FOR a town that’s famous for its nationally-recognised food festival, Boltonians have an uncultured palate abroad – according to new research.

Online research by Travel Supermarket found holidaymakers from Bolton are the most likely to have a full English breakfast while on their jollies – no matter where they are in the world.

19 per cent of Boltonians said they plumped for the nation’s favourite first meal of the day compared to a ten per cent national average.

Elsewhere, 22 per cent of Boltonians said that they only order food on a menu that they recognise – joint second highest in the survey alongside holidaymakers from Hull.

Meanwhile, 32 per cent of Boltonians who filled in the questionnaire said they were holidaying in Spain in 2016 – a five percent increase on last year and 10 per cent more than the national average.

The online questionnaire of 4,049 UK adults, conducted by Opinium Research, also turned up some interesting national statistics.

Nationally, the questionnaire found that British holidaymakers prefer spending time at the beach (43 per cent) rather than by the pool (30 per cent), only 43 per cent go out of their way to try the local cuisine, with nearly one in three of us packing tea bags in our suitcases.

For an interactive map of the findings, www.travelsupermarket.com/en-gb/holidays/how-great-britain-holidays/

Elsewhere, it found:-

  • The average Brit takes four holidays a year – two weekends away, one week long trip and a two week holiday.
  • Brits' favourite holiday is the classic beach break – 29 per cent choose it as one of their main holidays. They spend two hours a day on the beach and 1hr 12mins a day swimming in the sea.
  • 43 per cent go out of their way to try the local cuisine and 40 per cent visit a local supermarket to suss out the local fare. 10 per cent have an English breakfast regardless of where they are and 8 per cent will have at least one Indian or Chinese while away.
  • British holidaymakers spend most of their holiday money on food and eating out (56 per cent) followed by sightseeing (15 per cent) and excursions (12 per cent).
  • The average Brit starts drinking at 4.15pm – men start drinking over an hour before women (3.43pm vs 4.45pm) and those aged 18 - 34 start drinking the earliest (3.35pm).
  • When it comes to budgeting, 43 per cent don’t create a set spending allowance on holiday.
  • Pre-holiday, British holidaymakers spend an average of £30 each on beauty treatments and £78 each on new clothes, with 17 per cent of their suitcase being taken up by new clothes bought especially for the holiday.
  • Always worried about the weather, us Brits are a product of our upbringing – with almost a third (31 per cent) of us packing warm clothes for a trip away and a fifth taking an umbrella (21 per cent).