United Kingdom: London Books and Travel Guides


Avant-Guide London : Insiders' Guide for Cosmopolitan Travelers
From the sizzling contemporary art of London's fabled East End to the awesome architecture of Buckingham Palace, travelers will get the current scoop on what's hot and what's not. Ever frank and witty, "Avant-Guide London" will take readers to the best the city has to offer. 100 photos. Maps. 12 charts.
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The Best of London
Touring the city with The Best of London means discovering the special, secret places that most Londoners don't even know about. Architectural gems, art-rich museums, verdant English gardens, history-laden theatres. But let's not forget GaultMillau's penchant for observing everything that's good, bad and ugly about food.
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The Complete Idiot's Travel Guide to London
With a four-color gatefold map and complete coverage of the best side trips from the city, travelers gain important information about how to get around London.
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Eyewitness Travel Guide: London
This compact book is filled to overflowing with a montage of timelines, street maps, 3-D aerial views, district maps, cutaways of important buildings--including Buckingham Palace and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre--and more than 1,200 full-color photographs.
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Fodor's 00 Pocket London
Business or pleasure? Whatever the reason you're visiting London, this is the book for you.
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Frommer's Irreverent Guide: London
The "Irreverent Guides" offer an insider's look at exciting travel destinations, presenting fun, honest appraisals at everything they review. The London guide features information on the usual, top of the line attractions, plus the low-down on the hotels, night clubs, and restaurants that don't live up the hype, and more. Maps.
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Harden's London for Free
Travelers won't have to spend a queen's ransom to visit London. This guide features hundreds of attractions--indoor and outdoor--including museums, parks, concerts, and festivals. Also, readers will find maps and public transportation information to make their visit really inexpensive.
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Knopf City Guide, London
Knopf City Guides: London is a slim and sleek pocket guide containing excellent maps for every listing. For those travelers who like someone else to do the legwork, the researchers have done an impressive job of condensing London into the things you need to know about: 96 restaurants, 45 nights out, 71 sights, 36 excursions, and 77 shops.
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Let's Go 1999: London
Another popular guide aimed at budget travellers with detailed information on London hotels, sights and restaurants. Also has ideas for day trips and information on Paris for a weekend trip from London.
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National Geographic Traveler. London
A great two-in-one travel resource--an indispensable guide plus a full-size map--that will give you an immediate handle on everything you need to know and everywhere you want to go in London. Packaged in a handy plastic wallet.·
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London : In Your Pocket : With Fold-Out Map
Designed for residents and visitors alike, this revised edition presents the sprawling city in 76 chapters, listed alphabetically, each ringing with distinctive associations: Covent Garden, Kensington, Soho, Tower of London Westminster . . . Over 500 sights are described with 40 detailed maps and more than 110 color illustrations.
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London for Families
Packed with all the essential information you'll need for a trip to Britain's capital city, this guide shows you how to "live like a local" and gives you a comprehensive survey of all of London's main attractions. It explores history and pageantry, suggests walking tours, and gives detailed itineraries for numerous daytrips outside London.
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London Walking Guide : Where to Go, Where to Eat, What to Do
Touring London is easy with this handy pocket guide with big, easy-to-read maps. The nine walks direct travelers through the heart of the city, to historic and cultural sights, parks and plazas, museums and churches, to shops, markets, and along the exciting South Bank of the Thames River. Restaurants and pubs are recommended along the routes.
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Lonely Planet London
This book offers high quality, accurate information about London. A great index in the back adds to the utility of the book. The construction of the book itself is high quality, so that it doesn't fall apart during the stress of travel. If you are going to London, bring this book.
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Michael Brein's Guide to London by the Underground
This easy to use pocket sightseeing guide shows you how to go to more than 50 of London's top tourist attractions using the fabulous London Underground. The guide includes an ultra-large official map of the London Underground system as well as mini-maps which show exactly how to walk to points of interest from the nearest Underground stations.
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