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My great grandfather owned a bungalow in Jaywick in the 1930s, so many wonderful memories have been passed down through the family, I hope Jaywick can return to it's former splendour 💕

During WW2 German bombers would often dump all their bombs when intercepted to lighten the load and increase their speed in an effort to get away, there were a lot of bombs dropped around the Essex coast and my Essex born grandfather complained that not once did they have the decency to hit Jaywick, I don't think he was a fan of the place.

Brave walking around Jaywick with a camera in your hand, I hope it's insured!

Lovely to see something positive about Jaywick, onwards and upwards hopefully 👍

I have so many happy memories of holidaying every year in Jaywick. They reused some of the old rails from the train track to make a hand rail fence near the Sunspot.

I used to holiday in Jaywick with my family in the 1960s and 1970s. Have many happy memories of this little seaside town and often go back for a visit. It's very quiet now but used to be really busy. I am glad some money is being spent on it. Thanks for this video Tim. I hope you revisit Jaywick at some point to see how things are progressing.

I went there a few years back staying at the caravan park for a week (I got a ridiculously cheap deal)and saw so much potential there. Glad to hear someone else has too and its improving.

Such a shame for any area when they are neglected and left to run down. Let's hope Jaywick is able to get back on its feet and prosper. Thanks for another great vlog xx

People will be snapping those houses up near the front cheap for when the redevelopment work is completed. I don't live anywhere near but it's fascinated me Jaywick, such a seemingly lovely place. Its time will come again

I have always thought jaywick was a wasted opportunity. So much potential and a lovely beach, wasted over the last 40 years. Would love to turn it into a resort like it’s former days.

Hello from the USA. Stumbled on to Tim's videos about a month ago and now I am hooked. Thanks Tim you do a great job.

Back to Clacton 😃👍, love that place, a little further down from jaywick about 5 min walk is st Osyth" that has such a quaint little village 🤗..much love 🤗💛

Remember watching the TV docu back in 2015(?), there was a definite community feel then with people helping each other, communal meals etc. I hope the place doesn't end up with locals being priced out of the rental /sales market.

Cant wait to watch this one Tim, love Jaywick and Clacton, Jaywick has some of the most amazing beaches!

Hi Tim ! This is where they filmed all the rough people . Living in dumps no prospects or jobs . It could be a lovely place if they invested money into it . Lovely beach thanks for sharing with us. Love to you as always Tracey 💕 xxxx

I recently looked into moving there. It’s got appeal. I also joined the FB pages and the community spirit is Phenomenal

I think it's got a long way to go yet! Thanks for the tour

I use to go hoilday in jaywick caravan park as a kid I loved it, so happy they are trying to do something with it x

I have lived in jaywick sands for over 30 years, most of us would like to see jaywick improved but we would like to see building kept in line with the design of the buildings. Lovely place to live . I’ve seen so many changes over the years

Fantastic beach at Jaywick. We stayed down the road at St Osyth. Lovely part of the essex coast. Nice to see some investment in Jaywick. Good video Tim

I have waited so long for the Jaywick visit!!

We went to look at property in Clacton and decided to take a look at some of the caravans for sale. We saw the sign for Jaywick, at the start there was some lovely places but as we got deeper in, we saw a man hanging out of a huge bin legs in the air, next a boy with his parents laying flat out on the streets, weed was starting to be smelt the deeper in we went and all that I thought was, I'd never want to break down here at night. Saw people sitting on door steps stoned, broken windows and run down homes. I had read about Jaywick a year ago as to how it became this way. I really don't know how they'll ever change it. It could be a lovely place a stone throw from the sea, it's just heart breaking to see the decline and poverty.

It's great to learn about new places - I hadn't heard about Jaywick before - crazy to see so many derelict properties given the shortage of affordable housing. Hopefully the redevelopment will do the job - looking forward to seeing the revisit on completion.

The new places are hard to sell. I mean its not surprising, who would want to live in the middle of that. The whole place needs flattening and rebuilt. It could be a really nice area to live.

Was about four or five years old, back in the early fifties, when we had a holiday at Jaywick. I was fascinated by the houses being on stilts. I found out why when we woke up one morning to a spectacular flood. We had a marvelous time playing in the water - magic!

Went to jaywick a month ago, on the edge of it, never had the guts to go in there.

I looked it up Tim a couple of 3 beds from £195,000-£250. A beautiful beach. Lets hope they can bring it back to how it once was all those years ago. Great walk Tim👏

This walk with me video brought memories flooding back as last time I visited Jaywick was to go out on a small boat to visit the LV 18 lightship broadcasting an RSL of Radio North Sea in 1994. Looks more inviting nowadays. Thank you Tim.

It will be interesting going back in 5 years or so to see the developments. I wish we had bought a couple of properties there many years ago now... could have been an early retirement investment! Great vid Tim thanks 👍

Interesting fact - The male supermodel David Gandy used to have his childhood holidays in Jaywick. I suspect it was at the then Tower Caravan Park (now Martello beach holiday Park). Where a lot of (myself included) low income families from Essex used to and still go.

Jaywick has such a beautiful beach I hope it could be developed as a holiday resort. Back in the sixties I had a school friend who lived in a mansion whose family had a holiday home here.

I recall seeing something somewhere that Jaywick was the victim of NIMBY-ism from neighbouring areas thus denying them facilities. It eventually became run down and a place where people were effectively "dumped" because it was cheap. I am so happy to see that there is some life being injected into the area - not surprising really as a nice location on the Essex Coast with house and land prices such as they are would never ever remain cheap for long - the seaside will always attract people and bring in speculation - it is I think how Jaywick started.

I can imagine that if the developers ever got total hold of Jaywick they'd turn it into an Essex version of Sandbanks !

Hello Tim, great video,Jaywick looks a nice place to live and different things to see.a barcode is a brilliant idea to scan to see what it was like.

I am a jaywick resident. Thank you for your unbiased opinion and no hate, i follow you anyway, but defo one of my favourites now ❤

I used to go to Jaywick about 40 years ago in the summer with my family... It used to be a great gem of a place and the beach itself was beautiful... Thanks for the video... Such memories

Jaywick is not a terrible place. I think he problem is that it comes under Tendring District and has no council of its own. It needs to be incorporated as a proper town with a Mayor and Town councillors who can clean the place up. Thanks for uploading.

Hay Tim. Just been in touch with my sister and she said we had been there as kids. I thought the name sounded familiar. But wasn't sure. How cool is that. from UK 🇬🇧👍👍

Jaywick, like a few places in the UK has had its run of unfortunate circumstances. However, it is obvious that money is now being wisely circumvented to aid its reprisal. A positive and finely balanced vid, Tim. 👍

Spent many happy holidays in Jaywick in the late 1970's early 1980's so this brought back such great memories :) thank you.

JAYWICK was not built as a slum area,it was turned into a slum by tennants.

My grandparents currently live on the edge of Jaywick, and even though i go down multiple times a year, i had no idea any of this redevelopment was happening, i suppose because we normally head east towards Clacton rather then into Jaywick proper. It'll be interesting to see how it changes over the next few years

We used to go to Clacton when we were kids great memories😊

It was scrubland where the palm trees are at the beginning of 2021, still got the pics on my phone when I was unfortunate enough to have to deliver a mobility scooter there. Clacton itself is so bad it's known Crackton.

That little kiosk that you are in front of at the beginning, I’m amazed it’s still there, I use to get an ice cream from there as a child. I was born in Clacton in 1963.

Seen this place on the TV ages ago..It certainly looks better than it did back then..Love your videos by the way 👏👏

I used to go to Clacton when I was a kid. luvd it. We did that for 16 years. Don't remember going to jaywick. From UK 🇬🇧👍👍

Wow! I'm so glad to see its changing for the better. We used to avoid the area.

Great to see Jay wick turning it self round and Great to see new developments Great video Tim

I really enjoyed that one Tim. I was very surprised after watching the TV programs, it looks like it could be a great holiday destination again, let's hope so. Thanks for going 👍👍

Great video, nice positive spin for a change. Please try and go back to Jaywick Martello Tower - Thurs -Sun 10am -4pm (weekends only Oct - March), it’s a great Arts, Heritage and Community venue, and a bargain for £1 (children under 14 free and dogs welcome). 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I grew up in Walton on the Naze and knew Jaywick well. Once Butlins went, Jaywick was out on a limb and things went downhill. Stunning beach (as is Walton’s😊) really hope things improve as last time I was there it was awful and I felt sad.

Wow, looks really nice with the sandy beach right nearby.

Oh wow! We used to go to Jaywick on holiday when I was a kid back in the 60s I’m glad to see they are giving it a dust up (was long overdue) thanks for the vlog Tim

Also, there is actually a genuinely great curtain shop in Jaywick, they have pictures of all the celebrities that have bought their curtains from there, I’m not even joking.

Hi Tim Thumbs up for Jaywick👍👍

Very interesting to see the beach! I worked there for years! made lots of happy memories. Shame to see it all closed up.

If anyone can start the turnaround of Jaywick, it's Tim.

Very interesting to see the beach bar! I worked there for years! made lots of happy memories. Shame to see it all closed up.

My Nan and Grandad had a bungalow down Humber Avenue back in the 50’s. They took me there many times when I was a boy. I remember the Elsan man coming round to collect the contents of the loo. Going to Brooklands club with them on a Saturday night, fun times.

When I was a teenager I use to go on holiday with my parents every summer we use to meet up with other family members who use to have different bungalow s in rosemary way glebe way we use to drink regularly in never say die pub thank u Tim for ur tour it brought back happy memories from david Peterborough 😊

I've always thought Jaywick has a charm of its own, thanks for posting this video

As I commented originally, a very fair and balanced video. I am pleased that you decided to make it available to a wider audience. Jaywick, like almost anywhere, will have some not so good aspects.

I've become slightly obsessed with Jaywick, for some reason, even though I live in New Zealand! I've watched a number of videos on it, and feel like I'd like to live there. It looks laid-back and 'cosy', just the sort of town I prefer. Mind you, I live across the harbour from the beach you see in my channel's banner image, so I'm already living the good life! P.S. I was born in England, but my parents moved to NZ in the 1960's.

about 30 years ago this used to be my friends favourite holiday place, it's a shame how it's looking now , but the beach is amazing x

Loved Jaywick / Clacton and spent many years with my family there in the 70s & 80s! Shame it’s had a lack of investment as used to be awesome. So many happy memories of my childhood, Butlins, Jaywick market, lovely times!

Nice video.. Glad there doing work there :). You should have popped round the corner to St Osyth or Point Clear while you were so close

All the Avenues are named after cars; Bentley, Vauxhall, Daimler, Rover, Morris, Austin, Fiat etc.

I find Jaywick strangely appealing and feel I could happily live there. It looks kind of retro, and scruffy but comfortable. It's also good that much effort is taking place to remove the rough edges. I understand what you mean when you liken it to Venice Beach, but comparing the two is, in football terms, like comparing the Premier League to the National League. Venice Beach has great infrastructure, while Jaywick has small stands with few or no facilities.

Seems like polishing a turd but Tendring District Council have done wonders with Clacton's seafront, so I guess we'll see.

When I was young my mum and dad didn't have a lot of cash and we had a holiday there and as my parents became more wealthy we went to so called better places but the holiday in jawick was the best ever and me and my brother and sister will always remember it, jawick is not so bad

Best thing about Jaywick is it's beech! Personally I've always preferred to spend time around the Jaywick beach bar, and loved that I could get a cup of tea/something to eat/ice cream. Used to visit with my dog when she was alive and she loved spending time on the beach. You can walk along the sea front all the way to Clacton. The area is very run down and looks unloved, I suspect the local council has little interest in the poorer area that is Jaywick and hasn't invested a lot of time or money there. Last time I was there (3 yrs ago) all street lights were turned off at midnight (great for burglars!). Watched bin men remove household waste, drop lots on the ground and just leave it there to fly around! Go in middle of winter, and you'll be depressed in no time!

I'd never heard of Jaywick until I saw the TV program about people on benefits in the town the crime and deprivation. I did think at the time that it should be better for a family than a large council estate and the wee cottages could be nice if they were better maintained. The people featured in the programme though seemed more interested in drinking, fighting and complaining

You walked the end of Jaywick known as Brooklands where the streets are named after makes if Cars and that end has always been the lest best place even back in the 50s especially after the big storm and flood when theses breached the wall

​I would love to see you guys do an overnight stay at Alton Towers for a vlog that would be awesome and something I think would get good views for the channel, binged your content recent, love it thanks 👍

We used to spend our holidays in Jaywick, some 70 years ago. I was 4 or 5, my sisters and I still remember it well. We came from Romford and it was magic.

I spent a lot of my childhood in jaywick in the 1970s and spent many happy times with my children right next to that little hut on the beach, jaywick has a bad reputation but I still enjoy visiting to this day and it’s good to see investment put into the area.

This brought back memories. When I was a kid, we used to holiday at Butlins Clacton. On a certain day there used to be a market on in Jaywick and we would walk there along the front. Every single year we made that walk, until my brother and I were old enough to be left at the camp while mum and Dad went.

I will visit this part of the coast in a couple of years to give it a chance of developing

Jaywick benefits by the sea is a must watch for those that are interested. Can be found on YT. A great insight in to what Jaywick was years ago.. Enjoyed the vid Tim

hi tim great video thank you hope you and your wife have a lovely xmas and new year.

To a degree this looks sort of nice because it hasn't been developed very much. There aren't cheap multicoloured printed signs plastered on every available surface like a lot of the other UK beachfronts.

Great Video Tim I liked Jaywick as the way it could be. I think it's got alot potential for Tourism with the lovely beach. Hope the Redevelopments are all well on the way by next year, be interesting to see how it's going on!

Looks like there are so many people are moving houses, even seeing things getting damage and destroyed it quite sad. Even seeing rubbish being damped, it doesn't look that nice. It is quite good that you can get a bit of history when visiting Jaywick, looks like everyone went on there hoildays back in them days. Now look at it now! It be very interesting to see that new building to see how well it does.

Thanks Tim great video very interesting look forward to the next Yvonne 😊

I grew up in st osyth, just a couple of miles away from here and as kids we spent lots of time in jaywick, either swimming in the sea or playing in the arcades (there used to be more of them) the place gets a lot of stick and there is a lot of poverty and unemployment as being a seaside town the work is mainly seasonal and low paid , whatever you think of jaywick I still can’t help but be in love with the place and always will, I hope the redevelopment brings much needed prosperity once again to a place that millions of Londoners will have fond memories of

How about visiting the beautiful Welsh village of Portmerion ?

Interesting you can see Martello Tower there, my brother lives in Martello Bay just round the corner from it

It reminds me of Peacehaven, with poorly built bungalows on little plots - at least jaywick has that lovely beach. Fingers crossed that the regeneration works

8-50 in my ex Ma and Dad inlaws house SEASHELL WAY from mid 1980`s Notice the steps up to first floor living accomadation. Just a shame you never showed the better rebuilt or redesigned housing further down Brooklands road or noticed the completely insulated and modernised heating and hot water systems via Air Sourced Heat Pumps plus the new side roads but hey, its My Jaywick I retired to from Choice 18 years ago/ here till I die. Ian.

Yes, when I saw the walkway, first thing I thought was Venice.

I’d love to see studland and swanage on your walk about tim

Great video 📷📸

It would be lovely to see jaywick back on it feet !!😊😊

There is so much you could add to this with a little background knowledge. It is probably one of the most fascinating places in the UK, did you know before all the holiday homes were built in the 30s that someone had the idea to make a profession oval race track not unlike the Brooklands track? Although Brooklands is part of Jaywick, it is it's own suburb known as Brooklands, where all the roads are named after famous car manufacturers that raced at Brooklands. During it's hay day in the 60s and 70s it hosted a Sunday market, which was a destination for many holidaymakers, often so packed you could hardly move. The Poladium by then was called Sunspot and was a very popular amusement arcade, the actual meeting rooms was a building next door, but long gone by the 70s. I feel you could have easily done a 30 min walk/video around Jaywick and Brooklands. Such a rich history and such a pity it was a failed experiment leaving the beach huts in Brooklands to become residential. Sadly it was bought as a whole and sold as individual plots from around £50 with a hut built in the 30s, sold almost as a status symbol to Londoners whom enjoyed visiting Jaywick for places like The Morrocco a once famous club in Jaywick.

Jaywick is testament to poor planning. There are lots of other examples around Britain of towns that grew from city overspill but without proper construction and without proper facilities and local resources, and then people are surprised that these places aren't well off. I don't know what the solution is for somewhere like Jaywick, but it is almost certainly about more than just "spending money". Of course, Jaywick shouldn't just be thought of as a problem to be solved. I've been there and although it's poor, it it does have a community feel. I worry that it's location, though pleasant next to the sea, makes it a difficult place to develop.

I used walk from St Oyseth to Jaywick along the sea wall during the 60s, it was pretty run down even then, used to have a bingo hall and a roller skating ring, not much else, I'm betting within 10 years it will be unaffordable and totally transformed

That beach bar back in the 70s had trampolines on the sand and I used to use them and make believe I was in the film Jaws 🤣😂 it felt like america to me especially as summers were really hot back then. Its only a matter of time and then it will be a place where homes are too expensive to own. It always happens and should its a great place 😊

I’ve seen videos on this place before and I quite like it. I know what you mean about Venice Beach, that and a 70’s holiday park. I’ve just checked on property prices, around £350,000 for a bungalow. Cheers Tim.