[KnobbleMcKnees]

You reminded me of this [0] fantastic review of Sheerness in Kent. Blackpool is mentioned several times in comparison.

[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/unitedkingdom/comments/u2vu5x/i_thi...

[marcosscriven]

I specifically went to Sheerness to go and see the UK’s only scorpion population. A local copper saw me, asked what I was doing, and offered to get his massive UV light out of his car. Saw quite a few!

But yes, otherwise all rather run down. The extreme wealth discrepancy was an eye opener.

[KnobbleMcKnees]

I couldn't have guessed that Sheerness had a natural scorpion population and yet somehow it isn't surprising either.