Sated (for the time being), I gave my mates a tour of Martyns Walk Round Store (which I loved as a kid) where purchases range from fancy dress costumes, to ‘fart buttons’ and handbags!Įn route to the Venetian Waterways there was a diversion into Tickles party and joke store which, at this time of year is converted into a house of horrors. I can’t think of anything I’d rather eat on bench outside Bon Marche on a sunny Saturday afternoon to be honest. But there’s a list of affordable extras to choose from too – be it flavoured mayo (sweet chilli for my mate), roast chicken or onion gravy, or (my choice), the silky, spiky hot curry sauce. Puritans will have them doused in salt and the stall’s pickled onion vinegar. Lightly crisp, soft within, and, crucially, fresh.

Portions start at just shy of a quid for a cone, up to nearly a couple of pounds for the largest helping – all expertly wrapped into paper pockets for easy eating. For me, the flavour is incomparable, and you’re not left with that grim oily film around your mouth after chowing down. I truly believe the very best chips HAVE to be cooked in dripping. And here, that devil (or delight in my case) is cooking in pure dripping. Earlier this year chef Ainsley Harriott and critic Grace Dent gave it their stamp of approval while filming telly’s Best of British By The Sea.Īs with all simple things, the devil is in the detail. I can’t resist the tug of a vendor who specialises in just one thing – and doing it well – and I think this place churns out some of the very best chips in the country. Ainsley getting chips from Norma at Docwra's market chip stall at Great Yarmouth Market - Credit: Best of Britain by the SeaĪ mainstay here for nearly 20 years is the Docwra’s Chip Stall.

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