Who needs the ruins of Greece when you have the ruins of Britain

This whole video felt like a documentary of a civilization collapsing

When a young Romanian lad says it can dangerous it’s time to get out of town

You telling that girl "10 years? you're not getting out of here." was probably a huge wake up call. Hope she makes it.

I remember when Bald was in the capital of Moldova and showed a wrecked pathway leading up some broken steps that had been there for years (right in the centre) and within a week the government had fixed it. If there's one thing governments hate, it's being shown up or embarrassed publicly. Videos like this are more powerful than you might ever believe.

Train tickets in england are actually a piss take

Bald is truly so much more than a youtube vlogger. This is hard hitting journalism at its finest in an age when that's a dying art. Thank you and please keep doing what you do

Aged 15, in 1955, living in Birmingham, I didn’t need a weatherman to see which way the wind was blowing. I stuck it out for 20 years, then gave up on the UK. Left n returned. Best move I ever made.

Watched all of Bald’s videos and thought Eastern Europe was depressing and grey….then we get a video of our home country and my god it really has become a depressing shitshow.

Hey bald. I am from Plymouth myself. the places you saw are not even the worse we have to offer! Despite this we do have some really nice spots in the city and it is 100% worth coming back in the summer and seeing our best parts. I'd be happy to show you!

Our country is truly on its knees. I travel all over for work and see first hand that the struggle is real

The way the council paints doors and windows onto empty houses to make them look like they're lived in reminds me of the Truman Show with Jim Carey. We truly are in the the last decades of decay in the UK.

A sobering reminder of how politicians betray their people😢

I am an American...or Texan to be more specific. I have been a sound engineer for 34 years. I spent 24 of those years touring the world with bands. I've been to the UK many times. I saw the this happening from the beginning. To watch the slow decay of the UK and Europe is really sad. The same is happening in America. The western world is dying, and it seems to be by design.

I know that woman with the black eye. I used to live with her in a hostel when I was 18 and 19. She got pregnant, gave birth and socials took her child away. She said she wanted to get clean, move to brighton and fight for her child.... that was in January 2023. Sad to see her still on soho now Im 21 now , I dont live in brum and I work in cars, that's why its even sadder to know I'm the only one out of the 200+ in that hostel that turned his life around.

I almost choked on my coffee when the woman said the ticket was 50 pounds for a ONE way trip, ($96 AUD) for less than 2 hour trip. I checked a similar trip (Melbourne to Bendigo) approx 2 hours and the full fare is 5 quid ($10AUD) one way. The UK is broken...

Bald dosen't need to visit Eastern Europe anymore. His homeland is slowly resembling post-soviet states. I'm a welshman and every time I walk through the town centre of Port Talbot I look around see it resembling stuff I saw in Balds classic vids of him trekking across Belarus and Moldova. Sad times to be British are ahead I'm afraid and don't even get me started on the state of Swansea

That was really depressing, and I'm not even British.

I’m live in UK for my last 10 years and I see this country going worse and worst every year and I’m scared about my future in this country, but now when I see you are video about this towns I’m getting more preoccupied about my future in UK. This is sad

Please show more of the UK, we need to show people how ruined the country is

the irony of people living in the streets outside closed-down buildings

this is the first time that I ever could not finish one of your videos. Seeing the UK like this is genuinely painful.

I lived in Corby Northants for years, but had to move to Beirut for some piece and quiet .

Here watching due to podcast of the lotus eaters. Very well put together video and shocking really when you think about it.

UK died years ago. I studied in England back in the 1980's (I'm Norwegian). And it was like living in a proper British world. The pubs had soul, the people were proud and hard working. The buildings were amazing, now all gone.

The fact we've allowed to government to neglect the entire country like this is criminal.

I'm never gonna complain about living in New Zealand ever again

Thanks for doing the England stuff. I always wanted you to do it.

Everyone is sick of what's happening to the country

More Britain content please. It's the issue of our time & you have the platform to show it.

this channel blew up so much and very much deserving ..i remember his first videos in india always captivating and entertaining as always since day 1...best travel blogger

I just spent the past month traveling with a friend, and we had conversations about architecture. Even 100 years ago we were still building beautiful buildings and at some point we seemed to forget how to do it. Anything modern is ugly and not built to last. We even struggle to upkeep the old places we still have. It's like all of society has developed this diffusion of responsibility, where we constantly expect someone else to take care of these problems, but we end up with nothing getting done. Everything's going to shit because no one takes pride in where they live and no one takes pride because everything's going to shit. The vicious cycle of an unmotivated society.

That guy showing him around was a legend

The local guide was great. Nice you included him

Very on point to throw at least a bit of light on these dusky corners Benj.!

Just found this guy and he's the real deal. Love, love these videos. "Subscribed" yes sir

I'm from the Czech Republic and I can say that in big cities like Prague, Brno, Plzeň or Olomouc, a lot of old buildings are restored, but in smaller cities, especially in poorer regions, old buildings are often very damaged and neglected, just like in Plymouth. But I think it's like that everywhere in the Europe.

Joe seemed like a very intelligent and genuine lad. Would be great to see him on another trip with you!

There's lots of great places in Plymouth (my home city) Royal William Yard, the Barbican, West Hoe, but yes a lot of it is run down. Mad to see Bald here.

So cool getting a glimpse of something you would never seen elsewhere!

Walking around towns full of boarded up and abandoned buildings, then you hear the lovely homeless chap tell us the council "are still looking for somewhere" for him to live. Shelter is shelter, councils must find a way to get people off the streets and make use of these. Well done for highlighting this Ben!

I'm saying this again , thanks for never quitting youtube and this is one of your best videos.

Great video, long time follower, love your travels and adventures. The British accent and your command of Russian is amazing. Always a Babushka or Gopnik lol

Yeah! This is the first video that got forwarded to me since you "quit" after being thrown out of Russia. Good to have your content back on my map, mate.

As a soldier in the British army, the war memorial bit made me sad beyond words. I have zero faith in this country anymore compared to just 4 years ago. How far we have fallen

I'm from the UK and now live in Switzerland. I can tell you, going home is like being hit with a hammer. The UK (outside the centre of London) is barely scraping along as a first world country these days.

I lost it when you showed the view of the back of the hotel 😂

Welcome to GB! It can only get better. Very revealing and scary

What a beautiful smile that lady had. Kudos to you for treating her with respect and dignity, I suspect she doesn't see that happen often.

Please keep doing these England episodes! most of us in North America only really ever get to see London so it's cool to see how real Brits live and that England is not just central London.

This reminded me of some of your trips to Russia the UK has fallen off

“Do something about it, speak to your local councillor, get your towns tidied up” 😂 Unfortunately there’s a bit more too it I live in a rough town. Even with many people reporting the state of the roads we can’t even get pot holes sorted let alone do anything about the state of the town center.

Mr Bald god bless you for this one. Shining a light on the disgrace that is modern Britain. Your interaction with that girl with the black eye in Birmingham made me deeply sad.

I live in Horden, cannot believe it! Can't imagine seeing Bald walk around the streets here! For context these houses, First Street - Thirteenth Street were once for pit workers who received them as part of their job. These streets were very desirable to live once upon a time. When the mines closed, a lot of them were bought by private landlords, on the cheap, who rented them out and simply do not care for the upkeep - a lot of locals then left for neighbouring towns as Horden started to become rundown. These streets are now derelict because the council wants to knock them down and replace with new housing. The rest of Horden isn't too bad, it's just become a hotbed for petty crime, theft and drug use as it's felt the effects of austerity with little investment and opportunity here. Most of the villages around here are the same unfortunately. You couldn't wish to meet a friendlier bunch of people though!

Totally brilliant, love your work thanks

“I’m okay for jiggy jiggy today, but thank you for the offer” 😂😂😂

I think that German woman summed it up quite well: unless you have a little bit more money than average to compensate, you’re going to struggle. As someone that has done a bit of travelling to a few European countries recently, especially to countries that on the face of it we as Brits would probably looked down our noses at, the quality of life, the infrastructure, the culture, the cost of various different things from rail travel to pints of beer, are miles ahead of the UK and as someone who has become very disillusioned with the UK and concerned about how some certain things are going and how this will impact the future UK society, I have been exploring my “escape routes” so to speak. I don’t think the UK is the only country experiencing this decline; I would also argue that some our nearest neighbours are also going through it. However, I think the difference between us and our neighbours is that our neighbours are prepared to do something about it because they still have unwavering pride in their country. Unfortunately, I see very little evidence of this pride and willingness to do something about it in the UK. We have instead adopted this fatalistic attitude of the damage being already done and that there is very little chance of anything changing so we may as well focus on other things and whatever will be will be. It’s incredibly sad.

Genuinely upsetting to see the decline of my country. Thank you for bringing this to the attention of the masses.

Fairplay for sorting that brass out an aryton senna, hope she bought some hot food instead of a rock, good vid mate, proper eye opener

Dear Bald, as always a great informative video. May I suggest you come here to Gibraltar and see for yourself is it really "Britain in the sun" or is there more, much more to Gibraltar? There is a big contrast between Gibraltar and the surrounding towns in the Campo. Cheers!

What a sad state of affairs seeing thousands of abandoned, derelict houses accross multiple towns and cities in the UK, while thousands of people sleep on the streets, it will never make sense to me

£50 from Plymouth to Weston by train? That is a disgrace.

So very.. very enjoyable. I'm new to the channel.. Ben (+ cohorts) iI salute you. Charisma counts!

amazing! the places and situations I have seen you in all over eastern europe, and you are intimidated in Birmingham!!

England is like seeing your old friend from high school. Your old high school friend was the brightest in class, and very funny, social, popular, creative and just a joy to be around. Expect now, you see your old friend on the street - homeless and broke and broken. You try to talk some sense into your old friend, but there nothing of that person left anymore. Gone. That's England.

After years of being robbed blind by politicians, this is it.

Love it, bloody can’t stop watching your videos

Britain starting to look like a post-Soviet republic these days.

The best days are behind us.....EVERYWHERE!

Holy shit, that Birmingham scene just got increasingly intense. It's wild seeing Bald actually get spooked, especially since he took a stand-off with Peruvian drug goons much more cool-headed... It's ironically Britian that breaks him... I feel ya, Ben

Thank you for this video and all your videos you travel to the real parts not just the nice parts i dream of being in the uk and i noticed a few parts from my dreams also its my dream to visit watching your videos help me feel closer to each place

Bald, please do a video on Bradford! There's some cool architecture in the centre and also would be interesting to see your video on it!

The guy that greeted you at the hotel is actually proud of his hotel. That is the problem, they think it is alright and have no idea that decent people would find it disgusting.

Felt very bad seeing the state that girl was in, I hope she gets cleaned up and turns her life around.

One of my ancestors -- John Alden -- was on that ship of which you spoke that left Plymouth, England to sail across the pond to establish Plimouth Plantation in what is today Massachusetts.

it throws chills down my spine, honestly, to see such a country, full of opportunities and potential, being looted by politicians and the general let down of local institutions.

I think the weather would make anyone feel worse. It adds 80% more depression to an already depressed country.

I left the UK 12 years ago and couldn’t think of anything worse than going back. I grew up in the 90’s and thought it was an amazing place but over a very short period it turned drastically! Now Britain is unrecognisable and the people of Britain deserve so much more. It is going to take a working class man/woman with pride to lead a revolution and rip down that horrendous government and rebuild.

England is one of the most depressing countries I have ever visited

What’s crazy about this video is how none of this is a shock, every place I’ve moved to in England has parts that look like this.. villages, towns, cities.. they all have been rundown at some stage. Can’t even imagine what England used to be like because this is all I have seen my 20+ years of living here.

It's heartbreaking to see what's happening outside if London. Britain needs some serious changes, thank you Ben for shedding some light on this

Thanks for showing what Britain looks like for a very large part of the population. Most people in other countries don’t have a clue how bad it can be.

Come to Stoke. It depresses me how bad it has become. When I was younger in the nineties, I used to be proud to be a 'Stokie' Now there is nothing here :(

In the summer you should come down to the english rivera torbay and visit, torquay, paignton and brixham. Alot better than the places you've gone to in this video! Great stuff m8

Funny how that homeless guy was a lot more hospitable than the "new resident" of Birmingham.

I must admit, seeing Ben explore England in the way he would usually explore what we perceive as ‘decrepit’ foreign land is so eye opening. Without taking a step out of our comfort zone, I would have never had seen this side of the UK. You see and hear it on the news but Ben’s unbiased exploration truly shows the real world.

Reminds me of Ski "The trashcan of the west" in norway about 5 years ago 😂 It hasn't gotten better, just looks nicer for people commuting into Oslo

You've walked around the roughest part of easily one of the best places in the UK to live. Where is the Barbican in your video? The Royal William Yard? The large Victorian houses surrounding the area around the University? The Hoe? West Hoe? The river Plym? Plymstock, Plympton, Wembury? The new village of Sherford? Anyone can go to a Mosside equivalent of any town and call it all the names you did. As a previous resident I've been longing to go back to this great town for decades. It's suffered since the airport closed but most non commuter cities have in their own way declined, but that doesn't take away from the fact that Plymouth is big, beautiful and packed with awesome people. The city has sooo much to offer, anyone considering visiting this place should ignore your video and go and see it for themselves. It also has arguably one of the best pubs in the country The Dolphin Inn, which sits on an historic road facing the Mayflower Steps. There's so much there for all, don't write it off.

Money doesn't trickle down. It flows to the top, to the people that make and enforce the rules.

Homelessness in Britain is messed up. I've been homeless for two and a half years. I have a full time job on living wage but I still can't afford to rent anywhere. I've even been told by one estate agent that "we don't rent to homeless people". I could be housed quicker by the council but guess what's holding me back? The fact that I'm sober. I've been sober over two years now and the council have said that it shows that I'm coping. Go figure ✌️

As a Brit (Somerset/Dorset) who managed to escape the motherland last year, videos like this help to reinforce my decisions wholly. Some of these towns have gone to the dogs, and I feel sorry for the dogs! I lived in and around Yeovil for my youth and Bournemouth for 15 years, up until 2023 - both are so run down and it is a similar story 😢 I now live on a South Pacific Island, so I feel blessed. Not all is perfect here though, poverty, crime etc. is prevalent throughout the whole globe 🌎 within the next couple of months I plan to trek to the 2 highest point in Fiji, which I can see from my home. There are no organised treks, there are no trails, but there are drug gangs, escaped convicts, wild boar, snakes, spiders and mossies - it should hopefully be Darien esq 🤣 stay safe Bald, if you fancy it, check us out and ill have room in my tent for a small one if I leave the dog at home 😆

As a Brit who does not live there now I cant believe there has been no revolution in Britain given the way the current government is behaving. Because people are too apathetic.

We can fund wars but not help historic towns and the homeless

I’m glad you’re showing real Britain. People who don’t actually live here only see London (which has also gone downhill) but truth is much worse.

That brass started moving double quick when you gave her that tenner off to get her brown.

Ben constantly looking for slums in around the world, only to find out that he had one on his own backyard

I'm not sad or horrified; I'm seething mad. What an absolute f'ing disgrace.

My wife and I left the UK 15 months ago because we couldn't bear it any longer. Watching this video confirms that we made the right decision.

We see the same in Liverpool, beautiful buildings falling into disrepair!

This video made me realize that future KZfaq will be Chinese and Indian vloggers touring smalltown UK looking at ruins and saying stuff like 'look at that Victorian monument, try to imagine these streets with smiling people..' etc