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About This Book............7
Chapter 1: Experience England............9
What's Where............10
England Planner............14
Making the Most of Your Pounds............16
England Lodging Primer............17
England Top Attractions............18
Quintessential England............20
If You Like............22
Great Itineraries............26
On The Calendar............32
Chapter 2: London............35
Orientation and Planning............37
Exploring London............45
Where to Eat............87
Best Bets for London Dining............88
Pubs and Afternoon Tea............103
Where to Stay............106
Best Bets for London Lodging............107
Nightlife and the Arts............128
Shopping............141
Chapter 3: The Southeast............151
Orientation and Planning............153
Canterbury to Dover............156
Rye to Lewes............168
Brighton to Guildford............178
Castles and Houses near Tunbridge Wells............192
Chapter 4: The South............203
Orientation and Planning............205
Winchester to Southampton............209
Isle of Wight............222
Salisbury, Stonehenge, and Salisbury Plain............227
New Forest to Lyme Regis............241
Chapter 5: The West Country............257
Orientation and Planning............259
Bristol to North Devon............263
Cornwall............277
Plymouth and Dartmoor............297
Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter............307
Chapter 6: The Thames Valley............319
Orientation and Planning............320
Windsor, Marlow, and Environs............324
Oxford............337
Blenheim Palace to Althorp............348
Chapter 7: Shakespeare Country............359
Orientation and Planning............360
Stratford-upon-Avon............363
Around Shakespeare Country............375
Chapter 8: Bath and the Cotswolds............385
Orientation and Planning............387
Bath and Environs............391
The Cotswolds............406
Gloucester to the Forest of Dean............434
Chapter 9: The Welsh Borders............441
Orientation and Planning............443
Birmingham............446
Worcester, Hereford, and Environs............456
Shrewsbury to Chester............468
Chapter 10: Lancashire and the Peaks............483
Orientation and Planning............485
Manchester............488
Liverpool............501
The Peak District............513
Chapter 11: The Lake District............525
Orientation and Planning............527
The Southern Lakes............532
Penrith and the Northern Lakes............552
Chapter 12: East Anglia............565
Orientation and Planning............566
Cambridge............570
Ely to Bury St. Edmunds............583
Colchester and the Suffolk Coast............592
Norwich to North Norfolk............598
Stamford and Lincoln............608
Chapter 13: Yorkshire............613
Orientation and Planning............614
West Yorkshire and Brontë Country............618
The Yorkshire Dales............627
York............632
York Environs............641
The North Yorkshire Coast............647
The North York Moors............655
Chapter 14: The Northeast............659
Orientation and Planning............660
Durham, Newcastle, and Environs............664
Hadrian's Wall Country............676
The Far Northeast Coast............681
Chapter 15: Wales............687
Orientation and Planning............689
North Wales............694
Mid Wales............712
South Wales............721
Understanding England............741
English Architectural Styles............742
Books and Movies............747
Chronology............751
Travel Smart England............755
Getting Here and Around............756
Essentials............766
Index............784
About Our Writers............800
MAPS London's Top Sights............40–41
Westminster and Royal London............48
Soho and Covent Garden............59
Bloomsbury and Legal London............62
The City............66
The South Bank............74
Kensington, Knightsbridge, and Mayfair............79
Where to Eat in London............92–93
Where to Stay in London............112–113
The Southeast............155
Canterbury............159
Canterbury to Dover............164
Brighton............181
Brighton to Guildford............186
Around Tunbridge Wells............194
The South............207
Winchester............210
Winchester to the Isle of Wight............216
Salisbury............228
Salisbury and Salisbury Plain............234
New Forest to Lyme Regis............243
The West Country............261
Bristol to North Devon............266
Cornwall............278
Plymouth............298
Plymoth to Exeter............301
Exeter............314
The Thames Valley............323
Windsor, Marlow and Environs............325
Oxford............338
Blenheim Palace to Althorp............350
Shakespeare Country............363
Stratford............366
Bath and the Cotswolds............389
Bath............394
Cotswolds............408
Forest of Dean............435
Welsh Borders............445
Birmingham............448
Worcester, Hereford and Environs............459
Shrewsbury............470
Shrewsbury to Chester............474
Lancashire and the Peaks............487
Manchester............491
Liverpool............504
The Lake District............529
East Anglia............569
Cambridge............573
Ely to the Suffolk Coast............586
Norwich............601
Norwich, North Norfolk, and Lincoln............605
Yorkshire............617
West Yorkshire and the Dales............621
York............635
York Environs............642
North Yorkshire Coast and North York Moors............648
The Northeast............663
Durham............665
Durham, Newcastle, and Hadrian's Wall............669
The Far Northeast Coast............682
Wales............691
North and Mid-Wales............697
Cardiff............723
South Wales............730
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Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in England!
•Updated annually, Fodor’s England ...