Great Britain category: 1218 books
by Dan Cruickshank
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2019
An idiosyncratic and beautifully illustrated guide to walking the city, by the nation’s favourite architectural historian
Cobbled medieval alleyways and ornate Georgian boulevards. Decadent marble mansions and sprawling Victorian slums. Heaths, churches, squares and railways that, between...
by Pamela Harris
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2015
Brighton is an attractive seaside city in East Sussex on the south coast of England. The city is conveniently located less than 50 miles south of London and is popular with new media professionals who commute from Brighton to the capital. Brighton is sometimes called "London-by-the-Sea."...
The Wales Coast Path
Llwybr Arfordir Cymru
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2014
The Welsh Coast Path, at 870 miles is the longest trail in Britain, tracing the coastline from Chester to Chepstow. This guidebook divides the entire coastal path into 9 geographical areas and 57 stages, ranging between 10 to 20 miles in length. However there is no need to stick rigidly to this schedule,...
Cycling in the Lake District
Week-long tours and day rides
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
Guidebook to a 5-day cycle tour of the Lake District plus 15 challenging day rides from Keswick, Ambleside, Penrith and bases southwest and southeast of the National Park. Details 2 options each day for the cycle tour, plus a 7-day alternative itinerary. Also outlines other tours including the 112-mile...
Two Years in St. Andrews
At Home on the 18th Hole
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
The Old Course at St. Andrews is to golfers what St. Peter's is to Catholics or the Western Wall is to Jews: hallowed ground, the course every golfer longs to play -- and master. In 1983 George Peper was playing the Old Course when he hit a slice so hideous that he never found the ball. But in looking...
Walking in Kent
40 circular short walks and day walks
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
Walking in Kent describes 40 circular day walks in the Garden of England. This guidebook includes routes ranging from 5 to 9 miles in west Kent and The Weald and north and east Kent. Encompassing woodland walks, clifftop paths and riverside rambles, there is something for everyone, from family strollers...
by Automobile Association
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2010
Walking is one of Britain's favourite leisure activities, and this guide features a variety of mapped walks to suit all abilities. The book features all the practical detail you need, accompanied by fascinating background reading on the history and wildlife of Sussex, as well as other local points of...
by Insight Guides
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Beautiful beaches, a relaxed pace of life, the sunniest climate in the British Isles, fascinating history and superb seafood... Guernsey is the ideal destination for a traditional summer holiday. Handy, pocket-sized Great Breaks Guernsey is packed with useful information on how to spend your time.
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by Rick Steves, Gene Openshaw
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
Rick Steves Pocket guidebooks truly are a "tour guide in your pocket." This colorful, compact 220-page book includes Rick's advice for prioritizing your time, whether you're spending 1 or 7 days in a city. Everything a busy traveler needs is easy to access: a neighborhood overview, city...
Bizarre England
Discover the Country's Secrets and Surprises
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2015
An alternative journey around England, visiting the sights that are definitely not on the average tourist trail. In this charming book, David Long introduces the reader to some of the oddest and most interesting sights in England, such as: * Devon's Gnome Reserve * Britain's smallest pub * A church for...
London By Tube
Over 80 intriguing short walks minutes away from London's tube stops
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2016
Did you know that..
From Stonebridge Park on the Bakerloo Line you can walk to the largest Hindu temple in Europe?
From Ealing Broadway on the Central Line you can walk to the oldest film studios in the world?
From Stratford on the Central Line you can walk to, and abseil down, Britain's tallest...
The Thames
A Photographic Journey From Source to Sea
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2017
The Thames is unique, emerging as a small stream in idyllic countryside and growing into the country's largest river, passing through some of the world's most iconic urban environments. Linking London to the countryside and the sea, the Thames is the heart of the capital and its waters the lifeblood...
See London Walk London
Seeing the sights, exploring the hidden corners
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2016
Well-known travel writer, Nick Channer takes his readers on 20 fascinating journeys through London. Most of the walks are themed like Government and Empire, Royal Residences, Law and Order, A Walk with Wren and In the Steps of Sherlock Holmes. Others stroll by the Thames, seeing sights both old, like...
Damp Yankees
(Another American Gobsmacked by England)
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2011
What is it really like to be an American living in England? In his collection of witty observations about the differences between England and America and their inhabitants, an American professor exiled to the mysterious North of England reveals the quirky characteristics and wonderful customs that...