England For Dummies

by Donald Olson

England offers so many royal palaces, massive cathedrals, glorious gardens, world-class museums, and historical sites that you could be overwhelmed, but this guide helps you zero in on the things you want to see and do and plan the perfect trip for you! It gives you up-to-date info on: shopping and antiquing; side trips to attractions; where to pay homage to literary giants; important castles and palaces; central England, the picturesque Cotswolds region, and northern England.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Ebooks, Cultural, British Literature

454 pages, Paperback

First published January 15, 2002

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

BAHAHA! I had to put this on here. You know I thought I would think that these kind of books were silly...but when I took my trip to England in '04 I thought I'd pick it up to see if there was going to be anything useful to me. I was surprised. It gave a bunch of odd facts (which I l<3ve) and helpful 'dos' and 'donts'. Gave a suggestion on when the best time to travel there was and I ended up paying less then $500 on my round-trip ticket!!

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I used the restaurant recommendation in Salisbury, and had a wonderful meal and drinks at the Haunch of Venison pub. Also used it for our trip to York, although I used the Time Out guide more for our stay in London proper. The tips for rail travel were useful. We went for the Britrail pass for our out-of-London trips. I'd recommend it, although it might need an update, since this latest one was published in 2008 I think.

[Elissa Rathfelder]

I've loved all the "for Dummies" books, but am just reading "England for Dummies," and it contains statements that are out of date and wrong. To cite just one, Olson says in the 2008 (4th edition) that British Airways flies from Denver into Garwick. It does NOT. After 9/11/01, BA switched from Denver/Gatwick to Denver/Heathrow, and continues until now.

[Megan Davis · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was helpful to me as I got ready to travel to England for the first time, and then later to move here--however, it wasn't as helpful as I had hoped. I guess I knew a lot of what was there already, so I wasn't as much of a dummy as I thought ... ;)

[Joan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Planning a trip to England this spring!

[Amandalynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book was my bible while visiting my parents in England

[Meghan Blenck · Rating 2 out of 5]

I did not find this book helpful at all , I'm taking a trip to England and I thought it was just very poorly written

[Katie]

Bought this before I went to England.

[Paulette · Rating 4 out of 5]

The "dummies" books are such good places to start when planning a trip to an unfamiliar spot.