10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT CORNWALL

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    Living in Cornwall ain't all beaches and smiles folks! There are some things that really do my head in too! This is a tongue-in-cheek look at some of the less enjoyable aspects of life in this wonderful coastal county, in my opinion. I have also released a companion to this video '10 Things I Love About Cornwall', you can find it here • Video
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Komentáře • 244

  • @cebusapella9125
    @cebusapella9125 Před 3 lety +40

    Interesting list Wendall. The biggest thing I dislike you missed out, which is house prices, the fact that many locals can't afford them, and so many houses are 2nd homes for rich weekender, rendering so many villages & seaside towns half empty. Love the seagulls, despite the shit, though in St Ives they are particularly delinquent!

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před 3 lety +2

      I do agree on house prices, but I wanted to keep the controversy to a minimum (my channel has enraged it's fair share) so I kept a pretty 'tame hate list' 🤭

    • @suchisthismystery2814
      @suchisthismystery2814 Před 3 lety

      😂🤣

    • @ianlaccohee7180
      @ianlaccohee7180 Před 2 lety +1

      @@WendallExplores I will be moving back to England later this year from Florida. My wife is from Cornwall, so moving there is high on our list of possible locations. I have been keeping an eye on rightmove over the last couple of years, but over the last 12 months, the prices of property have gone through the roof. This video is a great insight for me, into the reality of moving there. We have considered the difficulty of getting around during busy tourist periods, & the possible difficulties of finding steady employment, along with many of the other valid points that you make. Thanks for the info. I am going to watch your other video so I can get an even handed opinion. Cheers. I gave you a sub to help you along.

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před 2 lety +2

      @@ianlaccohee7180 thanks for watching and subbing. A lot of my content on the channel may well help you with in some way for perspective for your move. If you have further questions, if you follow me on Instagram I’m happy to answer DMs 🤙

    • @raychambers3646
      @raychambers3646 Před rokem +3

      Who sold them to outsiders ?

  • @richardcummins5465
    @richardcummins5465 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Lived in Cornwall for 20 years, and agree with all 10 points. But i wished I'd never left!

  • @wolfwise44
    @wolfwise44 Před 2 lety +12

    Having grown up in Cornwall, been away and came back again, my biggest gripe of all is employers viewing potential employees as less valuable to their business. Proporionately, workers outside of the Public Sector have been, and still are paid less than for the same position east of the Tamar. This was the case 25 years ago and nothing has changed. 25 years ago, Cornish people were shown to be 25% worse off in real terms than they were back in the days of Queen Victoria. Scary to think what it might be now! Opression is a wicked thing for anyone to have to tollerate, but this is your Government which is guilty for this on all counts and for centuries.

    • @DerekGM6
      @DerekGM6 Před 8 měsíci

      "25 years ago, Cornish people were shown to be 25% worse off in real terms than they were back in the days of Queen Victoria." Really? Can you back this up with figures?

    • @wolfwise44
      @wolfwise44 Před 8 měsíci

      @@DerekGM6 The survey I am recalling was quite clear, sadly the actual figures you ask for I do not have. Typical examples of what I referd to I re-experienced in recent years, whereby my skills and 20 years experience were undervalued by local employers by as much as 50%. Needless to say I made dam sure that these people did not benefit from all my years of hard work.

  • @ashleywoods1333
    @ashleywoods1333 Před 3 lety +13

    Great Video as always however I think your listeners if they are interested in moving / living in Cornwall should heed the following advice : 1. The weather , the winter can be quite nice to go and watch the stormy seas 2. Truro is a large town technically but that is how it should stay , full of character and independent shops , can you imagine a big Trafford centre style shopping centre there , No ! Can always travel to places like Plymouth / Exeter which are a couple hours drive if you desperately seek that need. 3. Travelling airports. Why travel when you live in such a lovely part of the country however if you do want to then this should just be accepted , can always drive / take train to a London airport. 4 Family - should arrange with family to make the journey to yourself as well as you to then , that way you half the amount of trips required.
    Carry on with your vids …. Looking forward to the next one …. Ride on !!!!

    • @oneoflokis
      @oneoflokis Před 2 lety

      We have a Newquay Airport! 🙂

  • @jameswiglesworth5004
    @jameswiglesworth5004 Před rokem +7

    As a person originally from London, that has holidayed here since the mid 80's and now
    lived here for 10 years. Surely you do your research if you are moving here, lack of
    shops ? lack of airports? far to travel to friends relatives? then don't move here.
    The only thing I slightly miss is the close proximity I had to theatre's and music venues
    but I can live with that for the laid back beauty of this County, by the way London is
    much more humid and just as wet.
    Biggest issues I think are lack of work, but that is a problem that goes back to the decline
    of the tin industry and has no easy fix.
    But the main issue is second home owners, who buy and use the homes for a few weeks
    of the year, this needs to be dealt with and the only way is surely to ban sales to anyone
    outside the County

    • @ibiza_andy
      @ibiza_andy Před 2 měsíci

      Who wants theatres.. godsakes .. typical emmett comment

  • @danttny151
    @danttny151 Před 3 lety +8

    Wendall mate, your bang on bout Cornwall, we would love to move there, BUT, we are 6hrs away (Kent) & it is a hell of a journey. It's bad enough going up North to visit my wife's family 4hrs nearly 🤷🏻‍♂️ so living in Cornwall would be even further 😏 but matey it is paradise where you live 😎 PS beats Birmingham 😂👍🏼

  • @guitarlover302
    @guitarlover302 Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you again for these very informative videos ! Very helpful
    for us in semi retiring decisions

  • @bibby5000
    @bibby5000 Před rokem +2

    All of this... spot on!
    I was born in Cornwall, but after 25 years I just had to get out. I am also a live music lover, so I feel ya.

  • @nerdmaid1240
    @nerdmaid1240 Před 2 lety +3

    Ha the slugs and snails in Redruth. I thought it was just our old house! Woodlice too. And the weather!! Something I find funny is the Cornish weather optimism. I remember a couple of years ago my Cornish mother in law talking about what a lovely sunny summer it had been. I reminded her that it had rained from June to September and that Boardmasters had to be cancelled because the wind was so strong! When everyone else is in a heatwave, we get a couple of days of sun…with a coastal ‘breeze’ (100mph gusts). The lack of live music surprised me. Of course there are amazing places like the Minack, but I’d love it if there were open mic nights and gigs in pubs like when I lived in Liverpool and Dudley/Wolverhampton.

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před 2 lety +2

      No thrash metal at the Minack, more of that in Wolvo. Less ocean views though.

  • @thestinkshack7211
    @thestinkshack7211 Před rokem +2

    slugs and snails? are you alright mate

  • @Lukeandrewscarnivore
    @Lukeandrewscarnivore Před rokem +4

    You’ve just listed all the things the Cornish hate about living in Cornwall. 😂

  • @lizpenrose6429
    @lizpenrose6429 Před 3 lety +2

    Your comment about seagull poo made me laugh out loud 🤣
    Yup, agree with eating out totally.

  • @helenndow1101
    @helenndow1101 Před 2 měsíci

    I love everything about Cornwall. I love humidity and rain. It’s not as cold in winter as everywhere else in U.K. I do wish I’d never left.

  • @Christophers-Assorted-Stuff

    I don't live in Cornwall although I would like to. I visit so often and have done for over 50 years that it feels like I am coming home when I get to the border. Now, there are some things I hate about the place. First off, I don't like the crowds in summer so I go out of season. Next - the rip off parking charges and underhand practices of some car park operators. Then there are the rip off prices of everything from restaurants to holiday rentals (not all though - I have my favourites). I use the supermarkets for most food shopping simply to save some money. Then, wherever you go, any bit of space or verge is blocked by rocks so you are forced to use a car park or move on. Here in Norfolk I can get a decent steak meal for £5 or £6. A crab sandwich £10 in St Ives - no thanks, it's half that in Norfolk. As you say, the traffic is bad in summer. The council keep wasting peoples money on stupid traffic schemes that cause chaos, then have to scrap them.

  • @nigelharris175
    @nigelharris175 Před 3 lety +3

    I didn't want to watch this, just to the negativity but you're absolutely bang on. I was washing my car almost on a daily basis because of the bloody seagulls, and it wasn't a bit, they literally covered it so yes, £4 jet wash everyday!!!
    Keep up the good work...

  • @tontotv2550
    @tontotv2550 Před 2 lety +4

    You forgot emmets! 😂👍

  • @andytara1314
    @andytara1314 Před 3 lety +3

    Wend, great video once again. Here it the worlds smallest 🎻 just for you!

  • @samedmonds131
    @samedmonds131 Před 2 lety

    Top man Wendall!!!!! Great videos....

  • @Mounhas
    @Mounhas Před 2 lety +1

    Slugs & snails, yep. Also you have to check that your dog(s) don’t have any attached to them on returning from a walk.

  • @oneoflokis
    @oneoflokis Před 2 lety +10

    We just need more jobs, more affordable/social housing, and better public transport.

    • @griswald7156
      @griswald7156 Před 2 měsíci

      You need more housing for asylum seekers in Cornwall….more NHS dentists for asylum seekers,and more jobs for asylum seekers.just a fairer deal all around..

    • @griswald7156
      @griswald7156 Před 2 měsíci

      You could do a march to London….the Jarrow boys tried that tack..the smarter ones stayed in London..

    • @oneoflokis
      @oneoflokis Před 2 měsíci

      @@griswald7156 Forget asylum seekers. We need them from everybody.

    • @griswald7156
      @griswald7156 Před 2 měsíci

      @@oneoflokis Asylum seekers
      Must come first..

  • @cathydyer3774
    @cathydyer3774 Před rokem +1

    4. Slugs and snails. Don't use deadly pellets. Get some hedgehogs. Encourage thrushes. Put beer in a low container in the garden. Grow marigolds for snails to eat instead. 🦔🌼🦔🌼. 5. Seagulls - yes vicious and awful poo. 🙄

    • @tssw8618
      @tssw8618 Před rokem +1

      Completely agree to your comment "Don't use deadly pellets"..There's a good population of hedgehogs in Cornwall. I do know for a fact there are hedgehogs in his area and now they are at risk of being poisoned. This is very sad, especially as they are listed as vulnerable to extinction...There's lots of natural ways to get rid of slugs and snails....Egg shells, wool pellets, copper tape, garlic spray, coffee grounds, sharps sand and sea shells.

  • @TravellingTorunn
    @TravellingTorunn Před 3 lety +3

    Very understandable. As a tourist I am not affected by most of this as I take train & bus to the coastal path and walk to the next village far away from most roads 😊 Cornwall is also (believe it or not) a very welcome escape from the weather in the coastal areas of South-West Norway where I live. Google says that Cornwall has on average 1113 mm precipitation annualy. Here it is 2461 mm and 200 days with rain a year. 🤪🌧🌧🌧⛈☔❄

    • @kernowforester811
      @kernowforester811 Před 2 lety +2

      My Bodmin weather station averages about 1,000 mm precipitation a year, which is noticeably seasonal, with a Summer low of approx 50mm in July. Further east over Devon, to the east of Dartmoor it falls down to 750mm in Exeter, by comparison. July 2018 I recorded only 6mm of rain! Average just a few nights annually when the temp falls below 0 deg C. Peak temp was 31 deg C on several days last July. Mean annual temp about 11 deg C or so. I have only recorded a few days of snow in recent years, typically melts after a few hours. Summers and springs can be quite dry and sunny. It is the fall/autumn and Winters that are usually wet and windy, due to the Atlantic influence, but mild!

    • @TravellingTorunn
      @TravellingTorunn Před 2 lety +1

      @@kernowforester811 Thank you for your interersting info. Last October we had a record here in Bergen, Norway with 641 mm of rain in one single month. And it rains quite a lot here else too.... We have very good experience with the weather in the summer months in the South West of England - as I can see is right by your numbers 🙂

  • @ironix1
    @ironix1 Před rokem +1

    Many of the things which separate Cornwall from the rest of the country and what go to make it such a great place, like no other, are mentioned in this top ten things you hate about Cornwall. Brilliant! We leave the other counties in our wake.

  • @camerachica73
    @camerachica73 Před 2 lety +1

    I lived in Cornwall for 5 years when I was at uni and my dislikes were:
    1) Cooler wetter summers that I thought there would be (colder than the rest of the south)
    2) Crazy high water bills than the rest of the country
    3) Seagulls pitching on roofs and cawing at 2am
    4) Dead villages in the winter because all the 2nd homers have gone back to London (I've lived on the Isle of Wight and it's the same there)
    Wonderful county though!

  • @normhanson981
    @normhanson981 Před rokem +2

    The winters are so wet .

  • @junelaw4162
    @junelaw4162 Před 2 lety

    I’ve just found you and tbh I agree in what you are sayin I love Cornwall we usually stay at Padstow and use that as a base great video going to listen to what you like now 😊

  • @louisep5178
    @louisep5178 Před 3 lety +3

    I heard they had a shortage of chefs in Cornwall. Terrific vids I was thinking of moving to St Ives prior to lockdown so this is all very interesting 👌I remember my first visit to St Ives enjoying my Cornish pasty overlooking the harbour before a seagull swooped in from nowhere behind me and pinched it 😂😂

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před 3 lety +2

      There is an extreme shortage of chefs, if you are a chef we need you!

    • @louisep5178
      @louisep5178 Před 3 lety

      @@WendallExplores Not a chef have done waitressing and general cooking Wendall. I was thinking of buying a shop or gallery there which I would enjoy I think. Wanted to buy a holiday home to rent out but I suspect prices have rocketed since covid. Thanks for the great vids 👌

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you for watching

  • @deelewis8555
    @deelewis8555 Před 7 měsíci

    If you don't like Cornwall then the Midlands is the place for you.I moved from the Midlands forty years ago and love it.Slugs and snails bother you,oh dear 😂

  • @balls9420
    @balls9420 Před rokem +2

    I agree with all your points except the slugs and snails, sure a few here or there but never been a problem. The lack of anything to really do down here is definitely a problem. Lack of good infrastructure and good public transport is another. One point I have is the housing market is stupid expensive for locals. As you pointed out with lack of job opportunities means that we are rather poor compared to the rest of the UK. Some 5 million emmets are a big problem, as you pointed out with clogging the roads and the few things to do are packed in the summer. Essentially Cornwall is an island of isolation separated by the rest of the UK until it is summer in which there is nothing locals can do.

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před rokem +1

      I’ve often said living in West Cornwall very much feels like I imagine living on an island would feel

  • @paulskillman7595
    @paulskillman7595 Před rokem +2

    You can hate it all you want. It is beautiful there. I loved it there. It is getting there that is the problem, especially in Hope Cove.

  • @Alex.1739
    @Alex.1739 Před 2 lety +4

    Too many fucking holiday lets. Sad really

  • @Bartholomew_Musgrave
    @Bartholomew_Musgrave Před rokem +1

    Let’s concrete over Cornwall and fill it with shopping malls and airports. It would be so much nicer.
    Alternatively, you could move back home and enjoy the diversity in the Midlands.

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před rokem

      It would also be great if they could put a big shiny neon casino down here 👍

  • @cynthiastogden7000
    @cynthiastogden7000 Před 3 lety +2

    All those hates is what makes Cornwall the place everyone wants to live. Unfortunately. With all the amenities it would be just another hirrudplace.

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před 3 lety +2

      I agree. The video is mostly tongue in cheek. Cornwall’s isolation allows the environment for its attractions.

  • @pipthedog11
    @pipthedog11 Před 2 lety +3

    Thing I hate about Cornwall are people moving to the county and then moaning about the place. If you listen to this emmet he would be better of staying wherever he came from. His final thing he moans about, I would make even more difficult for people to stay and spoil our wonderful Country

  • @badkeiser
    @badkeiser Před 4 měsíci

    I will come to Cornwall’s defence and say that there are more live music acts than you could shake a stick at outside of covid. Abd similarly you can get a meal at your favourite restaurant if you book a few days ahead. Sometimes you can just walk in.

  • @martynyoung2469
    @martynyoung2469 Před 2 lety

    Hi Wendell, amoving down on Monday to St Breward, would be great to have a few places in North Cornwall recommend to myself

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před 2 lety

      I am SW Cornwall based and spend 99% of my time down there, very limited knowledge of North Cornwall. One tip is Rocky Valley though, I have a video on here about it. Amazing place….. ‘Is this North America or Cornwall…’

  • @padienataheri1252
    @padienataheri1252 Před 3 lety +3

    Thanks for your videos
    Could you please talk about schools in Cornwall.
    I have kids and moving from Birmingham to Cornwall.
    I need to know which part of Cornwall is best to live and find good school.

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před 3 lety +2

      Thanks for watching. I don’t have any kids, so I’m not sure I would provide an informed authority on that subject. I can however tell you anything about what’s good for dogs and drinking beer in Cornwall!

    • @padienataheri1252
      @padienataheri1252 Před 3 lety

      @@WendallExplores
      Which part is good for living with family?

    • @ruadhagainagaidheal9398
      @ruadhagainagaidheal9398 Před 3 lety +1

      Don’t come. We hate Brummies here.

    • @Mounhas
      @Mounhas Před 2 lety

      Best part to live in is without neighbours!

  • @sboswelllive3157
    @sboswelllive3157 Před 3 lety +1

    I enjoyed this video mate. A shame there’s not much in the way of live music but I’d imagine the scenery you have and the quality of the life down there helps to soften that blow. For future videos, I’d be interested to hear some of the key differences between Devon and Cornwall and you opinions on this… if it’s safe to do so! 😆
    Peace & love pal

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před 3 lety

      Thanks for watching mate! I don’t know very much about Devon, I’ve stayed near Exmouth but apart from that just drive through Devon a lot btw Midlands and Cornwall! Good idea for a video though.

    • @gillywillybythesea
      @gillywillybythesea Před rokem

      I've lived in South Devon for over 30 years and I'd say one main difference is the span between north and south coasts. Sounds like I'm stating the obvious, but that big expanse of granite called Dartmoor acts as a natural divide if you live on one or other coasts - a trip to North Devon from here can take the best part of 2 hours driving! - so I barely know the north of the county at all.
      Unless you are desperate to live by the sea, you could do worse than live in Exeter: it's a small city but has most of what you need in terms of jobs, shopping and nightlife, plus easy access to Dartmoor and both coasts. Plus you're only a stone's throw from the M5 if you want to head up country; ditto for the A30 if you want to head down to Cornwall.

  • @tutsecret499
    @tutsecret499 Před rokem +1

    When I went there I enjoyed, but I went in the winter, October low season. I always travel in low season, but I do remember there was a long holiday and many tourists from North of England coming to Cornwall the roads were packed, my host friend was having difficult to drive me around. It's cute seeing the seabird stealing food. I did not see it yet. Here in California, I have these pest snail, what a predator, eating my plants in my garden, I remove them with a stick grabber and toss them away from my garden they come back, what a pest. I did not notice there because I was just a visitor for 1 month. The way you speak, I think you would like California, maybe not, because everybody is trying to run away from California for obvious reasons. For the last 15 years, the exodus is happening.

  • @peteshoulders1
    @peteshoulders1 Před 2 lety +2

    awesome video! and i agree!! if i went to another county and disliked it so much, i'd piss off back to where i came from!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @brandonlarkin1987
    @brandonlarkin1987 Před 3 lety +1

    Completely agree I mean I feel I use salt more on keeping slugs out the house rather than putting it on food.

  • @user-ji4zj5ur3t
    @user-ji4zj5ur3t Před 5 měsíci

    Was born in Cornwall. In Austell and when I was 25 I left! Beautiful place but the locals......... Thank god I emigrated for work and lifestyle.

  • @chevibolito8258
    @chevibolito8258 Před 2 lety +2

    My fiance is from England and I want to move there soon. However, I am accustomed to humid weather and I think Cornwall is nice. I think I can sleep well alright, haha!

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před 2 lety +1

      Cornwall IMO has the most humid weather in the UK

    • @barriewood9336
      @barriewood9336 Před rokem +1

      Be aware Cornwall / Kernow is a Celtic nation. It is not England.

  • @ToOldToTurnProcycling
    @ToOldToTurnProcycling Před měsícem

    I lived in Port Quin, in the summer it could be sea mist or some of the worst storms. You should investigate the stupid idea of putting a seaweed farm in Lundy Bay.

  • @antonlevii6426
    @antonlevii6426 Před 2 lety

    Good video mate , I live in Oxfordshire but my mom is cornish and lives near looe , i think of quitting my job every day and moving down , can't get on the ladder here aswel but my family in bodmin and St austell all got mortgages

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks for watching, seems it’s very hard for anyone anywhere to get on the ladder these days

  • @redfilfil
    @redfilfil Před 2 lety +4

    With you on the slugs, snails and seagulls. The other points just don't bother me; life is too short to worry about the small negatives. I think after being in Cornwall for several years you just learn to cope with the travel distances and the influx of tourists. Enjoyed the video though.

    • @tutsecret499
      @tutsecret499 Před rokem

      How we can get rid of slugs and snails for good without chemical hazard? Here in California, I have these pest snails in my garden, they eat my basils.

    • @jayyelland8289
      @jayyelland8289 Před rokem

      @@tutsecret499 put copper tape around your plant pots or on the floor ,

    • @gillywillybythesea
      @gillywillybythesea Před rokem

      The Royal Horticultural Society has now dropped the name 'pest' for slugs and snails :)

  • @Charlestve
    @Charlestve Před rokem +1

    Straight to the point n very sincere 🗽

  • @smiffy8364
    @smiffy8364 Před rokem

    I love in Cornwall and you forgot to add the enormous cost of the public toilets! The weather and the incontinent seagulls are a pain.

  • @EricTheHiking
    @EricTheHiking Před rokem

    I have never saw hate videos about Cornwall! 😆😆😆 Perhaps we go there only for holiday in nice warm time as you mentioned! LOL! 😅Sorry we just love Cornwall.

  • @jells9250
    @jells9250 Před 2 lety +1

    1 good thing tho is that we locals know all the small restaurants and places that tourists dont

  • @katb4149
    @katb4149 Před 2 lety

    It rains alot there in the summer & it's mostly overcast. I don't think I've had more than three days of hot sun in the fortnight I spend there on holiday each year.

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před 2 lety

      🤣 you have been quite unlucky! I find September the best month, normally decent weather and the sea at it's warmest

    • @jameswiglesworth5004
      @jameswiglesworth5004 Před rokem

      why are you visiting every year if you don't like the weather?

  • @rafflesxyz4800
    @rafflesxyz4800 Před 7 měsíci +1

    You're lucky to be here lad. Enough strange folk already in these parts.

  • @travelingcatman2089
    @travelingcatman2089 Před 2 lety

    You should of went you wadebridge the other week, the Kaiser chiefs was at the show ground!
    They also played at at Eden and Falmouth few years back and few famous acts play at Eden

  • @ExplorewithSarahlouise

    I can imagine the jobs situ I think it’s prob best for ppl who are self employed tbh once they can leave bigger cities. I think friends and family is personal rly as I left midlands when I was 23 and never looked back, I’m a tiny family and my parents eventually moved to Devon and I didn’t even keep any old school friends once I had been in London for a while the divide in lifestyles was just too big and the effort to go back too much. I think it’s easier to almost entirely move on and make new friends and I think some ppl are more sentimental than others with this. I quite enjoy meeting new friends and people and moving through life some rly keep friends as far back as school. I feel letting go of old friends kind of helps me evolve and doesn’t hold me back to the person I used to be but this is a personal thing.

  • @nishthamodi1924
    @nishthamodi1924 Před 2 lety

    Hello,
    I am visiting Cornwall soon, would you know where I can rent a car in Cornwall at an affordable price?

    • @km-gi4lw
      @km-gi4lw Před 3 měsíci

      Europcar @the train station (check and have it signed off * scratches dents ,* very fine cracks in windscreens down near the wipers especially * tyres tread / spare tyre pumped and all jack up equipment .* Upholstery and the floor rips / stains . Ask about roadside assistance and the phone number and who pays for the tow . Go direct to the fuel station and retain the receipt for fuel added even though the gauge needle points to F . If it's Europcar you can drop it off wherever it's convenient for yourselves . Ex Tow Driver. Happy Driving in that wonderful place .

  • @laverdajota8089
    @laverdajota8089 Před 11 dny

    Whenever I go to Cornwall, it’s full of slugs from the Midlands

  • @lornawillockify
    @lornawillockify Před 3 lety +3

    In st ives, the seagulls have Doc Marten boots 😎

  • @aliengrey6052
    @aliengrey6052 Před rokem +1

    Very true Wendell. Very true I agree and I live in Devon. It’s a little better in Devon though.

  • @johnmaggiorino4493
    @johnmaggiorino4493 Před 3 lety +1

    Look at that view behind you!

  • @garethdavies6723
    @garethdavies6723 Před 9 měsíci

    Hi Wendall, having lived here all my life i agree with most of your list. Seagulls, lack of live music, tourists definitely. As for slugs and snails? Can't say ive noticed those😂. As for Newquay Airport it is now open again. As for the distance from relatives, thats not really Cornwalls fault. It is where it is, surely you would have realised this when you decided to move here. Other than that I'm in agreement with you.

  • @johnwelander
    @johnwelander Před 3 měsíci

    Agree with every one on your list, add on high prices to sting tourists which obviously affects the low paid locals (compared to the same job up country). Also house prices; pathetic value compared to elsewhere. This from someone who has lived here for almost 40 yrs... Why don't I move? Married a local whose family is here.

  • @carolmiles7474
    @carolmiles7474 Před rokem

    Next to no public transport ,cannot find decent places to buy clothes.i have to go to London to have my hair colour done , coast and life is beautiful, very hard to get tradesmen .

  • @travel8k333
    @travel8k333 Před 2 lety

    The next one you should make is 10 things you love about Cornwall 😀

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před 2 lety

      I released that video at the same time, check my channel 👌

  • @andrewwilliams2353
    @andrewwilliams2353 Před rokem

    Lack of airports ? Isn't there one near Land's End ? I've driven past it several times. Does it not serve travellers these days ?

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před rokem

      Closed due to Covid at the time I made this video, then Flybe went bust and all the flights dried up. Very limited service outside of summer now, unless you want to fly to London

  • @jcasstudio
    @jcasstudio Před rokem +1

    I just came back from Cornwall and stayed for 6 days. Outstanding views, beautiful place, but I've experienced some of the things you complain. (most of them in St Ives)
    1. Forget about getting a table on a restaurant, I've ended up having a take away pizza.
    2. When I watched this video before going I remember I thought you could be exagereting with the seagulls... Well, they stole my food and almost made me fall from a cliff so I fuckin hate them now haha.
    3. How far is it, is just way too long specially Porthcurno area.
    4. The tourists, (a bit hypocrite from myself as I was being tourist as well haha) but seriously in St Ives I've experienced a town converted to a big Airbnb hotel... Lack of locals... I just preferred smaller more authentic towns.
    5. And because that turistic boom I almost miss my train because the space for my bike was completely packed with luggage of tourists and had to stay 3/4 of the trip from London standed. Also is way too expensive even shitty Airbnbs so I've taken my tent which was around 10-15 pounds per night, the only cheap way to travel to the region.
    Still, it definitely worth it, the coast trail is absolutely amazing, awe and respect by the nature, those cliffs are incredible. Also most of the locals were very friendly and chatty when staying in little towns.
    Love your videos mate 👍

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před rokem

      Thanks for the detailed comment, yes it’s a beautiful land very far from anywhere that has its pros and cons. Glad you enjoy the videos.

  • @maydreamer5
    @maydreamer5 Před 5 měsíci

    Thank you.

  • @DerekGM6
    @DerekGM6 Před 8 měsíci

    LOL I don't think I had ever seen slugs like the slugs we have here in Cornwall, and I have been slug watching here for fifty years. The best ones are black with a wrinkled skin, and about six inches long, slithering and sliding along my tiled kitchen floor. Or little tiny brown ones creeping up my uPVC front door.

    • @ibiza_andy
      @ibiza_andy Před 2 měsíci

      Yes.. the brown things that look like a skinny hedgehog poo!!!! 😂I 😂

  • @somaazul5871
    @somaazul5871 Před rokem +1

    You can't have a rural area and city amenities at the same time.. sooner or later you'll complain that Cornwall is now too populated

  • @OperationsAndSmoothProductions

    It is a beautiful place but notoriously hard to wild camp.
    Good vid.

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před rokem

      Nice to see a pro hater ✊

    • @OperationsAndSmoothProductions
      @OperationsAndSmoothProductions Před rokem

      @@WendallExplores No seriously. I spent a few months there wild camping and the logistics were insane! Like no decent campable woodland near towns and lots of signs saying "NO CAMPING"

  • @dakta817donkey6
    @dakta817donkey6 Před rokem

    Same here in Tenby. Pain in the arse.

    • @Victoria-kl7su
      @Victoria-kl7su Před 10 měsíci

      I am also in South Wales and agree we have the rainy weather plus the slugs and snails issues - I don’t live in a particularly touristy area but I appreciate the issues you would have in Tenby - such a beautiful place though - I think I’d manage to ‘live with it’ if I got my dream to retire there

  • @MassiveLib
    @MassiveLib Před rokem

    My number 1 is a lack of forests and mature trees.

  • @lila133
    @lila133 Před 2 lety

    Eden project does some great live music from big bands!! But yeah there's not much, but I prefer folk music anyway

  • @RGWUltraFan
    @RGWUltraFan Před rokem

    The seagulls r so loud 😂😂😂

  • @liamfromyeww8786
    @liamfromyeww8786 Před 3 lety

    We saw you at pool market today

  • @barbarahalkyard1901
    @barbarahalkyard1901 Před měsícem

    The thing i hate about cornwall is the cornish .Who winge about Tourism. Apart from that its a beautiful place.

  • @lizpenrose6429
    @lizpenrose6429 Před 2 lety

    Your video has certainly got attention on Facebook!

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před 2 lety +1

      This happens from time to time. Helps boost the algorithm 👍

  • @margaretwatts1620
    @margaretwatts1620 Před rokem

    Nothing to hate love it all lived there my boys went to school there.would love to be back again we need more jobs ,well done wendal

    • @ibiza_andy
      @ibiza_andy Před 2 měsíci

      Your boys are probably bckwrd now because of it. As in school wise

  • @oneoflokis
    @oneoflokis Před 2 lety

    Yes. Cornwall does have rather a lot of garden molluscs!! We should make like other nations and eat them. 🙂

  • @LFC1122
    @LFC1122 Před rokem +2

    NUMBER 1:ST AUSTELL

  • @andrewonmyway8184
    @andrewonmyway8184 Před 3 lety +2

    You forgot to mention the carpark fees Wendall.

  • @johnmaggiorino4493
    @johnmaggiorino4493 Před 3 lety

    The French will love your snails

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před 3 lety

      Then can they come and protect my plants from them with a view to harvesting them?

  • @bubblezovlove7213
    @bubblezovlove7213 Před rokem

    No family, no friends... Sorted. 😕👍

  • @RLS11973
    @RLS11973 Před 10 měsíci

    I’d love to live there no matter.

  • @antonharding4090
    @antonharding4090 Před 3 lety

    Hi mate, I've been watching your videos for a while now, always great content! Haven't been to Cornwall for over 10 years but me, my Mrs and some mates are travelling down on the 10th july for a week. We're staying in Roche, which is the St austall area, I know you live quite a way from this area but is there anywhere in this area that is a must see/do? I Want to make the most of our stay and was wondering if you knew any hidden gems? Anyways mate keep doing what you're doing, always look forward to the upcoming vids 🤙

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před 3 lety

      Hi Anton, honestly I know nothing about the St Austell/Roche Area. I hope you have a great trip though, and its only an hour down to West Cornwall to check out my hood. Thanks for following the channel ❤️

  • @oneoflokis
    @oneoflokis Před 2 lety +2

    Nothing to hate about that view... 🙂

    • @cowboycarl3277
      @cowboycarl3277 Před rokem

      Other than the fact it’s literally in Cornwall... 🤮🤮

  • @tinaannwilloughby
    @tinaannwilloughby Před rokem

    As regards no. 10 will that could be the case anywhere in the country really you moved remember

  • @deedontworry
    @deedontworry Před rokem +1

    The slugs! 😢

  • @tictoc1953
    @tictoc1953 Před 3 lety +2

    Lots of slugs and snails in Devon

  • @MatthewChapmanYT
    @MatthewChapmanYT Před 2 lety +1

    Back over the tamar!!!

  • @deme9873
    @deme9873 Před 9 měsíci

    What could somebody hate worse about Cornwall? The tourists who visit Cornwall or Cornwall itself?

  • @janepaterson-todd693
    @janepaterson-todd693 Před 3 lety +5

    For god sake stop moaning! Contradictory in places, show me a place that is perfect!

    • @janepaterson-todd693
      @janepaterson-todd693 Před 3 lety

      I live near Newmarket with the most stunning, horse racing studs.. I could CZcams moaning about a few additional flies… but really…. If anyone takes time to talk about what they ‘hate’. They should exercise their choice to where they live. Maybe another place will demonstrate only 9 things of hatred versus 10 things of true love.

  • @Techno_Monkey_
    @Techno_Monkey_ Před 9 měsíci

    Dont worry mate... if you take the beaches away, Cornwall is poor dump.
    Living in ex mining towns here in poverty is absolutely soul destroying

  • @kernowforester811
    @kernowforester811 Před 2 lety +3

    From Bodmin: worst things about Cornwall: 1. holidays homes, 2. emmets and their traffic congestion in the Summer, 3. lack of affordable housing due to second homes and immigration from upcountry, pricing locals out of house and home literally, 4, mass emmigration from Cornwall over the centuries due to lack of jobs, 5. lack of recognition of us as an ethnic minority and minority language status by the English., and finally 6. a lack of a backbone from Cornish people to improve their lot and stand up to the negatives.. From a native in Cornwall (Kernow).

  • @Breakmarkie78
    @Breakmarkie78 Před 3 lety +1

    You wish you new about the hidden Cornwall

  • @lilly-sw6sb
    @lilly-sw6sb Před 2 lety

    I love ur channel and im visiting aguest 12th I HOPE I SEE YOU

  • @georgebright6491
    @georgebright6491 Před rokem

    I'm not going to insult you call let the seagulls in the Slugs do that I suggest you take a trip over the Tamar and don't come back right

  • @BIRMZE
    @BIRMZE Před rokem

    Them seagulls are vicious 😂 They work in gangs

    • @ibiza_andy
      @ibiza_andy Před 2 měsíci

      I was in The Grey Beaks.. you??

  • @brendajordan178
    @brendajordan178 Před 2 lety +6

    If you don’t like so much about Cornwall why don’t you go back to the Midlands?!!

    • @clivedavo
      @clivedavo Před 2 lety +1

      Don't watch the channel if you don't like it

    • @toomanysecrets7121
      @toomanysecrets7121 Před 2 lety +1

      He’s not being malicious being light hearted

  • @ariadnag5210
    @ariadnag5210 Před 6 měsíci

    I wish I can live in Cornwall ❤❤❤❤

    • @ibiza_andy
      @ibiza_andy Před 2 měsíci

      You need help… dont go there.

  • @jamesneale6210
    @jamesneale6210 Před 2 lety +3

    Born and bread. Don't understand anything your saying. Lol 😋