Tunbridge Wells: seems posh but has a seedy underbelly

Living in Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Tunbridge Wells is a very odd town. It’s definitely a town of two halves: the haves and have-nots. Of course every town has its rich and poor (and everything in between) but the distinction is so obvious in Tunbridge Wells unlike anywhere else I’ve lived. There are some truly beautiful large houses in the town […]

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East Grinstead: a nothing town filled with horrible people

Living in East Grinstead, West Sussex

I have lived in East Grinstead now for 5 years. Although the town has one of the oldest high streets in the country, it does not take away from the fact that it’s a nasty horrible place. The town itself is filled with *****, nutters, nasty middle-class idiots and Scientologists (the national Scientology headquarters is […]

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5 towns in the South East that are worse than Hastings

5 towns in the South East worse than Hastings

It’s easy to see why Hastings is held in such low regard by both residents and non-residents alike. All the indicators are there in the statistics to show how poor this end-of-the-line run down seaside town is, compared to the rest of the South East. It has 27.2% of its residents in private rented accommodation […]

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Tonbridge: where ***** and toffs come face-to-face

Living in Tonbridge, Kent

Sat merrily on the River Medway, this is the town that spawned Royal Tunbridge Wells – itself a new town built in the style of Milton Keynes on the site of some polluted stream in 1958. However, worryingly Tonbridge too has a bit of a **** problem. This despite an influx of young non-***** moving […]

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