Worksop town centre tour "everything is closing down" ππ Part 1
TimAWells
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The bottom end of Worksop town centre on a Wednesday market day. What used to be the busiest, most bustling day of the week for our high street now feels more like a ghost town. Bassetlaw District Council needs to answer for how our local economy is being managed.
From Carlton Road station down through the heart of the high street and into the Priory Centre, we take an honest look at the empty units, the major brand closures, and the local businesses fighting to stay open.
What are your thoughts on the state of the Wednesday market nowadays? Has it gone past the point of recovery? Drop a comment below! π
Filmed 12th August 2026
π TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 π¬ Introduction
00:13 π Worksop train station Carlton Rd
00:49 π’ Station hotel, Mr Tyre once Quick Fix and Newcastle arms now flats
01:17 ποΈ Old Council offices now a Muse of shops
01:29 π Frog and nightgown pub now accommodation
01:50 πΏ Regal cinema converted into smaller cinemas, to become flats and Miners welfare institute
02:36 πͺ΅ Carlton Rd Screwfix and Halfords out of town destroy town centres
02:53 π» Vine pub becomes a nightclub at weekends
03:04 ποΈ Able office supplies closed down, Ken Wards sports still going strong
03:14 π’ Kings Head Bar chase more apartments
03:31 π¬ Original Savoy cinema Victoria Square
03:51 π Gateford Rd car park and shuttered shops, once Eastern European shops
04:39 ποΈ Matalan closes, will be rebuilt by Home bargains if they get permission
05:18 πͺ Lockside closed was a hardware store once
05:30 βͺ Golden ball pub now a church, Worksop sunday league was once 4 divisions
05:54 πΆ Chesterfield and Worksop canal and the waterfront wharf
06:14 π« Gas showrooms was a pub that is now closed
06:34 π Waddingtons closing third generation of the family and British heart foundation closing
08:13 π¨ Machins DIY hanging on diversifying
08:32 π² Turkish restaurant
08:46 π¬ The Original Coop are you being served
09:12 π Fair and square finished off by business rates increase
09:27 π² Bargain Bikes Billy Walk from the Flower estate
10:17 π¦ Boyes was Argos worst decision to move off the High St
10:53 π³ Priory centre Β£20 million investment, but they are going to have to build a new Bowling alley as the existing Priory centre can't hold the weight. 60s Priory centre extended in 2000
12:15 π₯ Poundland was Wilcos, but originally a nightclub that burnt down
12:32 π Peacocks ladies fashion gone but exists in Retford
13:25 β Costa coffee still in the Priory centre and Sports direct is back
14:06 π Wednesday market day
14:40 π¬ B&M was a two level Woolworths
15:06 π§₯ Cockney rebel mens and womans going strong
15:25 π§ Iceland was Marks and Spencers
16:20 ηͺ₯ Ryton St Shoes Zone closing, great model shop here and Guardian office
17:00 π¦ lloyds top end moving into the Halifax and rebranding in 2027
17:21 π₯ Greggs was Burtons
17:30 π Central avenue home of Worksop town one and Nottinghamshire country cricket club
18:38 π Original bus station on Ryton St
19:19 π₯© Priory centre Butcher and Yum yums couldn't survive
20:46 πͺ΅ Greenwoods closed years go, but its still on the building
21:07 𧴠Boots still here
21:37 π¦ Barclays only Lloyds of the big 4 still exist in Worksop
#Worksop #WorksopMarket #HighStreetDecline #UKHighStreet #LocalHistory #Nottinghamshire #TownTour #GhostTownUK #SaveOurHighStreets #Regeneration
Welcome to the channel. I have been vlogging across Sheffield city centre, South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, and North East Derbyshire since the July 2020 lockdown. From time to time, I also venture further afield, including trips to London.
This channel serves as a living archive celebrating our lovely traditional villages, changing landscapes, and rich local history.
But it is also a platform for activism. I am here to tell it exactly like it isβexposing the creeping nanny state, terrible council road planning, tracking-destroying roadworks, and the destruction of our heritage.
Love me or hate me, I won't stop highlighting the truth. Subscribe to help document, celebrate, and protect our local communities!
£££ You can assist me getting out and about by donating here https://www.buymeacoffee.com/timawells
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Now, we see the latest "reincarnation" being built in a "ten pin bowling alley" how is that going to seriously increase footfall in Worksop town centre??
Yet one of the major retailers is building a Lidl near the college on Carlton road, surely reversing the bowling alley and Lidl around (Lidl in the town centre and bowling alley on Carlton Road) would have made more sense to increase footfall? But that's Bassetlaw council for you; Worksop is never put first when it comes to Bassetlaw!
Worksop town centre tour "everything is closing down" ππ Part 1
TimAWells
5,708 views
The bottom end of Worksop town centre on a Wednesday market day. What used to be the busiest, most bustling day of the week for our high street now feels more like a ghost town. Bassetlaw District Council needs to answer for how our local economy is being managed.
From Carlton Road station down through the heart of the high street and into the Priory Centre, we take an honest look at the empty units, the major brand closures, and the local businesses fighting to stay open.
What are your thoughts on the state of the Wednesday market nowadays? Has it gone past the point of recovery? Drop a comment below! π
Filmed 12th August 2026
π TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 π¬ Introduction
00:13 π Worksop train station Carlton Rd
00:49 π’ Station hotel, Mr Tyre once Quick Fix and Newcastle arms now flats
01:17 ποΈ Old Council offices now a Muse of shops
01:29 π Frog and nightgown pub now accommodation
01:50 πΏ Regal cinema converted into smaller cinemas, to become flats and Miners welfare institute
02:36 πͺ΅ Carlton Rd Screwfix and Halfords out of town destroy town centres
02:53 π» Vine pub becomes a nightclub at weekends
03:04 ποΈ Able office supplies closed down, Ken Wards sports still going strong
03:14 π’ Kings Head Bar chase more apartments
03:31 π¬ Original Savoy cinema Victoria Square
03:51 π Gateford Rd car park and shuttered shops, once Eastern European shops
04:39 ποΈ Matalan closes, will be rebuilt by Home bargains if they get permission
05:18 πͺ Lockside closed was a hardware store once
05:30 βͺ Golden ball pub now a church, Worksop sunday league was once 4 divisions
05:54 πΆ Chesterfield and Worksop canal and the waterfront wharf
06:14 π« Gas showrooms was a pub that is now closed
06:34 π Waddingtons closing third generation of the family and British heart foundation closing
08:13 π¨ Machins DIY hanging on diversifying
08:32 π² Turkish restaurant
08:46 π¬ The Original Coop are you being served
09:12 π Fair and square finished off by business rates increase
09:27 π² Bargain Bikes Billy Walk from the Flower estate
10:17 π¦ Boyes was Argos worst decision to move off the High St
10:53 π³ Priory centre Β£20 million investment, but they are going to have to build a new Bowling alley as the existing Priory centre can't hold the weight. 60s Priory centre extended in 2000
12:15 π₯ Poundland was Wilcos, but originally a nightclub that burnt down
12:32 π Peacocks ladies fashion gone but exists in Retford
13:25 β Costa coffee still in the Priory centre and Sports direct is back
14:06 π Wednesday market day
14:40 π¬ B&M was a two level Woolworths
15:06 π§₯ Cockney rebel mens and womans going strong
15:25 π§ Iceland was Marks and Spencers
16:20 ηͺ₯ Ryton St Shoes Zone closing, great model shop here and Guardian office
17:00 π¦ lloyds top end moving into the Halifax and rebranding in 2027
17:21 π₯ Greggs was Burtons
17:30 π Central avenue home of Worksop town one and Nottinghamshire country cricket club
18:38 π Original bus station on Ryton St
19:19 π₯© Priory centre Butcher and Yum yums couldn't survive
20:46 πͺ΅ Greenwoods closed years go, but its still on the building
21:07 𧴠Boots still here
21:37 π¦ Barclays only Lloyds of the big 4 still exist in Worksop
#Worksop #WorksopMarket #HighStreetDecline #UKHighStreet #LocalHistory #Nottinghamshire #TownTour #GhostTownUK #SaveOurHighStreets #Regeneration
Welcome to the channel. I have been vlogging across Sheffield city centre, South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, and North East Derbyshire since the July 2020 lockdown. From time to time, I also venture further afield, including trips to London.
This channel serves as a living archive celebrating our lovely traditional villages, changing landscapes, and rich local history.
But it is also a platform for activism. I am here to tell it exactly like it isβexposing the creeping nanny state, terrible council road planning, tracking-destroying roadworks, and the destruction of our heritage.
Love me or hate me, I won't stop highlighting the truth. Subscribe to help document, celebrate, and protect our local communities!
£££ You can assist me getting out and about by donating here https://www.buymeacoffee.com/timawells
£££
Now that the channel is focusing heavily on local activism and accountability, letβs talk solutions. Is it sky-high business rates, national brands pulling out, or total council neglect that is dragging this part of town down? What needs to change to save Worksop before it's too late?
Drop your thoughts belowβlet's get a real debate going! π