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Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | Only 1 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | Puff your way up 530 steps to the top of St. Paul's Cathedral for a heavenly view of London, p141.
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Eleven authors, 3000 hours of research, 195 maps
Insider views - tailored itineraries, reading lists and do-it-yourself travel tips help you get under the skin
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| | Product Details | | Author: | David Else | | Paperback: | 1014 pages | | Publisher: | Lonely Planet | | Publication Date: | May 01, 2007 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1741045657 | | Package Length: | 7.48 inches | | Package Width: | 5.04 inches | | Package Height: | 1.65 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.68 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 22 reviews |
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 There are better ones out there Jul 20, 2010
I found my brother's Frommer's book on England and Wales from 2005 was far more meaty and actionable than this one. That one had a variety of itineraries based on the type of activities one wants to do, and was overall much more useable.
 Poor content Dec 25, 2009
This is probably he most useless guide to GB that I have seen. Very poor choices for accommodation. Some major cities totally missing and accommodation info way out of date. Consider another option if you want to travel UK with ease. ie. Rick Steves
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Comprehensive, with odd omissions Dec 26, 2008
The first item I looked for was Darwin's house, Down House. The only related entry is the little known Darwin Centre, where Erasmus Darwin lived. Down House is even having a celebration in 2009 for the 150th anniversary of Origin of Species, but no mention in this book. It is on the southeast England map if you know where to look. Sure, they could skip the geologist William Smith or the alchemist Isaac Newton, but Darwin?
The other negative is lack of map coordinates. It would be simple to label two edges of each map and put a simple 2-character coordinate code on each town or site description. It is often difficult to follow clues like "southeast of York" (once you find York) to a small town on a complex map.
OTOH, the histories are great lively and informative. The book is packed with enough information to provide a good basis for any visitor, and I was impressed by the coverage of hill climbs, skimpy but better than most sources. I was disappointed with Lonely Planet in several countries, but feel no need for any other book except the pictures in Eyewitness for Great Britain (and climbing routes for Scotland).
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 Jack of all travel, Master of none Apr 21, 2008
I just returned from 3 weeks in the UK and think the reviews over sold this book. It was not at all the travel bible I expected. You know the comments about how weak the maps are? Well....... if it isn't on the map, it isn't in the book. This book is an excellent resource if you are looking for ideas on what to do with your time in Britain but if you know what you want to do and expect it to be in this book you will most likely be disappointed.
If you just want to see the standard tour stuff, you are better off looking up the visitor information center location for each major city you're visiting and heading straight for it when you arrive. You can book your city tours and attractions and get the best deals on city sanctioned accomodations from the visitor centers.
I had a car for half the time and used the rails the other half. This book did not have the detail for either modes of travel. I needed a little more detailed maps, local rail stations and how the underground connected with major hubs in the major cities. I did not even see anything on the Heathrow Express into the London Paddington Station. That is elemental info for getting into London from the airport.
This book is not bad, it just was not right for me and was not what I expected. I knew where I wanted to go and what I wanted to do and there was very little about those things in this book. They really tried to cover too much in a single volumne. They need to break England, Wales and Scotland into individual volumes.
I still recommend this book but don't rely on it to get you where you want to go and copy just the pages you need (including the area maps at the beginning of each section)instead of lugging the whole book all over Britain. I ended up leaving mine in a the hotel because it was just one heavy item too many.
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 Nicely Irreverent While It Informs Dec 12, 2007
You want a guidebook with a touch of attitude, Lonely Planet books are for you. They may lack some of the warmth and reach of other books, but they also cover things no one else touches. All the big name sites and attractions are here but so are some spots that most tourists never think of. Lonely Planet Great Britain is unique and I'd recommend it to anyone.
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