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This top-selling road atlas showcases Britain's clearest mapping at 3.2 miles to 1 inch, from the experts at the AA. Each page has been titled with its geographical location so you can turn to the page you need more easily. Static speed camera locations with speed limits are pinpointed. Wide minor roads, National Trust, English and World Heritage, crematorium locations and other hard-to-find places are also shown. There are 108 city, town and port plans, full-colour county, unitary and administrative area map and a comprehensive 31,500 entry index with airports, top tourist sites and motorway services listed. Plus, scenic routes, tourist sites with satnav friendly postcodes and caravan and camping sites symbolised on the mapping. The paper in this atlas is produced from environmentally sustainable resources.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound
Excellent in all respects. Released just in time for my trip from U.S. to U.K. I especially like the ring binder feature. I'm now "in country", arrived in Glasgow, drove to Liverpool, then Harrogate -- my present location. The publication even had the display of the new M74 extension that links up with the M8 on the south side of the Clyde. I couldn't navigate the U.K. without this atlas.
47 of 50 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound
There is nothing intrinsically wrong with this book of maps, but I regret buying them.
I have always been a fan of AA mapping, - I find it nice and clear to read, and so have been buying AA maps for many years now. I bought this as a replacement for a three year old Atlas that was becoming rather tatty. Unfortunately I did not look carefully enough at the item description. So, be warned, and don't make the same mistake I did.
The problem, - for me, - with this Atlas is it's size and weight; although of course, this may not be a problem for you. Let me explain: my old Atlas had large pages (approx. 39cm x 28cm), this new one has smaller pages (approx. 30cm x 22cm). This has two disadvantages:
- for route planning it is helpful to see as much as possible of the route on one page, (e.g. my old map could show the whole M25 area in one double page spread), so, for me, it makes the Atlas significantly less useful.
- smaller pages means you need more of them
Regarding the second point, this Atlas also includes detailed plans for many towns, (my old one did not), which adds yet more pages. The net result of this is that this Atlas is approx. 2cm thick, which is approximately three times the thickness of my previous Atlas, and at just over 1 kilo in weight is around 4 times the weight of my previous Atlas.
I am thinking now that I will keep this in the house for reference and try to find another Atlas of similar size to my original for the car. But as I said at the outset there is nothing intrinsically wrong with this Atlas, so it may be fine for you. Horses for courses.
I have always been a fan of AA mapping, - I find it nice and clear to read, and so have been buying AA maps for many years now. I bought this as a replacement for a three year old Atlas that was becoming rather tatty. Unfortunately I did not look carefully enough at the item description. So, be warned, and don't make the same mistake I did.
The problem, - for me, - with this Atlas is it's size and weight; although of course, this may not be a problem for you. Let me explain: my old Atlas had large pages (approx. 39cm x 28cm), this new one has smaller pages (approx. 30cm x 22cm). This has two disadvantages:
- for route planning it is helpful to see as much as possible of the route on one page, (e.g. my old map could show the whole M25 area in one double page spread), so, for me, it makes the Atlas significantly less useful.
- smaller pages means you need more of them
Regarding the second point, this Atlas also includes detailed plans for many towns, (my old one did not), which adds yet more pages. The net result of this is that this Atlas is approx. 2cm thick, which is approximately three times the thickness of my previous Atlas, and at just over 1 kilo in weight is around 4 times the weight of my previous Atlas.
I am thinking now that I will keep this in the house for reference and try to find another Atlas of similar size to my original for the car. But as I said at the outset there is nothing intrinsically wrong with this Atlas, so it may be fine for you. Horses for courses.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound
When I was working and driving all over Great Britain I always used the AA road atlas, and updated with the same again when I needed to. Always clear and easy to follow and fitted in the pocket behind my passenger seat for ease of access. Never understand why some people keep their atlas in the boot. Even though I now have a sat-nav I still learn the route before I travel and still like the AA atlas.
However, this version I can only give 4 stars, although this is my fault as I opted for the spiral bound version, and it is for the spiral that I have deducted a star. I had always previously had the hard back version and would still give the hardback 5 stars, but I thought the spiral bound version would lay flatter and be easier to read. However, the spiral is too big which means that there is a gap of 4 cms between the end a road on the left page and the starting of the same road on the right page. This can make the roads difficult to follow in congested areas and town names can start on the left page with a few letters, have a 4cm gap for the spiral, and then finish on the right page with the remaining lettes. As a road atlas I still rate it very highly, but next time I buy I will revert to the hard back version as the roads are easier to follow from page to page.
However, this version I can only give 4 stars, although this is my fault as I opted for the spiral bound version, and it is for the spiral that I have deducted a star. I had always previously had the hard back version and would still give the hardback 5 stars, but I thought the spiral bound version would lay flatter and be easier to read. However, the spiral is too big which means that there is a gap of 4 cms between the end a road on the left page and the starting of the same road on the right page. This can make the roads difficult to follow in congested areas and town names can start on the left page with a few letters, have a 4cm gap for the spiral, and then finish on the right page with the remaining lettes. As a road atlas I still rate it very highly, but next time I buy I will revert to the hard back version as the roads are easier to follow from page to page.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
disappointed
going away soon so purchased this road atlas. on opening to plan route ie kent/durham via m11/a1/m i found pages marked with wrong page numbers for the follow on pages to continue... Read more
Published 18 days ago by h
Road Atlas
Perfect size for what I need. The pages of maps appear to be up to date.Would buy again in the future when it needs updating.
Published 1 month ago by Bluewess
Road Atlas Britain 2012
This is a fantastic map book, easy to use, large clear maps. A great buy.Quick and promptly sent within 12 hours! What more can you ask.
Published 5 months ago by Mrs. R. Joy P. Pryor
Road Atlas Britain 2012
Very nice road atlas, the best thing is the spiral binding which allows the book to be doubled over on the page and makes it far easier to handle and read. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. Raymond Drinkwater
a great map and very clear
I would recommend this map i especially like the ring binder. It would have been good to have all campsites listed but otherwise very clear.
Published 7 months ago by bev
Your paper sat nav
Never been a fan of sat nav, this 2012 AA road atlas does the job fine at a bargain price.
Published 9 months ago by Grandpa G
SPIRAL BINDING IMPORTANT
Thank you to the above reviewer Ann for pointing out that the atlas is 'spiral bound' which I find is the best way to read the inside edges of the atlas without breaking the back... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Thunderbolt
Not enough in the description
The illustration does not show that the book is spiral bound. Nothing wrong with it if that is what you want, but potential buyers should be aware of this.
Published 10 months ago by Ann
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