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. ...

Mark Easton's Britain Etc. looks at the UK through its relationship to 26 subjects
- one for each letter of the alphabet. From
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* A paperback edition of this bestselling title * The companion book to the BBC`s landmark series * Features awe-inspiring images & fascinating text Britain From Above is the official book accompanying the BBC`s landmark seven-part tv series aired on BBC1, BBC2 & BBC4. The book features exclusive, awe-inspiring photography from the programme, as well as computer simulations charting Britain`s natural history, its industry & transport systems, natural heritage & archaeology. Britain From Above represents the landscape of a nation as it`s never been seen before. In his Foreword, Andrew Marr writes: ` After months of talking, looking & travelling, it is impossible not to be impressed anew by the roiling, bubbling & borderline-chaotic energy of the country. Britain is a most unnatural place.` ...

Britain From Above Month By Month is a visual portrait of the British Isles from the skies throughout the year. Exploring various corners of this sceptred isle, from majestic mountain landscapes & haunting ruins to magnificent feats of engineering & dramatic coastlines, this unique & beautiful look at Britain from the skies is a stunning visual portrait of the British Isles throughout the year from renowned aerial photographer Jason Hawkes. See how familiar scenes, famous events & iconic monuments take on a whole new life when viewed from a different perspective. Gaze down at the Angel of the North, take in the glittering London skyline from on high, & see a patchwork of festival tents as you've never seen them before. Britain From Above Month by Month celebrates the nation in all its diverse glory & makes for a beautiful addition to any bookshelf or coffee table. ...

Britain From The Air showcases 150 of Britain`s best-loved locations with captivating photographs taken from the air, enabling the reader to contemplate them from a fresh view point. Discover new facets to Ben Nevis, find the way out of Hampton Court maze, or soar above the Severn bridges
- every corner of Britain is explored, along with concise text about each location. NEW COVER
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Britain from the Rails, published by Bradt is a compendium of rail travel for leisure enthusiasts & rail fanatics alike, with a mix of line drawings, black-&-white photographs & full-colour images. There's a magical romance about train travel that no other form of transport can capture. Unlike other rail-based guides, this is not a backpacker's manual on how to travel cheaply & quickly & what to do once you get there. Instead, this is a leisurely sojourn around the country, an indulgent, care-free & relaxing journey which notices
- & explains
- what other guides don't. What to see from the train, historical anecdotes about the development of the railways, explanations of how the rail system works, railway traditions, branch line explorations, descriptions of the most scenic routes & a whole lot more are covered in a style which makes for a perfect armchair read, whether from home or on the rails.

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