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The best of London as brought to you by Londonist, now featuring hand-drawn maps from some of our favorite British illustrators. Londonist is about London and everything that happens in it - and now it's mapped. The city at your fingertips, brought to life by an eclectic group of illustrators. Whether you're looking for something new to do around Brick Lane, or wondering about London's bridges and how they got their names, Londonist's team of contributors know the city and its history inside out. Appealing to map addicts, trivia junkies and Londoners-about town alike, this new compendium showcases hand-drawn maps inspired by some of the best of their writing.

Hand-Drawn Maps for the Curious Londoner

Londonist Mapped

AA Publishing Staff

Automobile Association

Created especially for families, this imaginative and practical guide features over 1,800 AA-recommended family friendly hotels, restaurants, pubs, and B&Bs, in England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and the Channel Islands, plus listings of attractions by county.

Over 1000 Places to Stay with the Kids

Family Friendly Places to Stay

Fully revised and updated for 2020, this specialist easy-to-read, A3 road atlas includes 44 city, town and port plans, central Paris city plan, and district maps of Paris and Lyon. Coverage includes road mapping for Corsica plus there is a channel hopping guide with channel tunnel terminal, port plans and ferry information. 3 miles to 1 inch 1:190,000 - 1.9km to 1cm.

Big Easy Read France 2020

This A3 format atlas provides giant scale mapping (2.5 miles to 1 inch) and type throughout. Each page has been titled with its geographical location so you can turn to the page you need more easily. Static speed camera locations with speed limits are pinpointed and wide minor roads (more than and less than 4m wide) are indicated. National Trust, English and World Heritage sites, crematorium locations, and other hard-to-find places are also shown. There are 72 city, town, and port plans, including a central district map of London and a full-color admin map showing all the latest unitary authority areas. Plus, scenic routes and tourist sites with satnav friendly post codes

Big Easy Read Britain 2017

Showcases the winning and commended entries from the thirteenth annual Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. Every image is captioned with the photographer's account of the inspiration behind the picture Technical information section, detailing equipment and techniques used by the photographers. Beautifully presented, the book will be a talking piece; a stunning collection of images of the British landscape Content: 'Take a view', the Landscape Photographer of the Year competition, is the brainchild of Charlie Waite, one of today's most respected landscape photographers. Together with AA Publishing, he created this prestigious competition and award with a total prize fund exceeding £20,000, coupled with an exhibition in central London showcasing the best of the competition. Landscape Photographer of the Year, the full-colour book of best entries, has been hugely successful in its first twelve years. Like the others before it, the thirteenth edition features both classic shots of verdant rural countryside and stark urban landscapes capturing the beauty and diversity of Britain in the 21st century.

Collection 13

Landscape Photographer of the Year

Showcases the shortlisted and winning photographs from the eighth Garden Photographer of the Year competition. This book features 100 winning and commended photographs. Suitable for gardeners, it displays pictures from young and old, amateur and professional photographers alike.

Collection 01

Garden Photographer of the Year

Covering an area of 50km^2 and with a large scale of 1:25,000, this map has the familiar look and style of OS mapping, with improved coverage of the featured areas. Aimed at outdoor enthusiasts in particular, the level of details ensures nothing gets missed and you won't get lost.

Aa North York Moors (Eastern) Walker's Map

Gwyneth Rees

The best places to visit in the region, including great places to eat and drink, full-color detailed town plans and maps, and clear A-Z must-visit places for easy navigation Unlike other guides, the AA's new travel books offer a fresh way to discover Britain by combining decades of expert knowledge with a clear, contemporary design and engaging up-to-the-minute commentary from local writers in the know—a modern guide for the digital age. These guides focus on just the things readers want—great places to eat and drink, award-winning campsites, and places to visit. They don't just tell you what's there; they give you the inside story so you can decide whether it's for you. With town plans and postcodes to help you find your way around on foot or by GPS, the author's picks of the top things you need to know and see, and an easily-navigable gazetteer, AA Guides are all you need to discover Britain on the go.

The AA Guide to Wales

Offering mapping of London and Southeast England, this street atlas features: a clear hierarchy of roads; prominent landmarks and detail for motorists, such as petrol stations and car parks; clearly marked one-way streets; a distance measure on every page; and clear district names and postcodes.

AA Street by Street London and South East England

Walking is one of Britain’s favorite leisure activities, and this guide to the Yorkshire Dales features a variety of mapped walks to suit all abilities. Featured are all of the practical details you need, accompanied by fascinating background reading on the history and wildlife of the area, and clear mapping for ease of use. Every route has been color coded according to difficulty, and annotated with local points of interest and places to stop for refreshments. Each has a summary of distance, time, gradient, level of difficulty, type of surface and access, landscape, dog friendliness, parking, and public toilets.

50 Walks in Yorkshire Dales

Landscape artists have always strived to capture the unique beauty and diversity of Britain. In the 21st century, this smalll island continues to provide photographers with an astonishing source of inspiration. From classic shots of the verdant rural countryside to the stark iconic structures of Britain's industrial and urban landscapes, this magnificent collection, showcasing both the stunning scenery of the British Isles and the best photographic talent, has unlimited appeal.

Collection 9

An affectionate look at some of Britain's quirkiest collections. Bored with the big hitters on the museum circuit? Maybe it's time to take the family to one of Britain's many weird museums, where you never get quite what you bargained for. Anyone with an interest in the unusual will love this collection of places specializing in the curious, the cool--and the downright peculiar. These are under-the-radar collections of artifacts where you come with an open mind and leave having learned something unexpected or having seen something amazing, strange, intriguing, or hilarious. Written with humor and a great deal of affection for the bizarre side of Britain, the book takes an in-depth look at this neglected subject, winkling out some of the strangest and most fanciful museums this country has to offer, such as the Baked Bean Museum in Port Talbot or the Lawnmower Museum in Merseyside. So, whether you have a penchant for fans, windmills, teapots, or canine neckwear, if it's weird and there's a museum dedicated to it, you'll find it lovingly described within these pages.

Weird Museums

Top-selling A3 road atlas showcasing Britain's clearest mapping at 3 miles to 1 inch. This atlas is available in two binding styles, softback and spiral bound. Each page has been titled with its geographical location so you can turn to the page you need more easily. Wide minor roads (more than and less than 4m wide), National Trust, English and World Heritage sites, crematorium locations and other hard-to-find places are indicated on the mapping. There are 68 city, town and port plans including central London. Plus, scenic routes, tourist sites with satnav friendly post codes and caravan and camping sites symbolized on the maps.

Big Road Atlas Britan 2022

This is a companion guide for cyclists and parents of children learning to ride safely. Features include choosing and setting up a new bike, cycle maintenance, and accessories, as well as a special section on finding and taking the Bikeability course (including the full syllabus). Riders are guided through all the key rules of the road, and there's a test yourself quiz section, designed to aid understanding of key cycling concepts and rules. The ideal companion guide for parents of children learning to ride safely, the Cyclists Highway Code: Essential Rules of the Road introduces cycling to young riders (8-13 year-olds) and contains all the relevant rules and signs from the Highway Code.

Essential Rules of the Road

Cyclists' Highway Code

Automobile Association (Great Britain)

This series of practical street atlases aims to provide clear, legible mapping with the latest digital data from the Ordnance Survey. Each atlas features National Grid referencing, AA Service Centers, recommended restaurants and camping sites, easy-to-read street names and symbols, and a clearly designed index with colored letter headers for quick reference.

Chesterfield, Bolsover, Dronfield, Staveley

This full color guide to over 4,000 AA inspected hotels in Britain and Ireland is fully updated for 2008. All of the establishments featured have been officially inspected and rated for quality by the AA's professional inspectors and graded with 1 to 5 stars, with AA red stars highlighting top hotels. Over 800 budget hotels are featured, ideal for overnight stops. Plus, there are up-to-date details of room prices, credit cards, parking, directions, and leisure facilities throughout. Central reservation telephone numbers are featured for the major hotel groups. The hotels featured are arranged in county order with prices, opening times, directions, and websites. Special features include the AA Hotel of the Year Awards and AA Top Hotels in Britain and Ireland.

Hotel Guide 2008

This collaboration between AA Publishing and Gites de France is the definitive, full color guide to over 3,500 professionally inspected bed and breakfast establishments in France, offering a huge choice of top quality, good value accommodation. The guide has been fully updated with information on opening times, prices, facilities, and directions. Booking is made easy with address, telephone, fax, and e-mail details provided where available.

Bed and Breakfast in France

Phil Taylor

This title presents Britain's 1,800 best places to eat, based on AA inspections and Rosette awards. It includes a street-by-street atlas section, an easy-to-read layout, and more wine and price information. Covering everything from gastropubs to once-in-a-lifetime eating experiences, the book features places with connections to famous people, an "our tip" feature offering insider information, and up-to-date information on prices, opening times, smoking, parking facilities and so forth.

Britain's Most Complete Guide to Good Food

The Restaurant Guide 2004

Walking is one of Britain’s favorite leisure activities, and this guide to Suffolk features a variety of mapped walks to suit all abilities. Featured are all of the practical details you need, accompanied by fascinating background reading on the history and wildlife of the area, and clear mapping for ease of use. Every route has been color coded according to difficulty, and annotated with local points of interest and places to stop for refreshments. Each has a summary of distance, time, gradient, level of difficulty, type of surface and access, landscape, dog friendliness, parking, and public toilets.

50 Walks in Suffolk

Walking is one of Britain's favorite leisure activities, and this guide features a variety of mapped walks to suit all abilities. The book features all of the practical detail you need, accompanied by fascinating background reading on the history and wildlife of Norfolk, and clear mapping for ease of use. Every route has been color-coded according to difficulty, and walks are annotated with local points of interest and places to stop for refreshments. Every walk is given a summary of distance, time, gradient, level of difficulty, type of surface, and access, landscape, dog friendliness, parking, and public toilets.

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