To Hull and back
Subtitle: on holiday in unsung Britain
By: Tom Chesshyre
Publisher: Chivers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Bath
Language: eng
Number of pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9781408493199; 9781408493205
Subjects: Large type books; Travel; Description and travel
Description: "As staff travel writer on The Times since 1997, Tom Chesshyre had visited over 80 countries on assignment, and wondered: what is left to be discovered? He realised that the answer might be very close to home. In a mad adventure that took him from Hull to Hell (actually a rather nice holiday location in the Isles of Scilly), Tom visited secret spots of Unsung Britain in search of the least likely holiday destinations. He got to know the real Coronation Street in Salford, explored Blade Runner Britain in Port Talbot, discovered that everything{u2019}s quite green in Milton Keynes, met real-life superheroes and many a suspicious landlady, and watched a football match with celebrity chef Delia Smith in Norwich. With a light and edgy writing style Tom peels back the skin of the unfashionable underbelly of Britain, and embraces it all with the spirit of discovery."--Publisher description.
Notes: Originally published: Chichester: Summersdale, 2010.

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