What are cold depressing places in the UK? ( i am quite fond of cold weather)
Posted by Bread_Oven_2948@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 189 comments
As an American sick of southern heat in the South, I've always somehow aspired to live in the UK due to its mild summers and wet, depressing, cold winters, which I am quite fond of, but I've seen that UK winters are not as cold as I thought; pretty much anywhere south of Yorkshire is not as cold as I would like. Are there any places north that stay the coldest and experience the coldest, most agonizing weather on average the longest?
After_Fisherman_8769@reddit
The Lake District is simultaneously breathtaking and grim. Expect gruelling long winters and neverending rain. You'll be needing some extra strong vitamin d to stay sane after 20 consecutive overcast days with 6 hours of sunlight. I have fond memories of torrential downpour for the first 3 weeks of uni when I moved up there, crying myself to sleep in my overpriced dorm.
But hey, it's really pretty.
zwifter11@reddit
Braemar in Scotland owns the record for coldest place in the UK. But only in winter, still gets warm in summer.
I found East Anglia (the Lincolnshire and Norfolk countryside) can be cold in winter, because of the wind chill. It’s a verbal flat and desolate rural part of the UK with no shelter from the wind.
Adventurous-Hyena-51@reddit
Cold damp and depressing? Try a small Scottish island. Horizontal rain, no trees, no sun, and the tourists have left. Not Skye, nothing fancy.
Opposite_Radio9388@reddit
Well that leaves you a chunk of the UK still to consider! It still goes on for a fair bit once you're north of Yorkshire 😉
Popular_Mousse_3958@reddit
Cornwall in January. I mean the one and coast is very beautiful still. But it’s super quiet and the rain will be cold and coming in side ways most of the time.
-Intrepid-Path-@reddit
I'd consider somewhere like Norway if you are looking for cold.
Jeffuk88@reddit
I dunno, my wifes canadian and grew up with -40 winters yet complains our Yorkshire terraced house is way too cold
-Intrepid-Path-@reddit
because they heat their houses properly in Canada
Bitter_Tradition_938@reddit
No, it’s the humidity. Every winter in my hone country hits -30 to -40 and I easily manage, because it’s a dry cold. While -5 in the UK makes me cry…
Jeffuk88@reddit
I think you're missing my point
-Intrepid-Path-@reddit
what's your point?
Jeffuk88@reddit
...you dont need to go to Norway to find cold when our houses are freezing
-Intrepid-Path-@reddit
Sure, if you don't heat them
phatboi23@reddit
it's the moisture.
i know people who have gone from -20c winters, moist winters they absolutely hate them in the UK lol
danddersson@reddit
Yes,we lived in Sweden for a couple of years. One winter it was -20⁰C for about a month. We came back to southern England for Christmas one year, and found +2-4⁰ C felt MUCH colder. Mainly, I think, because all the moisture was frozen out of the air in Sweden.
-myeyeshaveseenyou-@reddit
I live near Whitby, if the wind is just right in Whitby it’s blowing pretty much from the North Pole
kasthedumbass@reddit
That wind in Whitby will get ya right in the bones!
-myeyeshaveseenyou-@reddit
Yeh I pretty much only go out in winter to go to work. I have joint issues and the cold here is just something else
kasthedumbass@reddit
So much sky in Whitby. Heaven.
Other-Trash9758@reddit
West coast of N Ireland. Really anywhere in NI
BillyJoeDubuluw@reddit
Scotland or the very north of England are more likely to match the aesthetic you’ve got in mind…
I wouldn’t say the weather is agonising, though…
You might not be looking for the right country, ultimately.
Inkblot7001@reddit
More than "cold", I would recommend going to places where the landscape is stunning, with sun, but cooling winds: any of the Scottish Western Isles, Isles of Scilly, West of Ireland and Northern Ireland, Northumbria coast, Anglesey.
sbaldrick33@reddit
Do you mean starkly picturesque like something out of a Bronte novel, or somewhere actually depressing like Swindon?
AndrewHinds67@reddit
The Cumbrian coast is always pretty bleak in my experience. It seems to have its own climate.
Electronic-Air2035@reddit
Come back in January you've missed the depressing part, we've only just got over it ☔ 🌚
steady921@reddit
England, wales, scotland and northern Ireland are all good choices for shit weather
fenaith@reddit
Milton Keynes - A new city approximately halfway between London and Birmingham. It was built to be modern, efficient, healthy, and, all in all, a pleasant place to live. Many Britons find this amusing.
ice-lollies@reddit
I call that type of weather ‘atmospheric’.
The north west might be a good fit.
Remote-Pool7787@reddit
The UK is not especially cold. It is wet, humid and relatively mild. Also, unless you’re able to get British or Irish citizenship, you can’t just decide to live here.
Kittygrizzle1@reddit
It’s cold in Sheffield. It’s the snowiest city in England. Fuck ton of snow every winter.
ouverture8@reddit
It snowed like once this winter 😶
Remote-Pool7787@reddit
Snow doesn’t equal particularly cold
Kittygrizzle1@reddit
Do you live somewhere where it snows a lot and it stays? It seems bloody cold to me.
Remote-Pool7787@reddit
Snow requires specific conditions that Sheffield is optimal for. But cold isn’t one of them. Snow needs about 3 degrees. That is not cold. Many places are too cold for snow in the winter
wherewalterwalks@reddit
You what? We absolutely do not get a fuck ton of snow every year. Definitely gets icy though!
Kittygrizzle1@reddit
I live near Lodge Moor. It has its own micro climate. We absolutely do get a fuck ton every bloody year. Buses stop, cars abandoned schools closed. Sheffield is the snowiest city in the U.K.
Your comment seems as weird to me as mine does to you. Broomhill can be clear, Crosspool snowy, Lodge Moor blizzard.
Quirky-Respond93@reddit
Them hills
TomVonServo@reddit
Americans are forever believing they can just up sticks to any country they bloody well feel like.
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blarfblarf@reddit
To be fair. I think they got that idea from us, historically...
nick-nic@reddit
He could if he went via France then onto a dingy, he’d then get hotel accommodation, food etc
thingsdotwales@reddit
Plus a phone, free education, a moped, and a fast-track job with UberEats.
_flipsticks@reddit
The Lake District! Those gusts of wind will have you chilled to the core and as pretty as it is, it’s easy to feel pretty soul destroyed when the skies are grey, it’s wet and going outside just makes no sense.
Top-Bet1435@reddit
Boundary Park, Oldham. Coldest football ground in England.
Psychological-Bag272@reddit
Go up to Scotland! Although I wouldn't say the Highlands is depressing at any weather.
JeffSergeant@reddit
How about Coatbridge?
Atcoroo@reddit
What's it called?
Thisoneissfwihope@reddit
I was going to suggest Larkhall.
Riverview1957@reddit
They recently found a new species living there. David Attleborough has made a new documentary on Channel 5
Duberry17@reddit
Depends what they mean by cold, this January in the east of Scotland was depressing as fuck but we’ve barely had any significant snow in years.
Forestory@reddit
Anywhere up north mate, Liverpool upwards basically
No_Air8719@reddit
The more isolated parts of SW Cornwall are cold and depressing in winter, quite a few people that move to Cornwall and buy houses based on glorious summers end up selling them and moving out because of the Winters.
WanderWomble@reddit
Blackpool. I find it both cold and depressing.
Educational-Net-8286@reddit
They want cold and depressing, not to get stabbed
Daftsquatch@reddit
I don’t mean to stick up for Blackpool but it’s nowhere the leaderboard of knife crime in the uk. Plenty of knife crime a few miles over to Preston or Blackburn though, and arguably more depressing.
Britkraut@reddit
Stab victims famously known for their sunny disposition
Dazzling_Music_2411@reddit
Oh, I thought that was part of 'depressing'...
phatboi23@reddit
the front is fine... go a street or two back....
yeah.
tiankai@reddit
Is it in the UK though?
AnonymousTimewaster@reddit
Unless you're thinking of the literal translation of Dublin which means "black pool" then... yes.
WanderWomble@reddit
https://maps.app.goo.gl/X6ioT12QowdPuP3U8
pajamakitten@reddit
Unless I missed something, yes.
danketree@reddit
Or head half an hour north to Morecambe for a more scenic depression.
Iwantedalbino@reddit
The wind in the north east of Scotland will laugh at any semblance of warmth you want to hold onto.
Aberdeen particularly on an overcast November day - grey sea onto a grey city set against a grey sky. Added depression points for the current busy cycle of the oil industry.
oph7831@reddit
Anywhere in Scotland! Aberdeen had zero sunlight for 4 months over winter.
Khornight@reddit
Aberdeen, famous for its grey granite… grey sky… grey sea… was also going to suggest Inverness. Both places have some amazing unspoiled natural beauty a few miles away in case it’s actually too depressing.
Duberry17@reddit
It’s actually not bad here in Perth usually between April and September. The north west is where it seems to rain all the time regardless of the season.
Sir_Edna_Bucket@reddit
Aberdoom
mattay22@reddit
Aberdream
AlderneyWomble@reddit
Definitely Aberdeen. It was super depressing but when the sun bothers to shine our buildings sparkle like they are made out of glitter
Riverview1957@reddit
Any where in the West of Scotland. Just the thought turns me into a raving lunatic. But....the people are the best.
Sandy_Bananas@reddit
We have microclimates.
Look for moors with big hills.
Anywhere with a valley will be windy, cold and rainy.
hallerz87@reddit
Closer to the Atlantic and Artic, the better
Easy-Plant-8783@reddit
Alness, Invergordon, Tain, Portmahomack, Cromarty, Muir-of-Ord, Kiltartily, Culbokie and especially Dingwall
intergalacticscooter@reddit
Holyhead
Upstairs-Apricot-786@reddit
North Ayrshire. The sun shines until the minute the school bell rings for the summer holidays then it rains constantly for 7 weeks xx
Lindoriel@reddit
True. The last couple of weeks have been nice though. I'm figuring this'll be our summer. Weekends here so, of course, the rain has rolled in and that'll probs be it for a good while now.
jaymatthewbee@reddit
You’ll soon get fed up of the darkness of December and January. In the north sunrise isn’t till about 9am and sunset is around 3pm.
This year we basically didn’t see any blue sky for about 3 weeks.
Lindoriel@reddit
Yup, when the lighter nights come in it feels like such a relief. Going to work in the dark and coming home in the dark, the constant rain, feeling like the only light you see is from a bulb. Even if the weather is shit, having a bit of light filtering through for most of the day makes it bearable.
lizzie_knits@reddit
Shetland
phatboi23@reddit
welcome to the midlands, wanna be depressed? fuck yeah come to stoke lol
BeaksFalcone@reddit
Anywhere coastal
gregd303@reddit
the East coast i've found to be the worst. You get that relentless bracing wind that makes you feel like you're in the worst place on earth. extra points if there's cold rain lashing in your face!
Objective-Struggle-9@reddit
Peterhead
ratscabs@reddit
Northwest England; Wales; Western Scotland/Hebrides. And Ireland, although not UK.
Agreeable_Archer_210@reddit
I mean the further North you go, generally the colder it is. Get yourself up to Aberdeen or Inverness.
Due-Employ-7886@reddit
They are both on the east & actually quite sunny.
It's the West you want for wet!
Quirky-Respond93@reddit
Agreed. East always warmer than West especially after the Great Glen
WeezyByfeezy@reddit
Wales
grae3333@reddit
Anywhere in scotland . Sorted
BalianofReddit@reddit
Its not the cold that is the problem when winter hits.
The main problem with winter is that we get around 8 hours of daylight, its usually always damp and cold. It doesnt snow that often either.
But if all thos things are not a huge issue and money is no object, scotland or lancashire.
Separate_Rise_8932@reddit
Its snows nearly every year? Not always a lot but it's there
BalianofReddit@reddit
Depends entirely where you live, especially if you want snow on the ground or for it to stick around for any length of time.
Ok-Ad3780@reddit
Definitely Manchester 😂
VelvetSwamp@reddit
Second this. I live there and I swear it rained for like 8 straight months until about a week ago
Ok-Ad3780@reddit
Hahahahaha yep, and now its raining again right now 😂 it is in Altrincham anyway lol
Implematic950@reddit
Buxton, coldest place on earth in winter.
oPlayer2o@reddit
Draw a line across the country just above Birmingham. Anywhere north of that line.
ZaphodG@reddit
King Power Stadium in Leicester?
Lostgirl1801@reddit
Isn't Alaska cold all the time ? Would that suit your desires the best ? ( yes ik it's not in the UK but it's alot colder)
Bread_Oven_2948@reddit (OP)
indeed, alaska fits the description but it also one of the most expensive places to live in the united states right next to south california.
noel_furlong@reddit
Do you think the UK is cheap to live in..? Do you have a visa, or citizenship already lined up? Our summers regularly hit 30C now, with plenty of humidity and no air conditioning...
nick-nic@reddit
It’s only a few days when it hits 30 and lots of places now have air con (in the south anyway) I actually installed several units in my house, cheaper to run that central heating, more environmental friendly as it’s air source)
pajamakitten@reddit
Most houses in the south do not have AC though, private AC is still exceptionally rare across the UK. It is still only businesses that really have it.
nick-nic@reddit
I agree
Bread_Oven_2948@reddit (OP)
It's more of an aspiration, something that might occur in 5/10 or so years. And most of the northern counties of the UK have a similar cost of living some slightly less, to the place I live in currently, 20 minutes from Atlanta, GA, which is the most expensive area in GA.
Dazzling_Music_2411@reddit
What's wrong with Minnesota?
Bread_Oven_2948@reddit (OP)
cold yes, but still hot as shit in summer
FormalAd604@reddit
Our spring/summers are intense though. Very humid, no real place to escape (we don’t really do air conditioning in a lot of places) and our homes are built to be insulated.
Coldest it gets near me in Merseyside is about -5 and even that’s few and far between. Winters are wet, mild.
BasketLocal4617@reddit
Really? Think you're the first person to ever describe a UK summer as intense 😂
FormalAd604@reddit
They kinda are. I’ve lived in a desert and I’ve lived in a rainforest and there was at least escape from the heat and humidity there.
In the U.K., as soon as it gets to 15-20 degrees outside and it’s humid, there’s no escape. You just accept you’re sweating and this is now life for a few months.
drivingagermanwhip@reddit
Went to Pembrokeshire one spring and it was cold horizontal rain in my face. Had a great time.
If this is what you want, generally you want to go somewhere with mountains or cliffs and not in the Summer. As well as Pembrokeshire, Northumberland is a good option.
Those two are decent because they're amazing for holidays but not as famous as the Lake District or Cornwall.
March and April are good months because you'll get a nice sampler of all the kinds of weather.
explorergirl-95@reddit
As much as It hurts today because I’m Welsh but, the Welsh seaside can be the most horrid and miserable place during bad weather
blodblodblod@reddit
South Wales Valleys. If the rain doesn't depress you, the paucity of ambition will.
drivingagermanwhip@reddit
BarSalt970@reddit
Ive been to Brynmawr in Wales 8 times in the last 2 years, and it was foggy and damp every time. Looked like Silent Hill.
Dolphin_Spotter@reddit
Eglwyswrw in Wales once had 85 consecutive days of rain.
BarSalt970@reddit
Probably because saying that town name summons some ancient rain god
Infinite-Piano3311@reddit
Northern Ireland anywhere
Artistic-Morning-659@reddit
Hull. Cold. Grey. Wet. Drizzle.
Smooth-Quantity-7024@reddit
Farmfoods
Avacado7145@reddit
Underrated comment lol.
binkstagram@reddit
Braemar is in a frost hollow. It is within the Cairngorms which are regularly one of the coldest places in the UK. There are mountains and it is inland so it can be colder than places further north. Annual rainfall is 935mm (36in). Average max temperature in July is 18C (64F). It might be too pretty to be depressing.
The wettest places tend to be in the west due to prevailing south-westerly wind coming in off the Atlantic, but they are also slightly warmer than the east coast as a result.
Avacado7145@reddit
Scotland or Scandinavia is what you’re looking for.
pajamakitten@reddit
Agony can come from the rain too. The UK winters are also characterised by a lot of rain that really gets you to the bone. The wind on the coast can add to that. The south may be wilder but the wind and rain can really add to the depressing weather.
Fit-Bedroom-7645@reddit
Scotland wind chill in the winter can be savage. You probably have to experience it to understand it.
Imaginary_Finger7844@reddit
Peterborough.
pixeltash@reddit
That's just depressing tho
Imaginary_Finger7844@reddit
Go during winter for the full experience.
pixeltash@reddit
Fair point
ForsakenMidnight8061@reddit
The north east coast always feels degrees colder to me because of the wind off the North Sea.
I grew up there and was 22 before I experienced a summer in which I could off my cardie.
Remote-Pool7787@reddit
Don’t be ridiculous. I live in Whitley Bay and was out in a t shirt today
OneEggOmelette@reddit
Whitley Bay is where everyone goes lmao because its hot
Remote-Pool7787@reddit
What? The coast is generally cooler than Newcastle
PurchaseDry9350@reddit
Global warming is making that more likely
Remote-Pool7787@reddit
Global warming has caused temperatures in Britain to increase by an average of 0.5c. I don’t think that’s making a huge difference to whether I wear a hoody or a t shirt mate
Wide-Pop4704@reddit
Literally just about to say this top off BBQ in Whitley todayyy!
ForsakenMidnight8061@reddit
Well, yes. I left the NE nearly 30 years ago, for the express purpose of being allowed to wear a coat in winter. I am The World’s Crappest Geordie.
Remote-Pool7787@reddit
I’m not a native Geordie, but it’s definitely warm enough to wear a t shirt for a good chunk of the summer!
ForsakenMidnight8061@reddit
I can only go off my own experiences, and I was fecking freezing for the first 20 years of my life. Who knows, maybe it’s warmed up since the 90s?
imnotabotimafreeman@reddit
yeh but those up there are ard as f**k!
KoontFace@reddit
Go for Rotherham. It’s depressing on its own and then you get shit weather for the double whammy
cosmic_monsters_inc@reddit
/gestures vaguely
Yoguls@reddit
Hartlepool
lost-in-midgard@reddit
Orkney has you covered
CrepuscularNemophile@reddit
The Lake District is the wettest part of the UK. Watch the Lake District episode of Sir David Attenborough's latest series called 'Secret Garden'.
All five episodes are incredibly positive and uplifting. One f the best things I've ever watched and I'm nearly 60.
Here's a brief trailer.
AnAncientOne@reddit
Somewhere round Edinburgh is probably your best bet, not only is it quite cold in winter it's also quite windy for that nice extra bit of wind chill. Also, accessible as Edinburgh Airport has plenty of direct flights to the states.
Fantastic_Fig_8559@reddit
My brother once lived in Helensburgh, Scotland as he was in the navy. The submarine service is based up there in Faslane as it’s dark and murky. The scenery is stunning but if you love rain and cold you’ll love it.
Nooms88@reddit
The whole of the British Isles don't ever get cold cold, perhaps the highlands of Scotlands in deep winter.
We are warmed by the gulf stream and we don't really have anything in the way of mountains.
Winters here are dark, all off the British Isles are further north than any part of the continental usa and northern Scotland is in line with Anchorage.
What we do have is short days, long nights and just perpetual "grey" it doesn't rain a lot, but it drizzles and is cloudy for literally months on end.
If that's your vibe, the further west and north you are, the wetter and windier it is, as a genre rule, further north, colder.
Mountain-Reaction470@reddit
Benson, Oxford can be overlooked. Lots of Scottish places are cold.
https://reolink.com/blog/coldest-place-in-the-uk/
kasthedumbass@reddit
I've never not been cold in Edinburgh
Scotsmanryno@reddit
Here, Scotland for you would be good
TheRebelPercy@reddit
What you need is good Northumbrian winter.
Not extreme cold but a damp, soggy, darkness with easterly wind that eats into your bones.
yabyum@reddit
Morning sunrises in December are awesome though!
TheRebelPercy@reddit
Pity you have to wait until 0830!
davidht1@reddit
Preston.
chris5689965467@reddit
You need to find frost hollows. These are valleys or depressions where cold air collects. Houghall near Durham, one at Rickmondsworth in Hertfordshire and Friday street in the Surrey downs.
spik0rwill@reddit
Margate
TheDawiWhisperer@reddit
Manchester. Cross the Pennines and ute invariably cold and wet and grey
The_39th_Step@reddit
People from Yorkshire act like Manchester is a millions miles worse weather wise. It’s marginally wetter but infinitely more exciting
littleborough83@reddit
Rochdale
RunningDude90@reddit
I don’t think you realise how far north we are, the winters are dark. Our most southerly reaches are (I believe) further north of almost all Canadian cities.
Where I live in the south it is dark until 7 and gets dark from 4 for 3 months of the year.
Our summers are also getting hotter, and there’s no air con to help you get through it.
BillWilberforce@reddit
Orkneysguarenteed to be cold and wet in winter with a storm coming off the North Sea.
Potato-starch-eater@reddit
I spent a lovely January in the Isle of Wight a few years ago. It wasn't extremely cold or depressing but windy, chilly, wet and the right amount of gloom to inspire a Gothic novel.
Rocinante23@reddit
Staithes in January
Tildatots@reddit
Cornwall in winter
Single-Position-4194@reddit
Seconded - it feels colder than it is owing to the persistent damp (I imagine Wales would be the same).
LeonardoW9@reddit
It's the the lack of sunlight that gets you, along with the type of cold that gets into your bones. Whilst the absolute temperatures may not appear as low as other places, it feels like a much colder temperature.
D0wnb0at@reddit
North of Scotland
Virtual_Opinion_8630@reddit
UK isn't actually that cold. It's just miserable, rainy and overcast for months on end.
So if you want cold and depressing, try Russia
Belle_TainSummer@reddit
The Lanarkshire moors are still... brisk.
BatteryAt14percent@reddit
Judging from Castlevania, Whitby. If it's dark and grim enough for Vlad Tepes and to inspire Bram Stoker, it should be dark and grim enough for you
BeanOnAJourney@reddit
I don't think you'll find what you're looking for in a country with a temperate maritime climate - on average it's warm and humid in summer, and wet and mild in winter.
mrggy@reddit
The UK's wet, but honestly it's not very cold. I live in Glasgow, and even here it rarely gets below freezing in the winter. If you want cold winters, the UK's really not ideal. On the flip side, summers are also very very mild. So it depends on what your priorities are, a cold winter or a mild summer. I think the only place in the UK that regularly gets snow is Aberdeenshire
Apprehensive_Pin366@reddit
Scotland is probably your best bet. Wales is equally as good.
StormeeSkyes@reddit
Yorkshire coast out of season. Is cold but still a nice place to be for walks, scenery etc
_isolati0n@reddit
Northern Scotland will get you the worst winters in the UK. Look at Aberdeen area.
clovenheart1066@reddit
Leicester.
While the county is beautiful. The city never gets snow, only rain, its run down and just not nice. Its depressing for sure
yusranlo@reddit
Basically Gotham.
clovenheart1066@reddit
Not as cool
Henno212@reddit
Swap?
I need the heat and sunshine
I hate the cold
Bread_Oven_2948@reddit (OP)
can you handle 35c temps that feel like 43 due to humidity for 3 months straight?
PurchaseDry9350@reddit
Great Yarmouth
nsfgod@reddit
Lancaster
Koda614@reddit
Shetland is the perfect place for you. Cold, wet, windy. It’s currently barely above freezing right now.
WastedYouth39@reddit
Shetland islands
luffy8519@reddit
The Outer Hebrides or the Shetland Isles.
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