Product Description

The source book for anyone who lives in London or who thinks they might like to try life in the capital. Borough by borough, "Time Out" takes you through the London that tourists don't see. Each area is dissected, by way of facts and figures (council tax, transport, schools, house prices, rents and so on) and by amenities (parks, markets, sports facilities, arts venues, play areas). The best restaurants, bars and shops will be featured, from local delis and cafes to buzzing restaurants and chi-chi boutiques. And crammed with recreational ideas: from Sunday afternoon walks to entertaining friends and relatives during their stay.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8547 in Books
• Published on: 2008-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

Review
"A great guide book...useful if you want to explore new open spaces, discover places you've never been to" -- Families Magazine

Review
"a must-buy guide...superbly illustrated and equipped with handy colour maps...a reference book no Londoner should be without"

Customer Reviews

Very useful book
I love this book! I absolutely love it, although the key to these sorts of guides is "take it with a pich of salt", that is read the descriptions of the areas, see what it has to offer but then leg it there and have a look by yourself.
Info on schools, council tax, local stats, restaurants and parks etc are included, but this book is generally great for getting a feeling and a bit of history of the area.
I found it quite thruthful.
New edition has added more places (such as Kingston on Thames) but I admit it is still not a complete bible...

Read The Title!
As the book's subtitle states, this is a "handbook to living in the city" so it's essentially a book for London residents.

If you're looking for information on the make-up of each borough, housing stock, schools, crime figures and details of local MPs, together with an extensive listing of restaurants, cafes, bars, shops, cinemas and theatres, look no further.

If, on the other hand, you're looking for a guide book for a break in London, you may find one of the multitude of other guides (Lonely Planet, for example) more useful!

Why only four stars? The book seems so have gone for the quantity rather than quality approach, so while there's an overwhelming list of (for example) restaurants, there's little in the way of recommendations and reviews

Great idea but only limited use
This book is a great idea and certainly very useful. However the challenge for the writers must have been to create something to cover all areas but at the same time balancing this with including lots of detail. The result is, I think, that there is usually nothing more than a superficial insight for each area.

Very useful if you want to have an overview of many different parts of the city but if you're only really concerned about one of them then you'll end up only using a very small part of the whole thing.