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    To Hull and Back: On Holiday in Unsung Britain
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    To Hull and Back: On Holiday in Unsung Britain

    By Tom Chesshyre

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    "… one of the best ways to get to know a country is to take yourself to the less touristy, less obvious destinations. And let’s face it: things don’t get much less touristy than Slough…"

    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’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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSummersdale Publishers Ltd
    Release dateJul 5, 2010
    ISBN9781848394278
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    To Hull and Back: On Holiday in Unsung Britain
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    Tom Chesshyre

    Tom Chesshyre is a travel journalist based in London and the author of How Low Can You Go? Round Europe for 1p Each Way (Plus Tax), which sold over 10,000 copies (Hodder, 2007). Currently staff travel writer for The Times, he has previously worked for Cambridge Evening News, Sporting Life, Sky Sports and The Daily Telegraph and writes frequently for the Mail on Sunday.

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    • 4/5
      An interesting travel around the less obvious tourist places of Britain to see what they have to offer, with some surprising revelations. The author's travels take him to Hull, Slough, Norwich, Milton Keynes, Derry, Coventry, Port Talbot, Salford, South Shields, Croydon and Hell on the Scilly Isles before returning to Hull for another look. Recommended.