VisitBritain presents a brand new series of three full-color, inspirational touring guides to the regions of England: Each larger format, paperback guide is structured around 20 selected two and three-day tours suggesting places of interest to explore by car. Each tour, written by travel writers with specialist knowledge of England and its places of interest, takes the reader on a journey through stunning countryside and coastlines, picturesque villages and lively market towns, ancient sites and historic houses and gardens – revealing hidden gems alongside better-known honey pots.

Visitbritain Touring Central England: Short Break Tours of Central England (Touring S.)

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VisitBritain presents a brand new series of three full-color, inspirational touring guides to the regions of England: South and South West England Central England Northern England Each larger format, paperback guide is structured around 20 selected two and three-day tours suggesting places of interest to explore by car. Each tour, written by travel writers with specialist knowledge of England and its places of interest, takes the reader on a journey through stunning countryside and coastlines, picturesque villages and lively market towns, ancient sites and historic houses and gardens &ndash; revealing hidden gems alongside better-known honey pots.

Visitbritain Touring Northern England: Short Break Tours of Northern England

In a selection of stunning photographs, Iconic Britain captures the colorful contrasts of today’s Britain: a cosmopolitan, modern nation presided over by a historic monarch; a country of contemporary culture and design, yet alive with time-honored customs and idiosyncratic charm.From double page panoramas to close-cropped details, each image captures a different aspect of what defines Britain’s landscape and people.All photographs have been chosen exclusively from VisitBritain’s own specialist image library and include work by a number of prize-winning photographers, many of who specialise in photographing all aspects of Britain.

Visitbritain Iconic Britain

Sometimes the family and their staff are not the only residents a visitor might encounter when wandering around many of Britain’s stately homes.Touched across the centuries by turbulent events and the often dramatic, tragic lives of past inhabitants it’s no surprise that so many historic houses and castles should have a wealth of spooky stories to chill today’s visitors. Stately Ghosts brings together an intriguing collection of such tales of supernatural encounters, restless spirits and unexplained phenomena from HHA member houses across England, Scotland and Wales.Lively and evocative narrative, accompanied by a mix of colorful illustrations and atmospheric photographs, tells ghostly tales of:Youthful spirits  supernatural encounters with children Things that go bump in the night  poltergeists and invisible forces Murder most foul  the restless victims of violence and betrayalFriends of the family  benevolent and protective spirits Unquiet graves  grief-stricken, abandoned or rejected soulsThe comprehensive gazetteer provides details for those inspired to seek out such haunted sites and perhaps experience a ghostly encounter for themselves. Stately Ghosts is the ideal book for anyone who enjoys a spine-tingling tale or unexplained mystery and is intrigued to read more about Britain’s haunted historic houses.

Stately Ghosts: Haunting Tales from Britain's Historic Houses

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

At just $7.95 each, these carefully compiled guides provide important essential information such as addresses, phone numbers, opening times, price brackets, descriptions and facilities.Perfect for keeping as reference in the home or in the car.According to VisitBritain’s 2005 Visitor Attraction Trends report, the biggest growth in English visitor attractions in 2004/05 came from country parks, farms, gardens, heritage centres and places of worship. In addition, when attractions are broken down according to sector, museums and art galleries have the highestnumber of attractions in England.

Visitbritain 365 Churches, Abbeys & Cathedrals: Great Places to Visit Every Day of the Year (In Your Pocket)

This carefully compiled guide provides important essential information such as addresses, phone numbers, opening times, price brackets, descriptions and facilities.

Visitbritain 365 Historic Houses and Castles: Great Places to Visit Every Day of the Year (In Your Pocket)

365 Gardens: Great Places to Visit Every Day of the Year (In Your Pocket)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Gardening & Landscape Design

Great Places to Stay is a great new guide that features top-rated, quality-assessed hotels, B&amp;Bs, guest houses and self-catering properties throughout Britain. Aimed at the high-end short-breaks market, it will provide an invaluable resource for those seeking a special getaway or place to celebrate. VisitBritain research has highlighted that consumers find it more relaxing to look through a guide than search online, plus guidebooks are perceived as being more trustworthy, particularly when accommodation has been quality-assessed. Great Places to Stay will feature:
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<li>More than 200 quality-assessed hotels, B&amp;Bs, guesthouses and self-catering homes throughout Britain</li>
<li>Each property will be showcased with lush images, inspirational copy, as well as practical information for the organizer, including sleeping and dining information, facilities (especially for children), directions and parking</li>
<li>Fantastic ideas about where to go and what to do once you're there 
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Visitbritain Great Places to Stay: For Special Breaks and Celebrations

There are many guides to hotels, but there’s only one VisitBritain guide, the official national guide to quality assessed hotels in England. Packed full of information that holiday-makers need, it features: more than 1,300 hotels, all inspected and rated by the national tourist board inspirational destination and visitor attraction information within each region exclusive offers for guide readers lists of events throughout the year regional maps and travel information where to find further information online, in print, and at listed Tourist Information CentersThis year sees the introduction of new online services information for all featured accommodation. These new web-themed symbols will spotlight those who offer: Real-time online booking Online location street-map Guest reviews, and Last minute booking offers Hotels 2009 features hotels of all kinds, from country houses to metro and budget hotels. This easy-to-use guide is a must when planning short breaks or longer holidays.

Hotels 2009 (Official Tourist Board Guide)

The only official British guide to quality-assessed camping and touring parks from VisitBritain - the authoritative voice on national tourism.Packed full of information that holiday-makers need, it features: over 1000 camping, caravan and holiday parks in Britain, all inspected and rated by national tourist boards inspirational destination and visitor attraction information within each region exclusive offers for guide readers lists of regional events throughout the year regional maps and travel information where to find further information online, in print, and at listed Tourist Information CentersThis year sees the introduction of new online services information for all featured accommodation. These new web-themed symbols will spotlight those who offer: Real-time online booking Online location street-map Guest reviews, and Last minute booking offers Britain’s Camping, Caravan and Holiday Parks 2009 features holiday parks, touring parks, camping parks and holiday villages. This easy-to-use guide is a must when planning short breaks or longer holidays.

Camping, Caravan and Holiday Parks 2009 (Official Tourist Board Guide)

Sports & Outdoors

Hiking & Camping

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