Great Britain category: 1218 books

Inspired by National Geographic’s Adventurer of the Year, Alastair Humphreys, Jon decides to take his best mate, Harry, on a Year of Microadventures. Join the hapless pair as they negotiate river rapids, pop princess song lyrics and their own mid-life crises. Marvel as they dodge being caught trepassing, being...

This book is about an unusual journey: a unique journey through everyday surroundings. A few years ago Rob Walters decided to become a shoeshine boy. He stowed his shoeshine kit, a tent, and a few items of clothing in a trailer, connected the trailer to his push bike and set off from Oxford to visit...

Named one of the twelve best travel books of 2009 by Worldhum, Chucking It All exposes the gritty reality behind all those twee bestsellers which extol the joys of sunny rural idylls.With its remorseless true-life account of downshifting to a remote Scottish island, Chucking It All uncovers...

This is the story of a mission to see what 250 miles of walking across Southern England could do to four feet and two minds.Two young(ish) men set off in search of a remote village in Somerset purely because it had the same name as their home village in Kent.Armed with little more than a trusty axe...

Brighton: that curious master of reinvention - whether it's considered 'London-by-the-Sea' or 'England's San Francisco', it's certainly a city with a reputation for being on the edge. Delve deep into the weird and wonderful history of 'Brighthelmstone', and find out how this dreary fishing village became...

Edinburgh is a city whose history is written on its face. The Old Town on its crowded rock, sloping down from the Castle to Holyroodhouse, has not significantly changed its atmosphere since the turbulent fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, when riots, processions, or public executions jammed the High...

Selling for a lower price than any similar guidebook, and deliberately limited to a short 256 pages, this EasyGuide is an exercise in creating easily-absorbed travel information. It emphasizes the authentic experiences in each destination:the most important attractions, the classic method of approaching...

Cork City is the largest in County Cork and its capital. The city centre is built on an island created by the two channels of the River Lee that separate at the western end only to join again in the east.    TABLE OF CONTENTS:  Overview - Culture - Location & Orientation - Climate...

Like a friend in a foreign city, The Locals' Guide to Edinburgh is a new departure in travel guides. Based around interviews with 17 local legends, the book gives a fresh insight into Scotland's capital from a diverse range of people living there. In addition, tips on where to stay, eat, drink and...

A series of booklets about favourite walks around Glenmore, Loch Morlich and the northern corries of the Cairngorm Mountains in the Highlands of Scotland. This booklet will guide you on a walk to the famous Green Loch in Ryvoan Pass. It is said to be green because the fairies wash their clothes in it. This booklet addresses that issue!

Mindful London invites you to slow down, wake up and be present to the everyday in a more meaningful way, in one of the world’s greatest cities. For Londoners and visitors looking to enhance their experience of the city, and for those curious about mindfulness, this is your essential guide. Features...

View London icons from the Thames, hear Big Ben toll the time, rise over the city on the London Eye, visit Kensington Palace where Queen Victoria grew up (now home to Will, Kate, and the kids), see where Harry Potter boarded the Hogwarts Express at King Cross Station's famous Platform 9 ¾, and much...

In 1995, David W. McFadden published An Innocent in Ireland: Curious Rambles and Singular Encounters, a quirky and affectionate account of his travels around Ireland. In undertaking the trip, he chose as his guide H. V. Morton, the prolific travel writer of the 1920s and 1930s, whose In Search of...

Story of the life of William the Conqueror, telling of his boyhood in Normandy, beset by dangers, of his knighting by the King of France and of the after-deeds which made him famous, including the conquest of England...