An Australian man living in the UK visited the nation’s ‘most boring town’ to prove you can ‘still have fun’ – but was left stunned by locals who encouraged him to leave ‘the dump’ and visit alternative cities. 

Liam Dowling used ChapGPT, to determine some of the dullest places in the UK, with the AI chatbot, showing Slough as the top contender.

Accompanied by his Canadian friend, Matt Giffen, the pair travelled via rail to the Berkshire town, located 20 miles west of central London and 19 miles north-east of Reading. 

In a video uploaded to his TikTok page @liam_dowling, he announces: ‘Come with us on a day out in what’s known to be the worst place, and see if we can have fun. It really can’t be that bad.’ 

Upon exiting the train station, the pair are immediately met with a broken down car in the middle of the road with its bonnet propped up – yet no driver or passengers appear to be in sight. 

They proceed to stop by the local Wetherspoons pub, where they ask a member of staff for recommendations on the best things Slough has to offer. 

Asking, ‘Where should we go? What should we do?’ the employee swiftly responds, ‘Go to Windsor. It’s five minutes away by train.’   

The pair then head outside to a table occupied by two locals, and after chatting about wanting to have fun in the area, are warned: ‘You’re in the wrong town, trust me. There’s nothing here. It’s a dump.’ 

Liam Dowling used ChapGPT, to determine some of the dullest places in the UK, with the AI chatbot, showing Slough as the top contender 

Accompanied by his Canadian friend, Matt Giffen, the pair travel via rail to the Berkshire town, located 20 miles west of central London and 19 miles north-east of Reading

Luckily, the duo find the funny side, and take it as a challenge to create their own fun instead. 

After having a couple of shots, they decide to explore Slough’s high street, where they continue to speak to locals about their thoughts on the area. 

Liam says: ‘Every single one has said the same thing – that this place is the worst place on earth.’ He jokingly adds: ‘I low-key feel unsafe. It’s getting a bit dodgy, not going to lie.’ 

He then captures their short venture into the town’s shopping centre, which appears to be empty, before settling down for a bite to eat at fried chicken takeaway shop, Chicking. 

The pair are left pleasantly surprised by the affordable grub, noting that the spicy wings are ‘unreal’ and the ‘best we’ve ever had.’ 

Liam quips: ‘Slough might not have a shopping centre – or anything else – but they have great chicken shop wings.’ 

After finishing their food, they go on to visit the Brickhouse pub for another beverage, before making a stop at Slough Ice Arena for a quick skate session. 

They conclude their trip with a stop at Pizza GoGo for a takeaway meal and another stop at Wetherspoons.

Upon exiting the train station, the pair are immediately met with a broken down car in the middle of the road with its bonnet propped up – yet no driver or passengers appear to be in sight

After having a couple of shots, they decide to explore Slough’s high street, where locals warn: ‘This place is the worst place on earth’

Over 440 viewers took to the comments to share their thoughts on Slough

Heading to the train station, Matt and Liam say: ‘It’s been an interesting day. It’s not a fun place, but we had fun together. The one thing I will say is that the people here were so friendly – so nice.’ 

Over 440 viewers took to the comments to share their thoughts, as one wrote, ‘Slough is worst town but the best food in the uk,’ while another said, ‘No amount of influencing will ever make me go to slough, chicking wings or not. Hell hole.’ 

A third added: ‘Why would you do this??? The normal thing to do is leave Slough at 18 and never ever return,’ while another remarked, ‘Respectfully there’s not much fun happening in Windsor either.’ 

However, one person defending the town said: ‘It’s such a culturally enriched and diverse place, how could it be so boring.’