Ms Bunting has travelled to 40 different seaside destinations and warns that the popular of this iconic Cornish town means it is best avoided at particular times.
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Ms Bunting s book comes at a time when the country s seaside towns are in flux as councils around the country try to bolster the local economy after years of decline.
Madeleine Bunting is the author of new book The Seaside: England s Love Affair. In each resort, she swam in the sea, ate fish and chips and chatted to locals, she reveals.