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What you will see, during this walk will be some of the city's incredible statues and some of the magnificent buildings of Manchester. We will learn about some of the famous or infamous incidents that took place and we will hear about some of the sons, daughters and residents of, and visitors to, this city. For the less earnest and more casual amongst us, this short journey can be thought of as a moderate stroll around one of today's world significant cities, hopefully in the famous 'Manchester...

The ultimate London souvenir, bursting with retro charm and featuring official A-Z map designs. The immediately recognizable London A-Z map is brought to life with bold colours and striking graphic design in this stylish souvenir. The book unfolds to reveal ten official A-Z maps of famous London areas, each accompanied by a 3-D pop-up of the area's most famous sight, including Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, St Paul's and the Houses of Parliament.

Indispensable guide to the best fishing for wild browns and sea trout in the rivers, lochs, and island waters of Scotland. Includes how-to information on tactics, flies, and gear.

The author's well-established guide to the East Coast of England, from Great Yarmouth to Dover and the corresponding coasts between Calais and Den Helder, has been updated for this revised 6th edition. Information on the extensive new wind farms in the Thames Estuary and off the coast of Belgium and the Netherlands has been included, along with details of changed traffic separation schemes off the continental coast and updated contact details for ports and services. North Sea Passage Pilot pro...

One of seven books in the new Top 10 Walks: South West Coast Path series, these attractive and cleverly structured guides will give walkers ten of the best short circular walks along each of the five ssections fo the 630-muile long Sout West Coast Path in a popular pocket-size format. With clear information, an overview and introcution for each walk, expertly written numbered directions, large scale Ordnance Survey maps, superb eye-grabbing panoramic photograph,a nd interpretations of points of...

In a series of intriguing routes through the English countryside, Professor Robert Cooper notes those attractions that the casual tourist might unknowingly pass by, such as the house where Dickens wrote A Tale of Two Cities, or the windswept quay where John Fowles's French Lieutenant's woman walked. Maps and information about restaurants and accommodations give the traveler the opportunity of having pints of \u201chalf and half\u201d where Jane Austen dined or visiting the pub where Blake\u00bfs...

1897, the year in which these maps first appeared in The Royal English Atlas, was one of great celebration for it marked the Diamond Jubilee of Britain's longest reigning monarch Queen Victoria. But there was much more to celebrate than her continuing occupancy of the throne as the previous sixty years had seen the greatest ever period of industrial development. The rapidly expanding industrial towns and cities were now the homes of workers who once laboured on the land but were now in the facto...

1897, the year in which these maps first appeared in The Royal English Atlas, was one of great celebration for it marked the Diamond Jubilee of Britain's longest reigning monarch Queen Victoria. But there was much more to celebrate than her continuing occupancy of the throne as the previous sixty years had seen the greatest ever period of industrial development. The rapidly expanding industrial towns and cities were now the homes of workers who once laboured on the land but were now in the facto...