For 140 miles, the London LOOP (London Outer Orbital Path) follows a green corridor right around the capital, offering a circular walk among secret countryside that can make you forget you`re within a few miles of Heathrow Airport, the A13, or the suburban sprawl of Croydon, Watford or Dagenham. Here is rolling downland near Coulsdon, the forest of Enfield Chase, the lonely Thames marshes at Rainham, the classical parkland of Bushy Park & a canalside stroll at Uxbridge. London could not seem further away. Each of the guide`s 15 sections represents a day`s walk of reasonable length, & starts & finishes at a public transport point. ...

Michael Middleditch has revised & updated his hugely successful London Map Guide
- first published in 1983 & now in its seventh
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Michael Middleditch has revised & updated his hugely successful London Map Guide
- first published in 1983 & now in its seventh
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Geoffrey Fletcher`s off-beat portrayal of London does not focus on the big landmarks, but rather `the tawdry, extravagant & eccentric`. His descriptions will transport you to an art nouveau pub, a Victorian music hall, a Hawksmoor church & even a public toilet in Holborn in which the attendant kept goldfish in the cisterns. Drawn to the corners where `the kids swarm like ants & there are dogs everywhere`, Fletcher will take you to parts of the city where few outsiders venture. Originally published in 1962, in 1967 The London Nobody Knows was turned into an acclaimed documentary film starring James Mason. This book has been a must-have for anyone with an interest in London ever since, & will surprise even those who think they know it well today. Many of the places written about are sadly no more, but the sights & sounds of Fletcher`s London are preserved in this classic book through his beautiful illustrations & eye for the unusual & striking. ...

It`s time to visit London
- what a noisy city! Watch out for the beeping double-decker buses. Mind the gap on the tube & hear Big
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Young children will love to press the sound button & hear an authentic mind the gap message as they journey through the sights ...

221B Baker Street was the fictional home of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle`s `consulting detective`. He penned 56 short stories & four novels featuring the detective & his faithful assistant, Dr Watson, mostly set in & around London. From 1887 until 1927, each new story captivated readers. Within the stories, over 250 London landmarks & streets are mentioned & John Christopher has brought together archive & more recent images of the most famous of Holmes`s London haunts. Discovering the London of Sherlock Holmes gives the reader an insight into the London of the master detective, with guides to the locations which feature in the stories. From Scotland Yard to Paddington Station, from Victoria to the Embankment, from the Houses of Parliament to Holmes` own residence in 221B Baker Street, John Christopher brings Holmes into the modern day & makes it easy for the fan to guide themselves around the venues from the stories. ...

There are a multitude of ` London Calling` cards in the collection at Rocket 68. This lively illustrated range of London themed prints & cards aims to portray the vibrancy & beauty of London`s architecture, areas, life & communities. Each card is supplied with quality Gunpowder grey envelope in a cellophane wrapper. These cards are all illustrated by Jill White & printed in the UK on a lovely soft Calisto FSC accredited board. ...

There are a multitude of ` London Calling` cards in the collection at Rocket 68. This lively illustrated range of London themed prints & cards aims to portray the vibrancy & beauty of London`s architecture, areas, life & communities. Each card is supplied with quality Gunpowder grey envelope in a cellophane wrapper. These cards are all illustrated by Jill White & printed in the UK on a lovely soft Calisto FSC accredited board. ...

Even the most devoted Anglophile will learn something new from these four hundred fun & wide-ranging trivia questions about London's history, monuments, architecture, famous residents, place-names & notable events. A delightful way to explore the city on foot or via armchair, this fun book is the perfect gift, with history ranging from obscure lore to facts & fascinating, often humorous, histories. Here's a sample: Where is the only cross-eyed statue in London & who does it depict? a) Next to the Royal Exchange in the City of London; George Peabody, the nineteenth-century American-born philanthropist b) At the point where Fetter Lane & New Fetter Lane converge; John Wilkes, the eighteenth-century politician c) Islington Green; Sir Hugh Myddleton, the seventeenth-century entrepreneur Answer: b) John Wilkes really did have a severe squint, as reproduced in the statue, but despite his looks, he was a legendary & eloquent womanizer who once said that, when meeting an attractive woman, it took him only ten minutes to talk away his face. ...