Great Britain category: 1218 books

Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath, "Town of the Hurdled Ford") is the capital city of Ireland. Its vibrancy, nightlife and tourist attractions are renowned and it is the most popular entry point for international visitors to Ireland. It's disproportionately large for the size of Ireland with nearly...

Secret Houses of the Cotswolds is a personal tour of twenty of the UK’s most beguiling houses in this much loved area of western England, defined by its distinctive honey-coloured stone, rolling hills, picturesque villages and the most traditional English landscape. Author and architectural historian,...

Travel has always been a large part of her life: in Volume One of Classical Destinations, she recounts her travels to home and studios of composers and artists across Europe, including George Sand, Noel Coward, and Franco Zeffirelli. In this new sequel, she visits the legendary hotels where famous...

Manchester, located in the northwest of England, is sometimes referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom. The city is known to millions around the world as the home of the legendary Manchester United Football Club at Old Trafford. Manchester was one of the first industrialized cities in...

A complete guide to walking Glyndwr's Way National Trail. This guidebook divides the 135 mile trail into nine day stages, starting at Knighton and ending at Welshpool. After day 4 there is an optional ascent of Pumlimon Fawr, which will require an extra day. Days 10 and 11 follow the Offa's Dyke Path...

"Sixpence House is the bookworm's answer to A Year in Provence." -Boston Globe Paul Collins and his family abandoned the hills of San Francisco to move to the Welsh countryside-to move, in fact, to the village of Hay-on-Wye, the "Town of Books" that boasts fifteen hundred inhabitants-and forty...

Rick Steves Tours eBooks are straightforward, self-guided tours of some of Europe's most popular museums, ancient buildings, and other points of interest, designed for easy reference on your mobile device or eReader. In Rick Steves' Tour: Tower of London-for less than the price of a cappuccino-Rick...

18 July marks the 200th anniversary of Jane’s death.  This has inspired a celebration of Jane’s life with plays, exhibitions, walks and tours happening in and around Hampshire, England.  A selection of Jane’s most personal possessions are going on display, some for the first time in...

Gloucestershire is a long County which sprawls across both sides of the River Severn. It vibrates with English history as well as the stories of many remarkable men and women. So many of the small villages, which seem either picturesque or inconsequential, echo valiant or terrible deeds. It is very...

The Little Book of Carmarthenshire is a highly readable compendium of the history, places, and people in Wales's largest county. It provides fascinating facts about all aspects of Carmarthenshire's rich heritage, including sports, industry, religion, education, and the arts. This whistle-stop tour...

This e-books gives you ten things to do around Hampton Court Palace from a locals perspective.

The Euro Destinations Guide gives European Travellers like yourself an idea of where to go and what to do while travelling or backpacking Europe and is taken from the full detailed and practical guide; Backpacker Europe – The essential guide for all backpackers. The Euro Destinations Included...

Inverness (Scotland) Travel Guide - Tiki Travel The Tiki Travel guides use the text from WikiTravel.org, a complete and reliable worldwide travel guide written and edited by Wikitravellers from around the globe. An active table of contents enables users to jump directly to the section selected....

Cynthia Flood’s The English Stories offers a series of twelve linked fictions detailing the story of Amanda Ellis, a young Canadian girl who goes with her parents to England “for a year that stretched into two,” and her life at St. Mildred’s school. Flood’s suite is not limited to first person...