Great Britain category: 1218 books
This Ancient Road
London to Holyhead: a journey through time
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
Roads shape our society and are shaped by it: they are a slice through history, a slice through landscape, and a slice through life. They are the most basic part of the transport network, used daily by most people, but their fascinating stories are largely ignored. This is the tale of one such road...
Time Song
Journeys in Search of a Submerged Land
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2019
Julia Blackburn has always collected things that hold stories about the past, especially the very distant past: mammoth bones, little shells that happen to be two million years old, a flint shaped as a weapon long ago. Shortly after her husband’s death, Blackburn became fascinated with Doggerland,...
Queenan Country
A Reluctant Anglophile's Pilgrimage to the Mother Country
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
In this hilarious romp through England, one of America's preeminent humorists seeks the answer to an eternal question: What makes the Brits tick?
One semitropical Fourth of July, Joe Queenan's English wife suggested that the family might like a chicken vindaloo in lieu of the customary barbecue....
by Jim Pipe
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012
Charting the quirky past of one of the most important cities in the world, 'London, A Very Peculiar History' will challenge what you thought you knew about this great capital and blow your mind with things you most certainly didn't. From Roman roads to the congestion charge, this title takes a whistlestop...
A Garrulous Tramp
Harri's on Tour
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2014
After a career in Canadian banking Carl decided to retire early from gainful employment. He wanted to travel down the roads he had day-dreamed of during his working years. So off he went to achieve fulfilment of those travelling desires. A Garrulous Tramp is the third light-hearted Harri’s on Tour...
Travel eGuide: Scotland
Discover a beautiful country with living history!
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2016
Are you a demanding traveler?
So... Welcome to Scotland, a beautiful and amazing territory in Great Britain!
Do you want to wonder at living history and meet amazing people? Do you love nature and architecture?
Scotland is for you!
Our Travel eGuide will definitely prove it to you.
Discover...
Oak and Ash and Thorn
The Ancient Woods and New Forests of Britain
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
The magic and mystery of the woods and trees are embedded in our culture, from ancient folklore to modern literature. They offer us refuge, a place to play and a place to think. They are the generous providers of fuel, timber, energy and life. They let us dream of other ways of living. Yet we now...
by Rough Guides
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2019
MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR TIME ON EARTH
Discover Yorkshire with this comprehensive, entertaining, 'tell it like it is' Rough Guide, packed with exhaustive practical information and our experts' honest independent recommendations.
Whether you plan to hike through the stunning Yorkshire Dales, sample...
A Wilder Wales
Travellers' Tales 1610-1831
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
"Even Hannibal himself wou'd have found it impossible to have match'd his army over Snowden"
Daniel de Foe, A tour thro' the whole island of Great Britain... 1924
"It would be the height of ingratitude to find fault with any thing, where kindness and humanity were so predominant."
Mary...
Britain & Ireland: Charming Small Hotel Guide
Chic, stylish city hotels, contemporary inns, outstanding B&Bs, captivating country houses & other places to stay
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2014
Travel guides are perfect for ebook readers because they're light and portable. Charming Small Hotel Guides are the only accommodation guides that combine these five essential qualities: places with character and charm, from budget to luxury; highly selective - every place worth a journey; fussy about...
Offa's Dyke Path
National Trail following the English-Welsh Border
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2016
This guidebook - which includes both a guide to the route and a separate OS map booklet - describes Offa's Dyke Path National Trail from south to north, following the longest linear earthwork in Britain, running 177 miles along the English-Welsh border between Sedbury (near Chepstow) and Prestatyn...
by Annya Strydom
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
The name Cornwall comes from Cornovii, meaning hill dwellers, and Waelas, meaning strangers. The first Stone Age tools that were found here date to 4,500 BC. Near the town of Redruth the remains of a Stone Age settlement can still be seen. A shift in the landscape across the land bridge from Europe...
by David Bathurst
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
From the South Downs Way to the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, there is no better way to discover the spectacular diversity of southern Britain’s landscape than on foot. Whether you enjoy exploring green and gently rolling valleys or tackling rugged cliff-top paths, there are walks here to keep you rambling...
by Collins Maps
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015
Discover Cornwall like never before with Ramblers Short Walks in Cornwall. This practical e-guidebook contains 20 short walks in Cornwall, all of which are 5 miles or under, and are ideal for families and individuals young and old looking for ideas for an afternoon stroll. Cornwall forms the tip of...