London in the Shortlist Guide series from Time Out; exploring a range of international destinations in a handy, pocket-sized format designed to introduce visitors to the best nightlife, entertainment & local attractions in the city. Expert local writers provide an encyclopaedic knowledge of each city, ensuring that the guides have won a reputation for their accuracy & reliability. Each guide opens with a ...

London in the Shortlist Guide series from Time Out; exploring a range of international destinations in a handy, pocket-sized format designed to introduce visitors to the best nightlife, entertainment & local attractions in the city. Expert local writers provide an encyclopaedic knowledge of each city, ensuring that the guides have won a reputation for their accuracy & reliability. Each guide opens with a ‘ Don’t Miss’ section profiling recommendations by the author & accompanied by detailed commentary. An Itineraries chapter provides inspiration for travellers with a series of thematic walks around the city. The main section explores the city by region, with each area divided into sights & museums, eating & drinking, shopping, nightlife & arts & leisure. Contact details, addresses, opening times & prices for each establishment are also given where relevant.A further section on Essentials provides listings of hotels by area, accompanied by a description & with details of opening times, addresses, directions & outline room prices. Further information on getting to the city & around is also provided. There is also a Resources index, with practical guidance on accidents & emergencies, credit card loss, customs, dental emergencies, disabled visitors, embassies & consulates, left luggage, opening hours, smoking, telephones, tickets, visas & what’s on where. ...

This follow-up to Jason Brooks` highly successful Paris Sketchbook is a stunning gift book that brings the big smoke to life ...

Skyline Chess is a London based company founded by two local designers, Ian Flood & Chris Prosser. They are delighted to have recently launched their first city of London. Their vision is to produce other major cities around the world, allowing the different skylines to be pitted against each other on the chess board. The London edition – The 32-piece set is cast in injection moulded acrylic. Each chessman is double weighted & has a soft felt base. Finished in classic black & white, this stunning set is the perfect product for someone looking for a unique piece of British design. Each set comes complete with a folding board & presentation box. ...

We’ve transformed the London skyline into a graphic & stylish cushion. H&-stitched in fine needlepoint, imitations don’t come close to this popular design.- Size (inches) 16x 13- Size (cms) 41x 33- Feather cushion included. Needlepoint in wool. Dry clean only.- Designer: Hazel Townsend ...

London Skyline Wooden Jigsaw has been handcrafted & cut, then primed & painted in bright child safe non toxic, bright colours. A small work of art in its own right, the jigsaw both entertains & educates, allowing children to appreciate geography by piecing it together with their own hands. The item is presented in an attractive box & supplied with its own natural cotton drawstring bag for transporting the pieces around. Suitable for ages 6 & up. Products meet & exceed required European Toy Safety Standard. ...

A colourful pack of 52 picture cards featuring London landmarks, designed for playing Snap, Memory & matching & sorting games. Playing games is a vital part of a child`s early education, teaching important skills such as co-operation with other people, conversation, concentration, how to follow rules & the importance of winning & losing. A great introduction to one of the most amazing cities in the world, & a wonderful, pocket-sized souvenir. ...

A detailed topographic map of South London from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series, covering Westminster, Greenwich, Croydon, Esher & Twickenham (showing part of the Thames Path). Edition A4; Publication date September 2010 About this series: These highly detailed maps show all the administrative boundaries, settlements as small as isolated farms, the road network down to unfenced roads & country tracks, & field boundaries (hedges & drystone walls) which make navigation across the countryside much easier. Steep gradients on roads are indicated. Various landmarks, e.g. powerlines, archaeological sites, windmills, churches & lighthouses are shown & additional graphics indicate natural terrain features such as cliffs, scree, mud & vegetation variations. The contour interval is 5 metres in the lower parts of the country & 10 metres in the uplands, & spot heights are marked. Each map covers an area of 30 x 20km (i.e. approx. 19 x 12 miles), with some double-sided maps covering more, as indicated in the individual descriptions. The maps are fully GPS compatible, with the National Grid shown at 1km intervals & latitude & longitude indicated by margin ticks at 1'. The Explorer series has replaced the earlier, green-cover Pathfinder maps. The Explorer series is now complete & covers all of Engl&, Wales & Scotl&. Some sheets for popular areas like the National Parks are still branded as Outdoor Leisure (OL) maps, but are now included in this series as the cartography is the same as that in the Explorer Maps. The Explorer maps offer a substantial improvement on the Pathfinder series, with greater use of colour, larger area per map, & stronger emphasis on information for ramblers & tourists. This series is ideal for walking & other outdoor pursuits & each map shows a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. Public rights of way are shown (except in Scotland), together with other routes with public access: National Trails & Recreational Paths, permitted paths & bridleways, & selected cycle routes. Open access land created under the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 is marked. Tourist information

Includes:: caravan & camp sites, Park & Ride locations, recreation/leisure/sport centres, museums, historic buildings, English Heritage & National Trust sites, rural pubs, etc. The map legend is in English only, except for the tourist information content which is also in French & German.

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South-East London in a series of nine street plans from Geographers' A-Z Map Company providing complete coverage of the Greater London administrative area, with comprehensive street indexes, including names of localities, estates, junctions, etc. Current edition of this title was published in 2008. Coverage

Includes:: Swanley, Orpington, Borough Green, Chislehurst, Sevenoaks, Hartley, New Ash Green, West Kingsdown, Badger

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South London in a series of nine street plans from Geographers' A-Z Map Company providing complete coverage of the Greater London administrative area, with comprehensive street indexes, including names of localities, estates, junctions, etc. Current edition of this title was published in 2009. Coverage

Includes:: Croydon, Purley, Sutton, Bromley, Tadworth, Beckenham, Biggin Hill, Caterham, Coulsdon, Ewell, Merton, New Malden, Thornton Heath, Banstead, Carshalton, Cheam, Chipstead, Elmers End, Hayes, Morden, Mitcham, New Addington, Rayners Park, Tattenham Corner, Warlingham, West Wickham, Whyteleafe, Woldingham & Worcester Park. The maps cover London at 1:21, 477 (3 inches to 1 mile approx.) & show A & B roads annotated with selected house numbers for easier identification of addresses. Junction names & boundaries of the congestion & low emission zones are clearly marked, as well as locations of safety cameras with speed limits. The maps also indicate one way traffic, restricted access & pedestrianized streets. Railway, Underground & Dockland Light Railway stations are named & the Croydon Tramlink is shown with stops. Colouring and/or symbols indicate public building, services & facilities, including shopping centres or market streets, selected car parks, etc. Public toilets are marked, indicating those with facilities for the disabled. Each map also shows local authority & postcode boundaries. The index is in a separate booklet &

Includes:: names of road junctions, housing estates, hospitals & hospices, selected places of interest, etc. There is no overlap between individual maps in this series. Each title is also available as a wall map, in a paper version or encapsulated.



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