Lonely Planet Great Britain

Lonely Planet Country Travel Guide

by David Else, Lonely Planet

Surf-pounded cliffs and mirror-clear lochs, humming cities and ancient towns, romantic wildernesses and island getaways.....

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Reference, British Literature

1052 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2007

Reviews

[Claire Binkley]

With an estimated trip to the University coming in the next couple of months, I wanted to see what my local library had which I hadn't already read due to suppressed Anglophilia. I am reflecting on it as calmly as possible despite being urged to shower ASAP due to lights flickering. Well, if I can't come up with a good thought about it, I might as well come back and think it out later when my situation is better.

I rather liked the book, it's just a bad environment to be peacefully thinking about it right now.
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Now that I am in a calmer spot...

When I was reading this book, I considered how easy the writers made it to flip to where you needed. I probably should have actually consulted this book first rather than spending all that money and trusting I'd probably end up in the right place eventually.
It was a lesson well learned, I suppose.

I may return to this travel guide later since it has so much information that I probably didn't get all in one read. Then again, some of the sources may close or move, like with the other travel guides I have consulted before, so I suppose it might be a matter of just visiting where I want to go rather than reading about it and imagining what I might do when I end up going there.

[Liz]

Based on this, I think everyone should read a guidebook of their own country because
- you get to read reviews of places you’ve been to and so can compare your views to the book’s;
- you get to read of places you now want to visit;
- it’s interesting, even funny, to read about your own country from the perspective of what foreigners need to know. E.g. From ‘What to Pack’ section: Umbrella, because the rumours about the weather are true; Lightweight waterproof jacket, because sometimes the umbrella is not enough.

I personally read of five places to visit that I didn’t know of before.
I read this ahead of a holiday around the United Kingdom and Ireland.

[Rosalee 'Leah' Thrum]

Very good. I recommend checking online when you've decided what you would like to see from the book, ( about 6 weeks before and again a week before) as some of the information and booking information had changed. Missed a couple of things because of it. Still very good information about what's around.

[Bader Alzahim]

New experience

This book will help you to start your trip or journey in different way that you didn't do , experience or imagine before. It will show you how to plan your vacation wather you are with your family , friends or alone . It just care about everything.

[Kei]

A must-read book that's highly informative and useful. Definitely a great resource to help plan my wedding anniversary trip.

[Lauren :Dadekian]

Great guide to Greta Britain. You can find everything from pubs to castles and everything in between

[Aquayemi-Claude Akinsanya]

Helpful guide in the information of the UK.

[Heidi Wiechert]

Fairly useful guide for an overall look at Great Britain. Unfortunately, it didn't cater to my specific needs like what libraries or walking trails are near the Bovington Tank Museum (which wasn't included in this guide). I know that's pretty specific, but that was the main reason that I picked up this tome so it was kind of disappointing that it wasn't in there.

Includes great advice on how to fully utilize the London tube system (wish I had read that before I went there last time) and a nice map of the whole thing. Also describes how to properly use cabs, find buses, ride trains- perfect for the timid American traveler who may not be certain how to use public transportation.

[Charlie]

I bought The Rough Guide to Scotland and Lonely Planet's guide to Great Britain to plan an extensive solo driving trip. I think I preferred the maps in the Rough Guide and slightly preferred the descriptions in Lonely Planet. I did not use the accommodation or dining recommendations, so I can't speak for them, but everything else seemed quite accurate and up-to-date. I was especially glad to have the ferry information in the Rough Guide. Both are solid guides, and together they helped me research, map, and plan an awesome adventure.

[Laura]

The content was fine, on par with every other Lonely Planet guide I've used. My only complaint is that the quality of the paper is very cheap, like newspaper, even for the photo pages. I always loved being enticed by the beautiful glossy photo pages, but the cheap paper for this edition is pretty sad. Also, I do not like feeling as if I need to wash the ink off my hands each time I open the book. Again, content was fine.

[Jen]

I've used the Planet since my shoestring backpacking days and it's a hard habit to break. But this edition is uneven - it has about a dozen writers and the quality of the section really depends on the author (the Glasgow writer seems best). But I'm not ready to admit I'm old and use Rick Steves for Europe!

[Lindsay]

Travel books are most fun when you can use them in a practical way and I have used this to make travel plans and visit places. I'm sure I'll be flicking through this in the future but reading through it has given me a number of places I'd like to go to!

[Elizabeth]

I didn't care for the formatting of this book. I had just read the Rick Steves' book on England and prefer his tips on avoiding crowds and getting from one place to another. This book didn't have nearly as much helpful info on the practical side of travelling. I did like the history section.

[Kim Lanza]

Just finished exploring Scotland and England - - Once again, Lonely Planet did not disappoint me in its recommendations. The book was more essential before the journey to create the itinerary. It is impossible to see everything and I rely on Lonely Planet to narrow the field a bit.

[Renee]

Good guide book, but wish the kindle version had more menus in the London section to make skipping to specific neighborhoods quicker.

[Ari]

Lots of helpful information and many resources, will definitely go back to this guide when visiting the UK!

[Delhi Irc]

Location: ND6 IRC
Accession No: DL027440

[Ankita Agarwal]

Short, sweet and succinct.. up-to-date and relevant info.. one of the best travel guides out there.