What caused Dickens to leap out of bed one night & walk 30 miles from London to Kent? How did a small town on the Welsh borders become the second-hand bookshop capital of the world? Why did a jellyfish persuade Evelyn Waugh to abandon his suicide attempt in North Wales? A multitude of curious questions are answered in Britain by the Book, a fascinating travelogue with a literary theme, taking in unusual writers` haunts & the surprising places that inspired some of our favourite fictional locations. We`ll learn why Thomas Hardy was buried twice, how a librarian in Manchester invented the thesaurus as a means of coping with depression, & why Agatha Christie was investigated by MI5 during the Second World War. The map of Britain that emerges is one dotted with interesting literary stories & bookish curiosities. ...

The ultimate 3.2 miles to 1 inch scale large format paperback road atlas of Britain for 2019, featuring Collins` popular & well established road mapping, & designed for exceptional clarity & ease of use. The atlas also

Includes:: a wide range of urban area maps at even larger scale & 64 detailed town centre street plans. The mapping shows speed limits at speed camera locations. This fully updated road atlas covers the whole of Britain with each scale of mapping colour-coded for ease of use. The smallest scale maps are great for long distance route planning & the street plans help you locate your final destination. The atlas
Includes::* Easy to use, clear road maps at a scale of 3.2 miles to 1 inch of Engl&, Wales & Southern Scotl&. Northern Scotland is shown at 5 miles to 1 inch.* Route planning section including maps at a scale of 15.8 miles to 1 inch (1:1, 000, 000) for long distance route planning, motorway services information & a handy distance calculator.* 22 urban area approach maps at 1 mile to 1 inch which clearly show the best routes through & into the busiest built-up areas.* 64 street maps focused on town centres showing places of interest, car park locations & one-way streets.* Fully updated fixed speed camera sites with average speed camera locations clearly highlighted. All speed cameras show the speed limit.* M25 orbital map.* Information about restricted motorway junctions.* Park & Ride locations shown, ideal when visiting towns & cities.* Over 30 categories of places of interest including castles, theme parks, sports venues, universities, mountain bike trails & surfing beaches.* Full postcodes for the top 1000 places of interest
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The ultimate 3.2 miles to 1 inch scale A3 spiral bound road atlas of Britain for 2019, featuring Collins` popular & well-established road mapping. Designed for exceptional clarity & ease of use. This fully updated road atlas covers the whole of Britain with each scale of mapping colour-coded for ease of use. The smallest scale maps are great for long-distance route planning & the street plans help you locate your final destination. The atlas
Includes::* Easy to use, clear road maps at a scale of 3.2 miles to 1 inch of Engl&, Wales & Southern Scotl&. Northern Scotland is shown at 5 miles to 1 inch.* Route planning section including maps at a scale of 15.8 miles to 1 inch (1:1, 000, 000) for long-distance route planning, motorway services information & a handy distance calculator.* 22 urban area approach maps at 1 mile to 1 inch, which clearly show the best routes through & into the busiest built-up areas.* 64 street maps focused on town centres, showing places of interest, car park locations & one-way streets.* Fully updated fixed speed camera sites, with average speed camera locations clearly highlighted. All speed cameras show the speed limit.* M25 orbital map.* Information about restricted motorway junctions.* Park & Ride locations shown, ideal when visiting towns & cities.* Over 30 categories of places of interest including castles, theme parks, sports venues, universities, mountain bike trails & surfing beaches.* Full postcodes for the top 1000 places of interest
- ideal to be used alongside your sat nav.

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This A4 road atlas with popular lie-flat spiral binding features clear, detailed road mapping, at a scale of 3.2 miles to 1 inch (1:200, 000) for Engl&, Wales & Southern Scotland & at 4.2 miles to 1 inch (1:266, 000) in Northern Scotl&, with land height shown by attractive layer colouring. The atlas
Includes::* Route planning section including maps at a scale of 22 miles to 1 inch for long distance route planning, motorway services information & a handy distance calculator chart.* 26 urban area approach maps at a larger scale which clearly show the best routes through & into the busiest built-up-areas.* 64 street maps focused on town centres showing places of interest, car park locations & one-way streets. All the street maps are fully indexed.* Fully updated fixed speed camera sites with average speed camera locations clearly highlighted. All speed cameras show the speed limit.* Over 30 categories of places of interest including castles, theme parks, sports venues, universities, mountain bike trails & surfing beaches.* The top 1000 most visited places of interest are indexed with full postcodes to aid integration with satnav systems.* Easy to use, clear road maps at a scale of 3.2 miles to 1 inch (1:200, 000) for Engl&, Wales & Southern Scotland & at 4.2 miles to 1 inch (1:266, 000) in Northern Scotl&. This the ideal purchase for drivers, navigators & route planners who want the very best road atlas of Britain in an A4 format.
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Full colour double-sided map of Great Britain at 8.7 miles to 1 inch (1:550, 000), with clear, detailed road network & administrative areas shown in colour. With its political colouring of counties & unitary authorities it is ideal for business users but it is also perfect for tourists as a route planning map. MAIN FEATURES* Fully updated.* Counties & local council areas shown in colour.* Clear, detailed road network.* Town & city names, rivers, railway lines & canals are clearly shown.* 16 city/town centre street plans.* Index to place names.* Mileage chart.* Car ferry routes.* Key in English, French & German. AREA OF COVERAGEDouble-sided road map covering the whole of Britain. Northern Engl&, Scotland & the Isle of Man are on one side with Southern England & Wales on the other. ...

With all the information you need to enjoy a perfect day out in Britain & Irel&, this colorful guide is the perfect companion for organizing family days out or weekend breaks throughout the year. Fully updated for 2010, the guide offers over 2, 000 amazing places to visit, from castles to art galleries & museums to theme parks. Essential advice is given on the availability of refreshments, disabled access, parking & whether dogs are allowed. Prices, opening times, directions & map locations are provided throughout. ...

With all the information you need to enjoy a perfect day out in Britain & Irel&, this colourful guide is the perfect companion for organising family days out or weekend breaks throughout the year. With over 2, 000 places to visit, the guide offers a wide variety of sites from castles to art galleries & museums to theme parks. Essential advice is given on the availability of refreshments, disabled access, parking & whether dogs are allowed. ...

This excellent value atlas contains all the map features normally included only in the more expensive road atlases. The front ...

Great Britain Easy Route Planning map from Collins at 1:550, 000, displaying major roads, national parks, selected places of interest, & enlarged overviews of major urban areas on a double-sided map. Suitable for touring & route planning. Motorways, A & B roads & many minor roads are shown. For practical navigation, junctions, toll roads & service stations are marked. Lists of restricted motorway junctions appear alongside the map. Markers indicate distances between selected points. Airports & major ferry routes & terminals are highlighted. Text on the map indicates geographical regions such as moors & mountain & hill ranges, with relief shading adding further definition. Spot heights show major peaks, & major lakes, rivers & canals are displayed. Symbols on the map show selected places of interest such as museums, historic sites, cathedrals, country parks & amusement parks. National parks are named & demarcated in green. Enlargements at 1:250, 000 provide greater detail of the road network & places of interest for the following urban areas: London, Birmingham, Liverpool & Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh & Glasgow. One side of the map shows the whole of Wales & most of England to the centre of North Yorkshire. The reverse shows the rest of Engl&, the whole of Scotland & the Isle of Man. None of the maps are indexed. ...

Great Britain Easy Route Planning map from Collins at 1:550, 000, displaying major roads, national parks, selected places of interest, & enlarged overviews of major urban areas on a double-sided map. Suitable for touring & route planning. Motorways, A & B roads & many minor roads are shown. For practical navigation, junctions, toll roads & service stations are marked. Lists of restricted motorway junctions appear alongside the map. Markers indicate distances between selected points. Airports & major ferry routes & terminals are highlighted. Text on the map indicates geographical regions such as moors & mountain & hill ranges, with relief shading adding further definition. Spot heights show major peaks, & major lakes, rivers & canals are displayed. Symbols on the map show selected places of interest such as museums, historic sites, cathedrals, country parks & amusement parks. National parks are named & demarcated in green. Enlargements at 1:250, 000 provide greater detail of the road network & places of interest for the following urban areas: London, Birmingham, Liverpool & Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh & Glasgow. One side of the map shows the whole of Wales & most of England to the centre of North Yorkshire. The reverse shows the rest of Engl&, the whole of Scotland & the Isle of Man. None of the maps are indexed. ...