Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd GREAT BRITAIN S BEST TRIPS AMAZING 36ROAD TRIPS This edition written and researched by Belinda Dixon, Oliver Berry, Marc Di Duca, Peter Dragicevich, Catherine Le Nevez, Hugh McNaughtan, Isabella Noble, Andy Symington, Neil Wilson
SYMBOLS IN THIS BOOK Top Tips Link Your Trips Tips from Locals Trip Detour % Telephone Number h Opening Hours p Parking n Nonsmoking a Air- Conditioning MAP LEGEND History & Culture Family Food & Drink i Internet Access Outdoors W Wi-Fi Access v Vegetarian Selection s Swimming Pool Essential Photo Walking Tour 5 Eating 4 Sleeping PLAN YOUR TRIP t Tube E English- Language Menu c Family- Friendly # Pet-Friendly Welcome to Great Britain... 7 Great Britain Highlights... 8 If You Like... 20 Need to Know... 22 City Guide...24 Great Britain by Region... 30 Great Britain s Classic Trips... 32 Routes Trip Route Trip Detour Linked Trip Walk Route Tollway Freeway Primary Secondary Tertiary Lane Unsealed Road Plaza/Mall Steps Tunnel Pedestrian Overpass Walk Track/Path Boundaries International State/Province Cliff Hydrography River/Creek Intermittent River Swamp/Mangrove Canal Water Dry/Salt/ Intermittent Lake Glacier Highway Markers Motorway Highway Trips Trip Numbers Trip Stop Walking tour Trip Detour Population Capital (National) Capital (State/Province) City/Large Town Town/Village Areas Beach Cemetery (Christian) Cemetery (Other) Park Forest Reservation Urban Area Sportsground Transport Airport Cable Car/ Funicular London Tube station Metro station Parking Train/Railway Tram ON THE ROAD The Best 1 of Britain...21 Days 35 2 Britain s Wild Side...21 Days 49 The Historic 3 South...9 11 Days 63 Urban & Art 4 Odyssey... 13 15 Days 75 SOUTHERN & EASTERN ENGLAND...87 5 Seaside Saunter...8 Days 91 History, Art, 6 Hops & Grapes...4 Days 101 Magic, Royalty 7 & Dons... 5 6 Days 109 Note: Not all symbols displayed above appear on the maps in this book
CONTENTS 8 Around the Cam...6 7 Days 117 9 Suffolk-Norfolk Shore...8 Days 125 SOUTHWEST ENGLAND...137 Winchester, Glastonbury a & Bath... 12 14 Days 141 North Devon & Exmoor b National Park... 5 6 Days 153 c Jurassic Coast...7 Days 161 d South Devon...4 Days 169 e Epic Cornwall...10 Days 177 CENTRAL ENGLAND...191 f Shakespeare & Rolling Hills... 7 8 Days 195 g Industrial Powerhouse...4 Days 205 h Peak District...5 Days 213 Battlefields, Castles & i Stately Homes...5 Days 227 Scotland p347 Lake District & Northern England p239 Central England p191 Wales p293 Southwest England p137 Southern & Eastern England p87 3
Contents cont. LAKE DISTRICT & NORTHERN ENGLAND...239 j Classic Lakes...5 Days 243 k Yorkshire Dales... 3 4 Days 257 North York l Moors & Coast... 4 5 Days 265 m Hadrian s Wall... 3 4 Days 273 n Northumbria... 3 4 Days 281 WALES...293 West Wales: Swansea o to St Davids...4 Days 297 Snowdonia National p Park...4 Days 309 q Landscapes & Literature...3 Days 319 r Wilderness Wales...4 Days 329 s Northwest Wales...4 Days 337 SCOTLAND...347 t The Borders... 2 3 Days 351 u Stirling & Fife Coast... 2 3 Days 359 v Lower West Coast... 4 6 Days 367 w Upper West Coast... 3 5 Days 379 Royal Highlands & x Cairngorms... 4 5 Days 391 y Great Glen... 2 3 Days 401 z Whisky Trails... 2 3 Days 409 { Ferry Hopping... 6 8 Days 417 ROAD TRIP ESSENTIALS Great Britain Driving Guide...427 Great Britain Travel Guide... 432 Index...441 The Lizard, Cornwall Fishing boats at Cadgwith village MATT MUNRO / LONELY PLANET
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