I wanted a heatwave break. As we passed Preston, I realised I’d made a big mistake

I wanted a heatwave break. As we passed Preston, I realised I’d made a big mistake

It’s one thing to want to escape the heat but quite another to actually act on it, says Charlotte Cripps, who headed off to Blackpool, where temperatures are significantly lower than in the southeast of England. It quickly turned into the holiday from hell