SCARBOROUGH’s BOARDED UP PUBS!

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Discover the poignant tale of Scarborough's disappearing pubs in this compelling video documentary. Through over a century of trials and tribulations, British pubs have stood resilient against the temperance movement, world conflicts, societal shifts, and global crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the present challenges loom larger than ever. As the conflict in Ukraine sends energy costs skyrocketing and BREXIT removes a staggering 600,000 hospitality workers overnight, the survival of these cherished establishments hangs in the balance. With soaring rates, exorbitant energy prices, and an unprecedented shortage of staff, the question arises: How will these pubs endure? Join us as we explore the uncertain future of Scarborough's iconic drinking establishments.
Glen Woolley from www.closedpubs.co.uk/ was an extremely helpful resource on this project. His research and collaboration into all the lost pubs throughout the UK is invaluable. Please check out his website and see which pubs have vanished from your area, you WILL be surprised!
APOLOGIES FOR THE AUDIO FROM 2:17 to 3:18, we waited days for the right weather to film this and typically for Britain, it never came. On this day we were coping with 40MPH wind gusts and this section is particularly windy!
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@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Share your cherished memories from the places featured in this video. Your insights will enrich the narrative and preserve the essence of these disappearing pubs. How are pubs faring in your locality? Are they facing a similar fate of vanishing at an alarming rate?

@gatersontour 2 ай бұрын

It's so sad to see so many pubs closed. We like to go to a pub that's original and not a chain. Thanks for sharing ❤

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

It really is! cheers guys 👍❤️

@ervinslens 2 ай бұрын

Marvelous opening. The way you present these topics, narration and the special tone you have, almost dramatic, perfectly underline these videos! Truly sad to see that!

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

thank you so much Ervin. really struggled with the audio on this one, the media mod on the GoPro12 doesn’t seem to be fit for purpose. I’m doing some tests with it today and if it doesn’t improve it will be getting swapped out for a competitor! thank you so much for great input 👍

@StarrysLostandFound 2 ай бұрын

So sad to see so many lost pubs. Thanks for sharing the plight.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Starry have a nice weekend 👍

@MagentaOtterTravels 2 ай бұрын

So sad to see such well loved local institutions like these highly rated pubs closing down!!!!😢

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

its so sad and a real sign of the times. I really believe it’s a UK thing though as mainland Europe seems to be blissfully swerving this..

@TheAdventuresofMegGreg 2 ай бұрын

Wow, this is so sad to see the pubs disappearing and the effects on these poor businesses that were once thriving. I love when you do these videos because it shows a REAL side of what is happening right now. So sad to see these buildings empty and to think how busy they probably once were of people enjoy in themselves. The blue lounge comedy club would have been so fun to visit too, that really is a shame. So sad it used to be a big nightlife area and that politicians cut the funding and impacting the area. This is really informative Nick & Jill, and so well done! Great job!!

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Cheers guys for your lovely comment! it is a shame let’s see what the future holds! the pubs serving food are still open and are busy especially in the height of the season 👍❤️

@FloridaFlipFlops 2 ай бұрын

Hello from your friends in Naples, Florida. Holy cow, so sad to see so many pubs closed there. Thank you for sharing the amazing views with us, have a great weekend. 👍 💯 ❤

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching friends from Naples 🇺🇸 👍

@WeGoPlacesTours 2 ай бұрын

Hello lovely couple! Nick does such a great job on highlighting the pubs and bars that are closed that were once thriving! We have a few pubs here in St.Catharines where I live and surprised they are still open and doing well. Sad for those who worked there and those who enjoyed visiting. Well done! 👍😊🇨🇦

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Hello lovely Christine thanks for your comment! The ones left still open and doing well all serve food here in Scarborough something to be said there! have a great week ❤️👍

@cupcakescorner7684 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful pubs closing down. Sad but it happened. Good info about the buildings and the place. Congratulations on good views too.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Many thanks Lydia, sad topic but it is what it is let’s see what happens going forward 👍❤️

@LeisureBit 2 ай бұрын

It’s a shame so many pubs are closing and when you look over the last 5 years it seems to have massively accelerated and is changing the face of England forever - we went to a pub tonight near the show in Harrogate and previous years it was packed out - we managed to get a table and it wasn’t busy - such a shame as they cost so much to run - hopefully things will revolutionise and create something different in the future to replace it like the micro pubs - great video as always. Have a lovely weekend, all the best, David & Rachel 👍

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Thanks David and Rachel we like how a lot of pubs with car parks have CV hook ups think these will do well! something needs to be done for town centre ones although the micro pubs might be the future! Doesn’t help you can buy all alcohol at supermarket for a much better price! hope you are having a lovely weekend 👍❤️

@dinglehopper85 2 ай бұрын

Sad to hear, that so many pubs have closed. It is even sad to hear, how long some of buildings have empty for. I hope you'll have a great weekend.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

thank you so much Thomas, you too 👍

@davidadams2823 2 ай бұрын

My local was the Barrowcliff Bass pub , I grew up in Barrowcliff and the surrounding Areas , I.e. Hatterboard Drive , etc etc etc. So the Barrowcliff pub 🍻 was ideal and had a great atmosphere , especially in my parents era ,,, what's happened to our great British Public house's , (Pubs)!!!....... Great footage/ Mini Documentary as usual ,,, Stay safe and stay sound Guy's 👍✌️😎🦈... P.s. where the Barrowcliff pub was. Is now a care home and a family member of mine works there.....

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Hi Dave it’s sad isn’t it especially when you have fond memories of a certain place! Glad to hear the land has been used to build something important giving locals jobs and care! Thanks for this 👍❤️

@inbetween-days 2 ай бұрын

Hi Nick and Jill it is sad that so many pubs have gone. Our favourite one has never reopened after lockdown. We miss it so much as it used to be a fantastic alternative music venue. The Shakespeare looks such a lovely building. It's a shame Scarborough has lost so many fabulous places. Hope you have a great weekend even though you can't go down the pub. The micro pub looked good though cheers 🍻 Best wishes Dave and Dawn ❤️

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave & Dawn yeah it’s a shame but fingers crossed 🤞 for the micro pubs and future repurposing of some of these fabulous buildings 👍❤️

@kreator973 2 ай бұрын

Awesome sharing. Best wishes to you. Have a blessed time. Greetings ~ Milan

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! You too! 👍

@PinnedonPlaces 2 ай бұрын

Heya Nick and Jill, another excellent video, thought provoking and very sad to watch all those wonderful public houses go bust. You're right in your opening statement, it's happening all over the UK, it's super sad times and it just makes you think what is exactly going to be left in our seaside towns?! Massive thumbs up

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Alessa let’s hope the micropubs take over so we still have places to socialise! changing trends afoot for sure! have a lovely weekend! See you Sunday 👍❤️

@The_Brit_Girls 2 ай бұрын

Hi Jill & Nick! How shocking and sad to see so many pubs have closed in Scarborough! These British icons have weathered many storms over the centuries so it is indeed worrying that they are now losing the fight to stay open. In some areas of the country though pubs seem to be thriving. It is a very competitive industry. Microbreweries are very popular here in the States as are Sports Bars. Thank you for all your in-depth research. This was a very interesting and thought-provoking video. Cheers! 🍻

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Cheers ladies! It is such a shame for these traditional pubs but hopefully we’ll see more of these micro pubs popping up! Have a lovely weekend and see you Sunday 👍❤️

@gallivantinggalantes 2 ай бұрын

Hi Nick and Jill, it is such a shame so many pubs have closed. One by one they close and round us they are changed into supermarkets. The Shakespeare pub look a nice venue. So many pubs shut Nick. It’s terrible. Great video. Take care x Julie and Tony x

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Hi guys thanks for your comment yeah it’s a real shame these closed pubs so many fond memories! hope you guys have had a great week! have a super weekend ahead! cuddles to you all especially Archie 😉❤️

@stevebriggs2645 2 ай бұрын

Very interesting but also quite sad.l lived and worked in Scarborough until about 20 years ago and visited some great pubs and met some amazing, friendly people.l loved the upstairs bar in the Golden Ball,over looking the harbour but my favourite pub was the Jolly Roger on Eastborough.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

yeah I did love the Golden Ball too and the pints were always cheaper in there with it being a Sam Smiths. Isnt the Jolly Roger the one that has changed its name to the Merchant? it still looks the same inside though, great rustic appeal 👍

@MagentaOtterTravels 2 ай бұрын

I didn't know Scarborough was Britain's first Seaside resort! That's amazing😮

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

apparently some genius found “healing water” here many moons ago. the tap still exists but im pretty sure it pumps out raw sewage!

@MagentaOtterTravels 2 ай бұрын

@@GENerationXplorers ooooh yuck 🤢 💩

@ramblingracheltrailtales 2 ай бұрын

Hi Nick, It's such a shame that the pub industry has taken such a big hit in recent years. No one likes to board up commercial properties.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Yeah it’s sad but fingers crossed for micro pubs and decent repurposing! cheers Rachel 👍❤️

@AlanMETALMAN 2 ай бұрын

I got charge £5 for a can which held just over half a pint in a hotel about 2 weeks ago, yet a can get a pack of 4 cans of premium cider for about the same price. We used to go out every Saturday night but now sit in with a film and a good drink in our cosy house, maybe it's us getting old 🤔. We did go out for an afternoon meal at a Hungry Horse pub where we live for my birthday last Tuesday and it was surprising busy, decent cheap food and cheap drinks as well, so we will go back for sure. Unbelievable that all those pubs have closed mind, what a list! Cheers Alan

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

It’s staggeringly expensive to drink out now, it’s no wonder the youth are finding new ways to socialise. I guess we are the last generation to grow up, meeting and socialising in pubs. I believe the real cost of serving a pint in a pub is £10 a pint, it’s no wonder pubs are closing faster than ever. They are selling at a massive loss. The British public doesn’t have the appetite to spend that much nursing a £10 pint! The micro pub was decent though. Pints at £3.20 and one half almost knocked me out. Strong stuff indeed and a great atmosphere!

@billygoatfilms7531 2 ай бұрын

Like the sound of the Hungry Horse pub. 👍

@Kreator3. 2 ай бұрын

Excellent sharing. I like it so much. Have a nice time. Greetings ~ Milan

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! You too! 👍❤️

@LuckyKatiKRexperiences 2 ай бұрын

Like91 very nice video my friend, It's a shame to have so many beautiful places like this closed 😲

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Changing times fingers crossed 🤞 for future ventures have a great week 👍❤️

@EpicAdventureCouple 2 ай бұрын

Good point Nick. Cheers 🍻 Old pubs are like stepping back in time, love them 👍👍 Good video today

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@GamerDockPoint Ай бұрын

My home town, can’t believe the Golden Ball is shut

@GENerationXplorers Ай бұрын

It’s sad isn’t it. Was a cracking pub that one.

@glyn829 2 ай бұрын

Hi Nick such a shame to see the pubs disappearing it seems to be happening everywhere

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Hi Glyn yeah it’s a shame interesting to see what will happen to these empty spaces…. is there any hope? 👍 have a great weekend

@invalidrequest 2 ай бұрын

Epic Tour, GenX

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Thank you 👍

@Adzey156 2 ай бұрын

Such sad times, so many pubs & restaurant's even nightclubs left empty, same situation here, too . More apartments are being built with ridiculous rent prices . Brilliant video, thanks for highlighting the situation Generation Xplorers 👏 👍

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

thank you so much Adzey. I think I filmed it the same day you filmed the bridge, the wind gusts that day were mental! I cant imagine growing up without a pub and a club, the new generations are missing out on what we had and loved so much.

@Adzey156 2 ай бұрын

@GENerationXplorers Had a rough couple of weeks of rubbish weather 😑 Such a shame for the younger generation to have Knowwhere to really go anymore.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

@Adzey156 its really sad. 15 to 35 you wouldn’t have caught me anywhere else but the pub or club. So sad.

@Adzey156 2 ай бұрын

@@GENerationXplorers Always in the local boozer myself when younger 🤣 The price of alcohol nowadays when out is ridiculous doesn't help matters 🙄

@OutandaboutwithAndy 2 ай бұрын

An interesting documentary vlog, Nick. I'm not surprised many old pubs are being converted into apartments and holiday lets. There is only a small footprint in Scarborough for accommodation, so it seems understandable. In our village, there were five pubs and four working men's /servicemens type clubs when we moved here 12 years ago. One pub is currently being redeveloped into commercial units, the second became a residential property. Another became a Chinese restaurant and takeaway, the fourth only opens certain days of the week. One Working Men's club was demolished and a small supermarket stands where it once was. Drinking culture has changed with working culture. Hard manual graft, working locally, and less people owning a car meant a post shift pint or two is a thing of the past. Most youngsters today don't drink, they stay home and consume social media and energy drinks. The smoking ban, whilst very welcome to a non-smoker like myself, no doubt affected the pub trade. The big killer is cheap supermarket ale. Breweries don't care, the just bottle or can their ale and sell it a different way.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

“social media and energy drinks - the death of our British drinking culture”, love it. very true though Andy, kids just aren’t meeting in the same way our generations did. I cant imagine a day in my life from 15 to 35 where my entire preoccupation was looking forward to my next pub or club visit. I think “smoking rooms” would have made more sense. Segregate the smokers inside, there’s nothing worse than walking past or trying to get into a pub where the doorway is blocked by half a dozen condensed smokers! we certainly can’t compete with supermarket prices and the actual cost to a chain pub of selling one pint is £10, with every passing pint served these pubs are dying..

@novicehiker 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for another really interesting insight into the disappearing British pubs. So sad to see so many places closed, particularly when they had popular nights like quizzes and drag that can really help build such a good local community around local pubs. A few Sam Smith pubs in villages by us closed during the pandemic and have never reopened. It's such a shame they are not going to new owners as in some cases they were the only place to go for a pint in that particular village. I hope you have both had a lovely weekend and managed to find a nice spot for a half or two!

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Emily for another great comment! managed to get a hike in around the wainstones but ended up again cutting it short due to how muddy it was underfoot so more time for that cheeky half 😉 have a great week 👍❤️

@owenmcghee1666 2 ай бұрын

Micropubs are so enjoyable. Stumble Inn and The Craft Bar are personal favourites of mine. I really love this video. Shame it's such a sad subject. ❤️✌️

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Hi Mr Brilltastic that was our first time in stumble inn it was fab and we drive past the craft and always see it busy so will give that ago next! lovely meeting you in person when we were filming this one! 👍❤️

@wind-up_team 2 ай бұрын

Excellent job! Thank you for sharing

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers! 👍

@PostcardAndAPint 2 ай бұрын

Sorry we're late, it's a mental weekend! Great video. It's the same around us, thankfully a lot of them have been repurposed, many haven't though and they are often stunning old buildings. You're doing a great job of highlighting so much of what has gone wrong with this country. Keep it up guys. 🍻

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Cheers guys! Hope you are having a nice weekend around your mentalness have a great week ahead👍❤️

@TravelingTramps 2 ай бұрын

An interesting, but sad tale, Nick and Jill. The labor shortage is a problem over here too and we notice many closed businesses including pubs in towns/cities all over. Our energy costs are better though. Most of the bar establishments we frequented years ago are gone. Don't know the answer. In the US many bars also added gaming into them and it helped for a while, but then that seemed to fail too. Interesting, but sad tale!

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Hi Dave and Kathy oh that’s interesting but we have learnt from doing this series that it’s happening the world over with changing societies! Hope your week is off to a good start! have a good one 👍❤️

@JenniferatHome 2 ай бұрын

Hello I enjoyed this tour so much. You had such great information on these buildings. It is so sad the pubs closed. I hope they reopen in the future. Sad the council won’t allow it currently.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment! 👍

@NBNatureTrailvan 2 ай бұрын

Another perfectly presented and thought provoking vid Nick As a lad I used to visit a village near us - it had four pubs. Now just the one and that’s struggling. I bet the Wetherspoons in Scarborough is doing well. Ironic (or was it) that the owner of Wetherspoons was an arch Brexiteer. Love micropubs. The way forward 14 long years of this lot running the country. They want their country back. Weird that it’s them that lost it isn’t it.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

it really is ironic that Wetherspoons was an arch Brexiteer, now he can’t get the staff to work in his pubs. His chain, like stonegate and Sam smiths are all closing bars at an alarming rate. 14 years of austerity, public funding cuts and sending money overseas and this is what we are left with. its a real mess and I bet many parts of mainland Europe are looking at us and scratching their heads at all the mistakes we are making.

@NBNatureTrailvan 2 ай бұрын

@@GENerationXplorers yep. 👍👍. So sad.

@davidadams2823 2 ай бұрын

I'll be watching properly when I get back , on the way to Hull , stay safe guys ❤️.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

No worries Dave have a great time in Hull! Safe travels 👍❤️

@Sanniz 2 ай бұрын

Sadly similar things goes on everywhere. They can't afford the rising costs. And people can't pay as much as they should need to keep things going.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Hi Sanniz you are right! Hope you are well have a great week ahead 👍🖤

@sheilapilapil 2 ай бұрын

thanks for sharing this friend

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for visiting have a great day 👍

@theresabigwideworld2632 2 ай бұрын

It's sad to see that many pubs are closing down as pub culture in the UK has always been a community building and social event. It's not just the drinking but also the interacting with others, social isolation now being a major issue for many. Besides costs, lack of staff, according to a recent article I read on the topic of fewer pubs, it seems the percentage of young people (under 30s) who spent time in pubs is considerably lower that with past generations. They seem to prefer other ways to socialise and interact with their peers which I thought was interesting. Pubs were for old people. What I do bemoan about pubs (particularly in Australia) is the lack of live music, pubs were very much the nursery where young musicians developed their skills. With city pubs having residential apartments going up around them, pubs are getting noise complaints (the pub was there first!) which often ended up with no live music and less venues for the young musicians.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Hi there this is a great comment and yeah we too read that article about the younger ones and how they now socialise! Shame about the younger budding musicians bet they all do it from their lounge on this platform 😂 the smart phone and social media has a lot to answer for! have a great week and thank you 👍❤️

@ollieramskill1626 2 ай бұрын

Wow, a few of these pubs I visited as recently as November and they were packed so I'm suprised to see they've closed down.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

there’s still quite a few decent ones left but at the rate they are vanishing it’s pretty scary.

@ollieramskill1626 2 ай бұрын

Yeah it's getting harder and harder to not just end up in wetherspoons in Scarborough because all the good pubs are closing down.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

such a shame, even Weatherspoons is at threat from rising costs and staffing shortages. the micro pubs might be our last hope.

@Thorkenn 2 ай бұрын

That’s really sad happened not only there but around the world 🙏🏻.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Yeah you are right Kenn! hope you are having a nice weekend 👍❤️

@SetForAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Nice documentary Nick seems like everything is closing mate when the pubs are closing you know it’s going ti…up 😢 ATB Simon

@SuperSimon62 2 ай бұрын

Hi guys anothergreat hard hitting vlog these kind of vlogs get great views.its such a shame that so many pubs have shut down .hope you are both keeping wellx

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

thank you so much Simon, just back in from another massive day filming. only a couple more of these just to have a run on consistency and it will be back to our usual brand. hopefully there will be a couple of MASSIVE surprises in the next two instalments.. hope your having a great week mate xx

@pagrant 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing the link about closed pubs, I will be checking out the area where I live how many I can remember , even though I don't drink

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

You should it’s important to remember have a great weekend 👍❤️

@ScotlandFarAndNear 2 ай бұрын

Quite sad! Pubs are struggling in Scotland too, but not to this extent. 😭😭.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

It’s sad happening the world over with changing societies! thanks for your comment 👍

@openmindedwonderer 2 ай бұрын

It so sad what is going on, we haven’t had many pubs close this way over the last couple of years. But they are now so pricey to buy a drink, people can no longer afford to go out. So it’s only a matter of time that we will see them closing. So sad 😢

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

It really is Cara let’s hope the micro pubs take over! have a great weekend! we will be intouch 💃😉❤️

@IamaDutch-Kiwi 2 ай бұрын

Watching, sitting up in bed, headphones on and sad- UK is PUB and I think it is so sad to see this demise happening. 🦘!

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Anita! It is sad 😞 have a nice weekend ❤️

@Thorkenn 2 ай бұрын

Hello Nick and Jill 👋. Watching in a moment.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Cheers Kenn 👍❤️

@ItsArtByDonna 2 ай бұрын

You did an excellent job making your point in this one too Nick...I believe that this is probably going on all over the world as far as small establishments are concerned...there are so many of the small ones closed down in our neighborhood, and this is Hollywood, you would think that it would be flourishing with tourists...which it still is, at time's, but most seem to stick to those chain restaurants instead of the better Mom and Pop's...I would imagine similar to a Pub...We never really frequented any pubs so this is all I can go by...have a great week ahead!

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Hi Donna interesting point yeah we think serving food definitely helps the ones in Scarborough that serve food are still open and can get busy in the season with tourists! 🤞 for the micropubs! have a great week 👍❤️

@ms.kayak7seas 2 ай бұрын

Hi Nock and Jill I am not familiar with the UK's economy situation after brexiting form European Union until I started to watch your documentaries. Each town has its own character, integrity and now it's falling apart? Not only shrunken fund but all kind of related aspects can be overstressed the small businesses, I reckon. I would like to hear any thoughts from young generations about it, because we may have to rely on them. It will take yrs to recover this ghost town. Well done, Nick. hahah I noticed strong winds blew at you and the noise from the traffic tried to drown your words. You may invest on microphones in the future as you pursue your documentary film.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Thankyou and Kayak. yes I’m really struggling with the GoPro12 and media mod. I cannot pinpoint whether it’s the media mod that is just plain not working or the way the GoPro12 processes audio differently from the 10. im hoping it’s just a faulty media mod but ironically, now that i want to test to find out there isn’t an ounce of wind in the sky! I will be reverting to the 10 and media mod until the problem can be rectified 👍

@catherineshaw3197 Ай бұрын

A shame to see so many pubs closed. They cannot make a viable business.

@GENerationXplorers Ай бұрын

it’s such a shame isnt it Catherine. I looked into my local which is operated by Heineken but sat empty. they want 4K from you to go in and run the place and then you have no flexibility as to what drinks you sell or what prices you sell them at (and they are not cheap). in their forecast they think the place would turnover 470K a year and that as the landlord you would take 10% but id say their projections are way out of whack with likely income.

@Kreator5342 2 ай бұрын

Well done. Great! Have a nice time. Be Well. Greetings! ~ Milan

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Thank you have a great day 👍

@CowboyJojosAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Are people drinking less? Interesting that all these pubs are closing! How tragic! Funny how a pub closes, but a casino does better 😮 Love the beautiful council building. WOW! Why cut funding? I’m certain the rates higher than they used to be. So what’s the council’s future strategies? So what are the remaining pubs doing to survive? Energy costs and staffing! 😮 In our country we have a dilemma with staff in Our industry. No one is passionate enough to want to do hairdressing. Great blog Nicholas. Hope you and Jill have a great weekend ❤❤❤

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

It stems from way back when they banned smoking in the pubs then they introduced all alcohol can be bought in supermarkets at much more reasonable prices! The pubs still open and doing well now a days are the ones that serve food! The council building is ornate isn’t it! Thanks guys 👍❤️

@waterfallmadman 2 ай бұрын

Wow. Sad to hear all this

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

😏👍 have a great week Leon

@TheBuddFiles 2 ай бұрын

Catching up ❤ its sad to see history disappear. I know thinhs change but it still sucks.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

It really does Sue thanks 👍❤️

@iJSabelle007 2 ай бұрын

Wow, Nick what a change! I wonder what will be the future of these historic establishments. Where are the patrons who used to go to these places?We have restaurants that were fixtures in the neighborhood that went bust too. Too bad! I would not want to live in that area which is very close to the road, can you imagine the noise? SO they have shortages of housing there too?

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Hi there IJ thanks for your comment yeah it’s happening the world over unfortunately! Have a great week ahead 👍❤️

@sbsgardening6722 2 ай бұрын

Great documentary, I’m sure you’ve missed one , rose and crown ( queens terrace )

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Sadly another great drinking establishment now converted into apartments. its on the final scroll but deserved more attention! 👍

@GamerDockPoint Ай бұрын

And cellars ! Jeez

@GENerationXplorers Ай бұрын

There’s a chance someone is looking into running the Ramshill 🤞

@morgsjoboo2247 2 ай бұрын

Hi guys Hope you are both well. Such a shame about all the pub closures. It's happening everywhere but I think Scarborough has been hit worse than other towns and cities 😢 Hope you've had a good weekend ❤😊

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

hi there it seems its best to serve food there are a lot still open that serve food and are busy especially in the height of the season but shame for the older ones stood empty especially when you have fond memories of frequenting them have a great week 👍❤️

@PhilipOlsen11 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant research and job as per usual. I get a bit depressed watching your videos of this ilk as reality hits home. The pub is synonymous with the UK, but I’ve noticed a similar trend locally. It seems here that unless they serve food also they really struggle 😔👍❤️

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

thank you Phil, they are very depressing arent they? the itv news last night finally picked up “boarded up retail”, its important when we are spending billions on things that don’t benefit us that we can try and embarrass the politicians to look inward. I genuinely find it utterly depressing. what amazes me is that with each of these videos I will pick up new subscribers and then they will back to back the boarded up playlist. id honestly be suicidal if I watched two of these videos back to back! hopefully they will help make change down the line. I have one more boarded up in the works and then I’m going big guns to try and effect change. will probably all fall on deaf MP ears. after all they are all sat in their lovely market towns and villages blissfully unaware what is happening across this nation. your right about the food though, pints cost the pub £10 to sell, unless they can upsell that with food they will make a loss..

@PhilipOlsen11 2 ай бұрын

@@GENerationXplorers that’s Nick. Sadly I can’t see change coming too quickly (call me a pessimist) but as you say there doesn’t seem to be the large scale interest in the town and city centres 🤷🏻‍♂️

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

@photographybyphil it’s such a shame. They need the kind of immediate investment that gets given to overseas. The high street regeneration programme that Rishi dangles over swing voters promises 10 million over the next ten years (a million a year for towns and cities that might otherwise not vote conservative), its too little too slow to be of any use and its contingent on Rishi being in power for two and a half more terms. It’s the subject of a video I’m bringing out in a couple of weeks…

@JohnAleman1 Ай бұрын

Good vlog such a shame to see all these pubs closed down 😢 some decent micro pubs about 🍻

@GENerationXplorers Ай бұрын

its a real shame isn’t it John. to me it felt like a rite of passage going to the pub, getting your first pint, finding a local, looking forward to the weekend. with the death of the pub comes the death of this centuries old tradition. the kids don’t even seem to care, I couldn’t wait to get in a pub growing up, it’s not even on new generations agenda.

@JohnAleman1 Ай бұрын

@@GENerationXplorers Agree with everything you say I don't drink at home but the pub meeting friends the atmosphere meeting new people is where I enjoy a few ales 🍻

@no_soy_rubio 2 ай бұрын

Great video Nick, I think social media has a lot to do with pubs closing now as well. Why spend a fortune down the pub when you can easily get your mates together with a crate of beer? And why go out 'on the pull' when you have dating apps? Personally I don't lament the closing of pubs too much. I enjoy a pint or two in a nice pub as much as the next man but we've all seen the people who would waste their lives in a pub, or drink all day then drive home, or go looking for a fight. Or maybe I'm just getting old 😅

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

definitely a sign of changing times. I guess it’s impossible to compete with dating apps and supermarket prices. the margins have been really squeezed out of the pub model to the point where each pint sold is killing the pub unless they can upsell a ton of food, soft drinks and spirits. hopefully this will “usher inn” a generation of very creative micro pubs. I did some further recon on Saturday night, the big pubs were empty, Weatherspoons was at less than 1/4 capacity but the micro pubs were rammed!

@pagrant 2 ай бұрын

Where I live in Sheffield , we got 2 micropubs, about 6 pubs in 2 miles area. I don't know how these all managed to survive and keep open even though most of the pubs serve food , some have changed hands 3 times in the last 15 years and been done up and redecorate a few times

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Hi there 👋 this sounds promising the ones that serve food are still open in Scarborough maybe this is it if they don’t serve food they may not be able to afford to stay open especially when drinks are cheaper in supermarkets! Another great comment 👍

@HereToCheers 2 ай бұрын

So the cultural impact zone isn't meant to be a positive impact? ☹️☹️ So sad to see so many places gone. 🤞🤞 Here's to the micro pubs being able to keep the social life of Scarborough alive. Great video, hopefully this gets more people on board to keep the city alive.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Well said! thanks guys 👍❤️

@billygoatfilms7531 2 ай бұрын

Hi Nick & Jill and yes pubs are closing down throughout the UK, it’s nothing to do with Brexit or anything like that. The truth is the large costs and overheads make running a pub totally impractical. Sometimes I’ll pop into the Grange pub just down the road to me. A pint and a packet of peanuts costs £7.25. I can buy 4 cans of Abbot and a large bag of peanuts from Tesco (other retailers are available), for £5. If I were running a pub I’d go with the Weatherspoons philosophy of being open from 8am to midnight selling breakfast, lunch and dinner throughout the day. Improvise, Adapt & Overcome! Cheers (as I open another can of Abbot in my hovel). 🍺

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

its hard to compete with drinking at home prices. we have lost that social hub that we grew up with and new generations are lacking entirely. at £7.25 they made a £2.75 loss and gave you a free bag of peanuts. the real price of selling a single price in a commercial pub is £10 per pint. I really hated visiting the Lakes (pre Brexit) and being served by Eastern Europeans in every pub I visited. they didn’t have a clue about where they were or what they were doing they were just cheap Labour. well 600,000 of those have now gone and there isn’t a Brit worth his salt that can afford to work their, on there pay, in their place. most famously I went into the Dungeon Gyll and wanted a route up to Scafell Pyke from the Langdale Valley. the Eastern Europeans behind the bar didn’t even realise there were mountains near them. hopeless times. I tell you what though, the pints in the micro pub were £3.20, super strong and the atmosphere was great. corporate pubs, chains and brewery owned pubs will die but we have an answer and its the micro pub. cheap enough and small enough to entertain us old generations that still want to visit. there is hope!

@billygoatfilms7531 2 ай бұрын

@@GENerationXplorers HERE HERE🍺🍺🍺

@JauneMacReady 2 ай бұрын

All the pubs in our village went. Either turned into houses or mysteriously burnt down... Oh well. Good video.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Wow thinking insurance job there Jaune trying to get back some money 😂

@JauneMacReady 2 ай бұрын

@@GENerationXplorers yeah, it was well dodgy.

@TheHikingHermit 2 ай бұрын

Sounds like Scarborough has been hit with pub closures more than a lot of other towns. It's sad to see. I guess it doesn't help that people go to the sea side less than in the past. Also the council cutting funding and not giving the go ahead for places to reopen. Not sure if the hill on the hole in the wall will be a problem for residents should it go that way but the traffic around there seemed pretty noisy to me. I think a lot of people but cheap ale from the supermarkets and stay home these days too.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

I can’t believe the owners of the hole in the wall cited the hill as the reason behind its closure. the hill and the pub had been standing there for as long as I can remember! although admittedly it was a much better pub to visit on the way down the hill than on the way up! we still have a handful of bars on the main stretch of sea front but seeing some close and others only open seasonal hours is a worrying trend to where we might be in another ten years..

@earsandideas7266 2 ай бұрын

Another sad sight and another change in the British high street. For us we would only really go in pubs for a meal, so would miss pubs if they went totally for that. The village I live in used to have a pub, but the space where it stood is now just housing!

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

its so sad isnt it Nettie? in a lot of villages there are some wonderful campaigns to save the pub and the locals all chip in to run it. I really think it’s important that communities still have a local hub to go to.

@reluctantfellrunner 2 ай бұрын

Would be interesting to plot pub closures against supermarket sales of alcohol. People staying home watching the telly with a beer/glass of wine? Best wishes to the pair of you.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

That’s a good idea JBB this definitely had a huge impact along with the smoking ban and people building their own bars at home during Covid! 👍

@garryhornby4164 2 ай бұрын

I always called for a pint in either the shakespeare or the golden ball prominent pubs at one time sadly currently closed.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

its a real shame on both counts Garry. ive had a fair few in the Golden Ball, the Shakespeare always scared me (in a good way), it always looked full on mental in there with everyone having too great a time!

@atrampinthehills.841 2 ай бұрын

Sickening to see so many traditional pubs closing...several new ones opening up, soulless eating houses with Kids running around ..we have several decent pubs in Donny some that have not changed much for 30, 40 or even 50 years ...i guess it is only a matter of time.....

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

its really scary isn’t it Steven? some of the establishments date back 300 years and the British Pub or drinking establishment has been a fixture of our society since Roman times. the actual cost of selling a pint in a chain pub is thought to be £10. its just not a price British people will pay so with every pint sold pubs are loosing money. the margins need to change somewhere, rents, rates, energy prices, staffing costs make it close to impossible to run a pub.

@MagentaOtterTravels 2 ай бұрын

Looks like you found the one remaining pub in Scarborough still open to finish your video!

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

it was a real beauty too. I only had half in there and it almost knocked me out! great price, great company and running at a profit too!

@MagentaOtterTravels 2 ай бұрын

@@GENerationXplorers must have been some powerful ale!

@kennethwilkinson8244 2 ай бұрын

you mentioned trip advisor nick. do you write reviews for yelp?

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Hi Kris no don’t really do reviews ourselves but check them out when visiting places 👍❤️

@summermcculloch6975 2 ай бұрын

anyone remember the huntsman pub on newborough

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

gosh I don’t remember that one, apparently it was open for 100 years and closed in 1983. what a shame.

@scootladychicago 2 ай бұрын

😔 this made me sad. so many closed places. that list!!! 😭 i have to give you the kudos for excellent story telling of what is going on there. i'm not a big drinker these days, but i do love a good pint or cocktail or two and live music and trivia nights are so fun. question on something i'm unfamiliar with about brexit. what do you mean 600,000 hospitality people had to leave? a work visa issue or something because of the separation? this council, can they be voted out? sounds like they're killing the town! ok, enough of my questions. hope you two have a great weekend! 🛴❤

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Hospitality was one of the jobs they don’t class as important enough therefore don’t allow foreign nationals to work them and sent them all home! This council can be voted out but if it’s not conservative it will be labour and their just as bad in fact two of their towns have gone fully bankrupt there is no hope 😂 hope you are having a great weekend 👍❤️

@scootladychicago 2 ай бұрын

@@GENerationXplorers well, that was a dumb classification...

@AishusCraftyKidsClub 2 ай бұрын

Hi dear, Happy Friday. Missed your Premiere. But let your video play on mute for the whole 12 min now 😊

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Ok thank you ❤️

@VagabondTurtle 2 ай бұрын

Hmmm in Sweden you cannot buy alcohol over 3.5% in normal supermarkets, only in designated shops or pubs.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Sounds like Sweden is doing everything right you must have a much better government in action! hope you and momma Dennis are well 👍❤️

@user-ex9vd9fg2e 2 ай бұрын

Hi nick(again) ive enjoyed many a night out in scarbourough( xs,boleyns,george and many others) and your spot on when u say the tory govt are solely responsible to why councils are struggling due to funding cuts and therforethe councils having to cut licences for alot of places to save money and not caving in.its a massive shame places like scarboroygh are reduced to this level and the only way within due course of time for these towns to get back on theyre feet if people STOP! voting the same corrupt shambolic tory/ labour govts what r the root cause to all these problems in our areas.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Hi Dean, it was so exciting being part of Scarborough when I arrived. the place was alive 24 hours a day. From workers and shoppers flooding the streets at 9AM to cave in to the pub and club goers who would keep the place alive till 5AM. the police would be busy 24 hours a day and the street cleaners would be up with the milkman clearing up the streets and making them all sparkly for 9AM. this went on for years as it should. would things have been better under Labour? well not much but I suspect we would have still had pubs and clubs, retail would probably still have died. we do have an option now in the Reform Party. Lets hope they get enough votes to at least make the Labour and Conservatives sit up and take some responsibility.

@user-ex9vd9fg2e 2 ай бұрын

@@GENerationXplorers hi nick,I don't know about the reform party especially when they have people such as Nigel fartage was part of the rogues gathering on the eu and manipulated the public with his lies to vote Brexit and lee 30p Anderson who claims a struggling family can feed themselves on 30p a day! We'd just be getting rid of one lot of idiots by replacing them with another lol,just saying.but overall great videos and keep up the good work nick👍

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

thats very true Dean. I think the popularity of more divisive parties does make the main two parties sit up and rethink their own strategies. but yes the idea of a country with someone like Farage at the helm is truly unthinkable..

@robd1365 17 күн бұрын

Once every pub is converted to apartments, where will the occupants all go to socialise? I haven’t been to Scarborough for years, had some good nights in the Hole as well as the Golden ball, despite it being a Sam Smiths. There is money around still, look how busy the likes of food delivery services and local fast food chains are.

@GENerationXplorers 17 күн бұрын

its a shame isnt it Rob? its an end to an era that I personally never thought or expected to come. we are seeing generations and generations now of millennials and GEN A’s come through with no interest in socialising. they can do all their socialising and dating online. in some good news, the Ramshill looks set to reopen as someone is going to have a go at running it for HEINEKEN. I still can’t believe that this British Institution is under threat.

@markhewitt9655 2 ай бұрын

They should ban the sale of alcohol in supermarkets!

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

I’d be screwed if they did that but hey it worked for Sweden..

@kennethwilkinson8244 2 ай бұрын

good evening nick and jill. have a good saint patric day. do you have the british beer company over there. i think they all closed here. i used to get the bangers and nash.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Not heard of that one Kris will google it! Happy Paddy’s day to you! 👍❤️

@vedrana0127 2 ай бұрын

It's sad to hear and I don't know if there is a solution.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Vedrana hopefully the mucropubs will take off so we can still go out and socialise! have a lovely weekend ❤️👍 p.s sorry we haven’t been to your latest it looks great and is top of our viewing list have a lovely weekend x

@musicnature007 2 ай бұрын

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@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Thank you 👍❤️

@FloridaFlipFlops 2 ай бұрын

Like 104 👍 💯 ❤

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers! 👍

@buy.to.let.britain 2 ай бұрын

no smoking = no pubs ALL HAIL THE KNOW IT ALL COUNCIL

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

The smoking ban was a ridiculous ruling.

@Adzey156 2 ай бұрын

Like 1 watching now 👍

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

very much appreciated 🙏

@MagentaOtterTravels 2 ай бұрын

That seagull had a lot to say about Karma!😂

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

couldnt get away from background noise on this day. to unloading trucks, noisy gulls, screeching scooters and lets not get started on those wind gusts. this was an uphill battle!

@MagentaOtterTravels 2 ай бұрын

@@GENerationXplorers I feel your pain!

@rossgardner9412 2 ай бұрын

It’s not going to get any better. Pubs need drinkers, and I just don’t see a new generation of drinkers coming up. But there is hope, the micropub sector is booming, particularly in my town of Hucknall which supports at least 5 micropubs as well as a Wetherspoons.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

That’s great Ross. Yes I have real hope for the Micropubs, they will be booming. Just had a drive past all the remaining pubs in town to see how well they were faring at peak time on a Saturday night and the big venues looked dead, even Weatherspoons was only at about 1/4 capacity but the micropubs were rammed. I’m really pleased for them. Sadly the new generation are not taking to the bars and the pandemic would have helped deter them too. Maybe it is time for change.. and this is possibly better for future generations?

@rossgardner9412 2 ай бұрын

@@GENerationXplorers I’ve got to ask, did the Golden Ball really close because the owner of Sam Smiths heard someone cussing in his pub? That can’t be right!

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

@rossgardner9412 do you know I’m not sure Ross, the Sam Smiths chain is struggling but the current owner Humphrey Smith is notorious for doing exactly that! He runs a really tight ship and apparently is so wealthy he can close pubs at a whim just to teach them a lesson. Quite the character by all accounts.

@rachelshonahague5718 2 ай бұрын

Less pubs means we can all pile round your place guys!🤪😆xx

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

love that Rachel, welcome anytime, we have a cocktail with your name on it xx

@rachelshonahague5718 2 ай бұрын

@@GENerationXplorers on my way.😁xx

@davidsdroneadventureandgaming 2 ай бұрын

Good video I use go to the Ramshill pub for karaoke

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Such a sad loss to the South Cliff, the Cask behind it. Still really miss Ink bar though, that was super cool..

@johnlesoudeur3653 2 ай бұрын

Changing habits, changing demographics, young people finding alternative drugs/ways to socialise rather than alcohol related. Inflation has just added fuel to the fire. Personally I do not even like the smell of beer nor the effects of alcohol so I cannot help.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Some very good points there John. Ah the smell of the old British Pub/Club. it’s easy not to miss. decades of spilt beer soaked into the sodden carpets and the thick stench of cigarette smoke hanging on all the furniture. its something I grew up with and it’s fading fast.like you say the youth have other ways to socialise now..

@WomanOutdoors 2 ай бұрын

Now that’s a unique name “hole in the wall pub” 😂. Such a shame all these buildings and business going under and just shutting down. Here’s hoping for us at least November elections will have a change👍🏼

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

it’s definitely a political year for us both LB and I wish we had a Trump v Sleepy Biden election here. sadly it’s Keir v Rishi and the outcome of that im sure no British person wants..

@WomanOutdoors 2 ай бұрын

@@GENerationXplorers well I was thinking if sleepy joe gets back in I was coming over to your neck of the woods! However seems you may be in a bind too. Hopefully things work out for both of us🙏

@LEGOLIZED 2 ай бұрын

smash 50 for you my friends ....i start asking what is really going on? all these place and shops are closing...there something bigger going that we don't now. The gourverment is seeing that also but they don't nothing...here the same in Belgium. why oooooh Why they don nothing. That's my big question....like bigger taks on onlines shopping.. there are powers in play we don't now ....The power of money and corrupt people

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Great comment Fred you make lots a good points! have a great week my friend 👍❤️

@MagentaOtterTravels 2 ай бұрын

Not sure I'd eat at a restaurant called Los Gringos 😂

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

does sound a bit odd, it was an authentic Mexican, pretty decent!

@MagentaOtterTravels 2 ай бұрын

@@GENerationXplorers I think I saw a restaurant with the same name in Rye

@IamaDutch-Kiwi 2 ай бұрын

It was very windy wasn't it? It does appear though it wasn't COVID being the culprit. What happened in the period? What were the changes which happened? The 'cultural impact zone' seems to be the culprit with a new rule which had reverse repercussions. Instead of a vibrant community it became a destructive alternative. What really is the Cultural Impact Zone's purpose or is it a wolf in disguise? I know trends evolve but the UK pubs are a way of life, a national icon if you like or Identity. Here ( well in NL🇳🇱) we have and "grey wave' of aging population. I'm not sure how that stacks up to the UK ( more pensioners as opposed to younger generation) so you'd think the country would cater for the pensioned off true blue English folk and uphold the traditional pubs? I am obviously not on the same wave length as the city council of Scarborough. Sorry you lost your local pub spot Nick. ✈🙋‍♀🇳🇿🦘

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Great comment Anita and so true! We are really finding it hard getting to grips with the new GoPro 12 the sound is awful! we never had this with the 10 if we can’t sort it out it’s going back or getting sold and we’ll be trying a competitor brand! still loving the 10 though! Nick was mortified with the sound on this but had I time to re film! the joys of KZfaq life 😂👍❤️

@maxbacon4828 2 ай бұрын

Nobody made a fuss when the Tories cut council grants, they will now while council tax goes up.

@GENerationXplorers 2 ай бұрын

Exactly. We need change!

@user-ey6rl3oy7p Ай бұрын

Go have a look in Birmingham some pubs and churches have become places of worship for Muslims.

@GENerationXplorers Ай бұрын

I shouldn’t laugh but I read this earlier and it’s been on my mind. i can imagine a scenario whereby Muslims and Christians would have to have part shares in a Pub or Church to help cover the ever increasing costs. it would make sense at some level. its almost like the start of a great idea for a modem sitcom!

@tonyfincham6126 Ай бұрын

Nothing new Remember the distruction of the Pavilion Vaults ,& two others before Aberdeen Walk .think it was the country that was knocked down & turned into a dress shop ,& that was in the 1950

@GENerationXplorers Ай бұрын

Such an eye sore now isnt it? Plus it’s the first building you’re likely to see upon arrival into town.