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A man spent £15k visiting 312 towns and cities across the UK over six months and has ranked Manchester among one of the best.

Matt Hughes, 43, set off from his childhood home on the Isle of Sheppey in May 2025, travelling as far as Inverness before heading back south to Kent, where he arrived last month.

The travel fanatic opted to take the entire journey by public transport, staying at budget hotels along the way.

Matt, who set off after returning home from a year travelling Latin America, documented the mammoth trip on social media. His plan was to "find out the reality" behind "worst town" headlines and share it on his YouTube channel The Absolute Ranker.

The former train conductor and flight attendant said he was shocked by the level of deprivation in North East

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