The Rough Guide to BritainThe Rough Guide to Britain is the ultimate insiders' handbook to England, Wales and Scotland. The full-colour introduction brings the countries' highlights to life, from the Eden Project in Cornwall to Edinburgh's Royal Mile. The authors provide lively accounts of every sight from the latest attractions such as the Cardiff Bay area and Gateshead's Baltic Centre to established landmarks from the Tower of London to Edinburgh Castle. For every town and region there are lively reviews of the best places to stay, eat and drink, to suit all pockets and with accompanying maps pinpointing each location. There's also practical tips on exploring the great British countryside from the rugged Pembrokeshire coastline to the picturesque valleys of the Yorkshire Dales. |
Contents
Getting there | 10 |
B Basics | 11 |
O Surrey Kent and Sussex | 70 |
CONTENTS | 92 |
Hampshire Dorset | 234 |
Winchester | 242 |
Lyme Regis | 264 |
The Cotswolds | 325 |
Rùm | 1128 |
Muck | 1142 |
4 | 1149 |
The Northeast | 1158 |
The Basics section covers all the pre | 1179 |
Guide | 1187 |
South Wales | 1204 |
Read Contexts to get a deeper | 1313 |
Common terms and phrases
Abbey accommodation April-Oct April-Sept attractions B&Bs beach Bridge Britain building built bus station buses café campsite Cardiff Castle cathedral central century Chapel church city's closed Sun club coast CORNWALL Cotswolds Cottage credit cards CUMBRIA daily 10am-5pm DEVON east EAST ANGLIA Easter-Oct en-suite England Gallery gardens Georgian Grassington Guest House Hall harbour High Street Hill Hotel hourly Inexpensive Lake Lake District Lane London London Victoria Manchester Market Place meals medieval MIDLANDS modern Mon-Fri Mon-Sat Museum nearby Norman northeast Nov-Easter Nov-March Oct-March offers Oxford PEAK DISTRICT Pembrokeshire popular Quay restaurant River Road Roman rooms Royal Sat & Sun Scotland serves Square stone Terrace Theatre there's ticket tourist office tours Tower town centre town's train station tube Valley Victorian village visitors Wales walk walls weekend WEST MIDLANDS Yorkshire Yorkshire Dales youth hostel