This invaluable guide contains all the information you need to get to and around some of the most popular destinations in England. Using London as a base, you can explore the college towns of Oxford and Cambridge; go on rambling walks or bike rides through the English countryside; or experience the mystery of Stonehenge, each in only a day!
We give you all the information you need to plan your day trip, from train schedules to parking information and the best places to pick up picnic supplies or enjoy a more leisurely meal. Detailed maps and suggested itineraries for each destination guarantee that you'll see as much as possible without feeling rushed. And if there's so much to do that we think you might want to extend your trip, we give you the scoop on the best places to stay, from budget B&Bs to luxury hotels. Also included are savvy insider tips, historical information, and special "finds" that most tourists and tour groups miss.
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This invaluable guide contains all the information you need to reach and explore some of the most popular destinations in England. Using London as a base, you can explore the college towns of Oxford and Cambridge; go on rambling walks or bike rides through the English countryside; or experience the mystery of Stonehenge, each in only a day!
We'll Take You to:
Grand castles and palaces like Dover Castle, Windsor Castle, Hever Castle, and Brighton's Royal Pavilion
Lush, elaborate gardens, like Kew Gardens, Sissinghurst Castle Garden, and the gardens at Hampton Court
Awe-inspiring churches and cathedrals, including Canterbury, St. Albans, Salisbury, and York
Places where literary greats like Jane Austen, Virginia Woolf, and William Shakespeare lived and worked
Inside You'll Find:
All the information you'll need to plan your day trip, from train schedules to parking information
Detailed maps and itineraries that guarantee you'll see as much as possible without feeling rushed
Savvy insider tips, historical information, and special "finds" that most tourists and tour groups miss
Detailed restaurant reviews and shopping tips
A guide to England's art and architecture to help you better appreciate what you're seeing
Donald Olson is a novelist, playwright, and travel writer. His seventh novel, Memoirs Are Made of This (written under the nom de plume Swan Adamson), was published in 2007 by Hodder Headline in the U.K. His plays have been produced in London, New York, Amsterdam, and Rotterdam. Donald Olson's travel stories have appeared in the New York Times and many other national publications. He is the author of Frommer's Vancouver & Victoria, London For Dummies, Germany For Dummies, and England For Dummies, which won the 2002 Lowell Thomas Travel Writing Award for "Best Guidebook."
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