Record-breaking Britain: 101 of Britain's biggest, smallest, oldest, fastest, tallest, most fun days out
A book like this is invaluable ... there's something here for all tastes and abilities. - Reverend Kate Bottley

Where can you visit the highest waterfall in Britain? Where can you visit the smallest house in the country? Where can you get lost in the biggest maze, or see the clearest night sky, sniff the smelliest plant or catch a movie in the smallest cinema?

From the quirky to the sublime, to the ridiculous, to the fascinating, Record-breaking Britain provides you with the ultimate bucket list of delightful sights and attractions at each end of every extreme. The smallest, the tallest, the longest, the oldest, the biggest, the northernmost, the southernmost, the darkest, the furthest – every adjective you can think of and more – this book will set you up with fascinating places to visit for years to come.

The book features 101 attractions and activities throughout the whole of Britain, and shows you how you can visit, what there is to see and why it will knock your socks off. With delightful photography, a beautiful hand-drawn map and insightful and absorbing writing from the king of quirky travel guides, Peter Naldrett, Record-breaking Britain is sure to delight families, adventurers, thrill-seekers, wanderers and history buffs alike.

This book is your key to being able to tell your kids or your friends that you've been up the tallest building or on the biggest rollercoaster - ideal for winning bragging rights in the playground or genuinely interesting stories of the weekend around the office watercooler.

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Record-breaking Britain: 101 of Britain's biggest, smallest, oldest, fastest, tallest, most fun days out
A book like this is invaluable ... there's something here for all tastes and abilities. - Reverend Kate Bottley

Where can you visit the highest waterfall in Britain? Where can you visit the smallest house in the country? Where can you get lost in the biggest maze, or see the clearest night sky, sniff the smelliest plant or catch a movie in the smallest cinema?

From the quirky to the sublime, to the ridiculous, to the fascinating, Record-breaking Britain provides you with the ultimate bucket list of delightful sights and attractions at each end of every extreme. The smallest, the tallest, the longest, the oldest, the biggest, the northernmost, the southernmost, the darkest, the furthest – every adjective you can think of and more – this book will set you up with fascinating places to visit for years to come.

The book features 101 attractions and activities throughout the whole of Britain, and shows you how you can visit, what there is to see and why it will knock your socks off. With delightful photography, a beautiful hand-drawn map and insightful and absorbing writing from the king of quirky travel guides, Peter Naldrett, Record-breaking Britain is sure to delight families, adventurers, thrill-seekers, wanderers and history buffs alike.

This book is your key to being able to tell your kids or your friends that you've been up the tallest building or on the biggest rollercoaster - ideal for winning bragging rights in the playground or genuinely interesting stories of the weekend around the office watercooler.

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Record-breaking Britain: 101 of Britain's biggest, smallest, oldest, fastest, tallest, most fun days out

Record-breaking Britain: 101 of Britain's biggest, smallest, oldest, fastest, tallest, most fun days out

by Peter Naldrett
Record-breaking Britain: 101 of Britain's biggest, smallest, oldest, fastest, tallest, most fun days out

Record-breaking Britain: 101 of Britain's biggest, smallest, oldest, fastest, tallest, most fun days out

by Peter Naldrett

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A book like this is invaluable ... there's something here for all tastes and abilities. - Reverend Kate Bottley

Where can you visit the highest waterfall in Britain? Where can you visit the smallest house in the country? Where can you get lost in the biggest maze, or see the clearest night sky, sniff the smelliest plant or catch a movie in the smallest cinema?

From the quirky to the sublime, to the ridiculous, to the fascinating, Record-breaking Britain provides you with the ultimate bucket list of delightful sights and attractions at each end of every extreme. The smallest, the tallest, the longest, the oldest, the biggest, the northernmost, the southernmost, the darkest, the furthest – every adjective you can think of and more – this book will set you up with fascinating places to visit for years to come.

The book features 101 attractions and activities throughout the whole of Britain, and shows you how you can visit, what there is to see and why it will knock your socks off. With delightful photography, a beautiful hand-drawn map and insightful and absorbing writing from the king of quirky travel guides, Peter Naldrett, Record-breaking Britain is sure to delight families, adventurers, thrill-seekers, wanderers and history buffs alike.

This book is your key to being able to tell your kids or your friends that you've been up the tallest building or on the biggest rollercoaster - ideal for winning bragging rights in the playground or genuinely interesting stories of the weekend around the office watercooler.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781844866946
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication date: 09/09/2025
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 6.20(w) x 9.15(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Peter Naldrett is a freelance writer specialising in travel and the outdoors. He has written a number of guidebooks as well as four books in the Dog Walkers' Guide series. He has also written for magazines such as Geographical, The Big Issue and Dalesman as well as The Daily Telegraph. He is the author of Days Out Underground, Around the Coast in 80 Days, and Treasured Islands, all published by Bloomsbury. When not writing and travelling, Peter teaches geography at a South Yorkshire secondary school.

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Table of Contents

Foreword by Reverend Kate Bottley

Introduction

001 THE MOST SOUTHERLY PLACE Lizard Point

002 THE LENGTHIEST LONG-DISTANCE FOOTPATH South West Coast Path

003 THE LARGEST INDOOR RAINFOREST The Eden Project

004 THE WILDEST WAVES Fistral Beach

005 THE LARGEST AQUARIUM National Marine Aquarium

006 THE STEEPEST WATER-POWERED RAILWAY Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway

007 THE LARGEST GORGE Cheddar Gorge

008 THE LONGEST MAZE Longleat

009 THE LARGEST GREENFIELD MUSIC FESTIVAL Glastonbury

010 THE BIGGEST BALLOON EVENT Bristol Balloon Fiesta

011 THE LARGEST TIDAL BORE River Severn

012 THE LONGEST CHEESE-ROLLING RACE Cooper's Hill

013 THE LARGEST DISPLAY OF TANKS Bovington Tank Museum

014 THE SMALLEST CINEMA Bournemouth Colosseum

015 THE LONGEST BEACH Chesil Beach

016 THE OLDEST THEME PARK Blackgang Chine

017 THE OLDEST AND BIGGEST INHABITED CASTLE Windsor Castle

018 THE OLDEST MODEL VILLAGE Bekonscot Model Village

019 THE FASTEST ROLLER COASTER Thorpe Park

020 THE LARGEST VINEYARD Denbies Wine Estate

021 THE LARGEST LIDO Tooting Bec Lido

022 THE SMELLIEST PLANT Kew Gardens

023 THE ONLY OLYMPIC RAPIDS Lee Valley White Water Centre

024 THE ONLY OLYMPIC INDOOR CYCLE TRACK Lee Valley Velo Park

025 THE TALLEST AND LONGEST TUNNEL SLIDE Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

026 THE LARGEST CANTILEVERED OBSERVATION WHEEL London Eye

027 THE BIGGEST FOUR-FACED CHIMING CLOCK Queen Elizabeth Tower

028 THE HIGHEST FREE VIEWING PLATFORM Horizon 22

029 THE BIGGEST OPEN-WORLD ADVENTURE Phantom Peak

030 THE LONGEST-RUNNING PLAY The Mousetrap

031 THE LARGEST DOME The O2 Arena

032 THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF HUMAN SKULLS St Leonard's Church

033 THE LONGEST PLEASURE PIER Southend Pier

034 THE OLDEST ROLLER COASTER Scenic Railway, Dreamland

035 THE OLDEST STONE CIRCLE Avebury Stone Circles

036 THE BEST CONKER PLAYER World Conker Championships

037 THE OLDEST MUSEUM Ashmolean Museum

038 THE BIGGEST DINO PARK National Showcaves Centre for Wales

039 THE BIGGEST PLANETARIUM National Space Centre

040 THE ROLLER COASTER WITH THE MOST INVERSIONS Alton Towers

041 THE FIRST TRAPDOOR WATER RIDE Waterworld

042 THE LARGEST SEAL COLONY Blakeney Point

043 THE LONGEST-SURVIVING HERITAGE STEAM RAILWAY Welsh Highland Railway

044 THE FATEST ZIP LINE Velocity, Bethesda

045 THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN WALES Yr Wyddfa

046 THE ONLY ALPINE COASTER Fforest Coaster, Betws-y-Coed

047 THE FIRST TANDEM DROP EXPERIENCE Plummet, Betws-y-Coed

048 THE ONLY UNDERGROUND GOLF COURSE Llechwedd Slate Mine

049 THE DEEPEST ACCOMMODATION Deep Sleep, Blaenau Fffestiniog

050 THE HIGHEST AQUEDUCT Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

051 THE OLDEST INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL STADIUM Racecourse Ground

052 THE SMALLEST HOUSE Conwy

053 THE LARGEST ESCAPE ROOM Shrewsbury Prison

054 THE LARGEST CATHEDRAL Liverpool Cathedral

055 THE MOST COMPLETE CITY WALLS Chester

056 THE LARGEST ICE CREAM SHOP Ice Cream Farm

057 THE TALLEST BUNGEE JUMP Tatton Park

058 THE OLDEST GAME OF FOOTBALL Ashbourne

059 THE BIGGEST CAVE ENTRANCE Peak Cavern

060 THE HIGHEST POINT IN THE OLDEST NATIONAL PARK Kinder Scout

061 THE LEAST KNOWN CHRISTMAS CAROLS Sheffield

062 THE OLDEST FOOTBALL GROUND Sandygate Stadium

063 THE TALLEST INDOOR BUNGEE JUMP Magna Science Adventure Centre

064 THE LARGEST STATELY HOME Wentworth Woodhouse

065 THE BUSIEST POLAR BEAR ENCLOSURE Yorkshire Wildlife Park

066 THE BIGGEST FISH AND CHIP SHOP Papa's Fish and Chip Shop

067 THE LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGE Humber Bridge

068 THE LARGEST SEA BIRD COLONY Yorkshire's East Coast

069 THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF WEAPONRY Royal Armouries

070 THE DEEPEST, LONGEST, HIGHEST CANAL TUNNEL Standedge Tunnel

071 THE LONGEST CONTINUAL INCLINE Cragg Vale

072 THE LONGEST ROLLER COASTER Blackpool Pleasure Beach

073 THE BIGGEST INDOOR WATER PARK Sandcastle Water Park

074 THE TALLEST UNINTERRUPTED WATERFALL Gaping Gill

075 THE OLDEST UNCHANGED THEATRE Georgian Theatre Royal

076 THE LONGEST LAKE Windermere

077 THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN ENGLAND Scafell Pike

078 THE LARGEST COLOURING PENCIL Derwent Pencil Museum

079 THE OLDEST DEER RUT Martindale

080 THE HIGHEST PUB Tan Hill Inn

081 THE TALLEST ANGEL SCULPTURE Angel of the North

082 THE LARGEST FUNFAIR Hoppings Funfair

083 THE CENTRE OF BRITAIN Haltwhistle

084 THE LONGEST WALL Hadrian's Wall

085 THE DEADLIEST GARDEN Alnwick Poison Garden

086 THE LARGEST MAN-MADE LAKE Kielder Reservoir

087 THE DARKEST SKIES Kielder Observatory

088 THE TOUGHEST NATIONAL TRAIL Pennine Way

089 THE LARGEST ARTS FESTIVAL Edinburgh Fringe

090 THE LONGEST-SERVING ROYAL YACHT Britannia

091 THE OLDEST TOURIST ATTRACTION Camera Obscura

092 THE ONLY ROTATING BOAT LIFT Falkirk Wheel

093 THE BIGGEST SCULPTURE The Kelpies

094 THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN BRITAIN Ben Nevis

095 THE STONE SKIMMING CHAMPION Easdale Island

096 THE ONLY TIDAL RUNWAY Barra Airport

097 THE HIGHEST DISC GOLF COURSE Glencoe Mountain

098 THE LARGEST SEA CAVE ENTRANCE Smoo Cave

099 THE NORTHERNMOST POINT Cape Wrath

100 THE SHORTEST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT Westray Airport

101 THE BIGGEST COLLECTION OF WITCH MARKS Creswell Crags

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