thank you Alan 🙏🙏 we filmed this back in August and was set to go out on the lovely Mrs Metalmans birthday. we love Whitby, ive been visiting for well over 50 years and to this day, never once has it disappointed. the fact that we share the same council is an absolute mystery. i might be trying to pander to the youtube gods on occasion but im definitely no wiser. less so if anything. the success of the working class whitby high street is as much a mystery to me as why Scarborough’s high street is dying despite it being the second most popular place for tourist revenue outside of London. at a loss, no conclusions only dumbfounded questions. great to hear about your Capri. my Escort XR3i on an X reg probably cost me more than my first house to keep on the road! good times! 😂😂

It’s not expensive at all Alan, get your bloody wallet out and splash the cash! You people are living the dream up north (yes I know you’ve lost HS2 but at least your house prices are affordable!). Try living down souff, then you’d know what hardships is! 😂🤣🤣😇

I mean a HS2 line to Manchester? That might as well be Mars to us Northerners. There is no guarantee i could get to Manchester HS2 line in under 4 hours, got home from london yesterday in 4.5 hours in my own car. What point is HS2? An expensive waste of space that connects Mancs to the South at the expense of all our lovely countryside. If you have to live and work in the big smoke, move there, like i did in the 90s, don’t grumble that you can’t get there faster enough from Manchester.. 😂

@@billygoatfilms7531 - for me its a ruin, a very nice ruin but still you can see it all without going inside, so why bother. You don't have to tell me about prices down South, my mate just told me they wanted £15 for a pint down in London where he was and people wonder why pubs are closing down 🤔😳

@@AlanMETALMAN£15 for a pint? Thats a very sobering experience! 😂

We totally agree! Cheers 👍 have a great week

It really is! Thank you for your kind comment ❤️

cheers Abdul you too 👍❤️

@@GENerationXplorers its our pleasure

Yes we too find cheap a much more interesting day! thanks for coming along Dave and Kathy have a great weekend 👍❤️

Thank you for watching😋

Us too Andy, Whitby is just fabulous! have a great weekend 👍❤️

Thank you ❤️ have a great weekend

Thanks Julie and Tony, we do love Whitby! have a great weekend 👍❤️

Thanks so much Phil have a super weekend 👍❤️

a real joy to see a place, particularly a working class town such as Whitby have every shop and bar open. its bucking the trend!

Cheers Chris, yes Whitby is always thriving it’s great! have a super weekend 👍❤️

They are! Cheers hope you guys are well and travelling safe 👍❤️

Thank you very much! It is lovely ❤️

Thank you for your great comments 👍

Thanks guys! we love the retro arcades! have a great weekend also! ❤️

We are both well hope you guys are too and travelling safe, thank you and much love ❤️

Thank you!! 😊

Thanks so much Ann 👍❤️

Thank you so much Chris and Jane 😊 much love and well wishes to you both ❤️

Thanks Aishu yeah Whitby is quite a popular place to visit in the uk as it’s so lovely. we always enjoy our trips there ❤️

Thank you! You too! 👍❤️

Thank you! You too! 👍

Thanks Anita! the dog bakery is the cutest! have a great weekend 👍❤️

thank you so much, yes that retro arcade was wonderful. reasonably priced and free entry. although the USA still has every retro game in their arcades. i can remember dragging Jill to every arcade in all of California! 😂 As all retro games are made in either USA or Japan its really rare that machines still exist or have been looked after and maintained in the UK. thank you so much for wonderful support! ♥️🇺🇸

Hi terry all well with us, hope you are too! have a great week ahead and happy hunting 👍

Thank you so much Rachel 😁 that’s really kind comment! have a lovely week ❤️

Hi Emily just rescued both your fabulous comments out of held for review again ggrrr YT 🤷🏻‍♀️ we really love Whitby and yes some super fish and chip shops, yeah I always love being miles from it and seeing Whitby scampi on menus it warms my heart ❤️ if you have lans to visit in the future be sure to check out what’s on as they have some great events on between now and Christmas, the biggest goth weekend is the last weekend in October 👍 have a lovely week, catch you soon

Thank you Ervin, we keep getting reminded my KZfaq to be consistent, yet we have such a broad spectrum of content we want to cover.. we will keep challenging ourselves ♥️

Thank you so much 🤗

Cheers Thomas, have a great weekend 👍

Thanks for visiting, have a great day 👍

Thanks Steven, hope your settling into your new job 👍👍

@@GENerationXplorers....6 weeks since i started...i feel like a new man...no nights and every weekend off.

@atrampinthehills.841 ah thats life changing Steven. Happy with it, must make a huge difference to you both ♥️

Thanks so much Kenn! Love to you in 🇩🇪 have a fabulous weekend 👍❤️

Thanks for visiting Bow hope you are well have a great week 👍❤️

thank you so much Anna, its a striking position Whitby Abbey has on top of the cliff. the actors doing the Dracula had the broadest Yorkshire accents you can possibly imagine. i wouldn’t have been able to watch without laughing and I didn’t want to offend them! 😂 only in Whitby can you visit a retro arcade and a classic car show for free! we were very lucky. hope you have a wonderful weekend. love Nick and Jill

Cheers Dave you too 👍❤️

Hi Anita think we have said it before but if ever we are fortunate to have you visit our areas in 🇬🇧 Whitby needs to be top of the list 👍❤️ Thanks for watching and always great comments x

@@GENerationXplorers I’d love to. Who knows. 🌸👌

Hi guys lovely to see you hope you are both doing well we love old arcade machines and yes Ms Pacman is one of Nick’s favourite along with Donkey Kong! have a great weekend 👍❤️

Thank you! 🤗 You too ❤️

Cheers!@@GENerationXplorers

Thanks so much Martha you too 👍❤️

Thank you! You too! 🤗

@@GENerationXplorers Your welcome😊

Hi Christine Jill here, we do love Whitby and Nick says he accepts your ms pacman challenge 👍🤣 have a great weekend ❤️

Yes do check out the arcade it’s great! cheers Jaune have a great weekend 👍❤️

Thank you so much 👍

thank you Simon, yeah Whitby is an amazing place and really bucks the trend of what is going on in the high street. every shop and bar is open. the place is thriving.

Hi there Tony, thanks for another great comment! We love Whitby and Sandsend it is such a fabulous beach! we have covered Saltburn (another great place) maybe some time before you came across us it’s titled ‘Yorkshire’s only Pleasure Pier’ Have a super weekend although it’s looking a little gloomy today on this coastline! 👍❤️

Thank you so much Fred. lifelong fan of pacman. Pacman was always about the patterns, ms pacman was about herding the ghosts, this machine was way too fast to attempt that! Pac Land. I adored that. There was always a massive jump a few levels in that caught me out! Then there was the Pac Man Worlds on the home consoles, wow, many a happy hour doing all the side missions. Good times indeed.. have an awesome week!

Cheers Adzey have a great weekend 👍❤️

@@GENerationXplorers Thanks you too 👍

Hi Alistair, yes a lot of Whitby’s success has to be attributed to the sheer scale of events that happen in the town centre throughout the year. The retail units are relatively small too so independent traders can apply for rate relief. Its just lovely to visit a place that isn’t struggling. Definitely a mis spent youth in the arcades when I wasn’t venturing out to the pennines! Hope your having an awesome week ❤️ 🥾

Thanks so much Gina & Robert😊 have a great week ahead 👍❤️

Thank you so much 🙏

Thank you so much 😊

Thank you! You too! have a great day 👍❤️

Hi David and Rachel thanks for your great comment! sounds like you are next in Whitby during the next Goth Weekend so we may see you there, we love Whitby yes be sure to ‘Check it out’ 😂 have a great week ❤️

Thanks for watching Gasper, hope you are well. have a great weekend also 👍❤️

sorry to hear your plans changed Dave, its always worth a visit. there is always something going on. we have goth weekends, christmas markets and krampus runs to look forward to in the coming months so we will be up there again and again im sure!

Cheers Cara have a great weekend 👍❤️

Cheers Sue, have a lovely weekend 👍

Unbelievably and unfathomably its the same Council. i guess the Councillors have more private interests in Whitby than they do in Scarborough or the ones in charge of Whitby wards have a better say than the ones in Scarborough. Scarborough Council, now re classed as part of North Yorkshire County Council is in charge of Filey, Scarborough, Robin Hoods Bay, Whitby, Sandsend, Runswick Bay and Staithes. yet its only Scarborough’s town centre they have let go to rack and ruin. mind you there is still so much to enjoy in Scarborough, the town centre is very easy to skirt around and the millions of tourists that visit every year are probably all blissfully unaware of the state of the town centre! whitby is definitely better at organising events, think you might have hit the nail on the head there. so many events that bring people into the heart of the shops in Whitby. next up.. the main goth weekend at the end of this month. the place will be rammed.

Thank you, hope you do get to visit someday it’s a great place 👍❤️

It really is we love Whitby ❤️

Thank you 👍

Thank you kind friend 👍❤️

it does look lovely at night Yasmin. think Out and About with Andy has some great night time footage of Whitby. hope your having an awesome weekend! 👍

Thanks so much, that’s really kind ❤️

You guys would love Whitby (not sure Brett would like the 199 steps 😂) but plenty of seats to take it easy although there is parking up at the abbey and you could walk down, we feel this is the much better option 👍 if you went Halloween weekend you would see the goths too! Thanks for your support and always lovely comment! Hope you are having a great weekend ❤️

Thank you Mr Brilltastic 👍 have a great weekend

Thank you! You too! 🤗

Orr thanks Sharon, no we did not know that was filmed in Whitby we will ‘Check it out!’ 👍😂

Thank you for your kind comment have a great day 👍

Hi Laurie and Karen, thanks for your wonderful comment, yes we both have fond arcade memories! It doesn’t make sense as Whitby is the same council as Scarborough yet it is thriving! have a great weekend also 👍❤️

Ah yes the Abbey, it is expensive and i really do think it coasts on its connection to Bram Stoker to draw videos, other than its prominent position on the cliff there is little left you can’t see from outside the grounds. If you get caught jumping the tiny tiny fence just say we told you to do so, im sure they will be ok with that! Some of those monkey facts are very compelling, especially where they swim and picnic, my favourites were where they kept the pet monkeys and locked up the naughty ones. Yes, Christine you nailed it. It has to be all the events, there is such a draw to the town centre almost every weekend there. The size of the retail units must also be a big plus as small independents can probably benefit from discounted business rates if the premises are small enough and its their primary source of income. Thats an amazing story about your VW Beetle! ❤❤

good morning Matt! apparently people do hop over that fence frequently, there really is no reason not too. same can be said for Helmsley Castle and Rievaulx Abbey. its actually worth having membership to find out these things for future! 😂 yeah they only charge 50p a credit but they have the difficulty setting on high. i had a go on the donkey kong a week later and that was set high too. you can control the barrels from the start, something you shouldn’t be able to do until level 4! mis spent youth! Granada Scorpio nice. yes the insurance was probably 8x the cars value im guessing! think i was paying about £800+ a year to insure my first couple of cars. Whitby is amazing, you could keep visiting there and be blissfully unaware of the state of most towns and cities. bit like the MPs do in London or their middle class constituencies! 😂

@@GENerationXplorers yeah, have the membership for a year, find out the fence-hoppable places and return to them in years to come 😆 ahh well you did well to smash the high score on the hardest difficulty level then! The insurance I was quoted by one place as £2.7k 😂 That was in the days when you had to ring round all the insurance companies, what a ballache! It was a 2.8i which was ridiculous really. Sounds about right, I'm sure Rishi Sunak isn't too troubled by the plight of Middlesbrough and Scarborough when he's sitting in his mews house in Kensington, mansion in Richmond or penthouse in Santa Monica!

@no_soy_rubio thats certainly what we will be doing! £2,700 wow, that is shocking but 2.8i, wow i can just imagine the power of that. My cortina was a 2.0i and my XR3i was a 1.6i both powerhouses. Rishi has announced a week ago that he pledges 1 billion to tackle the state of the high streets. Frankly that wouldn’t repair the damage in more than a handful of places. You can guarantee that Scarborough Council will fail to acquire a penny of that levelling up money too. Useless…

Cheers Steve or sorry, riverghost 😉 what you been celebrating? ❤️❤️

@@GENerationXplorers the best result on a fairly big health issue 👍

Our pleasure! Thanks for watching 👍

Thank you so much. We love Whitby ♥️ 🦇

Hi Simon, yes it seems we are forever drawn to the place. Mind you compared to Scarborough town centre the shops and pubs are a real joy to be around. Holiday was wonderful, sadly too short! Back to the grind! Excited for your halloween video! 👍

thank you so much Mike. love you dearly as you know. this was just another typical day in whitby, 247/365 this place kicks all sorts of bottom. no two days the same. ive been visiting for well over 50 years now and the place never disappoints. but sadly.. no Costa! 😱😱😱 xx

🎉 well done Aishu 🥇

or we are jealous you are there but we know how much you love it! have fun regardless of this unusual weather! look forward to your videos 👍❤️

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That sounds incredible! Yes honestly got the highest score set on that machine and they had the game set on a super difficult setting. Growing up in the 80s during the miner and teacher strikes gave me a fantastic knowledge of video games. During the teaching strikes children were not allowed on School premises if their teacher was in a trade union. All my teachers except my maths teacher were in Unions so my school years were spent in those arcades. What a great education! 😂 i did make up for it later, post graduate Bachelor of Science with Hons, PGCE, MCSE, MSOU but getting back on those 80s video games.. ..like riding a bike! Or possibly easier, I haven’t tried riding a bike in a very long time 😱

@@GENerationXplorers what a fascinating past you have, Nick! Maybe we need to get you riding a bike with Ian because he loves cycling! After we have tried hiking up a mountain with you 🤣

@MagentaOtterTravels thats a deal! 👍

Cheers Paul, hope you are well? Have a great week ahead 👍

@@GENerationXplorers I really am very well :)

We adore Whitby and highly recommend it if ever you are back visiting the northern parts of uk 🇬🇧 have a lovely week ahead ❤️

Years of a mis spent youth Leon! 😂

Couldn't agree more! 👍

thank you Ms Kayak. no rest for the wicked sadly. back in the wee hours yesterday and it was straight back to work a few hours later and back out to work today 😟 Whitby really is a wonderful budget destination that is bucking the dire situation on the UKs high streets. its lovely to visit a place where every shop and pub is open! October brings the largest goth weekend of the year to Whitby. im almost certainly covering that! 👍

@@GENerationXplorers Look forward to it. I hope Princess, Jill get some rest.

Thank you so much 👍

Definitely Paul its quite possibly the least hermit friendly place on the planet. Didnt know about the retro arcade until recently, its free to enter, has some great classics. Understandably not 20p to play anymore, but given the time difference 50p is ok.

Thanks so much Nettie, yes we had a wonderful time in Italy, didn’t want to leave. The footage is still uploading to the cloud, will probably take months to organise but it will allow me to enjoy my hols that much longer as i edit away! 👍

@@GENerationXplorers thats part of the fun, finding footage you completely forgot about!

@earsandideas7266 looking forward to it 👍

Hello there my lovelies, of course we will read this and are very thankful for your comment, it’s always a pleasure learning what people like and dislike as it makes us change accordingly going forward! We have taken on board what you have said, we are silly and over energetic at times but have had people say they like this but we would like to get the serious factual points right so we will try doing this by talking seriously more! thank you! We would like to wish you and your Mrs a lovely weekend ❤️

@@GENerationXplorers You too ❤, looking forward to your new videos as always :)

🤣 Thank you so much elastic kinda worked but emergency pumps had to be bought lol 😂

gosh yes, very mis spent youth! a lot of the time i should have been at School was spent in the arcades, i blame the teacher union and miner strikes of the 80s for this though! I remember Space Invaders arriving, prior to that it had been pong, luna lander and one of my all time favourites gunfight. I could never get near the Space Invaders at launch, all the scary punks would monopolise the machines. Try putting a 10p on the glass to queue for a turn with those guys… love the colour of your Cortina, mine was a dark blue! beast of a car though, it was like driving a rocket. Sadly it did rocket into a ditch whereby i replaced it with an Escort XR3i which broke down every week except one week, on that week it got broken into! a free car show and free entry to a retro arcade? only in Whitby!

@@GENerationXplorers Cortinas are awesome. You could almost imagine yourself screaming around like Bodey and Doyle from The Professionals. 😂

@ShaneNixonFamily thats painting a great picture Shane! ❤️ 🚙 💨

You rock! 👍

Thanks Kris we had an incredible holiday will get Jill to send you some pictures, she has asked that you reply as she has not yet received one from you and is worried they are getting lost in cyber space 🤷🏻‍♂️ have a great weekend 👍

Ah the one in Ontario! Crime rates look low there overall with higher than average reported drug use and vandalism, so pretty minor..

Hi Kris this sounds amazing you must send us pictures of this please 👍❤️

i will my mattes.@@GENerationXplorers

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Thanks! You too! 👍❤️