Great Britain in an A4, spiral-bound 2013 road atlas from Collins, with 21 more detailed urban approach maps, over 60 city centre street maps, route planning mapping including risk rating of motorways & A roads, information on motorway services, etc. This A4 format of the Collins Road Atlas of Britain differs from the two larger size A3 versions by having altitude colouring to show the topography, no British national grid coordinates, but with an extra diagram of the motorway network in Birmingham. The main part of the atlas presents Engl&, Wales & Southern Scotland at 3.2 miles to 1 inch (1:200, 000), with Northern Scotland at 4.2 miles to 1 inch (1:263.158). The mapping gives driving distances on motorways & A roads; motorways & primary routes indicate services & junctions with full or restricted interchanges; primary route destinations are prominently highlighted; in Scotland narrow A & B roads with passing places are indicated; locations of four different types of speed cameras are shown; tolls, steep gradients & level crossing are marked. The maps also show railways lines with stations & ferry connections. A range of symbols indicate various places of interest: camping and/or caravan sites; historic houses & country parks, seaside destinations & beaches, etc. Topography is indicated by altitude colouring with names of mountain/hill ranges, peaks, valleys, etc, plus additional spot heights. The maps do show the lines of the British national grid but without providing the coordinates. The index
Includes:: 1000 most visited places of interest, each with its Sat Nav friendly postcode. Additional features provide:- Enlargements, each covering a wide area around the featured city, showing in greater detail the environs of 21 main urban areas.- Town centre street plans for over 60 cites, clearly showing main traffic arteries, one way streets, rail connections, places of interest, etc.- Road access to six main airports, plus to the Chunnel Tunnel terminals on both sides.- The whole country at 1:1, 408, 450 / 1