Discover Britain as you've never known it before, with "Amazing Places to Visit in Britain". "Reader's Digest" and a team of experienced travel writers, whose credits include the "Sunday Times", "Holiday Which?" and the "Daily Telegraph" among many others, have specially chosen the 1,000 most amazing places in Britain to feature in this book. From castles, cathedrals, stately homes and natural wonders to power stations, bellfoundries and even a water tower, this book reflects the diversity of fascinating places that Britain has to offer. Read about some of the world's best early medieval stained glass, found in Canterbury Cathedral, and then turn to an entry on the ossuary at St Leonard's church in Hythe housing 2,000 human skulls, or the Donnington Grand Prix collection at Donnington Park. "Amazing Places in Britain" is a modern guidebook to Britain, and as such includes entries you won't find in most UK guidebooks. From the Umbrella Shop on New Oxford Street in London to the Oldbury Power Station on the River Severn and a Soviet submarine in Folkestone harbour, this unique reference guide will ensure that you'll never see Britain in the same way again. The book is arranged by county and region for easy reference and includes a regional map for each section pinpointing the places featured as well as giving all the information you need to help you plan your visit. In addition, there are 54 special features, providing extra information about a particular topic relevant to the section in which it appears. Learn the history of the Somerset Levels, what prehistoric Uffington was like, or discover more about the diversity of ethnic Leicester. You'll also find walks, with accompanying maps, in Bath, along the Birmingham canals and in Constable's country. Whether you're looking for a place to visit or simply wanting to find out more about a region, you'll find plenty of inspiration in "The Most Amazing Places to Visit in Britain".
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A good guidebook for strangers to our county. It is well laid out and informative with some good suggestions for places to visit in our neighbouring counties too. --East Anglian Daily Times Magazine - Jan 07
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52 of 55 people found the following review helpful
By L. Whiteing
Format:Paperback
I love this book! I've used it a number of times to plan roadtrips and daytrips, as well as just simply to read. It would be easy to complain about all the things that AREN'T in the book, and it's true the chapters on Scotland, etc are markedly smaller than the England section. The whole point of the book is to tell you about things that you may not have heard of, or wouldn't necessarily find leaflets for if you were staying in the area.
We recently roadtripped to Scotland and made a point of seeking out things like Jedburgh Abbey, Carter Bar, and Scott's View. As a result we took more backroads, fought less crowds, and saw breathtaking scenery. I've also visited dozens more sites around the SE on the suggestion of the book, and never been disappointed.
The book itself is well-laid out, nice paper, and nice contruction. Despite some heavy usage, it's still in perfect nick.
And now it's cheaper than when I got it, so it's absolutely a good bargain!
We recently roadtripped to Scotland and made a point of seeking out things like Jedburgh Abbey, Carter Bar, and Scott's View. As a result we took more backroads, fought less crowds, and saw breathtaking scenery. I've also visited dozens more sites around the SE on the suggestion of the book, and never been disappointed.
The book itself is well-laid out, nice paper, and nice contruction. Despite some heavy usage, it's still in perfect nick.
And now it's cheaper than when I got it, so it's absolutely a good bargain!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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I was really disappointed with this book, because it has no pictures of the places described. These places might be amazing but you need a photo at least to give you a visual. It's like a recipe book with no pictures. It just doesn't work. I wouldn't recommend it. I bought Coast- the walks, at the same time and that was much better.
44 of 47 people found the following review helpful
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Book is of very good quality. Nice photos, glossy pages, big but not too big. I was impressed with the range of places that are covered as the information caters to everyone. What I was very disappointed though with is how very little is covered regarding Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Although physically England only takes up less than half of Great Britain he takes up almost the entire book. There are 237 pages devoted to England. Only 35 devoted to Scotland, 20 pages to Wales, and only 7 to Northern Ireland. This could be excused if there were not more that would make a nice addition to the book, but as for Scotland...much was left out. Granted you can't include everything but Wallace Monument, Ben Nevis (tallest peak in G.B.), and "The Granite City" of Aberdeen including Aberdeen University should not have been left out. I don't write this as a Scottish person either. I write this as an American now living in the U.K. so I know what tourist would be impressed with because I was and still am one.
I bought this book hoping to send to a loved one back in the US that is coming here for a tour this summer and wanted him to be able to have a book showing the best of the UK so he could pick what he'd like to do and see. I feel like I need to buy a suplemental book still covering the rest of Great Britain. Other than that the book is very good.
I bought this book hoping to send to a loved one back in the US that is coming here for a tour this summer and wanted him to be able to have a book showing the best of the UK so he could pick what he'd like to do and see. I feel like I need to buy a suplemental book still covering the rest of Great Britain. Other than that the book is very good.
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Published 17 days ago by Toni Taylor-Munn
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What should I see and where should I go?
When writing my review of the Michelin Green Book of GB I said, due to circumstances (age, illnesses, etc), I wold have now to spend more time holidaying in England. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Anthony Shields
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BRILLIANT
BOUGHT THIS AS A GIFT AND MY DAD LOVES IT. HE SAYS THERE IS SO MUCH INFORMATION IN THIS BOOK.
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. T. Woonton
5.0 out of 5 stars
A book if you love to explore the UK.
Why go abroad when there are so many place to see here. We pick one place a year and aim to go and visit it. The picutres are great but the view when you get there- even better.
Published 4 months ago by N. Patterson
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good reference book for travel
We bought this book as we love weekends away and exploring new places. This is a good reference book for planning your days out and finding new and interesting sights to see. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jowaite
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent resource for the literate!
I bought this back in 2008 and have found that it is a great source of interesting places; some well known, others less so. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Giant Electric Head
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Amazing places in Britain
Great list of places, but there are almost no pictures. Book should have shorter list of places and more pictures or should just be bigger and include both. Read more
Published on 5 May 2011 by DS
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quality
I thought that this may be a nice book, but it is excellent and now I really wnat to go there and there and there..........
Published on 6 Feb 2011 by M. Tall
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Inspiring
This book was 'oohed' over by all the family members last Christmas, whilst it doesn't have lots of detail on each place, it does offer many ideas and some beautiful pictures that... Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2011 by K. Wilson
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great place to start
Great book for choosing a day out.
Perhaps not in depth enough in for me but none the less still very good.
Perhaps not in depth enough in for me but none the less still very good.
Published on 31 Jan 2011 by Marie
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