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Planning a day trip can be stressful – we hear you. Even if they go well, getting round a new location is always going to be difficult at first.

And while we all inevitably have gotten it wrong once or twice, no judging, it’s always good to do some research before you set off.

And that’s exactly what Reddit user, 50cslol, did when he went on Ask UK Subreddit to find out what Walsall is like to visit.

They said: “Friend wants to go there for some reason and I've heard it's a bit of a s***hole but can't find much in the last three years on Google. Has it gotten much better than its old reputation?”

Residents, who took to the bizarre thread, were quick to voice their opinions on what Walsall town centre has to offer.

One said: “It's probably cheaper and easier to just spend the weekend in a skip.”

While another Reddit user added: “Went there recently for the first time. It's what I imagine the rest of Britain will look like post-Brexit.”

And a third wrote: “Come and visit the historic leather museum! Seriously though, never come here. It's an absolute s***hole.”

Another, Molineux28, was more light-hearted about the area and said it had some interesting areas to visit.

They said: “I'm around 10 miles from Walsall. Can still smell it.

“Nah I'm joking, it's just a bit of a place with not much going on, really. Not really any different to a lot of former industrial towns.

“A new Cinema opened up not too long ago near the town centre at the Crown Wharf Retail Park which is decent enough and there's some nice chain restaurants around it (Nandos/Chiquitos etc). The shopping around this area is pretty good as well.

“The Art Gallery is probably the prized attraction if your friend is into that, again this is just across the road from the retail park. People who haven't been there tend to laugh it off as you wouldn't expect a gallery to be in Walsall due to the stereotype. I've only heard good reports from it though.

“Cannock Chase is around 13 miles away in the other direction for nature walks etc.

“The Black Country Museum isn't too far away either, which is a good visit.”