About this book
Full-colour throughout, The Rough Guide to Britain is the ultimate guide to Rough Guides' home patch. With 30 years experience and our trademark 'tell it like it is' writing style, Rough Guides cover all the basics with practical, on-the-ground details, as well as unmissable alternatives to the usual must-see sights. At the top of your list and guaranteed to get you value for money, each guide also reviews the best accommodation and restaurants in all price brackets. We know there are times for saving, and times for splashing out.
In The Rough Guide to Britain:
- Over 50 colour-coded maps featuring every listing
- Area-by-area chapter highlights
- Top 5 boxes
- Things not to miss section
Make the most of your trip with The Rough Guide to Britain.
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Table of contents
- Contents 3
- INTRODUCTION 4
- Where to go 5
- When to go 14
- Things not to miss 16
- Itineraries 26
- BASICS 28
- Getting there 29
- Getting around 31
- Accommodation 34
- Food and drink 36
- The media 39
- Festivals and events 40
- Sports and outdoor activities 42
- Travel essentials 46
- THE GUIDE 52
- 1 London 52
- 2 The Southeast 132
- 3 Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire 174
- 4 Oxfordshire, the Cotswolds and around 220
- 5 Bristol, Bath and Somerset 258
- 6 Devon and Cornwall 288
- 7 East Anglia 342
- 8 The West Midlands and the Peak District 380
- 9 The East Midlands 422
- 10 The Northwest 450
- 11 Cumbria and the Lakes 492
- 12 Yorkshire 518
- 13 The Northeast 570
- 14 South Wales 610
- 15 Mid-Wales 656
- 16 North Wales 690
- 17 Edinburgh and the Lothians 722
- 18 Southern Scotland 760
- 19 Glasgow and the Clyde 782
- 20 Central Scotland 808
- 21 Argyll 838
- 22 Northeast Scotland 862
- 23 The Highland region 886
- 24 Skye and the Western Isles 924
- 25 Orkney and Shetland 948
- CONTEXTS 972
- History 973
- Books 990
- Film 994
- SMALL PRINT & INDEX 998
