Product Description

From the tempestuous seas round Cape Wrath, at the north-west tip of the Scottish mainland, to the gentle creeks and estuaries of East Anglia, Britain's coastline offers an inexhaustible range of dramatic contrasts. Whether you are looking for peace and solitude or all the fun of the fair, this book will lead you there - to remote sandy coves, lofty clifftop viewpoints or an exhilarating ride on Blackpool's rollercoasters.Starting at the Severn estuary near Bristol, this unique touring guide takes you on an epic voyage of discovery round the entire coast of England, Scotland and Wales, observing the changing scenery, and evoking the character of more than 1,500 places of interest. It describes the type of beaches you will find, identifies castles and stately homes to visit, nature reserves to explore, stunning coast walks to discover and places where you may simply prefer to sit back and relax. Charming clifftop villages such as Clovelly in Devon, dramatic coastal stacks such as the Old Man of Hoy off Scotland, lively end-of-pier shows at coastal resorts such as Blackpool and expanses of golden sand such as Polzeath Beach in Cornwall illustrate the wonderful diversity of attractions that Britain's coast has to offer.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2482 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-25
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Review
The ideal guide to accompany you on your journey. --Stoke on Trent Sentinel Series, The

Review from The Mail On Sunday - Whether its traditional resorts with funfairs, wild Cornish coasts lashed by waves or remote Scottish shores, you will find plenty to enjoy. The book lists more than 1,000 places to visit, with excellent photographs and regional maps to help you plan trips. --The Mail on Sunday

Review from The Independent on Sunday - Any travel book with a soft spot for seahouses has to be worth a second look, and this quirky guide to those fab places you never knew existed is a fine start to any summer. With a new spin-off guide to Britain's coast, you'll struggle to pack it all in. --The Independent on Sunday

Review from The Independent on Sunday - Any travel book with a soft spot for seahouses has to be worth a second look, and this quirky guide to those fab places you never knew existed is a fine start to any summer. With a new spin-off guide to Britain's coast, you'll struggle to pack it all in. --The Independent on Sunday

The Reader's Digest has lovingly detailed some wonderful locations for a day out on your own or with the family. Written with obvious enthusiasm - This book is perfect for keeping in the glove box as you never know when it might prove invaluable. --Wales On Sunday

The Reader's Digest has lovingly detailed some wonderful locations for a day out on your own or with the family. Written with obvious enthusiasm - This book is perfect for keeping in the glove box as you never know when it might prove invaluable. --Wales On Sunday

Customer Reviews

Extremely useful and comprehensive
If, like me, you love water and find yourself in an area wondering what there might be to do to fill in a an evening's walk, this gazetteer is invaluable. Time and again it identifies the local gems, from sea caves to tea shops, ruined churches to secret bays.

If you want to plan a trip then the most spectacular places are highlighted with full page picture spreads. I love it.

Great photos, production, layout and maps (loads of them) too.

Too much information!
This book has a sister publication 'The most amazing places to visit in Britain' Now that book is a gem. You can plan a great trip around the suggestions in that book and few are as predictable as you might imagine.

I bought this book with the same expectation, yet sad to say it has failed to come up to the same high standard. It is too comprehensive, covering by its own admission over 1000 different locations. In consequence it attempts to cover most places with a very brief paragraph. Certainly not enough information to make a decision to plan a place into an itinerary without your own prior knowledge of it. And that rather defeats the object. This book would have been much better with a tenth of that number and more selective, with the anectdotes and tips that make its sister publication so useful. The title is misleading, and playing on the sucessful franchise of its far better predecessor.
This is a catch-all gazetter of the coast, and nothing like 'The most amazing'