London

Rick Steves' London 2010

In Rick Steves' London, you'll find Rick-tested information on trip planning, sightseeing priorities, festivals and holidays, tourist offices, transportation, telephones, mail and email, restaurants, hotels and weather, plus easy-to-follow street maps, an Underground map and great self guided neighborhood walks and museum tours.

Streetwise London Underground Map - The Tube - Laminated London Metro Map - Folding pocket & wallet size metro map for travel

Streetwise London Underground Map - The Tube - Laminated London Metro Map - Folding pocket & wallet size metro map for travel

This map includes the following:
London Tube Map

Travel gracefully throughout London with the STREETWISE® London Underground Map. The entire London Underground is depicted on this easy to use, easy to carry map. Move through Mayfair, streak under SOHO, or pulse past Piccadilly with incredible agility, confident that you know where to go and how to get there using STREETWISE® London Underground Map.

Like all STREETWISE® maps, this map of the London Underground is laminated to last and formatted to fit conveniently in your shirt pocket or purse. Parks and tourist attractions are also shown which is unique for a map of this type. Whether you're on your first trip to Great Britain, you're a frequent visitor, or you're luckily enough to live here, this map is invaluable.

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Streetwise London Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of London, England

Folded, laminated, indexed, street map of London, showing all streets, parks, and railways at a scale of 1:20,000. Legend includes cultural sites, hotels, places of interest, public transportation routes, and more. Legend is in English.

London (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

DK Eyewitness Travel's full-color guidebooks to hundreds of destinations around the world truly show you what others only tell you. They have become renowned for their visual excellence, which includes unparalleled photography, 3-D mapping, and specially commissioned cutaway illustrations.



DK Eyewitness Travel Guides are the only guides that work equally well for inspiration, as a planning tool, a practical resource while traveling, and a keepsake following any trip.



Each guide is packed with the up-to-date, reliable destination information every traveler needs, including extensive hotel and restaurant listings, themed itineraries, lush photography, and numerous maps.

Frommer's London 2010 (Frommer's Color Complete Guides)

• BRAND NEW - FULL-COLOR GUIDE!
• Our authors, longtime London experts, show you the highlights of this world capital. They hit the city's many unique attractions, including its best museums (from the masters at the National Gallery to the quirky Vinopolis wine museum). They also describe attractions especially for kids.
• London is a culinary mecca with 45 Michelin-starred restaurants, and our authors take you on a foodie's tour--from varied ethnic cuisines, to haute dining, to Indian feasts on Brick Lane, to delicious pub grub.
• Detailed listings show you the best places to shop in London, from small antiques shops and vintage clothing stores to its famous outdoor markets and posh department stores.
• The guide also includes a quick jaunt to Windsor and Eton, and side trips to the university towns of Oxford and Cambridge, the revered site of Stonehenge, and Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon.
• PLUS: Hundreds of color photos, foldout map and detailed maps throughout, as well as exact prices, directions, opening hours,and other practical information

Discover The Best of London
Content from Frommer's London 2010

The British capital is alive and well and culturally more vibrant than it has been in years. The sounds of the latest music pour out of Victorian pubs, experimental theater is popping up on stages built for Shakespeare’s plays, upstart chefs are reinventing the bland dishes British mums have made for generations, and Brits are even running the couture houses of Dior and Givenchy. In food, fashion, film, music, and just about everything else, London now stands at the cutting edge, just as it did in the 1960s.

If this sea of change worries you more than it appeals to you, rest assured that traditional London still exists, essentially intact under the veneer of hip. From high tea almost anywhere to the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, the city still abounds with the tradition and charm of days gone by. Discovering London and making it your own can be a bit of a challenge, especially if you have limited time. Even in the 18th century, Daniel Defoe found London “stretched out in buildings, straggling, confused, out of all shape, uncompact and unequal; neither long nor broad, round nor square.” The actual City of London proper is 2.6 sq. km (1 sq. mile) of very expensive real estate around the Bank of England. All of the gargantuan rest of the city is made up of separate villages, boroughs, and corporations—each with its own mayor and administration. Together, however, they add up to a mammoth metropolis.

Luckily, whether you’re looking for Dickens’s house or hot designer Vivienne Westwood’s flagship store, only the heart of London’s huge territory need concern you. The core of London is one of the most fascinating places on earth. With every step, you’ll feel the tremendous influence this city exerted over global culture back when it was the capital of an empire on which the sun never set.

London is a mass of contradictions. On the one hand, it’s a decidedly royal city, studded with palaces, court gardens, coats of arms, and other regal paraphernalia; yet it’s also the home of the world’s second-oldest parliamentary democracy (Iceland was the first).

Today London has grown less English and more international. The gent with the bowler hat is long gone; today’s Londoner might have a turban, a mohawk, or even a baseball cap. It’s becoming easier to find a café au lait and a croissant than a scone and a cup of tea. The city is home to thousands of immigrants and refugees, both rich and poor, from all reaches of the world.

London's Top Destinations by Category

The Most Unforgettable Travel Experiences	The Best Splurge Hotels	The Most Unforgettable Dining Experiences
The Best Museums	The Best Activities for Families	The Best Things to Do for Free (or Almost)

Top 10 London (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides)

Drawing on the same standards of accuracy as the acclaimed DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, each book in DK's Top 10 series uses evocative color photography, excellent cartography, and up-to-date travel content to create a reliable and useful pocket-sized travel guide.



Dozens of Top 10 lists provide vital information on each destination, as well as insider tips, from uncovering a city's most memorable sights to finding the best restaurants and hotels in each neighborhood. And to save you time and money, there's even a Top 10 list of Things to Avoid.



Each Top 10 contains a pull-out map and guide that includes fold-out maps of city metro systems, useful phone numbers, and 60 great ideas on how to spend your day.

Frommer's Best Day Trips from London: 25 Great Escapes by Train, Bus or Car

You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go-they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. Every Frommer's Travel Guide is up-to-date, with exact prices for everything and dozens of color maps. You'd be lost without us!

This invaluable guide contains all the information you need to get to and around some of the most popular destinations in England. Using London as a base, you can explore the college towns of Oxford and Cambridge; go on rambling walks or bike rides through the English countryside; or experience the mystery of Stonehenge, each in only a day!

We give you all the information you need to plan your day trip, from train schedules to parking information and the best places to pick up picnic supplies or enjoy a more leisurely meal. Detailed maps and suggested itineraries for each destination guarantee that you'll see as much as possible without feeling rushed. And if there's so much to do that we think you might want to extend your trip, we give you the scoop on the best places to stay, from budget B&Bs to luxury hotels. Also included are savvy insider tips, historical information, and special "finds" that most tourists and tour groups miss.

City Walks: London: 50 Adventures on Foot

Skip the double-decker bus and experience London like a native—on foot! Whether you're a first-time visitor or just want to discover new terrain, City Walks: London will give you an intimate view of this historic city. Each card in this deck outlines a self-guided walking adventure, with a detailed map on one side, and insider information on the other. Pick any card and start exploring London!

Taschen's London

From Dickensian charm to modern cool, London has it all and this guide will help you find it. With a selection of stylish hotels, from classic to designer; antique markets, vintage stores and the hippest boutiques; and all the best of the capital's restaurants, bars, tea rooms and pubs, Angelika Taschen's compact compendium is a must for the discerning traveller.



Highlights include Number Sixteen, a chic South Kensington hotel in a beautiful Victorian townhouse with romatic gardens; The Wolseley, a grand café and restaurant in a reconverted 1920s car showroom beautifully renovated by star designer David Collins; celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's restaurant and social project, Fifteen, where teenagers cook the meals; China Tang at The Dorchester, where stars go for delectable duck with plum sauce; historic London pub, The Grenadier, once frequented by the Duke of Wellington's troops; Dover Street Market, the multi-floor concept store founded in 2004 by Comme des Garçons; and Penhaligon's, purveyors of classic English fragrances since 1872.

Frommer's London Day by Day (Frommer's Day by Day - Pocket)

These attractively priced, four-color guides offer dozns of neighborhood and thematic tours, complete with hundreds of photos and bulleted maps that lead the way from sight to sight. Day by Days are the only guides that help travelers organize their time to get the most out of a trip.

• Full-color package at an affordable price
• Star ratings for all hotels, restaurants, and attractions
• Foldout front covers with maps and quick-reference information
• Tear-resistant map in a handy, reclosable plastic wallet
• Handy pocket-sized trim