Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #215480 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-04
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 1095 pages

Synopsis
"The Rough Guide to England" is the definitive guide to this fascinating country. A 24-page, full-colour section introduces England's highlights with incisive reviews of all the best places to stay, eat, drink and party - plus new 'author's picks' to highlight the very best options. The guide includes informed accounts of all the top sights from The Eden Project to The Baltic Centre in Newcastle. There are practical tips on everything from cycling coast to coast, to hiking in the Yorkshire Dales. The guide also takes a detailed look at England's culture, politics, history and wildlife. This revised edition includes three brand-new, full-colour inserts: 'National Museums/Monuments', 'England's Coast' and 'Castles'. The guide comes complete with maps and plans for the every region.

Customer Reviews

Detailed Guide to England
There is so much to see in our own country, and this guide really is excellent. Compared to it's rival-Lonely Planet's guide to England, it has got more detailed coverage, clearer maps, and design wise is better on the eye. I don't think there is currantly an up to date Footprint guide to England. On a recent trip to Fotheringhay in Northamptonshire, this guide was very acurate, and had a 'spot on' description of the church as seen for the first time. And the church is certainly the main feature of this village. Lonely Planet didn't mention the church at all! Another thing I like about this guide is that picture wise, it doesn't give too much away. I like the idea of arriving at a place and seeing the landmark 'for the first time'. This Rough Guide obviously does have a few photos, but keeps it to a minimum, so when you do visit a place, the initial impact is better. So if you are looking for a guide to this fantastic country that is very detailed, up to date (a new version is out in May 2008), and authorative, plus has a really good design and is very affordable, there really is no other choice. Every home should have one!

Excellent for planning holidays
This is a book which when I'd bought it I thought - why didn't I get a copy earlier ? If you holiday regularly in England, it's worth buying, to a) decide where to go and b) plan what to do before you go. Plenty detail, well written and comprehensive.