I thought the subject title (lumpy bits) referred to the breakfast! I remember having the typical "English Breakfast" when I was in Manchester for the UCI Masters Track Worlds in 1995 and in 2002:

2 eggs, sunny side up
2 bangers with high cardboard content (hey, this is what I was told!)
1 cherry tomato sliced in half
There might have been hash browns, I don't remember!
2 slices of toast with the quaint teaspoon of jam or marmalade
Coffee

The B&B also had Kellog's corn flakes for those so inclined. Grrreat!

Worked for me!

Also, on the subject of English food, someone once told me a joke told by the German comedian Uwe Messerschmidt:
(Related with a thick German Accent)
"You know, the British have wonderful food, just wonderful.
And then they cook it!"

I actually quite liked the food there, especially at the pubs. Loved Toad in the Hole. Didn't fancy the Spotted Dick, though...

Luis