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EYEWITNESS TRAVEL BACK ROADS GREAT BRITAIN SCENIC ROUTES CHARMING HOTELS • AUTHENTIC REGIONAL CUISINE 2 5 LEISURELY DRIVES EYEWITNESS TRAVEL BACK ROADS GREAT BRITAIN EYEWITNESS TRAVEL BACK ROADS GREAT BRITAIN Contributors Pat Aithie, Robert Andrews, Donna Dailey, Rebecca Ford, Gillian Harrison, John Harrison, Nick Rider, Rose Shepherd, Roger Williams CONTENTS ABOUT THIS BOOK 6 INTRODUCING GREAT BRITAIN 8 PUBLISHER Douglas Amrine LIST MANAGER Vivien Antwi GETTING TO GREAT BRITAIN 10 Above Sandy Porthmeor Beach with St Nicholas chapel beyond it on the Island, St Ives, Cornwall MANAGING ART EDITOR Jane Ewart PRACTICAL INFORMATION 12 EDITORIAL Michelle Crane, Alastair Drive 5 Laing, Georgina Palffy, Hugh DRIVING IN GREAT BRITAIN 16 Thompson, Vicki Allen A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY ART EDITORS Shahid Mahmood, WHERE TO STAY 22 Salisbury to Kate Leonard WHERE TO EAT 24 Glastonbury 64 PRODUCTION CONTROLLER Linda Dare 4 days THE DRIVES 26 PICTURE RESEARCH Ellen Root, Rhiannon Furbear Drive 6 DTP Jason Little, Jamie McNeill Drive 1 THE VILLAGES OF THE CARTOGRAPHY MANAGER LIZARD POINT AND THE SOUTH Uma Bhattacharya COTSWOLDS CORNWALL COAST SENIOR CARTOGRAPHIC EDITOR Cirencester to Casper Morris St Ives to Tavistock 28 CARTOGRAPHY Broadway 74 4–5 days Stuart James, Schchida Nand Pradhan, 2–3 days Zafar-ul-Islam Khan, Hassan Mohammad Drive 2 Drive 7 JACKET DESIGN HEADLANDS AND COVES Tessa Bindloss, Meredith Smith THROUGH THE CHILTERNS ILLUSTRATIONS Bideford to Bodmin Chalfont St Giles to Arun Pottirayil, Pallavi Thakur, Moor 38 Dev Datta Henley-on-Thames 82 3–4 days Colour reproduction by 2 days Media Development Printing Ltd, UK Drive 3 Printed and bound in China by Drive 8 South China Printing Co Ltd NORTH DEVON COAST AND First published in Great Britain in 2010 by EXPLORING THE SOUTH DOWNS Dorling Kindersley Limited, 80 Strand, London EXMOOR WC2R 0RL, A Penguin Company Beachy Head to Copyright 2010 © Dorling Taunton to Barnstaple 48 Chichester 88 Kindersley Limited, London 2–3 days 3–4 days All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, Drive 4 Drive 9 or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording HARDY COUNTRY AND THE THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. JURASSIC COAST Ashdown Forest to A CIP catalogue record is available from the British Library. 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The landscape ranges from hillside villages of Britain. Taken at a gentle pace, they pastures to mountain peaks, wild coastlines and allow the driver time to appreciate what makes open moorland. Glimpses of past cultures can be Great Britain unique – the landscapes, villages, seen in the prehistoric standing stones and grand country houses, castles and gardens. This Roman ruins. And the castles and villages book goes beyond the must-see tourist sights to document the emergence, over many hundreds lesser-known places that will reveal a more of years, of a single nation. Expect delightful intimate experience of Britain’s people and surprises round every bend, and the reward will architecture. This island nation encompasses be the timeless culture of Great Britain. Getting Started map of the itinerary to help plan the The front section of the guide will give trip. There is useful advice on the best Using the sheet map all the practical information needed to time of year to make the drive, road A pull-out road map of the plan and enjoy a driving holiday in conditions, local markets and festivals. entire country is attached at Great Britain. It includes an overview The tours contain descriptions of the back. This map contains of when and how to get there, advice each sight, including opening times all the information necessary on renting vehicles or bringing one and contact details, where applicable, to drive around the country into the country. The motoring advice linked by clear driving instructions. and to navigate between ranges from driving rules to road Side panels offer information on the tours. All motorways, conditions, to buying petrol and authentic places to stay and eat. major roads, airports – both breakdown/accident procedures – the Tinted boxes provide background domestic and international kind of background knowledge that information and anecdotes. – plus all the ferry ports are will help make a driving trip stress free. Each drive features at least one easily identified. This makes Tips on money, opening hours and mapped walking tour, designed to the pull-out map an excellent other practical matters will save you take a maximum of three hours at a addition to the drive itinerary time and confusion. There is also gentle pace with stops along the maps within the book. advice on accommodation and dining way. Some walks cover the highlights The pull-out map has a options, whether visitors are looking of towns or cities, while others comprehensive index to help for a luxury hotel or a farmhouse bed- explore glorious countryside walks find the places, and is further and-breakfast, a gourmet meal or pub on safe, clearly marked paths. supplemented by a clear food, which will help them to sample The tours are flexible and can be distance chart so drivers can the range of British hospitality. linked to create a longer holiday; gauge the distances between alternatively, they can be used to the major cities. The Drives plan day trips within a region. The main section of the guide is divided into 25 drives, ranging from two to five days in duration, leading from the tip of Cornwall to the north of Scotland. All tours can be driven in a standard car or other vehicle. No special driving skills are required. The drives cover every region of the country. Each one begins with an overview of the highlights and a clear Top left The Church of St Peter and St Paul, Northleach Top right Cove at St Abb’s Head, Berwickshire, Scotland Centre left Fishing boats at Whitby Centre right Edinburgh – a famous festival venue Below left Traditional sweetshop, Rye Below right Field of sunflowers, Cornwall Above Driving through Langstrothdale Chase near Oughtershaw, North Yorkshire

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