The Good Pub Guide is a national institution, published to enormous praise & press each year. After 20 years of reporting on the nation's public houses it knows a good pint when it sees it, recognises a great landlord when it meets one &, increasingly importantly, has witnessed a revolution in the pub kitchens of Britain. To launch a series of Pocket Good Guides & to introduce The Good Pub Guide to an even broader audience Ebury are publishing this easy to use, extremely affordable pocket guide to the best food pubs in Britain. These destination pubs are specifically chosen for the quality of the pub's menu, ingredients & culinary skill. Whether you're after a waterside inn that specialises in Thai food or an urban pub doing old-fashioned British with consummate style the Pocket Good Guide to Great Food Pubs is your new best friend. ...

Travel Tin The classic race game along Britain`s historic railway networks.A travel version of the nostalgic board game race, around the historic railway networks of Britain. Be the first cummuter to travel from London to each of your mystery destinations & back again. Watch out for station closures & hazards along the way.2-5 players ...

London`s gardeners are twice blessed: not only do they live in one of the world`s most vibrant capitals, it is also one of the most verdant. Gardens of every imaginable style, shape & size abound on rooftops, within palaces, surrounding churches, behind walls
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- even if it is floating on or lapped by the river Thames. In Great Gardens of London, Victoria Summerley, Hugo Rittson Thomas & Marianne Majerus collaborate to unearth the most fascinating stories of plants & people inside London`s most exciting gardens. Some of the gardens are strictly private, while others are regularly open to visitors, but all can now be savoured & enjoyed along with those who know them best. Great Gardens of London is a captivating photographic portrait of the greatest gardens of the capital which are primarily closed to the public or rarely open their gates. It will feature gardens designed by some of the leading contemporary garden designers from across the world. Accompanying the photographs will be essays on the design & planting that explain the designers` inspiration & passion.

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Acclaimed writer/photgrapher team Anneli Bojstad & Eduardo Mencos look at 40 of Spain's most beautiful gardens. Large & small, historical & contemporary, classical & modern, the gardens are all very different, reflecting the diversity of Spain's climate & landscape, from the moist, green north to the dry, hot Mediterranean south. All are among the most beautiful gardens to be found in Spain today, as over 200 stunning colour photographs reveal. & all are open to the public. ...

Stephen Lacey paints a vivid historical & horticultural picture of the great gardens of the National Trust. All the major periods & styles of garden design are represented, ranging from magnificent 18th century landscapes like Stowe & Croome Park, & heady Victorian creations at Biddulph Grange & Waddeston Manor, to famous plantsmen`s gardens of the last century, such as those at Hidcote Manor & Sissinghurst Castle. Glorious colour photographs complement eloquent prose to bring the gardens to life. ...

Great Glen & Loch Ness Cycle Map at 1:110, 000 from Sustrans, including The Caledonia Way, Lochs & Glens North, The North Sea cycle routes, plus two day rides: Beauly & Beyond & Black Isle Loop. Street plans show Inverness, Fort William & Dingwall. Maps is this Sustrans series show all the National & Regional Cycle Network routes clearly numbered & have the colouring distinguishing between the on-road & traffic-free sections. The publishers’ own recommendations are shown in contrasting colour &, in most titles, are in addition presented on the reverse side on separate panels where each circuit is annotated with useful notes. The maps have contours & altitude colouring to show the topography, with additional gradient markings. Towns along the routes are annotated with symbols indicating what facilities can be found there. Also marked are various places of interest, on or near the routes, & railway lines are shown with stations for access to the routes by rail. On the reverse each title also provides large, clear city centre street plans of main towns, highlighting the Cycle Network and/or the recommended routes. Also included are contact details of tourist information centres. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

This is a complete guide to Scotland`s first formal canoe trail, the Great Glen Canoe Trail. The guide is an essential resource to help you plan your paddling journey through the Great Glen across Scotl&. As well as the calm waters of the Caledonian Canal there are the challenging open waters of Loch Lochy & Loch Ness. Here you will find advice on how to deal with the conditions as well as food, equipment, safety, communication & rescue. The best craft for the adventure are open canoes, sea kayaks or touring kayaks. There is advice on choosing the right craft, loading it, & the best ways of carrying it over portages. The coast to coast route can normally be completed in three to five days. We have split the route into a five day expedition & each day is described in detail, including camping & other forms of accommodation. There are also numerous single day options &, for the more advanced paddlers, suggested routes that link stretches of river with lochs & canal sections. ...

The Great Glen Way runs for 117km (73 miles) between Fort William & Inverness; the book splits the north to south route into six sections, similarly there are six sections for the south to north route, all accompanied by Ordnance Survey mapping. The book also cotnains full background information on the history, transport & natural history of the route, as well as reliable information on accommodation. The Great Glen itself is one of the most remarkable features in the Scottish landscape
- a ruler-straight valley along an ancient fault line through the Highlands. The glen is threaded by the scenic Caledonian Canal, which links Loch Lochy & Loch Oich with the famous Loch Ness. The Great Glen Way stretches alongside the Caledonian Canal, passing several lochs, undulating forest tracks, lakeside paths, old drove roads & military roads, as well as contrasting stretches over heather moorlands or through city suburbs. The route is an ideal introduction to long-distance walking, with a range of facilities along the way. Walkers can enjoy the scenery & wildlife, delve into the history of the Highland clans, visit crumbling castles, or keep an eye open to spot the elusive Loch Ness Monster! The Great Glen Way can easily be walked within a week, & most walkers will aim to complete the route in five or six days.
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This guidebook (fully updated 2010) contains all you need to plan & enjoy a holiday walking along Scotland's historic Great Glen (73 miles/117 km). The Way runs between Fort William & Inverness, along the Caledonian Canal & past various lochs, including Loch Ness with its famous monster legend, & Urquhart Castle. The drop-down map flap shows the whole route in five panels; waterproof paper throughout; in full colour, with over 60 photographs; visitor attractions & hills to climb including Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain; town plans of Fort William & Inverness; background on local geology, history & wildlife; summary of each section showing distance, terrain & food/drink stops; planning information for travel by car, train, bus or plane. ...

The Great Glen Way, a 125km / 77 mile long trail from Fort William along Loch Loch & Loch Ness to Inverness, presented by Rucksack Readers in handy A5 size, spiral-bound, waterproof guide with mapping at 1:100, 000. The 72-page guide, now in its 5th edition, provides general advice on when to go, availability of accommodation, etc, &

Includes:: notes on local heritage, geology, habitats & wildlife. Detailed route descriptions, arranged in daily stages, are preceded by a summary of each section of the route giving distance, terrain, grade, availability of food & drink, suggestions for side trips. Where appropriate, the accompanying route profile shows both the main trail & the more strenuous High Route Alternative. The guide is illustrated with numerous colour photos. The main route & its alternatives are highlighted on a fold-out map at 1:100, 000. The map has altitude colouring to show the topography & also indicates various facilities & places of interest. No geographical coordinates for GPS users are provided. The publishers themselves recommend that their guide is used in conjunction with the more detailed, contoured & GPS compatible map from Harvey Map Services, but noting that its current edition (as of mid-2014) does not indicate the High Route alternative. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link

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