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From sleepy inns with rooms to manor-house hotels for fabulous occasions, each of our places combines character with comfort & a big welcome. A weekend break in a historic city, a night away on business, a family holiday by the sea
- there's something for everyone here. You'll eat well, too: Michelin stars sprinkle themselves throughout this 12th edition, & there are plenty of chefs who put provenance & seasonality at the top of their list. We are committed to the small hotels of Britain, run by enterprising people who do what they do best. We look for what we like, & we celebrate the beautiful & the unusual. It is the combination of fresh, honest write-ups, colour photographs, clear symbols, excellent maps, clear directions & quick reference indices that makes our guides so popular with readers
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Wall map version, size 64 x 89cm (25” x 35” approx), of the Geological Map of the British Islands at 1:1, 584, 000 (1” to 25 miles) from the British Geological Survey, showing the bedrock (formerly ‘solid’) geology of the whole of the UK, Irel&, the Channel Islands & part of the English Channel coastline of France. The disposition at surface (outcrops) of the major rock types & named rock units are shown, with a geological map key giving the scale of geochronological eras & chronostratigraphical systems. The currently available edition is a 2010 reprint of the map’s 5th edition originally published in 1969. The underlying base map shows important towns & cities, main roads, major rivers, significant topographical features, & pre-1965 counties. Please note: this map is also available in a folded format. ...

British Isles (Anglo Scottish) 1595 Replica Map by the Old Map Company is a reproduction of the map created for the famous atlas of the period by the master map maker John Speede Esq. The Old Map Company has recreated the antique maps of British counties, European cities & World countries originally crafted by master map maker John Speede Esq. whose work had accuracy & quality not surpassed for centuries. Each map is treated & presented on specially crafted paper then h&-treated giving it texture & an aged appearance before being beautifully engraved & detailed. ...

Very decorative administrative wall map of the British Isles (100 x 70cm / 3’3” x 2’4” approx.) with a carefully graded palette of glossy shades of green shown against off-white sea background. Light relief shading with names of mountainous region & other geographical features provides topographic information & the map also shows the network of main roads. The map indicates boundaries of counties & unitary authorities, shown either with their names or with numbers cross-referenced to lists provided on the map.A separate enlargement covers the Greater London area, showing individual boroughs. ...

British Isles Communications Wall Map at 1:1, 000, 000 from the Ordnance Survey, size 93.5 x 104cm (3ft 1” x 3ft 5” approx), with a laminated surface which can be written on with suitable marker pens without damaging the map. The map shows the network of motorways, plus: A roads in Great Britain, A & B roads in Northern Irel&, & N & R roads in the Republic of Irel&. The map also shows railway lines, ferry routes with approx. times, airports (scheduled flights with or without customs & non-scheduled flights with customs) & heliports. The base map has colouring for national parks & area of scenic beauty. Map legend

Includes:: French & German.*LAMINATED & ENCAPSULATED WALL MAPS:*- *laminated* wall maps have a thin layer of plastic usually applied to the printed side only. They can be written on with suitable marker pens without any damage to the map but, unless laminated on both sides, they are not damp-proof.- *encapsulated* wall maps are sealed between two sheets of plastic. They are more rigid & heavier than laminated maps of the same size. They are damp-proof & do not crinkle in humid conditions. Encapsulation gives the map a shiny surface, similar to being displayed behind glass.- *please note:* many publishers & retailers often use these two terms interchangeably. Our map titles & descriptions follow the definitions provided above.

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Kalimedia have produced an original, fold out map of the British Isles that uncovers the true etymology behind familiar place names in the United Kingdom & the Republic of Irel&. Names are taken back to their roots & translated into English, giving us an unusual & intriguing insight into the character of peoples & places behind the more recognizable cartographic names. Many geographical names are clearly rooted in man’s observation of his natural environment. Physical geography has given rise to the Iles at the Edge of the Sea (Hebrides) & the Market by the Yawning Estuary (Ipswich). Unsurprisingly, places have often acquired names derived from the characteristics of the people who live there: The Great Land of the Tattooed (Great Britain) & Bear Guard’s Home (Birmingham). London is, possibly aptly, said to translate as ‘ Unaffordable River Town’! An A-Z listing of place names & their derivations, as featured on the map, is provided on the reverse of the sheet. ...

British Isles Explorer map from Ocean Explorer Publications, designed to highlight interesting locations in United Kingdom & Ireland: historic towns, palaces, gardens, beautiful landscapes, etc. The map, ideal for planning a holiday, has on one side Great Britain with 72 locations highlighted & cross-referenced to brief descriptions. On the reverse, Scotland is also shown separately, this time highlighting 25 more sights of the country’s beauty spots & natural heritage. The reverse side also

Includes:: a map of Ireland with Northern Ireland where 31 locations are marked. All three maps use a satellite-based image showing names of major mountain rages & numerous towns; road network is not included. The maps also highlight various other places of interest not covered by the accompanying descriptions. Separate panels provide a list of monarchs from Edward the Confessor & Robert the Bruce to the present day, a brief timeline from 43AD to 1999, plus notes on the coastal wildlife & botany. Current edition of this title was published in July 2014.

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Cloth-backed small size version of A New Map of Irel&, originally published by William Faden around 1797 & dedicated to ” His Majesty King George the Third, The Patron & Promoter of every useful science”. Counties are in different colours, with the divisions into Ulster, Connaught, Leinster & Munster also marked. A pretty vignette of a rural scene with cupids decorates the title. This reproduction was taken from what used to be called a “cloth-dissected” map, made when the map itself was cut into sections & each section then individually pasted onto an overall cloth backing for the whole map. In this version the whole map is backed onto cloth in one piece but the gaps between the sections have been reproduced in the printing to preserve the style & the feeling of the original. Each individual map is presented folded in a colourful case covered with a unique design marbled paper – no two cases are identical.PLEASE NOTE: this title is also available in a larger size reproduction. To see the list of all the titles in this series from Old Folding Maps please click on the series link. ...

Cloth-backed small size version of A New Map of Irel&, originally published by William Faden around 1797 & dedicated to ” His Majesty King George the Third, The Patron & Promoter of every useful science”. Counties are in different colours, with the divisions into Ulster, Connaught, Leinster & Munster also marked. A pretty vignette of a rural scene with cupids decorates the title. This reproduction was taken from what used to be called a “cloth-dissected” map, made when the map itself was cut into sections & each section then individually pasted onto an overall cloth backing for the whole map. In this version the whole map is backed onto cloth in one piece but the gaps between the sections have been reproduced in the printing to preserve the style & the feeling of the original. Each individual map is presented folded in a colourful case covered with a unique design marbled paper – no two cases are identical.PLEASE NOTE: this title is also available in a larger size reproduction. To see the list of all the titles in this series from Old Folding Maps please click on the series link. ...