An adventurer found that some former mining towns were among the poorest places he'd seen in the world, even having visited Latin America, and that southerners can be as friendly as northerners View 5 Images 'I would say it is a shame that a lot of people from abroad only go to London', he said. 'There’s so much in the country to offer.' (Image: Matthew Hughes / SWNS)

A man who spent £15,000 visiting 312 towns and cities across Great Britain in six months has revealed the most "run-down" places he stayed. Matt Hughes set off from his childhood home on the Isle of Sheppey back in May, travelling as far as Inverness before heading back south to Kent, where he arrived last month. ‌

The 43-year-old did the entire journey by public transport , staying at budget hotels along th

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