More Bollocks to Alton Towers
More Bollocks to Alton Towers by Robin Halstead, published by Penguin Adult on April 3, 2008, offers a humorous exploration of unique and lesser-known attractions across Britain. This edition spans 444 pages and invites readers to leave behind the typical tourist spots in favor of quirky destinations that showcase the idiosyncratic charm of British culture. The book encourages adventurers to pack their sandwiches and discover a variety of surprising locales, from the National Fruit Collection to pubs steeped in history.
Readers will find a delightful assortment of offbeat attractions, including a garden center featuring a replica of Del Boy’s living room and the peculiar Boscastle Witchcraft Museum. The text highlights the joy of a Melton Mowbray pork pie pilgrimage and introduces the Clowns’ Gallery in Hackney, all while celebrating the eccentricities that define British life. This engaging guide serves as a reminder of the hidden gems waiting to be explored, far from the crowded tourist trails.
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Leave the hordes behind, pack some sandwiches and head off for a grand day out. Whether it’s the National Fruit Collection or the pub where time stood still, Britain is stuffed full of surprising and idiosyncratic local attractions.
The authors of Bollocks to Alton Towers, the bestselling celebration of the plucky underdogs of tourism, have ventured even farther off the beaten track and into the corners that corporate branding forgot, to bring you more unique, glorious and uncomonly British days out. Here you’ll discover:
The garden centre with a replica of Del Boy’s living room
The joys of a Melton Mowbray pork pie pilgramage
The rude charms of the Boscastle Witchcraft Museum
The Clowns’ Gallery that paints a smile on Hackney’s face
This book is a reminder of all the odd things that make the British what we are. A hidden, eccentric and joyous world of teas, fans, trains, shoes and puppets is waiting for you out there – far from the sodding crowd.
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