RESIDENTS in a seaside town branded the most "aesthetically depressing" in the UK say they agree - adding that even the lights look lazy.
Blackpool is famous for its beach, tower and illuminations, but not all visitors have come away impressed.
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Blackpool has been named the most 'aesthetically depressing' town in the UK Credit: Getty
The Lancashire resort was blasted by many Twitter users after the popular "No Context Brits" account asked them to name Britain's ugliest town.
One said: "My mum and dad took me as a kid and it was amazing – a playground of fun and entertainment.
"I went back a couple of years a go and it was just so depressing.
"Behind the front it’s a s**thole."
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Another said: "I lived in Blackpool when I was younger and it's aesthetically so dead.
"The promenade is a mess of buildings with no identity and you'll be lucky to find a squirrel.
"There's a certain point where the illumination lights literally are just random coloured bulbs like they got lazy."
A third said: "Middlesbrough is worse than Stockton or Billingham but all of those aren’t as bad as Blackpool."
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A fourth said: "I was genuinely shocked at how bad it was."
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