(Part 2) Best british travel guides according to redditors

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We found 114 Reddit comments discussing the best british travel guides. We ranked the 47 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.

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British Channel Islands travel guides
Great britain travel guides
Northern Ireland travel guides
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Top Reddit comments about Great Britain Travel Guides:

u/guernica-shah · 4 pointsr/travel

>If I am totally honest, a week in London in one go is probably too long. The first time I went to London, I was bored after a few days.

You could easily spend weeks in London and barely touch the surface, especially if you're interested in art, quirky museums, history, music, architecture, and all the things OP stated. London - although not as fantastic as a decade ago - is extraordinary.

Travel isn't cheap, but very few journeys are "£13 return" and I'm not sure how you managed to buy a return ticket on contactless or Oyster given that the off-peak zone 1-2 daily cap is £7 and weekly anytime pass is (an admittedly obscene) £35. It's unlikely most tourists will need to travel before 9.30am or beyond zone 2, except to Hampton Court Palace and the airport.

OP - buy Time Out London City Guide. It's better than most other guidebooks for your purposes (at least it was a few years ago). Also try blogs like IanVisits (nerdy) Londonist (hipper).

u/raymond8505 · 3 pointsr/AskHistorians

oo! Sounds fun!

edit, there's a kindle version!

u/vinokess · 3 pointsr/brealism

Outsourced with the clear goal to bring the numbers down. Whatever it takes.

https://libcom.org/files/DeathShip.pdf

https://www.amazon.de/This-London-Life-Death-World/dp/1447272447

Statelessness will be an issue again.

u/limmyr · 3 pointsr/london

i was going to suggest featherweight raincoats -- useful lots of places, not just London.

Or backpacks/messenger bags, plainish ones that don't scream "rich tourist".

There is a Secret London book that covers some fun stuff.

u/Parelle · 2 pointsr/tea

Lanesbourgh Hotel, Fortnum and Mason, and Harrods all have afternoon teas. I've used this book before but i suspect there are more updated websites now.

Tea in the City: London https://www.amazon.com/dp/0966347889/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_BdfdAbQJ1A4D8

u/kickstand · 2 pointsr/travel
  • Ride a double-decker bus, upper deck, front seat. You will have to ride off-peak hours to do this. It is a highly memorable cheap thrill, and you have to get around anyway, right?

  • If you have any interest at all in natural history, the Natural History Museum is awesome. It is so old, it has specimens from Darwin and the other great British naturalists. And it is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.

  • Walk along the embankment at night, specifically across one or more bridges.

  • Tower of London is awesome

  • London Eye has stunning views, but the wait on line was 3 hours. It winds up killing half a day, so maybe not worth it if you have little time.

  • I enjoyed the Fat Tire Bicycle Tour, you see most of the major sights in a half day.

    London is full of amazing palaces, museums, restaurants, theatre, etc etc, I highly recommend you spend ten bucks for a guide book.
u/Matronix · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon
u/KompetentKrew · 2 pointsr/sailing
u/yokohokomoko · 2 pointsr/flyfishing

I've been to Glenelg a few times, as I go up to that area a few times every year. As far as fishing on Skye goes I have never actually fished there, but there is good fishing in the area around. As far as getting to Skye, you can get the ferry from Glenelg which will put you on the South pretty quickly, however you are right that it will take you a while to get to the North.

Round towards Kyle of Lochalsh there are a number of Lochs that are easy to access and are free to fish, unfortunately when I went there I didn't have much success, but did see very large fish jumping.

If you go toward Strathcarron, the Attadale estate have a number of Lochs that have a lot of small trout in and are also free to fish.

The Lochs in the Applecross Hills are good to fish if you like a little walk and can be fished for a small donation to the Applecross estate.

If you haven't already, I'd suggest getting a copy of Bruce Sandison's Rivers and Lochs of Scotland, it lists as good as every Loch and River in Scotland, who owns the rights, what can be expected, what flies to use etc. Just check on an OS map, see what Loch is nearby and then reference the book. It is a must for fishing in Scotland. I don't have my copy with me currently, if I did I'd have a look for you.

Here's the book. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rivers-Lochs-Scotland-Anglers-Complete/dp/1845027116

Unfortunately I have never fished near Glenelg as it is just a bit too far from where I stay (Lochcarron), but if I were you I would get a copy of that book and I'm sure you'll be able to find somewhere pretty quickly.

u/noradrenaline · 2 pointsr/london

Also post in the stickied thread at the top of the subreddit, where you'll have a really helpful first post with lots of links to our wiki. You'll find a guidebook helpful too - something like Lonely Planet London and the Pocket edition for quick reference while you're out and about. You'll probably find most of your questions (how to get around, how to see the big sights, what to do/not do about tipping etc) are answered in there.

u/[deleted] · 1 pointr/Edinburgh

\> likes to hike
\> I'm a big book guy

Get him a walking guide for the Pentlands, Edinburgh's local hills. Something like this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pentland-Hills-Edinburghs-Walkers-Cicerone/dp/1852844949

He'll be able to get out there on public transport, so easy to get to, there are some lovely walks out there, and he can hold onto the book as a souvenir.

u/dl064 · 1 pointr/glasgow

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Glasgow-Country-Walks-Pocket-Mountains/dp/0955454816

these wee books are ace. dunno why it's 40 quid there, they're not really.

u/calgarth68 · 1 pointr/TopMindsOfReddit

What part of "of or relating to the country" do you not understand? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rural-London-Discover-Citys-Country/dp/1782437533

u/ironyinabucket · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Thanks so much for this contest.

I would really, really like this book before I move there in September.

Edit: formatting

u/evilneuro · 1 pointr/glasgow

Hope this advice isn't too late for you.

Buy this: http://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Planet-Scotland-Neil-Wilson/dp/1741793246 (Kindle version available)

Bookmark this: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/scotland/glasgow

And this: http://www.glasgowguide.co.uk/

If you really want to stay near the hotel, check out http://southsidehappenings.blogspot.co.uk/ as they tend to highlight interesting things happening in the area.

However, I'd recommend getting in a cab from the Sherbrooke (ask the front desk to book you one) and getting the hell out of Pollokshields and into the city centre. Ask to go to a central point like The Buchanan Galleries (a shopping mall at the north end of Buchanan Street) or George Square. Mosey around. Use your guidebook to find stuff that interests you.

Alternately, you can use the Subway (our underground railway system, and no, it's not called the Tube or the Clockwork Orange) - http://www.spt.co.uk/subway/ - to go further afield. Walk out of the hotel on to Sherbrooke Avenue, go right (east) onto Nithsdale Road, walking away from the motorway, then after a bit of walking turn left (north) onto Shields Road, then eventually you'll reach the end of Shields Road and you'll have the motorway in front of you; turn right and you'll see Shields Road subway station in front of you (the low brown coloured brick building on the left hand side of the street). I'd still recommend the cab into the city centre and you can jump on the subway from there (from Buchanan Street station at the north end of Buchanan Street (just down from The Buchanan Galleries), or from St. Enoch's station at the south end (in St. Enoch's Square).

If you're politely accosted by someone trying to sell you "The Big Issue", don't panic; it's a street newspaper (actually more like a magazine) distributed by homeless people or people suffering from issues that can lead to homelessness. They are employed by The Big Issue Foundation and have to operate under a strict code of conduct. If you don't want to buy a copy, feel free to politely say no thanks, but if you're interested, it's £2.50, half of which goes directly to the street seller.

(However, if a random person comes up to you on the street asking you for "any spare change?", politely say "no, I don't, sorry" and walk on :)

The best local newspaper to buy is the Evening Times; first editions usually appear around lunchtime, evening editions around 4-5pm. You can get a copy from any newsagent shop or from street sellers on the major city centre streets who usually stand beside small mobile newsstands, bellowing "EEEEEEEEEVNIN TIIIIIIIMES!" at the top of their lungs.

The football (or "soccer", ugh, how I hate that word!) season kicks off in Scotland this weekend, but only one team is playing in Glasgow the weekend you're there (Partick Thistle who play in Firhill Park on the north side of the city; St. Mirren from the west side are playing away at Dundee, Rangers on the south side are not playing that weekend, and Celtic on the east side will be over in Philadelphia playing a friendly against Real Madrid as part of the Herbalife World Football Challenge 2012 tournament), so there shouldn't be a) hordes of football fans out for a pint after the match or b) any trouble.

Then, when you're ready to go back, hail one of these guys - http://www.glasgowtaxis.co.uk/ - to get you back to the Sherbrooke; basically any black hackney-style cab. Taxis that are regular cars with a taxi on top are "private cabs" and won't stop when you hail them - they can only be booked by calling the cab company. Black hackneys with the yellow light on the roof switched on can be hailed - if the light's off, let it go by, they won't stop. Pay the fare when you reach your destination before you get out the cab. If you want to tip, round the fare up to the nearest pound.

If you can, use Google Maps and Street View to get your bearings before hand. Note that Street View imagery for Glasgow is unfortunately about 4 years out of date, but it's still very useful.

Buchanan St. / Buchanan Galleries: http://goo.gl/maps/lJZTR
George Square: http://goo.gl/maps/2h5gE

Have a nice time, be prepared for changeable weather, and enjoy yourself! Glasgow is a great city :)

u/MooseCannon · 1 pointr/london

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0980374693?ie=UTF8&force-full-site=1

Love this book. Was bought for my birthday and it contains loads of things a Londoner should know