It's a roast ’n’ coast weekend as barbecue supplies fly off the shelves and a third of us plan a seaside trip.
Ahead of Bank Holiday Monday’s 25C scorcher, Tesco predicts it will sell four million packs of burgers, 1.5 million packets of sausages and 450,000 packs of meat over the long weekend.
It also expects to shift 250,000 veggie sausages and burgers, 5.5 million beers and just as many bottles of wine.
Sainsbury’s revealed demand for burgers and sausages has soared by 70%-80%, bubbly by 57% and ice cream by 500% week-on-week.
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With temperatures in many places set to be higher than the 23C predicted for Spanish getaways such as Benidorm, sales of pink plonk have rocketed 250%, said wine retailer Laithwaite’s.
Pubs are expected to serve 42 million pints, 21 million fewer than a normal spring bank holiday as 2,000 boozers are too small inside for socially distanced drinking.
Research by Travelodge found a third of families will be heading to the seaside, with Devon, Cornwall and Blackpool top destinations.
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A quarter have rural spots such as the Cotswolds, Lake District or the Yorkshire Dales in their sights.
More than a quarter will be visiting friends and family.
Some hardier souls braved the beaches on Friday, including four-year-old Poppy Rawcliffe, who tucked into an ice cream at Blackpool.
But many early birds hoping to miss the gridlock by setting out after breakfast yesterday ended up in traffic jams, as too many had the same idea.
Hordes hit the M5 and the M25 was also bumper-to-bumper by the afternoon.
The RAC has warned an extra 3.6 million motors will be filling major roads.
RAC spokesman Rod Dennis said: “The weather could be the deciding factor when it comes to jams.
“Fine, sunny and warm weather after recent deluges might trigger many more people to have day trips and lead to problems on the roads.”
Met Office spokesman Grahame Madge said: “Most areas should have some sunshine this weekend.
“We aren’t going to get a heatwave but what it will feel like is a big contrast to the very wet and cool May we have endured so far.”
