Agua de Valencia

All the English bar and restaurant owners in Benidorm look like retired football managers with good if slightly flamboyant haircuts and plenty of gold jewellery. But they are a cheerful, friendly lot, and though it may sound a bit naff, it is great sometimes to have a bacon sandwich made with Mother’s Pride bread imported from England, or baked beans on toast.

I spent a terrific morning in a pub called the Magic Roundabout, a haven for Brits, because it pays lip-service to Spanish f