This new edition of Philip`s Britain & Ireland Road Map has been fully revised & updated. The map has been specially prepared for tourism & long-distance travel, allowing for easy trip planning & route-finding. It is also ideally suited for office use, such as for sales territory planning. The double-sided map features Philip`s superb digital cartography, giving excellent clarity at 13 miles to 1 inch & showing road networks in exceptional detail for this scale. The mapping shows all major roads, &

Includes:: airports & ferries, national parks, forest parks & areas of outstanding natural beauty.A comprehensive index

Includes:: all towns & villages shown on the map. City plans for Belfast, Cardiff, Dublin, Edinburgh & London are also featured.



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Passenger rail network of United Kingdom & Irel&, colour-coded to show routes of individual train operating companies, plus heritage & tourist lines, tourist information for 200 destinations, contact details for further information, etc. The map is double-sided; on one side England & Wales at 1:750, 000, with Scotland & Ireland on the reverse at 1:1, 000, 000. The lines are coloured to show which train operating companied run them, indicating infrequent or seasonal services & highlighting scenic routes. Heritage lines are included & the map of Ireland shows selected routes of the Bus ...

Britain & Ireland by Philip's at 1:830, 000 on an indexed double-sided map, including city plans of central Belfast, Cardiff, Dublin, Edinburgh & London at different scales. On one side the map covers the whole of England & the southern part of Scotland up to Glasgow & Edinburgh; two small inserts show the Channel Islands & Counties & Unitary Authorities of the British Isles. On the other side, the map covers the whole of Scotl&, Ireland & Northern Ireland &, on a separate insert, the Shetland Islands. Philip's digital cartography clearly shows the road networks: toll & toll-free motorways, primary routes, A & B roads, scenic routes & respective motorway & road numbers as well as gradients & distances in miles. Other transports main railways, ferry routes & airports are indicated. Additional symbols highlight World Heritage sites, Ancient monuments, Castles, Parks & Gardens, Beaches, places of interests etc. The topography of the country is represented by light shading colouring & spot heights. Different colours & names distinguish National & Regional parks, mountain ranges & scenic areas. Lines of longitude & latitude are marked at 1 ...

In Britain & Ireland’s Best Wild Places Christopher Somerville takes us a journey of discovery, spanning their length & breadth as he seeks out 500 of his favourite Wild Places in fields & green lanes, in forests & mountains & on lonely coasts, in all of nature`s moods & every kind of weather. Britain & Ireland`s Best Wild Places is the key to discovering Scottish mountainsides covered in rare Ice Age flowers, Cornish standing stones & holy wells, Midlands wildflower meadows, storm-battered Welsh headlands & seabird islands, hill ranges & boglands in Ireland where only hares & skylarks go. But this adventurous book roams far beyond conventional landscapes. Among its wild treasures are medieval Green Men spewing mouthfuls of leaves, the ruins of haunted chapels deep in forgotten woods, old mines & quarries being recaptured by nature, villages where pagan rituals are still enthusiastically observed, rusting sea-forts tottering on sandbanks. Each Wild Place is enhanced with mapping & travel instructions, suggestions about walks & other useful information. Britain & Ireland are crammed full of wild places, often astonishingly close to home. Here is one man`s poetical yet practical account of the state of the Wild in Britain & Irel&, how it is being both threatened & nurtured, & how
- whether you are heading out for a Sunday stroll or planning your next holiday
- you can go out & discover it in all its extraordinary vigour & variety.

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A new edition of this comprehensive B&B guide, fully updated for 2010 with an impressive new format & design to celebrate forty years of AA B&B inspections. There are over 3, 400 establishments, inspected & rated for quality by the AA's professional team of inspectors, each with from one to five stars. Yellow stars indicate Highly Commended Establishments
- the very best of three, four & five star guest accommodation. Useful symbols highlight the very best breakfasts & evening meals. Plus, there are up-to-date details of room prices, credit cards, family suitability, leisure facilities, websites, parking & directions throughout.
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Britain Bed & Breakfast Guide 2012 in the AA Lifestyle Guides series; comprising a range of market-leading titles dedicated to accommodation, food & drink, & camping & caravanning in Britain, in addition to selected European guides. The guides provide a comprehensive survey of a range of pubs, hotels & restaurants as well as themed titles focussing on days out, camping & caravanning, golf courses & pet-friendly places to stay. Each of the UK guides in the series has a similar layout, with hotels, restaurants, camping & caravanning & sites organised by county, while the European format is based upon regions. Detailed listings are accompanied by colour photographs & include details of telephone numbers, addresses, e-mail, website, directions, room details, prices, menus, local facilities & a short description of the hotel, restaurant or other destination. AA also operates a starred rating out of 5 as well as a percentage rating to help visitors distinguish between places. Introductory chapters in each book provide further information & practical guidance on the symbols & abbreviations that are used, pubs, hotels & restaurants of the year, the AA star classification system, booking online, prices, facilities for disabled guests, children, website addresses, bank & public holidays, leisure breaks & entertainment. ...

Britain Bed & Breakfast Guide 2012 in the AA Lifestyle Guides series; comprising a range of market-leading titles dedicated to accommodation, food & drink, & camping & caravanning in Britain, in addition to selected European guides. The guides provide a comprehensive survey of a range of pubs, hotels & restaurants as well as themed titles focussing on days out, camping & caravanning, golf courses & pet-friendly places to stay. Each of the UK guides in the series has a similar layout, with hotels, restaurants, camping & caravanning & sites organised by county, while the European format is based upon regions. Detailed listings are accompanied by colour photographs & include details of telephone numbers, addresses, e-mail, website, directions, room details, prices, menus, local facilities & a short description of the hotel, restaurant or other destination. AA also operates a starred rating out of 5 as well as a percentage rating to help visitors distinguish between places. Introductory chapters in each book provide further information & practical guidance on the symbols & abbreviations that are used, pubs, hotels & restaurants of the year, the AA star classification system, booking online, prices, facilities for disabled guests, children, website addresses, bank & public holidays, leisure breaks & entertainment. ...

Impressive in every sense, this hugely ambitious & assured book takes as its subject the entire history of the British Isles from the end of the last Ice Age & their physical emergence as islands all the way down to the Norman Conquest. Barry Cunliffe's magisterial narrative is abetted by correspondingly high production values, & whilst complex ideas are explained with admirable clarity, making the book an ideal introduction to Britain's prehistory & early history, there would be plenty here for the most seasoned professional to enjoy & profit from. Cunliffe kicks off with an examination of the ways in which our ancestors have conceived the distant past, from medieval myths to the dawn of modern archaeology. The remainder of the book is roughly chronological in structure. Prominent themes include the 'problem of origins', where Cunliffe's own research has been of such significance (the Celtic from the west hypothesis is synthesised here with concision & flair), & the importance of communication, connectivity & cultural transmission is emphasised throughout, with the Channel, the Atlantic & the North Sea seen as highways linking Britain & Ireland to the continent & building up an ongoing narrative which is anything but narrowly insular. ...

A reissue of the winner of the Best British Book & Book of the Year Awards. Join Clare Balding & Jane Eastoe on some terrific cycle rides around Britain, whether it`s a week-long cycling holiday or an afternoon ride with the family, the book has a cycle ride for everyone. Free-wheeling on & off road
- along obscure lanes, bridleways & disused railway lines
- Britain by Bike reveals a fresh perspective on our country. Revel in beautiful breathtaking & exhilarating cycle routes & scenery in the six regions of Britain & find out the unusual ways to enjoy these islands, whether it`s going to green man festivals, learning local customs or resting up at remote campsites or posh yurts! Share in Clare Balding`s practical & cycle-related challenge & learn how to make the most of pedal power with guidance on reading a map, puncture repair, bad weather & tricky terrain. Discover Britain by Bike.

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* The official book to accompany the BBC4 6 x 30min series, Britain by Bike *

Includes:: extensive photography

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