DK Eyewitness Great Britain

by DK Eyewitness

Overview

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Great Britain is your indispensable guide to England, Scotland, and Wales. This fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floor plans, and reconstructions of the must-see sights, such as Stonehenge and Big Ben.

The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel Guide will help you to discover Great Britain region by region — whether you are most interested in local festivals and markets or day trips around the countryside. Street-by-street maps of key cities and towns will help you get the most out of your trip, and insider tips and essential local information showcases the best of Great Britain's restaurants, pubs, shops, hotels, and more.

What's new in DK Eyewitness Travel Guides:

• New itineraries based on length of stay, regional destinations, and themes.
• Brand-new hotel and restaurants listings including DK's Choice recommendations.
• Restaurant locations plotted on redrawn area maps and listed with sights.
• Redesigned and refreshed interiors make the guides even easier to read.

With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that brighten every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Great Britain truly shows you this destination as no one else can.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780241408292
Publisher:	DK
Publication date:	02/18/2020
Series:	Travel Guide
Pages:	592
Sales rank:	323,166
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Experience the world with DK Travel.

DK Travel's highly visual guides show you what others only tell you, with easy- to-read maps, tips and tours to inform and enrich your trip.

Our travel writers report on what to see, eat, drink and do around the world, while the very best photographs and illustrations bring cities, regions and countries to life. We publish guides to more than 200 destinations around the world, from handy pocket-sized city guides to comprehensive country guides.

DK is the world's leading illustrated reference publisher, producing beautifully designed books for adults and children in over 120 countries.

Table of Contents

Discover 6

Welcome To Great Britain 8

Reasons to Love Great Britain 10

Explore Great Britain 14

A Grand Tour of Great Britain 16

Great Britain Your Way 20

A Year in Great Britain 44

A Brief History 46

Experience 52

London 54

The West End, Westminster and the South Bank 64

Kensington and Chelsea 88

Regent's Park and Bloomsbury 100

The City, Southwark and East End 112

Beyond the Centre 134

England 144

The Downs and Channel Coast 160

East Anglia 192

Thames Valley and the Cotswolds 220

Bristol, Bath and Wessex 250

Devon and Cornwall 276

The Heart of England 304

East Midlands 328

The Northwest 342

Yorkshire and the Humber Region 370

The Northeast 406

Wales 424

North Wales 434

South and Mid-Wales 452

Scotland 478

Edinburgh and Southeast Scotland 488

Glasgow and Southwest Scotland 510

Central and Eastern Scotland 526

The Highlands and Islands 542

Need to Know 570

Before You Go 572

Getting Around 574

Practical Information 578

Index 580

Acknowledgments 590

Editorial Reviews

"Known… for its four-color maps, photos and illustrations, the [DK] Eyewitness Guides are extremely user-friendly for travelers who want their information delivered in a concise, visual way." – Chicago Tribune

"The best option… Color photos, maps, and diagrams bring the place to life." – The Philadelphia Inquirer

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