{"id":162546,"date":"2025-06-06T09:08:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T09:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/162546\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T09:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T09:08:11","slug":"uk-tourists-abroad-in-spain-issued-warning-over-three-places-to-avoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/162546\/","title":{"rendered":"UK tourists abroad in Spain issued warning over &#8216;three places to avoid&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Harry Poulton, 24, has lived in Benidorm for the last six years and he&#8217;s shared the top places Brits should avoid<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_Summer-Holiday-Season-Begins-And-Tourists-Flock-To-The-Beaches-In-Spain.jpg\" alt=\"Benidorm, Spain\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>A TikTok star has shared three places to avoid in Benidorm(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">While a favourite holiday spot for many Brits, Harry Poulton loved it so much he decided to move there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It remains a glittering lure for the 24-year-old, but as the old saying goes, there are rough bits everywhere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Harry is warning Brits to be vigilant at the Spanish holiday destination, as he&#8217;s shared three locations that they should avoid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Read more: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/travel\/warning-thousands-uk-tourists-who-31796594\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Warning for thousands of UK tourists who will be in Tenerife &#8216;this Saturday&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The TikTok creator has a following of 40,000, and he regularly updates them on the do&#8217;s and don&#8217;ts of Benidorm, including his his latest video, which details the three most treacherous zones in the bustling city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The first location is the &#8216;Yellow Brick Road&#8217;, a strip including bars, restaurants, and entertainment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Harry said: &#8220;The Yellow Brick Road \u2013 this little public pathway [&#8230;] leads all the way up to the Rio Park. Now, it has been known for a few things, mainly small thefts like pickpocketing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Generally, during the day, it&#8217;s absolutely fine. I&#8217;d recommend avoiding it at night.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Pueblo Alley by the Hotel Pueblo, adjacent to Levante Beach made the second spot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The social media star continued: &#8220;This is one I definitely recommend avoiding, especially late at night, as you do get the pickpockets hanging around this area.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;You also get the odd lady of the night. There are plenty of other ways around.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Finally, &#8216;Mugger&#8217;s Alley&#8217; rounded out the list due to it notoriety for pickpocketing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;It is the most notorious \u2013 it&#8217;s the one we all know,&#8221; Harry said. Adding: &#8220;Known for pickpocketing, ladies of the night, it&#8217;s just an area I would avoid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;They&#8217;re even doing these new taxi scams. It&#8217;s crazy. Save yourself the hassle and cross the road.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A public Facebook post also warned about the area, writing: &#8220;It&#8217;s located at the start of the strip opposite the Hotel Flash and runs behind the white &#8216;SATE&#8217; building, near Morgan Tavern.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;It&#8217;s safe enough in the day but late at night you&#8217;ll likely get approached by &#8216;hugger muggers&#8217; (individuals who will invade your space pretending to know you whilst swiping your valuables), prostitutes and robbers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Men on their own are the main target so stay together and walk in front of the sate building, not behind it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Remember most crimes in Benidorm are non violent, it&#8217;s your phone and cash they&#8217;re after, so keep both out of site and if you do get robbed you need to visit the SATE office (opposite the hotel Flash) in office hours to make a police report.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Harry Poulton, 24, has lived in Benidorm for the last six years and he&#8217;s shared the top places&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":162547,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5312],"tags":[2000,299,104],"class_list":{"0":"post-162546","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-spain","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-spain"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114635637163154927","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/162547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=162546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}