Travel & Holiday Guides

...a brilliant collection of travel stories...threaded with great warmth, as readers are invited to travel in the company of these famous authors a...

In these days of ubiquitous, non-stop media and information you would think that there were few secrets anywhere left to reveal. However, when it c...

From the slums of Cape Town to the palaces of Algiers, through Pygmy villages where pineapples grow wild, to the Gulf of Guinea where the sea blaze...

Lewes appears to be a tranquil and attractive place but its alleyways and buildings conceal many stories. The towns origins can be traced back to p...

In the popular imagination, English colonisation in the Americas began with the founding of Jamestown in Virginia in 1607 (which recently celebrate...

A tale of man and machine battling against breath-taking terrain for the ultimate prize, this is the story of the Alpe d'Huez. Known as the Tour d...

This book describes the loveliest old walking trails. With precise descriptions and route photos of outstanding points for better orientation. And ...

In this charming book bestselling author Christopher Winn turns his attention to the Irish people, taking us on a enthralling journey around their ...

Tips and Ideas for Making Your Gap Year Great Gap years are bursting with possibility, begging to be filled with new experiences and unforgettable ...

Wales is a land haunted by its own past, with a treasure trove of beautiful and magical places some rarely visited. Chris Barber guides explorers ...

Remote Luxury: Top Resorts Down Under is the ultimate guide to getting away from it all in Australia and New Zealand. Over the past few decades Aus...

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford, said Samuel Johnson in 1777. Since then the ca...

The city of Leeds, self-proclaimed Capital of the North, has come a long way since receiving its first charter in 1207. From its early developments...

The district of Wimbledon has become synonymous with its world-famous tennis tournament held here since 1922. This part of south-west London has be...

Having been granted city status during the Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2002, Stirling is Scotlands smallest city. Despite this, it has an enthra...

Factory, mine and mill. Industry, toil and grime. Its manufacturing roots mean we still see the North of England as a hardworking place. But, more ...

In Brazil nothing is more important than football. If England is the birthplace of football then Brazil the five-time World Cup winners and home o...

Although known worldwide as the Home of Golf, St Andrews was also the ecclesiastical powerhouse in Scotland for centuries prior to the Reformation....

Would you cheer if they sent you to Coventry? Could you stick up for Stoke or big-up Bracknell?Can you handle the thrill of Rhyl, the heaven of Hul...

The Trans Pennine Trail (TPT) is one of the finest long-distance cycle rides in England and tackling the route over four days is a marvellous mini-...