Fodor's Essential Great Britain: with the Best of England, Scotland & Wales

by Fodor's Travel Publications

Overview

Whether you want to explore London, hike the Highlands, or marvel at Stonehenge, the local Fodor’s travel experts in Great Britain are here to help! Fodor’s Essential Great Britain guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos. Fodor’s “Essential” guides have been named by Booklist as the Best Travel Guide Series of 2020!

Fodor’s Great Britain travel guide includes:

• AN ILLUSTRATED ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE to the top things to see and do
• MULTIPLE ITINERARIES to effectively organize your days and maximize your time
• MORE THAN 80 DETAILED MAPS and a FREE PULL-OUT MAP to help you navigate confidently
• COLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust!
• HONEST RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCALS on the best sights, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, shopping, performing arts, activities, and more
• PHOTO-FILLED “BEST OF” FEATURES on “Great Britain’s Best Museums”, “Great Britain’s Best Castles”, and more
• TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and money
• HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS providing rich context on the local people, politics, art, architecture, cuisine, geography and more
• SPECIAL FEATURES on “Golfing in Scotland”, “What to Watch and Read Before You Visit,” and “What to Eat and Drink”
• LOCAL WRITERS to help you find the under-the-radar gems
• UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE ON: London, Oxford, Cambridge, Bath, the Cotswolds, Liverpool, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Manchester, Stonehenge, York, Cardiff, Snowdonia National Park, Edinburgh, Glasgow, St. Andrews, Loch Ness, the Highlands, Isle of Skye, and more

Looking for more detailed guides on Great Britain? Check out Fodor’s London, Fodor’s Essential England, and Fodor’s Essential Scotland.

*Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781640973244
Publisher:	Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc.
Publication date:	05/18/2021
Series:	Fodor's Travel Guides Series
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	800
Sales rank:	152,955
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

For over 80 years, Fodor's Travel has been a trusted resource offering expert travel advice for every stage of a traveler's trip. We hire local writers who know their destinations better than anyone else, allowing us to provide the best travel recommendations for all tastes and budget in over 7,500 worldwide destinations. Our books make it possible for every trip to be a trip of a lifetime.

Table of Contents

Betws-y-Coed 516

Uanberis 518

Anglesey (Ynys Môn) 519

Conwy 520

Llandudno 522

Ruthin (Rhuthun) 523

14 Edinburgh 525

Welcome to Edinburgh 526

Planning 529

Old Town 535

New Town 548

Haymarket 558

West End 559

South Side 563

Leith 565

The Lothians 568

15 Glasgow 573

Welcome to Glasgow 574

Planning 577

City Centre 584

Merchant City 594

West End 599

Finnieston 605

East End 610

South Side 611

Side Trips from Glasgow; Ayrshire, Clyde Coast, and Robert Burns Country 615

16 The Borders and The Southwest 619

Welcome to The Borders and the Southwest 620

Planning 623

Jedburgh 626

Kelso 629

Melrose 631

Selkirk 633

Innerleithen 634

Dumfries 635

North of Dumfries 638

Castle Douglas 640

Kirkcudbright 641

Whithorn 643

Stranraer 643

17 The Central Highlands, Fife, and Angus 645

Welcome to The Central Highlands, Fife, and Angus 646

Planning 650

Stirling 653

Callander 656

The Trossachs 658

Aberfoyle 659

Loch Lomond 661

Perth 663

Dunkeld 665

Pitlochry 666

Blair Atholl 668

Auchterarder 668

St. Andrews 669

Crail 673

Anstruther 674

Falkland 675

Dundee 676

The Angus Glens 681

Kirriemuir 681

Glamis 682

18 Aberdeen and The Northeast 683

Welcome to Aberdeen and the Northeast 684

Planning 687

Aberdeen 689

Stonehaven 696

Banchory 698

Ballater 699

Braemar 701

Alford 702

Dufftown 705

Craigellachie 706

Aberlour 708

Fochabers 709

Cullen 710

Banff 710

Fyvie Castle 711

Ellon 712

19 Argyll and The Isles 713

Welcome to Argyll and the Isles 714

Planning 717

Oban 720

Appin 723

Loch Awe 724

Inveraray 725

Kintyre Peninsula 727

Arran 727

Islay and Jura 730

Isle of Mull and Iona 734

20 Inverness, Skye, and The Northern Highland 739

Welcome To Inverness, Skye, and the Northern Highlands 740

Planning 744

Inverness 747

Culloden Moor 751

Nairn 752

Forres 753

Aviemore 754

Kingussie 757

Drumnadrochit and Loch Ness 758

Fort William 760

Glenfinnan 763

Arisaig 764

Glencoe 764

Isle of Skye 765

Gairloch 775

Ullapool 775

Kylesku 777

Scourie 778

Durness 778

John O'Groats 780

Dornoch 781

Index 783

About Our Writers 799

Maps

Westminster and St. James's 80-81

Mayfair and Marylebone 90-91

Soho and Covent Garden 100-101

Bloomsbury and Holborn 112-113

The City 118-119

East London 124

South of the Thames 130-131

Kensington, Chelsea, Knightsbridge, and Notting Hill 140-141

Regent's Park and Hampstead 152

Up and Down the Thames 156

Windsor, Marlow, and Around 165

Oxford 176

Oxfordshire 181

Canterbury 194

Canterbury and the Kent Coast 199

Tunbridge Weds and West Kent 201

Rye and Lewes 208

Brighton 218

Brighton and the Sussex Coast 222

Winchester, Portsmouth, and Around 239

Salisbury, Stonehenge and Salisbury Plain 245

New Forest, Dorset, and the South Coast 252

Bristol, Wells, and North Devon 269

Cornwall 278

Plymouth, Exeter, and South Devon 288

Bath 306-307

Around Bath 314

The Cotswolds 316

Stratford-upon-Avon 332-333

Around Stratford-upon-Avon 341

Manchester 354-355

Liverpool 366-367

The Peak District 372

Chester, Ludlow, and Around 377

The Lake District 391

Cambridge 418-419

Suffolk 427

York 444

Around York 451

Bronté Country 454

Durham and Hadrian's Wall Country 460

The Far Northeast Coast 464

Cardiff 478-479

South Wales 486

Mid-Wales 501

North Wales 511

Old Town 536-537

New Town 550-551

Haymarket, West End, South Side, and Leith 560-561

The Lothians and the Forth Valley 569

City Centre and Merchant City 586-587

West End and Finniston 606-607

East End and South Side 612-613

Ayrshire 616

The Borders 628

Dumfries and Galloway 637

The Trossachs and Loch Lomond 658

Perthshire 664

St. Andrews and East Neuk 674

Dundee and Angus 680

Royal Deeside 697

The Northeast 704

Argyll and Arran 722

Islay and Jura 732

Isle of Mull and Iona 735

Inverness, Speyside, and the Cairngorms 748

Loch Ness, Fort William, and Nearby 759

Isle of Skye 766

The Northern Highlands 774

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