What rot. There is plenty to do in Wakefield. There is Harry's Bar for some real ale. There is Merlin's Magic Shop. There is Dinosaur Discovery for the kids. And most important there is the National Coal Mining Museum, which has no equal anywhere else in Britain. I have visited it, and I can assure you that other visitors were saying how lucky the residents of Wakefield are to have such a magnificent attraction located in their community.

Why stop at Harry's bar if you like real ale? The Hop for example is a top night out.

Don't forget the Yorshire sculpture park and the Hepworth is good too.

Some really great open spaces too like Newmillerdam, Sekkar Woods, walton colliery country park (great pub in Walton for a spot of lunch), pugneys and anglers country park. Much nicer than the prostitute and drug addict infested hell hole of roundhay.

No doubt you're trying to be amusing, but the coal mining museum is a top day out.

If you are looking to avoid ladies with loose morals, Newmillerdam is probably not the place to hide.

For tourists maybe. But how many times a year would a Wakefield local be visiting it, especially on a Sunday afternoon instead of the rugby league?

I'll chuck in Sandal Castle and Heath. In fact Wakefield is just about the loveliest place on the planet. You can take in culture, history and stunning views whilst listening to the eerie creak of Rhubarb growing in the dark. Watching. Waiting.

Don't dis' the Rhubarb man, it's all that we hove now t'pit's shut.