Great Britain Insight Guide

Maps: Great Britain; Central London; Kensington and Chelsea; River Thames; Thames Valley; Oxford; Cotswolds; Stratford-upon-Avon; East Anglia; Cambridge; Southeast England; Hardy Country; West Country; Wales; Merseyside/Shropshire; Peak District; East Midlands; Yorkshire/Northeast; York; Lake District; Scotland; Edinburgh; Inside front cover - Great Britain; Inside back cover - central London. Introduction & History: Chronology; The Celtic Dawn; Shakespeare's Kings; The Golden Age; Britannia Rules the Waves; Modern Times. Features: Introduction; Accents, BBC, Class, Drama, Elections, Food, Games, Heritage Industry, Islands, Jokes, Knights, Lords, Monarchy, Newspapers, Outdoor Activities, Pubs, Queues, Race, Sex, Tea, Union Jack, Vicars, Weather, Xenophobia, Youth, Zeitgeist. Places: Introduction; Greater London; Central London; The City & Southwark; Chelsea & Kensington; Day Trips Along the River; The Thames Valley; Oxford to Stratford; Cambridge & East Anglia; The Southeast ; Hardy Country; The West Country; Wye Valley & South Wales; North Wales; Merseyside & Shropshire; Peak District & East Midlands; Yorkshire & the Northeast; The Lake District; The Scottish Lowlands; The Scottish Highlands. Picture Stories; Prehistoric Britain; English Stately Homes; The English Season; Gardens; Ironbridge Gorge; Scottish Castles and Abbeys. Information Panels; Shoppers' Paradise; London Nightlife; Croeso i Gymru; Robert Burns. Travel Tips - Highlights; Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Practical Tips; Getting Around; Where to Stay; Where to Eat; Sites; Culture; Shopping; Sport; Further Reading.