Dk Eyewitness Back roads Great Britain

266 Pages·2019·88.388 MB·English

by  Aithie, Patricia

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL
BACK ROADS
GREAT
BRITAIN
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EYEWITNESS TRAVEL
BACK ROADS
GREAT
BRITAIN
Contributors
Pat Aithie, Robert Andrews, Donna Dailey,
Rebecca Ford, John Harrison, Nick Rider,
Rose Shepherd, Gillian Thomas, Roger Williams
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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
EDITORIAL Michelle Crane, Alastair PRACTICAL INFORMATION 12
Laing, Georgina Palffy, Hugh Drive 5
Thompson, Vicki Allen DRIVING IN GREAT BRITAIN 16
ART EDITORS Shahid Mahmood, A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY
Kate Leonard WHERE TO STAY 22
Salisbury to
PRODUCTION CONTROLLER
Linda Dare WHERE TO EAT 24 Glastonbury 64
PICTURE RESEARCH Ellen Root, 4 days
Rhiannon Furbear THE DRIVES 26
DTP Jason Little, Jamie McNeill
Drive 6
CARTOGRAPHY MANAGER Drive 1
Uma Bhattacharya THE VILLAGES OF THE
SENIOR CARTOGRAPHIC EDITOR LIZARD POINT AND THE SOUTH
Casper Morris COTSWOLDS
CARTOGRAPHY CORNWALL COAST
Stuart James, Schchida Nand Pradhan, Cirencester to
Zafar-ul-Islam Khan, St Ives to Tavistock 28 Broadway 74
Hassan Mohammad
4–5 days
JACKET DESIGN 2–3 days
Tessa Bindloss, Meredith Smith
Drive 2
ILLUSTRATIONS Drive 7
Arun Pottirayil, Pallavi Thakur, HEADLANDS AND COVES
Dev Datta THROUGH THE CHILTERNS
Bideford to Bodmin
Printed and bound in China Chalfont St Giles to
Moor 38
First edition 2010 Henley-on-Thames 82
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Published in the United States by DK Drive 8
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EXMOOR
Reprinted with revisions 2013, 2016, 2019 Beachy Head to
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Kindersley Limited, London
All rights reserved. No part of this publication 2–3 days 3–4 days
may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system,
or transmitted in any form or by any means, Drive 4 Drive 9
electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording
or otherwise, without the prior written permission
of the copyright owner. HARDY COUNTRY AND THE THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND
A CIP catalogue record is available from
the British Library. JURASSIC COAST Ashdown Forest to
A CIP catalogue record for this book is Battle 98
available from the Library of Congress. Swanage to Sherborne 56
ISBN 978 0 2413 7887 8 3 days 3–4 days
Jacket Cottages at the medieval village of
Castle Combe in Wiltshire
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Above The Circus, an elegant 18th-century terrace Above Silbury Hill, Europe’s largest Above King’s College Chapel from The
designed by John Wood, Bath prehistoric mound, Avebury Backs, Cambridge
Drive 10 Drive 14 Drive 20
THE RIVER CAM AND THROUGH SNOWDONIA WILD NORTHUMBRIA
CONSTABLE COUNTRY NATIONAL PARK Kielder Water to
Lindisfarne 206
Cambridge to East Machynlleth to
Bergholt 108 Llandudno 146 2 days
3–4 days 4 days
Drive 21
Drive 11 Drive 15 HISTORY AND ROMANCE IN
THE BROADS AND THE NORTH ALONG OFFA’S DYKE THE BORDERS
NORFOLK COAST Ludlow to Holywell 158 Edinburgh to Rosslyn
Norwich to Heacham 118 4 days Chapel 212
3 days Drive 16 2–3 days
Drive 12 AROUND THE PEAK DISTRICT Drive 22
Ashbourne to
BORDERLANDS TO BEACONS THE KINGDOM OF FIFE
Matlock Bath 168
Hereford to St Andrews to
2–3 days
Blaenavon 128 Culross 220
3 days Drive 17 1–2 days
YORKSHIRE DALES AND ABBEYS
Drive 13 Drive 23
Harrogate to Bolton
WONDERS OF WEST WALES Abbey 176 THE WILD WEST COAST OF
Llandovery to 3 days SCOTLAND
Newport 136 Inveraray to Plockton 228
4 days Drive 18 5–6 days
NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS AND Drive 24
COAST THE HEART OF SCOTLAND
York to Sutton Park 184 Perth to Loch Lomond 2 36
Below left Crescent Gardens in bloom, Harrogate, 4 days 3–4 days
North Yorkshire Below centre Road sign near
Aysgarth, Wensleydale, in the rolling green Yorkshire Drive 19 Drive 25
Dales Below right Fishing port of Whitby with St
Mary’s Church on the hill behind, North Yorkshire Coast THE POETRY OF THE LAKES ON THE HIGHLANDS WHISKY
Carlisle to Coniston 194 TRAIL
5 days Inverness to
Aberdeen 244
3–4 days
INDEX 254
Title page: Ardnamurchan Forest on the West Coast
of Scotland Half-title page: Track across fields near
St Abb’s Head in the Scottish Borders
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About this Book 7
About this Book
Away from the fast-track motorways and uniform countries – England, Wales and Scotland – each
city centres, these drives along the back roads with a distinct history and different traditions.
take you to some of the less-visited towns and The landscape ranges from hillside pastures
villages of Britain. Taken at a gentle pace, they to mountain peaks, wild coastlines and open
allow the driver time to appreciate what makes moorland. Glimpses of past cultures can be seen
Great Britain unique – the landscapes, villages, in the prehistoric standing stones and Roman
grand country houses, castles and gardens. This ruins. And the castles and villages document the
book goes beyond the must-see tourist sights emergence, over many hundreds of years, of a
to lesser-known places that will reveal a more single nation. Expect delightful surprises round
intimate experience of Britain’s people and archi- every bend, and the reward will be the timeless
tecture. This island nation encompasses three culture of Great Britain.
Getting Started map of the itinerary to help plan the
The front section of this guide gives all trip. There is useful advice on the best Using the Sheet Map
the practical information necessary 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 the
Great Britain. It includes an overview The tours contain descriptions of back. This map contains all the
of when and how to get there, advice each sight, including opening times information necessary to drive
on renting vehicles or bringing one and contact details, where applicable, around the country and to
into the country. The motoring advice linked by clear driving instructions. navigate between the tours. All
ranges from driving rules to road Side panels offer information on motorways, major roads,
conditions, to buying petrol and authentic places to stay and eat. airports – both domestic and
breakdown/accident procedures – the Tinted boxes provide background
international – plus all the ferry
kind of background knowledge that information and anecdotes.
ports are easily identified. This
will help make a driving trip stress free. Each drive features at least one
makes the pull-out map an
Tips on money, opening hours and mapped walking tour, designed to
excellent addition to the drive
other practical matters will save time take a maximum of three hours at
itinerary maps within the book.
and confusion. There is also advice on a gentle pace with stops along the
The pull-out map has a
accommodation and dining options way. Some walks cover the highlights
comprehensive index to help
from luxury hotels to farmhouse bed- of towns or cities, while others explore
find the sights, and is further
and-breakfasts and gourmet meals to glorious countryside walks on safe,
supplemented by a clear
pub food to allow visitors to sample clearly marked paths.
the range of British hospitality. The tours are flexible and can be distance chart so drivers can
linked to create a longer holiday; gauge the distances between
The Drives alternatively, they can be used to the major cities.
The main section of the guide is plan day trips within a region.
divided into 25 drives, which range
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 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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Back Roads LAYERS PRINTED:
Catalogue Spread template “UK” LAYER
(OpenType)
Date 10th November 2008
Size 145mm x 217mm
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