Lonely Planet Britain

by Else, David; Bloomfield, Paul; Crowther, Nicky; Davenport, Fionn; Hole, Abigail; Hughes, Martin; Murphy, Alan

• ISBN13: 9781740593380
• ISBN10: 1740593383
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Lonely Planet

Summary

Britain was the sixth most popular destination in the world in 2006. This resource provides coverage of British trends from celebrity obsessions to the booming music scene, and features almost twice as many maps as other guide books.

Author Biography

David Else was coordinating author of this book, and worked on the main front-end chapters, as well as sections on Yorkshire and Derbyshire. His knowledge of Britain comes from a life of travel around the island; he was born in London and over the following decades years slowly trekked northwards, via Wiltshire, Britsol, South Wales and Derbyshire, to his present base on the edge of the Peak District in Northern England. Many of David's journeys in Britain have been by bicycle or on foot. This passion for the outdoors started during university years, when any chance to head for the hills was better than visiting the library. More recently, trips by train, car, motorbike and canoe have added to the experience. David is a full-time travel writer - although still rarely seen in libraries - dividing his time between Britain and Africa. His other books for Lonely Planet include Walking in Britain, Trekking in East Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa, Gambia and Senegal Zambia and Malawi. He has also contributed to East Africa and Africa on a shoestring. Abigail Hole From London, Abigail worked for a literary agency and mental health charity before moving to Hong Kong in 1997. Three years in Asian publishing and a lot of eventful travels later, she came back to London and was employed as an editor for Lonely Planet for two years, a job ideally suited to her ordered and meticulous character. In between, she fitted in as much travelling as possible, which was great and meant she could avoid having to unpack. Apart from helping write this book, she has contributed reviews to Out to Eat - London 2002. Alan Murphy was born in Perth, Western Australia and had only one aim from the age of 16 when his brother left to wander the globe - to catch him up. After four years of tramping through Europe, India and the Middle East he developed a fascination for other cultures and a loathing of corporate politics; the realisation dawned that travel was going to play a major part in life. After arming himself with a Journalism degree and serving a brief editing sentence at Lonely Planet, Alan hit the road researching and writing for them, contributing to the South Africa, Africa, India, North India, Argentina and Mexico travel guides. His current asylum is Edinburgh, where strange working hours and a pub on every corner suits him just fine. Fionn Davenport was born and raised in Dublin - an idyllic youth interrupted only by jarring moves to Buenos Aires, Geneva and New York (thanks to his Dad's job) that left him incapable of spending more than a couple of years in any one place without uprooting and moving somewhere else. He stayed in Dublin long enough to complete a degree in French and History at Trinity College (but still took a year off somewhere in the middle) before moving to Paris and then New York. A series of odd jobs and adventures eventually landed him behind the editor's desk, and he spent three years editing other people's travel experiences for a travel guide publication. These days he splits his time between New York, Dublin and wherever the call of work and travel brings him. What is he looking for? He has no idea, but something about the perfect climate (hot, not too humid and tempered by a gentle breeze) seems to spur him on. He has written about many destinations throughout the world and has previously worked on Lonely Planet's Spain, Dublin, Ireland, Sicily and Britain guides, as well as a host of pan-European books. Martin Hughes was born and bred in Dublin where, as an adult, he dithered for five years between journalism and public relations before ditching them both and hitting the road via an extended stint in London. After more than three years travelling, he eventually settled in Melbourne, Australia where he helped to set up Lonely Planet's World Food series, for which he wrote two titles. He's happily freelancing these days and returns to London annually for a cultural catch-up. Nicky Crowther, a Londoner, came to research Wales via two cycle touring books for Lonely Planet, Britain and Ireland. A two-wheeled traveller and journalist by origin, she has circumnavigated Iceland, experienced the downpours of South Island, New Zealand on her back and mountain biked the classic Slickrock Trail in Utah, USA. She would love to return to Wales to complete the Lon Las Cymru the length of the country from south to north. Paul Bloomfield grew up in London suburbia and, as is often the way, drifted into studies both fascinating and essentially going nowhere (zoology). Subsequently he tried his hand at those obligatory offbeat jobs people like to guffaw about over a pint (poodle parlour labourer, harassed benefits officer, bone bank technician) while occasionally nipping off to attractive-sounding destinations and quite enjoying it, really. Some more drifting led into publishing and, eventually Lonely Planet's London office. Currently he's playing at being a freelance writer and seeing if it'll drift somewhere interesting. David Else A big thank you goes to my wife Corinne, who assisted with much of the ground research, in Yorkshire and around Britain, and kept me supplied with coffee during the long nights of write-up. Together we visited many castles, museums and stately homes, testing buses, ferries, cafes, B and Bs, pubs and hostels en route. Thanks also to various friends who joined us along the way; without their company in the pub, their humour when things got tiring, and their sandwiches when we were up mountains, we'd have never made it. Special thanks also go to various specialists who gave me their thoughts and the benefit of their experience, including Jill Leheup and Andrew McColl for advice on wildlife and environmental matters, Nia and Chris Harland for input on paragliding and the Welsh language (now there's a mix) and Charlotte Hindle for the immaculately.

Table of Contents

The Authors	11	(15)
This Book	15	(1)
Thanks	16	(2)
Foreword	18	(1)
Introduction	19	(1)
Facts About Britain	20	(59)
History	20	(18)
Geography	38	(1)
Climate	39	(1)
Ecology & Environment	40	(3)
Flora & Fauna	43	(5)
Government & Politics	48	(2)
Economy	50	(1)
Population & People	51	(1)
Education	52	(1)
Arts	52	(13)
Society & Conduct	65	(3)
Religion	68	(1)
Language	68	(11)
Facts for the Visitor	79	(49)
Highlights	79	(4)
Suggested Itineraries	83	(1)
Planning	83	(2)
Responsible Tourism	85	(1)
Tourist Offices	85	(1)
Visas & Documents	86	(2)
Embassies & Consulates	88	(1)
Customs	89	(1)
Money	90	(3)
Post & Communications	93	(2)
Digital Resources	95	(1)
Books	95	(2)
Films	97	(1)
Newspapers & Magazines	98	(1)
Radio & TV	99	(1)
Video Systems	100	(1)
Photography & Video	100	(1)
Time	101	(1)
Electricity	101	(1)
Weights & Measures	101	(1)
Laundry	101	(1)
Toilets	101	(1)
Health	102	(2)
Women Travellers	104	(1)
Gay & Lesbian Travellers	104	(1)
Disabled Travellers	105	(1)
Senior Travellers	105	(1)
Travel with Children	105	(1)
Useful Organisations	106	(1)
Dangers & Annoyances	107	(2)
Emergencies	109	(1)
Legal Matters	109	(1)
Business Hours	109	(1)
Public Holidays	109	(2)
Courses	111	(1)
Work	111	(1)
Accommodation	112	(5)
Food	117	(4)
Drinks	121	(1)
Entertainment	122	(1)
Spectator Sports	123	(3)
Shopping	126	(2)
Activities	128	(23)
Walking	128	(1)
Information	128	(1)
Where to Walk	129	(3)
Long-distance Walks	132	(5)
Cycling	137	(1)
Information	137	(2)
Where to Cycle	139	(2)
Rock Climbing & Mountaineering	141	(1)
Information	141	(1)
Where to Climb	142	(1)
Canoeing & Kayaking	142	(1)
Information	142	(1)
Where to Canoe	142	(1)
Hang Gliding & Paragliding	143	(1)
Where to Fly	143	(1)
Golf	143	(1)
Information	144	(1)
Swimming & Surfing	144	(1)
Information	145	(1)
Where to Swim & Surf	145	(1)
Fishing	146	(1)
Information	146	(1)
Horse Riding & Pony Trekking	146	(1)
Information	146	(1)
Where to Ride	147	(1)
Skiing & Snowboarding	147	(1)
Information	147	(1)
Where to Ski	147	(1)
Sailing	148	(1)
Information	148	(1)
Where to Sail	148	(1)
Canal & Waterway Travel	148	(1)
Information	149	(1)
Where to Go	150	(1)
Getting There & Away	151	(8)
Air	151	(3)
Land	154	(3)
Sea	157	(2)
Getting Around	159	(15)
Air	159	(1)
Bus & Coach	160	(1)
Train	161	(6)
Car & Motorcycle	167	(2)
Hitching	169	(1)
Boat	169	(1)
Local Transport	169	(1)
Organised Tours	170	(4)
London	174	(71)
History	174	(1)
Orientation	175	(1)
Information	176	(19)
Central London	195	(16)
North London	211	(2)
East London	213	(1)
South London	213	(2)
West London	215	(1)
Organised Tours	216	(1)
Places to Stay	216	(8)
Places to Eat	224	(9)
Entertainment	233	(4)
Shopping	237	(3)
Getting There & Away	240	(1)
Getting Around	241	(4)
Southeast England	245	(64)
Activities	245	(4)
Buckinghamshire	249	(1)
Aylesbury	249	(1)
Around Aylesbury	249	(1)
Buckingham	250	(1)
Hertfordshire	250	(1)
St Albans	250	(2)
Around St Albans	252	(1)
Essex	253	(1)
Southend-on-Sea	253	(1)
Colchester	254	(1)
Around Colchester	255	(1)
Harwich	256	(1)
Saffron Walden	256	(1)
Around Saffron Walden	257	(1)
Kent	257	(1)
Canterbury	257	(7)
Whitstable	264	(1)
Isle of Thanet	264	(2)
Sandwich	266	(1)
Around Sandwich	266	(1)
Dover	267	(3)
Around Dover	270	(1)
The Kent Weald	271	(1)
Surrey	272	(1)
Farnham	272	(1)
Around Farnham	273	(1)
Berkshire	273	(1)
Windsor & Eton	274	(4)
Around Windsor & Eton	278	(1)
Hampshire	279	(1)
Winchester	279	(4)
Portsmouth	283	(5)
New Forest	288	(1)
Activities	288	(1)
Lyndhurst	289	(1)
Around Lyndhurst	290	(1)
New Milton	290	(1)
Isle of Wight	290	(1)
Activities	291	(1)
Cowes	291	(1)
Ryde	292	(1)
Bembridge	292	(1)
Ventnor	292	(1)
Around Ventnor	293	(1)
West Wight	293	(1)
West Sussex	293	(1)
Chichester	293	(3)
Around Chichester	296	(1)
Arundel	296	(1)
East Sussex	297	(1)
Rye	297	(2)
Hastings	299	(1)
Battle	299	(1)
Eastbourne	300	(1)
Around Eastbourne	301	(1)
Brighton & Hove	302	(7)
Southwest England	309	(109)
Activities	312	(2)
Dorset	314	(1)
Bournemouth	314	(1)
Around Bournemouth	315	(2)
Southeast Dorset	317	(1)
Dorchester	318	(1)
Around Dorchester	319	(1)
Weymouth	320	(1)
Around Weymouth	321	(1)
Lyme Regis	322	(2)
Sherborne	324	(1)
Shaftebury	325	(1)
Old Wardour Castle	325	(1)
Wiltshire	326	(1)
Activities	326	(1)
Salisbury	327	(4)
Around Salisbury	331	(1)
Stonehenge	332	(1)
Around Stonehenge	333	(1)
Stourhead	334	(1)
Longleat	334	(1)
Bradford-on-Avon	335	(3)
Northwestern Wiltshire	337	(1)
Devizes	338	(1)
Avebury	339	(2)
Around Avebury	341	(1)
Bristol & Bath	342	(1)
Bristol	342	(8)
Bath	350	(8)
Around Bath	358	(1)
Somerset	358	(1)
Wells	359	(2)
Wookey Hole	361	(1)
Cheddar Gorge	362	(1)
Mendip Hills	362	(1)
Glastonbury	363	(3)
Quantock Hills	366	(1)
Taunton	367	(1)
Around Taunton	367	(2)
Exmoor National Park	367	(2)
Activities	369	(1)
Dulverton	370	(1)
Exford	371	(1)
Lynton & Lynmouth	371	(1)
Porlock	372	(1)
Dunster	372	(1)
Minehead	373	(1)
Devon	373	(1)
Exeter	374	(4)
Around Exeter	378	(1)
South Devon Coast	379	(3)
Plymouth	382	(4)
Around Plymouth	386	(1)
North Devon	386	(5)
Dartmoor National Park	389	(2)
Activities	391	(2)
Princetown	393	(1)
Postbridge	393	(1)
Buckfastleigh	394	(1)
Widecombe-in-the-Moor	394	(1)
Moretonhampstead & Steps Bridge	395	(1)
Chagford	396	(1)
Castle Drogo	396	(1)
Okehampton	396	(1)
Lydford	397	(1)
Tavistock	397	(2)
Cornwall	397	(2)
Southeast Cornwall	399	(1)
Truro	400	(1)
Roseland Peninsula	401	(1)
Southwestern Cornwall	401	(2)
Penzance	403	(2)
Western Cornwall	405	(2)
St Ives	407	(3)
Newquay	410	(2)
Northern Cornwall	412	(2)
Isles of Scilly	414	(4)
Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire & the Cotswolds	418	(33)
Oxfordshire	418	(1)
Activities	418	(2)
Oxford	420	(10)
Woodstock	430	(1)
Abingdon	431	(1)
Uffington White Horse	431	(1)
Henley-on-Thames	431	(2)
Stonor Park	433	(1)
The Cotswolds	433	(1)
Walking & Cycling	433	(1)
Cirencester	433	(2)
Northern Cotswolds	435	(5)
Southern Cotswolds	440	(2)
Gloucestershire	442	(1)
Walking & Cycling	442	(1)
Gloucester	442	(3)
Around Gloucester	445	(1)
Cheltenham	446	(3)
Tewkesbury	449	(2)
The Marches	451	(23)
Shropshire	453	(1)
Shrewsbury	454	(3)
Around Shrewsbury	457	(1)
Ironbridge Gorge	458	(1)
Bridgnorth	459	(1)
Much Wenlock	459	(2)
Around Much Wenlock	461	(1)
Church Stretton	461	(1)
Around Church Stretton	462	(1)
Bishop's Castle	463	(1)
Ludlow	463	(2)
Herefordshire	464	(1)
Hereford	465	(2)
Around Hereford	467	(1)
Ross-on-Wye	467	(1)
Around Ross-on-Wye	467	(1)
Ledbury	468	(1)
Around Ledbury	469	(1)
Worcestershire	469	(1)
Worcester	469	(2)
Around Worcester	471	(1)
Great Malvern	472	(1)
Upton-upon-Severn	473	(1)
The Midlands	474	(54)
Activities	474	(3)
Birmingham	475	(2)
Town Centre	477	(5)
Around Birmingham	482	(1)
Warwickshire	483	(1)
Orientation & Information	483	(1)
Getting Around	483	(1)
Warwick	483	(2)
Around Warwick	485	(1)
Kenilworth	485	(1)
Stratford-upon-Avon	486	(5)
Around Stratford-upon-Avon	491	(1)
Coventry	492	(2)
Staffordshire	494	(1)
Lichfield	494	(1)
Stoke-on-Trent	495	(1)
Around Stoke-on-Trent	496	(1)
Bedfordshire	496	(1)
Bedford	497	(1)
Around Bedford	497	(1)
Northamptonshire	498	(1)
Northampton	498	(1)
Around Northampton	499	(2)
Leicestershire & Rutland	500	(1)
Leicester	501	(3)
Around Leicester	504	(1)
Rutland	504	(1)
Nottinghamshire	505	(1)
Nottingham	505	(5)
Around Nottingham	510	(1)
Derbyshire	511	(1)
Derby	511	(1)
Around Derby	512	(1)
Matlock Bath	513	(1)
Chesterfield	514	(1)
Around Chesterfield	514	(1)
Peak District	515	(1)
Activities	515	(2)
Buxton	517	(3)
Around Buxton	520	(1)
Derwent Reservoirs	520	(1)
Edale	520	(1)
Castleton	521	(3)
Eyam	524	(1)
Bakewell	524	(2)
Around Bakewell	526	(2)
Eastern England	528	(44)
Activities	528	(2)
Suffolk	530	(1)
Ipswich	530	(1)
Around Ipswich	531	(1)
Stour Valley	532	(1)
Lavenham	533	(1)
Bury St Edmunds	533	(3)
Around Bury St Edmunds	536	(1)
Norfolk Coast	536	(2)
Norfolk	537	(1)
Walking & Cycling	538	(1)
Norwich	538	(5)
Around Norwich	543	(1)
Norfolk Broads	543	(1)
Great Yarmouth	544	(1)
Cromer	545	(1)
Around Cromer	545	(1)
Wells-Next-the-Sea	545	(1)
Around Wells-Next-the-Sea	545	(1)
King's Lynn	545	(3)
Around King's Lynn	548	(1)
Cambridgeshire	548	(1)
Cambridge	549	(11)
Around Cambridge	560	(1)
Ely	561	(2)
Peterborough	563	(1)
Lincolnshire	564	(1)
Lincoln	564	(5)
Grantham	569	(1)
Stamford	570	(1)
Around Stamford	570	(1)
Boston	570	(1)
Skegness	571	(1)
Yorkshire	572	(60)
Activities	573	(8)
Sheffield	576	(5)
Around Sheffield	581	(1)
West Yorkshire	581	(1)
Activities	581	(1)
Leeds	582	(4)
Around Leeds	586	(2)
Haworth	588	(2)
Hebden Bridge & Heptonstall	590	(2)
Yorkshire Dales National Park	591	(1)
Activities	592	(1)
Skipton	593	(2)
Grassington	595	(1)
Around Grassington	595	(1)
Malham	595	(1)
Settle	595	(1)
Around Settle	596	(1)
Hawes	597	(1)
Richmond	598	(1)
Around Richmond	599	(1)
East Riding of Yorkshire	600	(1)
Activities	600	(1)
Hull (Kingston-upon-Hull)	600	(2)
Beverley	602	(1)
York	603	(1)
History	603	(1)
Orientation	604	(1)
Information	604	(5)
Organised Tours	609	(1)
Places to Stay	609	(2)
Places to Eat	611	(1)
Entertainment	612	(1)
Getting There & Away	612	(1)
Getting Around	613	(1)
Around York	613	(1)
North Yorkshire	614	(1)
Activities	614	(1)
Thirsk	614	(1)
Around Thirsk	615	(1)
Harrogate	616	(2)
Scarborough	618	(5)
North York Moors National Park	622	(1)
Activities	623	(1)
Helmsley	624	(1)
Around Helmsley	625	(1)
Sutton Bank	625	(1)
Pickering	626	(1)
Around Pickering	626	(1)
Danby	627	(1)
Whitby	627	(3)
Around Whitby	630	(2)
Northwest England	632	(33)
Manchester	632	(1)
History	632	(2)
Orientation	634	(1)
Information	634	(5)
Places to Stay	639	(1)
Places to Eat	640	(4)
Getting There & Away	644	(1)
Getting Around	645	(1)
Cheshire	646	(1)
Chester	646	(4)
Around Chester	650	(1)
Liverpool	651	(1)
History	651	(1)
Orientation	651	(1)
Information	651	(4)
Places to Stay	655	(1)
Places to Eat	656	(2)
Getting There & Away	658	(1)
Getting Around	658	(1)
Around Liverpool	659	(1)
Isle of Man	659	(1)
Walking & Cycling	659	(1)
Douglas	660	(1)
Around Douglas	661	(1)
Castletown	661	(1)
Around Castletown	661	(1)
Peel	661	(1)
Around Peel	661	(1)
Lancashire	662	(1)
Lancaster	662	(1)
Blackpool	663	(2)
Cumbria	665	(25)
Activities	665	(2)
Carlisle	667	(3)
Cockermouth	670	(2)
Kendal	672	(1)
Around Kendal	673	(1)
Kirkby Lonsdale	673	(1)
Kirkby Stephen	674	(1)
Cumbrian Coast Line	674	(1)
Ulverston	674	(3)
The Lake District	675	(2)
Walking & Cycling	677	(1)
Windermere & Bowness	677	(5)
Around Bowness	682	(1)
Ambleside	682	(1)
Around Ambleside	683	(1)
Grasmere	683	(1)
Around Grasmere	684	(1)
Coniston	684	(2)
Keswick	686	(3)
Around Keswick	689	(1)
Northeast England	690	(29)
County Durham	692	(1)
Durham	693	(4)
Around Durham	697	(1)
Barnard Castle	697	(1)
Around Barnard Castle	698	(1)
Newcastle-upon-Tyne	698	(1)
Orientation	698	(1)
Information	698	(3)
Places to Stay	701	(1)
Places to Eat	702	(2)
Getting There & Away	704	(1)
Getting Around	704	(1)
Northumberland	704	(1)
Alnwick	705	(1)
Around Alnwick	706	(1)
Farne Islands	706	(1)
Bamburgh	707	(1)
Holy Island (Lindisfarne)	707	(1)
Berwick-upon-Tweed	708	(2)
Northumberland National Park	710	(1)
Bellingham	710	(1)
Rothbury	711	(2)
Hadrian's Wall	712	(1)
Corbridge	713	(1)
Hexham	714	(1)
Around Hexham	715	(1)
Haltwhistle	715	(1)
Around Haltwhistle	715	(1)
Brampton	716	(3)
Cardiff	719	(14)
History	719	(2)
Orientation	721	(1)
Information	721	(1)
Cardiff Castle	722	(1)
St John's Church	722	(1)
Bute Park & Parkland Corridor	722	(1)
National Museum & Gallery of Wales	722	(1)
Millennium Stadium	722	(1)
Cardiff Bay	723	(2)
Llandaff Cathedral	725	(1)
Organised Tours	725	(1)
Places to Stay	725	(1)
Places to Eat	726	(2)
Entertainment	728	(1)
Spectator Sports	729	(1)
Getting There & Away	729	(1)
Getting Aaround	730	(1)
Around Cardiff	730	(3)
South Wales	733	(29)
Activities	733	(2)
Southeastern Wales	735	(1)
Activities	735	(1)
Wye Valley	736	(1)
Chepstow	737	(2)
The Iron & Coal Valleys	739	(1)
Swansea	740	(4)
Around Swansea	744	(1)
Gower Peninsula	745	(1)
Carmarthen	745	(1)
Laugharne	746	(4)
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park	747	(3)
Tenby	750	(2)
Manorbier	752	(1)
Pembroke	752	(1)
Around Pembroke	753	(1)
Haverfordwest	753	(1)
St Brides Bay	754	(1)
St David's	755	(2)
St David's to Fishguard	757	(1)
Fishguard	758	(2)
Newport	760	(1)
Around Newport	760	(1)
Cardigan	761	(1)
Mid-Wales	762	(24)
Activities	762	(7)
Brecon Beacons National Park	764	(5)
Brecon	769	(2)
Crickhowell	771	(1)
Tretower Court & Castle	771	(1)
Abergavenny	772	(2)
Around Abergavenny	774	(1)
Hay-on-Wye	774	(4)
Powys	777	(1)
Llanwrtyd Wells	778	(1)
Llandrindod Wells	778	(1)
Knighton	779	(1)
Montgomery	779	(1)
Welshpool	779	(1)
Machynlleth	780	(2)
Ceredigion	782	(1)
Getting Around	782	(1)
Aberystwyth	782	(3)
Around Aberystwyth	785	(1)
North Wales	786	(33)
Activities	786	(2)
Wrexham	788	(1)
Llangollen	789	(3)
Around Llangollen	792	(1)
Snowdonia National Park	792	(1)
Activities	793	(3)
Llanberis	796	(2)
Beddgelert	798	(1)
Capel Curig	798	(1)
Betws-Y-Coed	799	(20)
Blaenau Ffestiniog	800	(1)
Porthmadog	801	(1)
Around Porthmadog	802	(1)
Harlech	802	(1)
Barmouth	803	(1)
Tywyn & Around	804	(1)
Dolgellau	804	(1)
Bala	805	(1)
Llandudno	806	(2)
Conwy	808	(2)
Bangor	810	(1)
Around Bangor	811	(1)
Caernarfon	812	(1)
Isle of Anglesey	813	(1)
Beaumaris	814	(1)
Holyhead & Holy Island	814	(1)
Llyn Peninsula	815	(1)
Criccieth	815	(1)
Pwllheli	816	(3)
Edinburgh	819	(28)
History	819	(3)
Orientation	822	(1)
Information	822	(1)
Edinburgh Castle	823	(3)
Royal Mile	826	(4)
Palace of Holyroodhouse & Holyrood Abbey	830	(1)
Holyrood Park & Arthur's Seat	830	(1)
Our Dynamic Earth	830	(1)
South of the Royal Mile	830	(1)
Calton Hill & Around	831	(1)
New Town	832	(1)
West End	833	(1)
North of New Town	833	(1)
Leith	834	(1)
Activities	834	(1)
Organised Tours	834	(1)
Places to Stay	834	(3)
Places to Eat	837	(3)
Entertainment	840	(3)
Getting There & Away	843	(1)
Getting Around	844	(1)
Greater Edinburgh	845	(1)
Newhaven	845	(1)
Lauriston Castle	845	(1)
Inchcolm	845	(1)
Hopetoun House	846	(1)
Edinburgh Zoo	846	(1)
Craigmillar Castle	846	(1)
Rosslyn Chapel	846	(1)
Southern Scotland	847	(43)
Activities	848	(2)
Scottish Borders	850	(1)
Activities	850	(1)
Kelso	850	(2)
Around Kelso	852	(1)
Melrose	852	(1)
Around Melrose	853	(1)
Galashiels	854	(1)
Selkirk	855	(1)
Jedburgh	855	(1)
Peebles	856	(1)
Around Peebles	856	(1)
Hermitage Castle	857	(1)
Glasgow	857	(1)
History	857	(1)
Orientation	858	(1)
Information	858	(7)
Walking & Cycling	865	(1)
Places to Stay	866	(2)
Places to Eat	868	(4)
Getting There & Away	872	(1)
Getting Around	873	(1)
Lanarkshire	874	(1)
Blantyre	874	(1)
Lanark & New Lanark	874	(2)
Ayrshire	875	(1)
Gourock	876	(1)
Isle of Great Cumbrae	876	(1)
Ardrossan	876	(1)
Isle of Arran	876	(3)
Ayr	879	(1)
Alloway	880	(2)
Troon	882	(1)
Culzean Castle & Country Park	882	(1)
Turnberry	882	(1)
Dumfries & Galloway	882	(1)
Dumfries	883	(1)
Around Dumfries	884	(1)
New Galloway & Around	884	(1)
Castle Douglas & Around	885	(1)
Kirkcudbright	885	(1)
Gatehouse of Fleet	886	(1)
Newton Stewart	886	(1)
Machars Peninsula	887	(1)
Portpatrick	887	(1)
Stranraer	888	(1)
Around Stranraer	889	(1)
Central Scotland	890	(57)
Activities	891	(4)
Argyll & Bute	894	(1)
Isle of Bute	895	(1)
Loch Lomond	895	(1)
Around Loch Lomond	896	(1)
Inveraray	896	(1)
Kilmartin Glen	897	(1)
Kintyre Peninsula	898	(1)
Isle of Islay	899	(1)
Isle of Jura	900	(1)
Isle of Colonsay	900	(1)
Oban	901	(3)
Isle of Mull	904	(1)
Isle of lona	905	(1)
Isle of Staffa	906	(1)
Isle of Coll	906	(1)
Isle of Tiree	907	(1)
Stirling Region	907	(1)
Stirling	907	(4)
Around Stirling	911	(1)
The Trossachs	912	(2)
Killin	914	(1)
Fife	914	(1)
Western Fife	915	(1)
South Coast	916	(1)
Central Fife	917	(1)
St Andrews	918	(5)
Around St Andrews	923	(1)
Perthshire & Kinross	923	(1)
Kinross & Loch Leven	924	(1)
Perth	924	(2)
Strathearn	926	(1)
Perth to Aviemore	927	(2)
West Perthshire	929	(1)
Dundee & Angus	930	(1)
Dundee	930	(4)
Around Dundee	934	(1)
Arbroath	935	(1)
Aberdeenshire & Moray	935	(1)
Aberdeen	936	(6)
Deeside & Donside	942	(2)
Northern Aberdeenshire & Moray	944	(1)
Grampian Coast	945	(2)
Highlands & Northern Islands	947	(73)
Activities	947	(5)
The Cairngorms	952	(1)
Aviemore	952	(3)
Around Aviemore	955	(1)
Grantown-on-Spey	956	(1)
Kingussie	956	(1)
Kingussie to Fort William	957	(1)
The Great Glen	958	(1)
Fort William & Around	958	(4)
Glen Coe	962	(2)
Fort Augustus	964	(1)
Fort William to Fort Augustus	964	(1)
Loch Ness	965	(1)
Inverness	966	(4)
Around Inverness	970	(2)
East Coast	972	(1)
Dingwall to Bonar Bridge	972	(1)
Dornoch & Around	972	(1)
Helmsdale	973	(1)
Dunbeath to Wick	974	(1)
Wick	974	(1)
John O'Groats	974	(1)
Dunnet Head	975	(1)
North & West Coast	975	(1)
Thurso & Scrabster	975	(2)
Thurso to Durness	977	(1)
Durness	977	(1)
Durness to Ullapool	978	(1)
Ullapool	979	(2)
Ullapool to Kyle of Lochalsh	981	(1)
Plockton	982	(1)
Kyle of Lochalsh	982	(1)
Kyle of Lochalsh to the Great Glen	983	(1)
Road to the Isles	983	(1)
Mallaig	983	(2)
Isle of Skye	983	(2)
Portree	985	(1)
Kyleakin	986	(1)
Armadale	987	(1)
Broadford	987	(1)
The Cuillin Hills & Minginish Peninsula	987	(1)
Northwest Skye	988	(1)
Trotternish Peninsula	988	(1)
Uig	989	(1)
Isle of Raasay	989	(1)
Outer Hebrides	989	(1)
History	990	(1)
Language	990	(1)
Orientation & Information	990	(1)
Places to Stay & Eat	990	(1)
Getting There & Away	991	(1)
Getting Around	991	(1)
Lewis	992	(2)
Harris	994	(2)
North Uist	996	(1)
Benbecula	996	(1)
South Uist	996	(1)
Barra	997	(1)
Orkney Islands	998	(1)
Getting There & Away	998	(2)
Getting Around	1000	(1)
Kirkwall	1000	(3)
West & North Mainland	1003	(3)
East Mainland Burray & South Ronaldsay	1006	(1)
Hoy	1007	(1)
Northern Islands	1008	(5)
Shetland Islands	1011	(2)
Getting There & Away	1013	(1)
Getting Around	1013	(1)
Lerwick	1013	(3)
Around Lerwick	1016	(1)
South mainland	1016	(1)
North Mainland	1016	(1)
Yell & Unst	1017	(1)
Other Islands	1017	(3)
The Channel Islands	1020	(8)
Jersey	1021	(2)
Guernsey	1023	(2)
Herm	1025	(1)
Alderney	1025	(2)
Sark	1027	(1)
LANGUAGE	1028	(3)
GLOSSARY	1031	(4)
GLOSSARY OF RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE	1035	(6)
INDEX	1041	(15)
Text	1041	(14)
Boxed Text	1055	(1)
MAP LEGEND	1056