In Great British Ghosts, Michaela Strachan travels around England & Wales to visit the spookiest locations the nation has to offer, uncovering the gems of Britain's haunted history. From Glastonbury's infamous George & Pilgrims hotel where monks wander its corridors at night, to the magnificent medieval Berkeley Castle to visit the cell which imprisoned King Edward II. Michaela also travels to the Clearwell Caves, which is home to a mysterious ghostly miner. During her stay in the Cotswolds, she visits Wooton Under Edge's Ancient Ram Inn, which is said to be the scariest place in the country. This series also sees her travel to Essex where the former Witches prison, known as ' The Cage' in St Osyth is based, Pendle Hill in Lancashire, the scene of the famous Witch trials in 1612, Blackpool's haunted Grand Theatre & Pleasure Beach, the Derby Gaol & the ancient tunnels beneath the Guildhall. Packed with stunning locations including Castles, Stately Homes, Country Inns & even a theme park, also featured is fascinating interviews & first hand accounts from historians, paranormal experts & the general public. ...

A colourful photographic guide to marine fish & invertebrate life in the seas around Britain. The book provides information to aid identification of the animals & describes their fascinating forms, intriguing behaviour & interactions. Incorporating many full-page photographs & picture sequences, it is written for non-specialists. ...

Great British Pubs is a practical guide that takes you around the very best public houses in Britain & celebrates the pub as a national institution. Every kind of pub is represented in these pages with categorised listings featuring full-colour photography illustrating a host of excellent pubs from the seaside to the city & from the historic to the ultra-modern. Articles on beer brewing, cider making, classic pub food recipes & traditional pub games are included to help the reader fully understand what makes a pub ' Great'. Tours around some of the pubs featured in the book are also provided to give you the opportunity to get out & visit plenty of Great British Pubs. ...

Fed up of posh parfaits? Gorged on granita? Tired of tiramisu? It's time to celebrate the puds that made Britain great! With over 140 classic recipes from the world-famous pudding club, from steamed syrup sponges to classic fruit crumbles, spotted dick to jam roly poly, school-dinner favourites like rice pudding, to regional classics like Bakewell tart & Sussex pond pudding, these simple, scrumptious recipes celebrate our majestic pudding heritage. ...

A glorious insight into the history, landscape & people of Britain from the window of Britain's many & magnificent railway journeys. Join Charlie Bunce & Michael Portillo as they travel on over 9 well-known railway lines, discovering the impact the railways have had on Victorian Britain & are stuck by their lasting legacy today. This book has 272 pages & is 25.2cm x 19.5cm x 2.5cm ...

Thematically covering every subject imaginable, from God to dogs, this work is a seminal gathering of British wit. Among others, featured in it are George Mikes Jane Austen, Pam Ayres, Alan Bennett, Jeffrey Bernard, John Betjeman, Jo Br&, Craig Brown, Winston Churchill, Alan Clark, Jeremy Clarkson, Billy Connolly, & Peter Cook. ...

Quentin is a wolf with a very unusual hobby.

He loves to bake!

So when he accidentally receives an invitation

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You can make it or you can fake it!

Use these expert cake decorating techniques to make modern, fresh, & fun cakes that

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Have you ever tried baking a cake for a birthday or special occasion only to be disappointed when it didn't turn out as planned? This comprehensive illustrated guide to cake baking will provide all the answers you're looking for with tips to ensure you never go wrong again. Here you'll find tried & tested recipes for baking at home that will never let you down. Everything, from the most delicious, rich chocolate cake to scrumptious cookies, is included & all the recipes have been triple tested by the Good Housekeeping Institute. "101 Great Cakes"

Includes:: recipes for all kinds of sweet treats: cakes & biscuits, pastries & tarts. Each recipe is clearly explained so that even the most inexperienced baker will feel confident & inspired to try out something they may not have considered before.

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This delightful anthology gives readers a teeming litter of literary tributes to the ever-fascinating, ever-mystifying cat. Some of the characters highlighted are Yeats's Minnaloushe, Christopher Smart's Jeoffry, Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat, & T.S. Eliot's Rum Tum Tugger. ...