Signpost Guide England and Wales, 2nd; Your guide to great drives

by Lindsay Hunt

• ISBN13: 9780762726509
• ISBN10: 0762726504
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Thomas Cook Publishing

Summary

People who travel by car have the best opportunities to explore beyond typical tourist destinations, but driving in an unfamiliar region can be a daunting prospect. Signpost Guides provide practical information to guide motorists through unfamiliar routes, signs, traffic laws and parking. Hundreds of attractions are described in detail, together with recommendations for shopping, dining, and accommodation.

Author Biography

Lindsay Hunt travels widely in Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East to write for various magazines and many hotel and destination guides, periodically rediscovering the British Isles as a personal pleasure.

Table of Contents

About Signpost Guides	p. 8
England and Wales at a glance	p. 10
Introduction	p. 12
Travel facts	p. 14
Driver's guide	p. 24
Getting to England and Wales	p. 30
Setting the scene	p. 32
Highlights	p. 38
Northumberland and Hadrian's Wall: Hadrian's Wall marches across a timeless landscape	p. 40
North Pennines: Durham stands on the edge of England's Pennine wilderness	p. 50
East Lakes: Windermere and Ullswater: The lakes and hills of Wordsworth's romantic poetry	p. 58
West Lakes: Beyond the beaten track into the wilder parts of the Lake District	p. 68
Yorkshire Moors: Abbeys, castles and stately homes, plus the city of York	p. 80
Yorkshire Dales: Limestone peaks, waterfalls and caves, and stately Harrogate	p. 90
Peak District: Greystone villages and packhorse bridges	p. 100
Wolds and Fens: A land of water, wide skies and architectural treasures	p. 110
The Welsh Marches: The delights of Ludlow, Chester and Shrewsbury	p. 118
The Cotswolds: Quintessential English tea shops, cottages and rose gardens	p. 126
Thames Valley and Chilterns: Oxford, Windsor, Eton and the stately Thames	p. 136
Norfolk: the Broads and the Samphire Coast: Beaches, birds, brick and flint houses and medieval Norwich	p. 146
Suffolk and North Essex: Constable's home, a land of gentle hills and soaring spires	p. 156
Snowdonia: The highest peaks in England and Wales	p. 166
Pembrokeshire Coast: Surfing beaches and castle-crowned towns	p. 176
Wye Valley and the Brecon Beacons: Timber architecture, bookshops and magnificent walks	p. 184
Rural Kent and the Cinque Ports: From ancient marshes to smuggler-haunted ports	p. 194
Sussex and the Weald: Brighton's exotic pavilion and the chalk cliffs of the downs	p. 204
Around the Solent: Maritime heritage and the villages of the New Forest	p. 214
Wiltshire and North Somerset: Avebury, Stonehenge and Glastonbury	p. 222
Dorset and East Devon: Bournemouth, Weymouth and the cliffs of Lyme Regis	p. 232
Exmoor and Hartland: Coastal drama, jutting capes and wild moorland	p. 242
Dartmoor and South Hams: Dark inland moors, sunny fertile valleys and magical estuaries	p. 250
Cornwall: Land of fishing villages and Arthurian legend	p. 260
London: The nation's museum-packed, fun-filled capital	p. 270
Index	p. 283
Feedback form	p. 287
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