This is a popular guidebook to the beautiful destination of New Zeal&, with its green-&-golden land spread between snowy mountain peaks, & its winding coastline of isl&-studded bays & harbours. Waterfalls cascading through mossy gorges, bubbling geothermal areas, active volcanoes, magnificent stretches of sandy beach & cool fjords are among the highlights that attract travellers to this other land `down under`. This well-researched & entertaining book provides an excellent overview of New Zealand`s Maori culture, a special topic on Tolkien-related New Zeal&, geological wonders, national parks & cities, in addition to a step-by-step tour of the country. This guide provides up-to-date, detailed information on New Zealand`s many outdoor sporting activities, including diving, hiking, bird-watching & golf. If you like to travel in style, but don`t want to miss anything along the way, this is the book for you. Are you feeling energetic enough to go bungy jumping at Queenstown or rafting the rapids of the Tongariro River? Does taking in a traditional Maori presentation sound intriguing? Are you a golfer who enjoys walking world-class fairways? Does getting close to nature by swimming with dolphins sound appealing? At the end of the day, how does a supremely soothing soak in a naturally heated thermal pool sound? This book has it all & more
- comprehensive coverage of a land that boasts some of the world`s most spectacular & diverse scenery, countless outdoor adventures, hospitable locals, & tourist facilities that will impress even the most discerning of travellers.
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New Zealand's South Island Provincial City & Towns Travellers Street Directory: spiral, handy size (19x 26cm), 200-page street atlas, showing 244 provincial towns (except Christchurch). All the plans are presented at 1:30, 000 with, where appropriate, enlargements for town centres provided at more detailed scales. The plans show information centres, one way streets & parking facilities, bus routes, railways with stations, shopping centres, police stations & hospitals, playgrounds, beaches, public toilets, places of interest, etc. The plans are grouped by region, which each section containing an overview map of the area. Where necessary, detailed district road maps are also provided. The atlas has a 28 page index which for each town lists both streets & various facilities & places of interest.PLEASE NOTE: This atlas does not cover Christchurch. ...

New Zealand's South Island Road Atlas: spiral, handy size (19x 26cm), 29-page road atlas with enlargements for environs of main towns, indexed street plans of town centres, an extensive index of localities, roads/tracks & streets, etc., plus information driving regulations. The main section of the atlas covers the South Island at 1:250, 000, with very detailed presentation of the road network from motorways to 4WD tracks. Railway lines, ferry routes, local airfields & airstrips are marked. National Parks & protected areas are highlighted, & symbols mark places of interest, a very wide range of sport & recreational facilities, wine growing regions, hot springs & thermal areas, campsites & motorhome/caravan parks, etc. Selected waking tracks are also shown including the New Zealand Walkway & the Te Araroa Walkway. Topography is indicated by very effective relief shading, spot heights & names of various mountain ranges, plus colouring for protected areas. No geographical coordinates are provided. More detailed mapping at 1:175, 000 or 1:150, 000 covers the environs Christchurch, Dunedin, Queenstown, Nelson, Invercargill, Blenheim
- Picton, & Greymouth
- Hokitika. Street plans of town centres show one way streets, parking facilities, public toilets & places of interest in: Christchurch, Dunedin, Ashburton, Blenheim, Greymouth, Hokitika, Invercargill, Nelson, Oamaru, Picton, Queenstown, Timaru, & Westport. Extensive, 76-page index has separate lists of cities/towns/localities, rural roads/tourist routes/4WD tracks/forestry road, streets for each of the plans, & rural features (mountain & passes, coastal & water features, forests/parks/conservation areas, campsites & caravan parks, dump stations, recreational area, etc). The atlas also

Includes:: lists of visitor centres, a section on road safety & traffic signs, & a distance table.



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New Zealand's South Island Touring Atlas & Guide: A4, paperback atlas & guide with descriptions of most visited areas illustrated with colour photos, detailed road maps, & street plans of main towns. The atlas opens with general information on touring the North Island & descriptions of the national parks: Arthur ...

This very comprehensive chart-book & guide is now in its fourth edition & differs from all earlier editions in scope, content & presentation. The book is the new, re-titled edition of the Hauraki Gulf Boating Atlas by the same author. With overseas cruising visitors in mind, this edition begins with an introduction to New Zealand & the Gulf area in particular, including a brief description of port entry from overseas. The guide divides the Hauraki Gulf & extensions east of the Coromandel Peninsula to Mercury Bay & Whitianga into 5 regions, with each having an introduction for visiting lovers-of-the-sea, be they locals, or cruisers here for the first time. Each region contains full-colour reproductions of sections of the official, large scale LINZ charts, showing the bays & coasts. In this edition all the available charts for the Waitemata Harbour & Tamaki River are included & double-page layouts for areas such as the Broken Islands Passage at Great Barrier, the Rangitoto Channel, Kawau Bay, & other areas which benefit from a larger scale presentation. The author provides an excellent & informative narrative from his experiences within each region. Many full colour photographs are provided to assist navigation & the selection of places to cruise, & also to describe some of the history & general interest.GPS reference points are tabulated with matching chart icons. An introductory section gives the radio VHF channels for stations in the Gulf area & details for obtaining weather information, for which the Gulf is particularly well served in New Zeal&. The book is well indexed both by subject & also by GPS references. In the Gulf area, ‘ New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf’ is unmatched as a functional cruising guide & as a very attractive addition to the personal library ...

Newark in 1900 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. In this title: the map covers the centre of Newark, & its southern & western outskirts. Coverage stretches from Queen's Road southward to Sconce Hills. Features include Market Place, St Mary's church, chapels, part of Midland Railway with southern end of station, Castle remains, Flour Mill with railway connection, River Trent, Hospital, Town Hall, chapels, schools, St Catherine's Well, Farndon Field, malthouse, Trent Bridge, Town Wharf Grammar School, Chantry House, The Friary, Devon Bridge etc. On the reverse are street directory entries for Balderton Gate, Carter Gate, Castle Gate, Kirk Gate, Market Place, Middle Gate. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Newark in 1900 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the centre of Newark & its southern & western outskirts. Coverage stretches from Queen`s Road southward to Sconce Hills. Features include Market Place, St Mary`s church, chapels, part of Midland Railway with southern end of station, Castle remains, Flour Mill with railway connection, River Trent, Hospital, Town Hall, chapels, schools, St Catherine`s Well, Farndon Field, malthouse, Trent Bridge, Town Wharf Grammar School, Chantry House, The Friary, Devon Bridge, etc. On the reverse are street directory entries for Balderton Gate, Carter Gate, Castle Gate, Kirk Gate, Market Place & Middle Gate. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Newark East in 1899 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. In this title: the map covers the eastern part of Newark, stretching from Wellington Road eastward to Hillside & beyond. Features include GNR railway with Newark Junction but not station, gas works, Hatton House, engine shed, Beaconhill Road area, Cemetery (at foot of map), malthouse with railway connection, Hillside, Beacon Hill, Highfield, Great Northern Brick Works etc. On the reverse are street directory entries for Barnby Gate, Barnby Road, Beacon Hill, Beacon Hill Road, Charles Street, Cross Street, Harcourt Street, Private Street, Vernon Street & Wellington Street. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Newark East in 1899 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the eastern part of Newark, stretching from Wellington Road eastward to Hillside & beyond. Features include GNR railway with Newark Junction but not station, gas works, Hatton House, engine shed, Beaconhill Road area, Cemetery (at foot of map), malthouse with railway connection, Hillside, Beacon Hill, Highfield, Great Northern Brick Works, etc. On the reverse are street directory entries for Barnby Gate, Barnby Road, Beacon Hill, Beacon Hill Road, Charles Street, Cross Street, Harcourt Street, Private Street, Vernon Street & Wellington Street. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

A detailed topographic map of Newark-on-Trent from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series, covering Retford, Southwell & Saxilby. Edition A2 with minor changes; Publication date January 2011 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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