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  • The month ahead, before it fills upFestivals, fireworks nights and the weekends worth booking time off for, while there is still room to plan.
  • What has just openedThe new restaurants, bars and cafés we have actually been to, and whether they are worth the walk.
  • The quiet weeksWhen the beach is empty, the sea is still warm and the town is cheaper. Locals know; now you will.

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