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Recession-busting Britain: Best Free Experiences (Promo) [Kindle Edition]

Lonely Planet (Author)
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
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'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other'. New York Times
The ultimate guide to the best free things to do throughout England, Scotland and Wales includes author-recommended reviews and practical information on a wide-range of free options from museums to markets, galleries to guided walks, cathedrals to conversation centres and much more - all the essentials you need to help you explore Britain without spending a penny.

This guide has been created by Lonely Planet's dedicated authors and local experts who immersed themselves in England, Scotland and Wales, finding the best free experiences and sharing practical and honest advice.

Inside Lonely Planet Recession-busting Britain: best free experiences

  • Hundreds of free things to see and do in Britain
  • Full colour styling and images
  • A brilliant new page layout for fast and hassle-free reading while on the go
  • Free experiences divided by region for ease of use, plus additional lists to suit individual interests such as art, history and family travel
  • Includes London, Cambridge, Bath, Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Cambridge, Oxford, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cardiff, York, Leeds and much much more!

Special eBook enhancements:

  • Comprehensive interlinking - to enable you to seamlessly flip between pages, jump between maps and reviews, or visit the websites of places we recommend
  • Plus pinch and zoom images and maps - enabling you to zoom in for greater detail
  • Search - go straight to what you are looking for with the inbuilt search capability
  • Add notes, bookmark or use the inbuilt dictionary.

Written and researched by David Else, David Atkinson, Peter Dragicevich, Belinda Dixon, Joe Bindloss, Neil Wilson, Marc Di Duca, Oliver Berry, Etain O'Carroll, Fionn Davenport, Andy Symington and Catherine le Nevez.

Product details

  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 619 KB
  • Print Length: 1184 pages
  • Publisher: Lonely Planet; 10 edition (1 Mar 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B007M5PZC4
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #707 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)

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37 of 39 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing 17 April 2012
By happy hermit TOP 500 REVIEWER
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This book was free, so maybe I should not have expected much, but it was described as "the ultimate guide to the best free things to do throughout England, Scotland & Wales". In actual fact this book mainly consists of a few lines about each town or city's main museum. I looked up the section on the "South of England", which seems to encompass both the South East & South West, yet only lists 15 towns/cities. Each of these has one listing that's it ! If you look up Bristol for instance you get just one listing about the Arnolfini Arts centre, so that's the only free thing worth doing in Bristol is it then ? Plymouth, Brighton & Truro also only warrant one listing each, and the beautiful historic city of Exeter doesn't even get mentioned.

London fares better, but it still is mainly just a museum list, with a few lines tacked on about "great views" & "street markets". Yes I love museums, but there's lots of other great free stuff to do in all these places, and you won't find out about any of it in this book. If you're visiting Britain as a budget traveller for the first time, don't rely on this book for information, do some research on the internet and pick up local "what's on" guides. This book does not tell you about "the best free experiences" and tells you nothing about the sights or history of the individual places.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars probably 3.5 stars, sometimes slightly more than just ok 25 April 2012
By Carol 'avid little bookworm' TOP 500 REVIEWER
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Although I've not read a Lonely Planet Guide before this one, I'd always been under the impression that they were highly regarded, so happily downloaded this before there were any reviews.

The synopsis describes this as 'the ultimate guide to the best free things to do throughout England, Scotland and Wales' which does build high expectations, so unfortunately I was a little disappointed.

London, probably as one would expect, fairs best. Living in Leeds in the North of England there were no surprises, regarding the North. We travel fairly regularly to Edinburgh and were aware of, or have visited the places mentioned. We've a relative who has just moved to Glasgow so there are a few ideas in here we'll probably try.

Museums feature highly throughout, but these are by and large free anyway. Probably nothing that a good hour on the internet wouldn't uncover, or the local tourist offices.

However, it was a free download, so nothing lost and I do feel it will be a book I'll dip into now and then rather than sit and devour in one sitting.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Its okay 16 Jun 2013
By Anthony Sadd
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not my cup a tea, although the book is full of useful information and guidance, it is a good reference book , and I will be keeping the book on my kindle for when i need it so well worth having.
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5.0 out of 5 stars never knew there were so many free attractions 7 Jun 2013
By kate1401
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Very interesting. Knew some of the places but was surprised at the content. Hope to visit some of the attractions.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Recession Buster it is! 4 Jun 2013
By mx-hawk
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i used this in London found it very useful and it saved me money. it is also imformative about the london attractions.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A good 'investment' 3 Jun 2013
By Judy Smith
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This will certainly be one of those books that will come in useful when visiting differant places in UK. A good 'investment' - concise, down to earth and contains a wide range of venues and ideas which is sure to have something of interest for everyone!.
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4.0 out of 5 stars very useful 29 May 2013
By lizzy25
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i found this book very usefull, i got this because i was going on a trip to leeds. it was very usefull when we were there to know all infomation about the museums
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4.0 out of 5 stars days out 25 May 2013
By Ms. S. A. Cooper
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Last year we wasted a lot of time trying to find cheap days out for our granddaughters this year we have ideas in a book
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars Too short!
I flicked through this in less than 4 minutes.....
Disappointing and lacking in detail and places. Nothing mentioned in the Lakes for example....
Published 28 days ago by fluteandvoice
3.0 out of 5 stars A thoroughly English read what what what
I'm not English, I'm actually an Icelander living in England so i get to see things from an outsiders perspective. This book offers you so much to do but in a very English manner. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sass Alessi
4.0 out of 5 stars a handy book
It lets you know what is available for free or at very low cost around Britain, great if you are on a low income, out of work or have children.
Published 2 months ago by Susan Bailey
3.0 out of 5 stars Limited
Identifies free experiences in different parts of the UK. However there are only a few in each area and transport would expensive to visit those not in my location.
Published 2 months ago by JOJECO
3.0 out of 5 stars Unimaginative and not much detail.
This isn't exactly ground-breaking. Pretty much all the attractions are museums and galleries, which is great as they're my favourite places to visit, but I was hoping to have more... Read more
Published 2 months ago by vanillatea
5.0 out of 5 stars great
Came well within the expected date, good quality. No problems with this seller at all. Am pleased with purchase. Would recommend.
Published 3 months ago by Mrs A
1.0 out of 5 stars Got it for free
And worth every penny. Use the internet,for example Tripadvisor and get real advice on free things to do. X x
Published 3 months ago by Gialia
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