Lonely Planet England

by Else, David; Bloomfield, Paul; Davenport, Fionn; Hole, Abigail; Hughes, Martin

• ISBN13: 9781740593427
• ISBN10: 1740593421
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Lonely Planet

Summary

One of the most incisive, opinionated, and informative guides to England now features 30 pages of new content and 50 percent more maps than other publications.

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 the Midlands. His knowledge of England comes from a life of travel around the country; he was born in London and over the following decades slowly trekked northwards, via Wiltshire and Derbyshire (and a spell of exile in Wales), to his present base on the edge of the Peak District in northern England. Many of David's journeys in England have been by bicycle or on foot. This passion for the outdoors started during his 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 - who divides his time between Britain and Africa. His other books for Lonely Planet include Britain and Walking in Britain. Further afield he has written or cowritten Trekking in East Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa, The Gambia and Senegal, Zambia and Malawi, and 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. In between, she fitted in as much travelling as possible, which was great and meant she could avoid having to unpack. Abigail cowrote the Lonely Planet Britain guide, and contributed reviews to Out to Eat - London 2002. 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 an 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. 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 a freelance writer, waiting to see if that will drift somewhere interesting.

Table of Contents

The Authors	9	(4)
This Book	13	(1)
Foreword	14	(1)
Introduction	15	(1)
Facts About England	16	(30)
History	16	(10)
Geography	26	(1)
Climate	27	(1)
Ecology & Environment	27	(2)
Flora & Fauna	29	(3)
Government & Politics	32	(1)
Economy	32	(1)
Population & People	33	(1)
Education	33	(1)
Arts	34	(10)
Society & Conduct	44	(1)
Religion	45	(1)
Facts for the Visitor	46	(42)
Highlights	46	(2)
Suggested Itineraries	48	(1)
Planning	48	(1)
Responsible Tourism	49	(1)
Tourist Offices	50	(1)
Visas & Documents	50	(2)
Embassies & Consulates	52	(1)
Customs	52	(1)
Money	53	(2)
Post & Communications	55	(2)
Digital Resources	57	(1)
Books	57	(2)
Films	59	(1)
Newspapers & Magazines	59	(1)
Radio & TV	59	(1)
Photography & Video	60	(1)
Time	60	(1)
Electricity	60	(1)
Weights & Measures	61	(1)
Laundry	61	(1)
Toilets	61	(1)
Health	61	(1)
Women Travellers	62	(1)
Gay & Lesbian Travellers	62	(1)
Disabled Travellers	63	(1)
Senior Travellers	63	(1)
Travel with Children	63	(1)
Useful Organisations	64	(1)
Dangers & Annoyances	64	(10)
Pubs	65	(9)
Emergencies	74	(1)
Legal Matters	74	(1)
Business Hours	75	(1)
Public Holidays	75	(1)
Courses	76	(1)
Work	76	(1)
Accommodation	77	(4)
Food	81	(2)
Drinks	83	(1)
Entertainment	84	(1)
Spectator Sports	84	(2)
Shopping	86	(2)
Activities	88	(14)
Walking	88	(1)
Information	88	(1)
Where to Walk	89	(2)
Long-Distance Walks	91	(1)
Cycling	92	(1)
Information	92	(2)
Where to Cycle	94	(1)
Rock Climbing & Mountaineering	95	(1)
Information	95	(1)
Where to Climb	96	(1)
Swimming & Surfing	96	(1)
Information	96	(1)
Where to Swim & Surf	96	(1)
Hang Gliding & Paragliding	97	(1)
Golf	97	(1)
Information	97	(1)
Sailing	97	(1)
Information	97	(1)
Where to Sail	98	(1)
Fishing	98	(1)
Information	98	(1)
Horse Riding & Pony Trekking	98	(1)
Information	99	(1)
Where To Ride	99	(1)
Canal & Waterway Travel	99	(1)
Information	99	(2)
Where to Go	101	(1)
Getting There & Away	102	(8)
Air	102	(3)
Land	105	(2)
Sea	107	(3)
Getting Around	110	(10)
Air	110	(1)
Bus & Coach	110	(2)
Train	112	(4)
Car & Motorcycle	116	(2)
Hitching	118	(1)
Boat	119	(1)
Local Transport	119	(1)
Organised Tours	119	(1)
London	120	(83)
History	120	(2)
Orientation	122	(1)
Information	123	(2)
Central London	125	(38)
North London	163	(2)
East London	165	(1)
South London	166	(2)
West London	168	(1)
Organised Tours	169	(1)
Places to Stay	169	(10)
Places to Eat	179	(11)
Entertainment	190	(4)
Shopping	194	(3)
Getting There & Away	197	(1)
Getting Around	198	(5)
Southeast England	203	(83)
History	203	(3)
Orientation	206	(1)
Information	206	(1)
Activities	206	(1)
Getting Around	207	(1)
Berkshire	207	(1)
Windsor & Eton	208	(5)
Around Windsor & Eton	213	(1)
Surrey	214	(1)
Farnham	214	(2)
Around Farnham	216	(1)
Kent	217	(1)
Canterbury	217	(8)
Around Canterbury	225	(1)
Whitstable	226	(1)
Around Whitstable	227	(1)
Isle of Thanet	227	(1)
Sandwich	228	(1)
Around Sandwich	229	(1)
Dover	230	(3)
Around Dover	233	(1)
The Kent Weald	234	(3)
East Sussex	237	(1)
Rye	237	(2)
Hastings	239	(1)
Around Hastings	240	(1)
Battle	240	(1)
Eastbourne	241	(1)
Around Eastbourne	242	(2)
Lewes	244	(2)
Brighton & Hove	246	(8)
West Sussex	254	(1)
Arundel	254	(1)
Around Arundel	255	(1)
Chichester	255	(3)
Around Chichester	258	(1)
Hampshire	258	(1)
Winchester	259	(5)
Portsmouth	264	(5)
Southampton	269	(2)
New Forest	270	(1)
Lyndhurst	271	(1)
Around Lyndhurst	272	(1)
Buckler's Hard	272	(1)
New Milton	273	(1)
Isle of Wight	273	(1)
Cowes	274	(1)
Ryde	275	(1)
Around Ryde	275	(1)
Ventnor	275	(1)
Around Ventnor	275	(1)
West Wight	276	(1)
Essex	276	(1)
Southend-On-Sea	276	(2)
Colchester	278	(1)
Around Colchester	279	(1)
Harwich	279	(1)
Saffron Walden	279	(1)
Around Saffron Walden	280	(1)
Hertfordshire	280	(1)
St Albans	280	(3)
Around St Albans	283	(1)
Buckinghamshire	284	(1)
Aylesbury	284	(1)
Around Aylesbury	284	(1)
Buckingham	285	(1)
Wessex	286	(78)
Orientation & Information	286	(1)
Activities	287	(1)
Getting Around	288	(22)
Bristol	289	(11)
Bath	300	(10)
Around Bath	310	(1)
Somerset	310	(1)
Wells	311	(3)
Wookey Hole	314	(1)
Cheddar Gorge	314	(1)
Axbridge	315	(1)
Mendip Hills	315	(1)
Frome	316	(1)
Glastonbury	316	(3)
Around Glastonbury	319	(1)
Quantock Hills	319	(2)
Taunton	321	(1)
Around Taunton	321	(4)
Exmoor National Park	322	(3)
Dulverton	325	(1)
Exford	325	(1)
Simonsbath	326	(1)
Lynton & Lynmouth	326	(1)
Porlock	327	(1)
Dunster	327	(1)
Minehead	328	(1)
Dorset	328	(1)
Bournemouth	329	(2)
Poole	331	(1)
Christchurch	332	(1)
Wimborne	332	(1)
Southeast Dorset	333	(2)
Dorchester	335	(1)
Around Dorchester	336	(1)
Weymouth	337	(2)
Around Weymouth	339	(1)
Lyme Regis	340	(2)
Around Lyme Regis	342	(1)
Sherborne	342	(1)
Shaftesbury & Around	343	(2)
Wiltshire	345	(1)
Salisbury	345	(6)
Around Salisbury	351	(1)
Stonehenge	352	(2)
Around Stonehenge	354	(1)
Stourhead	354	(1)
Longleat	354	(1)
Bradford-on-Avon	355	(2)
Northwest Wiltshire	357	(2)
Devizes	359	(1)
Pewsey Vale	360	(1)
Avebury	360	(3)
Around Avebury	363	(1)
Marlborough	363	(1)
Devon & Cornwall	364	(52)
Orientation & Information	364	(2)
Activities	366	(1)
Getting Around	367	(1)
Devon	367	(1)
Exeter	368	(5)
Around Exeter	373	(1)
South Devon Coast	373	(4)
Plymouth	377	(4)
Around Plymouth	381	(1)
North Devon	381	(7)
Dartmoor National Park	384	(4)
Princetown	388	(1)
Postbridge	389	(1)
Buckfastleigh	389	(1)
Widecombe-in-the-Moor	390	(1)
Moretonhampstead	390	(1)
Chagford	391	(1)
Castle Drogo	391	(1)
Okehampton	392	(1)
Lydford	392	(1)
Tavistock	393	(1)
Cornwall	393	(1)
Southeast Cornwall	394	(3)
Truro	397	(1)
Roseland Peninsula	397	(1)
Southwest Cornwall	398	(2)
Penzance	400	(2)
West Cornwall	402	(2)
St Ives	404	(3)
Around St Ives	407	(1)
Newquay	407	(2)
Around Newquay	409	(1)
Northern Cornwall	409	(3)
Isles of Scilly	412	(4)
The Marches	416	(33)
Activities	416	(2)
Getting Around	418	(1)
Shropshire	418	(1)
Shrewsbury	419	(4)
Around Shrewsbury	423	(1)
Ironbridge Gorge	423	(3)
Bridgnorth	426	(1)
Much Wenlock	426	(2)
Around Much Wenlock	428	(1)
Church Stretton	428	(1)
Around Church Stretton	429	(1)
Craven Arms	429	(1)
Bishop's Castle	429	(1)
Clun	430	(1)
Ludlow	430	(2)
Around Ludlow	432	(1)
Herefordshire	433	(1)
Hereford	433	(3)
Around Hereford	436	(1)
Hay-on-Wye	437	(2)
Ross-on-Wye	439	(1)
Around Ross-on-Wye	440	(1)
Ledbury	441	(1)
Around Ledbury	442	(1)
Worcestershire	442	(1)
Worcester	442	(3)
Around Worcester	445	(1)
Great Malvern	446	(1)
Upton-Upon-Severn	447	(2)
Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire & The Cotswolds	449	(43)
Activities	449	(2)
Oxfordshire	450	(1)
Activities	451	(1)
Getting Around	451	(1)
Oxford	451	(13)
Woodstock	464	(1)
Around Woodstock	465	(1)
Abingdon	465	(1)
Around Abingdon	466	(1)
Wantage	467	(1)
Around Wantage	467	(1)
Henley-on-Thames	468	(1)
Around Henley-on-Thames	469	(1)
The Cotswolds	470	(1)
Activities	470	(1)
Getting Around	471	(1)
Cirencester	471	(1)
Northern Cotswolds	472	(7)
Southern Cotswolds	479	(3)
Gloucestershire	482	(1)
Activities	482	(1)
Getting Around	482	(1)
Gloucester	482	(4)
Around Gloucester	486	(1)
Cheltenham	487	(3)
Tewkesbury	490	(2)
The Midlands	492	(69)
Orientation & Information	492	(2)
Activities	494	(1)
Getting Around	494	(7)
Birmingham	495	(6)
Around Birmingham	501	(2)
Warwickshire	502	(1)
Warwick	503	(2)
Around Warwick	505	(1)
Leamington Spa	505	(1)
Kenilworth	506	(1)
Stratford-upon-Avon	507	(6)
Around Stratford-upon-Avon	513	(1)
Coventry	514	(3)
Staffordshire	516	(1)
Lichfield	517	(1)
Stoke-on-Trent	518	(1)
Around Stoke-on-Trent	519	(1)
Leek	520	(1)
Stafford	520	(1)
Around Stafford	521	(1)
Bedfordshire	521	(1)
Bedford	521	(1)
Woburn Abbey & Safari Park	522	(1)
Whipsnade	522	(1)
Northamptonshire	522	(1)
Northampton	523	(1)
Around Northampton	524	(2)
Leicestershire & Rutland	526	(1)
Leicester	526	(5)
Around Leicester	531	(1)
Rutland	532	(1)
Nottinghamshire	532	(1)
Nottingham	532	(6)
Around Nottingham	538	(2)
Derbyshire	540	(1)
Derby	540	(1)
Around Derby	541	(2)
Matlock Bath	543	(2)
Around Matlock Bath	545	(1)
Chesterfield	546	(1)
Around Chesterfield	546	(3)
Peak District	547	(2)
Buxton	549	(3)
Around Buxton	552	(1)
Edale	553	(1)
Castleton	554	(2)
Eyam	556	(1)
Bakewell	557	(2)
Around Bakewell	559	(2)
Eastern England	561	(53)
History	561	(1)
Orientation & Information	562	(1)
Activities	562	(1)
Getting Around	563	(1)
Suffolk	564	(1)
Ipswich	564	(1)
Around Ipswich	565	(1)
Stour Valley	565	(3)
Lavenham	568	(1)
Kersey	569	(1)
Hadleigh	569	(1)
Bury St Edmunds	569	(3)
Around Bury St Edmunds	572	(1)
Aldeburgh	573	(1)
Around Aldeburgh	573	(1)
Southwold	574	(1)
Around Southwold	575	(1)
Norfolk	575	(1)
Norwich	576	(5)
Around Norwich	581	(1)
Norfolk Broads	581	(1)
Great Yarmouth	582	(1)
Cromer	583	(1)
Cley Marshes	583	(1)
Wells-next-the-Sea	583	(1)
Around Wells-next-the-Sea	583	(1)
King's Lynn	584	(3)
Around King's Lynn	587	(1)
Cambridgeshire	587	(1)
Cambridge	588	(12)
Around Cambridge	600	(1)
Ely	601	(2)
Peterborough	603	(1)
Lincolnshire	604	(1)
Lincoln	604	(5)
Grantham	609	(1)
Stamford	610	(1)
Around Stamford	610	(1)
Boston	611	(1)
Skegness	612	(1)
Louth	612	(1)
Around Louth	613	(1)
Yorkshire	614	(73)
Orientation & Information	615	(1)
Activities	615	(2)
Getting There & Around	617	(6)
Sheffield	618	(5)
Around Sheffield	623	(1)
West Yorkshire	623	(1)
Leeds	624	(5)
Around Leeds	629	(2)
Hebden Bridge	631	(2)
Haworth	633	(2)
Ilkley	635	(2)
Bolton Abbey	637	(2)
Yorkshire Dales National Park	637	(2)
Skipton	639	(1)
Grassington	640	(1)
Around Grassington	640	(1)
Malham	640	(1)
Settle	641	(1)
Around Settle	641	(2)
Hawes	643	(1)
Richmond	644	(1)
Around Richmond	645	(2)
East Riding Of Yorkshire	646	(1)
Hull	647	(3)
Around Hull	650	(1)
Beverley	650	(2)
East Yorkshire Coast	652	(12)
York	653	(11)
Around York	664	(1)
North Yorkshire	665	(1)
Thirsk	665	(1)
Around Thirsk	666	(1)
Harrogate	667	(3)
Scarborough	670	(4)
Filey	674	(2)
North York Moors National Park	674	(2)
Helmsley	676	(1)
Around Helmsley	677	(1)
Hutton-Le-Hole	678	(1)
Pickering	679	(2)
Around Pickering	681	(1)
Danby	681	(1)
Whitby	682	(4)
Around Whitby	686	(1)
Northwest England	687	(44)
Orientation & Information	687	(1)
Activities	687	(16)
Manchester	689	(14)
Around Manchester	703	(2)
Cheshire	705	(1)
Chester	705	(5)
Around Chester	710	(1)
Knutsford	710	(1)
Around Knutsford	711	(1)
Nantwich	711	(9)
Liverpool	712	(8)
Around Liverpool	720	(2)
Isle of Man	721	(1)
Douglas	722	(1)
Around Douglas	722	(1)
Castletown	722	(1)
Around Castletown	723	(1)
Peel	723	(1)
Around Peel	723	(1)
Lancashire	724	(1)
Lancaster	724	(2)
Morecambe	726	(1)
The Ribble Valley	726	(2)
Blackpool	728	(3)
Cumbria	731	(41)
Getting Around	732	(1)
Carlisle	733	(4)
Cockermouth	737	(2)
Kendal	739	(1)
Around Kendal	740	(1)
Cumbrian Coast	741	(1)
Grange-over-Sands	741	(1)
Around Grange	742	(1)
Ulverston	742	(1)
Barrow-in-Furness	743	(1)
Around Barrow-in-Furness	744	(1)
Ravenglass & Around	745	(4)
The Lake District	746	(3)
Windermere & Bowness	749	(4)
Around Bowness	753	(1)
Ambleside	753	(1)
Around Ambleside	754	(1)
Grasmere	754	(1)
Langdale	755	(2)
Hardknott & Around	757	(1)
Wasdale	757	(1)
Coniston	758	(2)
Hawkshead	760	(1)
Around Hawkshead	761	(1)
Keswick	761	(4)
Borrowdale & Buttermere Valleys	765	(1)
Ullswater	766	(1)
Around Ullswater	767	(1)
East Cumbria	768	(1)
Penrith	768	(1)
Around Penrith	769	(1)
Alston	770	(1)
Around Alston	770	(1)
Kirkby Lonsdale	771	(1)
Kirkby Stephen	771	(1)
Northeast England	772	(41)
Orientation & Information	772	(1)
Activities	773	(1)
Getting There & Around	774	(1)
County Durham	774	(1)
Durham	775	(4)
Around Durham	779	(1)
Barnard Castle	780	(1)
Around Barnard Castle	780	(1)
Bishop Auckland	780	(1)
Around Bishop Auckland	781	(1)
The Durham Dales	781	(3)
The Tees Valley	784	(1)
Darlington	784	(1)
Around Darlington	785	(1)
Hartlepool	785	(1)
Saltburn-by-the-Sea	786	(8)
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne	786	(8)
Around Newcastle	794	(1)
Northumberland	794	(1)
Alnwick	795	(1)
Around Alnwick	796	(1)
Craster	796	(1)
Embleton Bay	796	(1)
Farne Islands	797	(1)
Bamburgh	797	(1)
Holy Island (Lindisfarne)	798	(1)
Berwick-upon-Tweed	799	(2)
Around Berwick-upon-Tweed	801	(1)
Northumberland National Park	802	(1)
Bellingham	802	(1)
Rothbury	803	(1)
Kielder Water	804	(1)
Wooler	805	(1)
Around Wooler	806	(2)
Hadrian's Wall	807	(1)
Corbridge	808	(1)
Hexham	809	(1)
Around Hexham	809	(1)
Haltwhistle	810	(1)
Around Haltwhistle	810	(1)
Brampton	811	(2)
Glossary	813	(4)
Thanks	817	(3)
Index	820