Rough Guide... Rough ride ?

The new edition of the Rough Guide to Norfolk and Suffolk has been published.

I have talked about, and used, this as a context for descriptive writing for many years now, and it still has legs.
There was some publicity in the local press about the less than complementary descriptions of some local resorts and attractions.
E.g. Great Yarmouth


"not even the greatest apologist for run-down seaside towns would make much of a case for Great Yarmouth"


Watch the video from the local news magazine programme HERE for more (link may disappear...)


One of the places that does well is SOUTHWOLD.
This has also recently been in the news for a campaign to prevent COSTA coffee from opening a branch in the town. The planning application was defeated last night. It's being seen as a victory against the steady 'cloning' of the centre of many towns.

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