The closure of any Wetherspoons pub is something to be celebrated - but I can understand the 'desertification' of the town's high streets. As you say, all the once useful shops have gone only to be replaced by charity shops and cafés.Originally Posted by Roy S
Bournemouth was looking a bit sorry for itself (like a lot of towns these days - all charity and vape shops) with a boarded up House of Fraser and one of the Wetherspoons closed
The barman at our hotel kept enthusing about Christchurch market so we duly took two buses to it, complete waste of time but I suspect the cold weather kept some stallholders at home.
Liked Salisbury a lot apart from the usual crop of charity shops there were some interesting antique and jewellery shops and it had character.
My parents used to go to Bournemouth when I was about 8 - 10 years old, and my mother went to a private girls school in Christchurch when she was a girl, so would go and visit the headmistress there. As a holiday destination it was not too bad, but I doubt if I would want to go back again.
Salisbury on the other hand is much more interesting place to visit.
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