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Sunday Roast Dinner

Perfectly cooked meat, roasted vegetables, a vast array of condiments, gravy and Yorkshire puddings (savoury battered soufflé is the only way we can describe it).

Try it: Toby's Carvery. Sure you could find a super cute back country lane pub - OR, you could do as the British do and descend on a Toby's Carvery: The home of the roast. Located nationwide and no frills guaranteed, the all day carvery starts from £7.49. Go on, we dare you...

Afternoon Tea

Numerous hotels, mansions, stately homes and boutique cafes offer some sort of decadent high tea. Choose between a classic cup of tea, or a flute of bubbles (it'll be called 'Sparkling Wine' in the UK). 

Try it: If you’ve ever watched the 1990 movie, The Witches, based on Roald Dahls’ book of the same name, you’ll recognise Newquay’s Headland Hotel. The high tea scones with Cornish clotted cream are (arguably) the best in the country.

Bangers & Mash

Admittedly not much to look at; Bangers and Mash is a traditional British dish. A must-try while in the UK. 

Try it: Mother Mash are the ‘mash specialists’ in London. You’re can build your own mash meal – choose your mash (classic, cheesy, bubble & squeak), main (Cumberland, London Smokey etc) and gravy… the list goes on. You can even swap your ‘banger’ for a pie. You'll find them at two London locations in Carnaby Street and Covent Garden. 

Cornish Pasty

A traditional type of British pie consisting of beef, swede, potato and onion (never carrots, that’s a sin) stuffed into flaky puff pastry and shaped like a half-moon sealed with a distinctive side crimp. Dating back to the 13th century England, to be called a Cornish pasty, it has to be made in Cornwall. Simple. 

Try it: The best place to eat them? – in Cornwall of course! Sarah’s Pasty Shop in Looe is a family-owned business known for its classic and traditional Cornish pasties made fresh daily. 

A Bacon Butty

Two pints of lager tastes magnificent when washed down with a bacon butty (bap or barn depending where you are in the country) A bread roll bursting with fried bacon and lashings of tomato ketchup, there’s nothing better.