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The London you know is just the surface! From pomp and splendour to quiet hidden corners, explore London and discover how 2,000 years of history have shaped this city. Fully illustrated with over 400 photographs, this book is packed with interesting tales of the capital's colourful and sometimes murky past.

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These walks will not only take you through ancient college cloisters to reveal Cambridge's most famous sights, but also lead you far from the well-trodden tourist path, bringing to life long-forgotten voices and telling some surprising tales.

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The best-selling London’s Hidden Walks Volume 1 is back, in a new and updated third edition! Following any of the 12 walks featured in the book will allow the reader to walk in the footsteps of authors and statesmen, murderers and revolutionaries. It has proved a great success with all those who enjoy exploring London.

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The streets of Brighton and Hove have some incredible tales to tell. In eight unique walks you will visit the grave of the legendary Phoebe Hessel (who spent 17 years in the army disguised as a man and lived to be Brighton’s oldest resident), learn about the remarkable rise and fall of Thomas Reed Kemp while exploring the area that bears his name and discover a plaque to Tom Sayers, who grew up in the slums of Brighton, to become the last great bare-knuckle boxing champion. On the Old Steine, find out about The Battle of Tar Tub, when the authorities attempted to stop Guy Fawkes night celebrations and visit a café in a former Art Deco tram shelter. With this book in hand you will visit Graham Greene’s favourite pubs and pass the location of one of the notorious Trunk Murders of the 1930s to find out how one guilty man escaped justice. Walking Brighton & Hove will surprise both seasoned residents and first time visitors alike with the remarkable story of how two sleepy fishing villages became today’s vibrant city. • 8 illustrated walks • details on the best cafés & pubs • information on local attractions, museums and galleries • maps – to help you navigate

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Where can you find a monument to an emasculated lion made from a mysterious ceramic or the figure of an 18th century radical thinker who was hounded from his home by an angry mob? London has over 300 monuments which are easily unnoticed but have fascinating tales to tell. The monument to Quintin Hogg commemorates one of the country's great philanthropists who dedicated much of his life to teaching street children and was nearly murdered several times for his efforts. The less worthy figure of George IV has a much grander monument - which is not surprising as he paid for the monument himself using public funds. The good, the bad, the courageous and the cowardly all have a permanent place on the streets of London. Using this book the reader can walk among the statuary of the capital and bring history to life, from Queen Boudicca's fight against the Romans to Nelson Mandela's struggle against apartheid.

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London’s Markets is a new pocket size guide to the street markets, farmers’ markets, vintage fairs and car boot sales to be explored in the capital. The book contains detailed reviews of all the markets visited with hundreds of colour photographs and maps. Markets are always evolving and this new book captures the latest market trends from the street food revolution at markets like Street Food Union on Rupert Street to traditional local markets like Bethnal Green as well as the unique antique and vintage markets such as Bermondsey and Camden Passage. There is a renewed interest in markets as places for start-ups to begin trading and as a way of shopping ethically with less waste and packaging and nowhere is this more apparent than in the sudden plethora of specialist vegan markets that have now found a place in London’s market scene. This book captures these new trends while paying homage to some of London’s best traditional markets that still do a sterling job of serving their local communities.

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Following any of the 12 walks featured in the book will allow the user to walk in the footsteps of authors and statesmen, murderers and revolutionaries. It has proved a great success with all those who enjoy strolling London’s streets and have an interest in its history and what remains of the city's fascinating past.

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This fully revised and updated edition of London Architecture takes the reader through almost 2000 years of architectural achievement in the capital.

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London's streets are full of all kinds of strange objects from buildings to street furniture that seem out of place or simply inexplicable. This book explores the stories that lie behind the most interesting of these 'oddities' with colour photographs and area maps and in so doing reveals an unexpected and surprising history of the capital.

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Bristol is a city of contrasts, with many stories to tell, yet its treasures are often hidden. The eight walks in this book explore its spectacular Georgian terraces and narrow medieval streets, feats of engineering and groundbreaking street art, parks and wilder green spaces, as well as the waterways that thread through the city's centre.

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The eight walks in this book look beyond Oxford’s famous dreaming spires to uncover a diverse story of millstreams and medieval lanes, breweries and jam factories, social housing and grand suburbs, religion and science. As well as including the many colleges and majestic University buildings, the walks explore the particular circumstances of the areas they cover and tell the stories of the extraordinary people who shaped Oxford’s history – and often that of the world beyond • 8 illustrated walks • details on the best cafés & pubs • information on local attractions, museums and galleries • maps – to help you navigate

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Is it a scene? Is it a trend? Or is it a timeless lifestyle? So many of us are either flirting with or diving head first into vegetarianism and veganism, making it today’s the fastest growing lifestyle movement. Could there be a better home for all this than London, where so many cultural changes have started? Vegan and vegetarian restaurants are now a major movement in the capital. These new meat free eateries are a far cry from the brown mush cuisine of the past, and are now offering some of the best food to be found in the city. So regardless of whether you’re a lifelong vegan, a newcomer, a Flexi or just a tad curious – this book will help you discover a world of new flavours. We’ve left no leaf unturned – all London’s major vegetarian and vegan restaurants are included, as well the best shops, markets traders and service providers that are making a stand against the use of animal products. The detailed reviews are accompanied with great pictures, clear information and colourfully illustrated maps, making this new book an essential pocket-sized passport to vegetarian and vegan London.

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London's green spaces are the envy of cities the world over, providing lush areas of rest, relaxation and recreation amid the urban sprawl. Green London reviews all the major and minor green spaces of London from the vast expanse of Hyde Park in the centre of the city to characterful local spaces like Springfield Park in Hackney. This authoritative guide contains detailed reviews of London's park and gardens, and offers fascinating accounts of their history as well as practical information about opening times, sports facilities and the chances of finding a good coffee. With over 70 stunning photographs and 16 maps, this book is designed to help you enjoy a surprisingly green city.

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The streets of London are inexhaustible in their tales they have to tell. Following the success of Stephen Millar’s first three volumes, London’s Hidden Walks Vol.4 introduces twelve new walks that will surprise and entertain the intrepid explorer. With this book in hand, readers can find the ruins of a church that Shakespeare would have visited, the hotel where the assassin of Martin Luther King Jnr. laid low, a pipe containing a lost London river and the venues Taylor Swift used in a video shoot. With fascinating stories, detailed maps, 400 full-colour photographs, cafés, pubs and places of interest, London’s Hidden Walks Vol.4 brings London’s streets to life. The book can be enjoyed in its own right or in conjunction with the first three volumes, which are now established bestsellers. • 12 illustrated walks • details on the best cafés & pubs • information on local attractions, museums and galleries • maps – to help you navigate

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With more galleries and museums than any other city in the world (we include 156 of them), London has rightly been called the cultural capital, not just of the UK, but of the world. Wondering where to start? Then look no further - there isn’t a better way to get stuck into the dizzying array of culture on offer than with this pocket-sized companion. Every review has been catalogued by area, making exploring both your own backyard and uncharted territory all the easier and more enjoyable. You won’t want to miss these places on your travels, and with this book as your guide, there’s no excuse not to dive headfirst and get a little lost in the Museums & Galleries of London.

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London’s City Churches include some of the Capital’s finest architecture. The sanctity of the church has prevented London’s churches from being redeveloped or altered in any significant way and so they remain historical islands while the environment around them has changed beyond recognition.

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This pocket guide will give you all the information you need to explore over 80 cemeteries in London – with detailed reviews for each cemetery complete with a who’s who of famous permanent residents, along with opening times and travel information.

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Explore the riches of London's historic gardens as well as the city's most exciting contemporary gardens and meet the people who tend them. Uncover a world of intrepid guerrilla gardeners and vibrant community initiatives, of soothing therapeutic gardens, and roof gardens that thrive high above street level. There's coverage of London's world-famous RHS flower shows too, as well as its ever-popular Open Garden Squares Weekend, and a hand-picked selection of remarkable private gardens that open for the National Gardens Scheme.

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Book Lovers' London is an established guide to all things literary in London with reviews of all the bookshops selling new books as well as second-hand and antiquarian bookshops, book dealers, libraries, book fairs, auctions, markets and much more.

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People love walking the streets and every street tells a story. With 14 illustrated walks and over 400 full-colour photographs Edinburgh’s Hidden Walks is packed with interesting details about the Scottish capital’s history. Detailed maps illustrate each walk and there is a useful list of local attractions (museums, galleries, historical houses) and details of the best cafés and pubs. • 14 illustrated walks • details on the best cafés & pubs • information on local attractions, museums and galleries • maps – to help you navigate

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