Why does everyone keep saying that?”.
The bloke didn’t hold back with his candid response as he said: “Because it’s a dump.”
After persuading Matt to down a shot, Liam declared: “Now we’re having fun.”
The duo then pressed on with their mission to uncover some entertainment. They found themselves wandering down the high street in central Slough, which locals had branded ‘the worst place on Earth’.
One resident even warned them not to trust a soul in the town.
Nevertheless, they made their way to Chicking Chicken Shop, one of the few local places that had come recommended. Despite being tucked away in what appeared to be a deserted shopping centre, Liam and Matt were blown away by their meal.
Liam raved: “Bro, that is unreal. That’s the most amazing chicken shop wings I’ve ever had. Slough might not have a shopping centre or anything else, but they have great chicken shop wings.”
Their adventure continued at another pub called The Brickhouse, before they headed to Slough Ice Arena for some ice skating.
“See guys, you can have fun wherever you go. You just got to do fun stuff,” Liam remarked whilst gliding across the ice.
For their next meal, the pair grabbed a pizza from Pizza GoGo. They wrapped up the video back at the local Spoons, before catching their train out of Slough.
Reflecting on their adventure, Liam concluded: “It’s been an interesting day.”
Matt concurred, saying: “Here’s the thing, it’s not a fun place, but we had fun together.”
Liam finished the clip on an upbeat note, adding: “The one thing I will say is the people here, everyone was so friendly, so nice… Slough, we had as much fun as we could.”