Thinking of traveling to England’s capital? Are you just an armchair traveler? Want to get a unique take on London? Whichever applies, this book is a good guide.
Readers are offered four walks through London. The first goes from Tower Hill Station to Liverpool Street Station. Next is Tottenham Court Road Station to Trafalgar Square. Third is London Bridge Station to Borough Station. Finally, there is a walk from Westminster Station to Berkeley Square.
Each walk has a theme. For example, the first one focuses on London’s buildings. They go from Roman ruins to skyscrapers.
In the introduction, the author states that he wants to show explorers lots of hidden corners. He also want to provide an “ability to read London.” Sounds good.
This book has lovely illustrations, a plethora of sites to see, informative and brief descriptions, and maps to help on the way. Each site’s address is also provided.
Recommended for someone who has the time and inclination to explore an amazing city.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for this title. All opinions are my own.
Four stars
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Oh this sounds lovely. I feel this is something my parents would like. They travel to London a lot. They’re actually going in November. I gotta look at picking this up for them.
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So happy to read your thoughts about this title. I hope that your parents will like it. You might also want to look at Pretty Little London and Pretty Little London trips. I reviewed both. Hope they have a wonderful trip.
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Thank you for the other recommendations as well. I’ll look into those as well.
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Always wanted to go to London! And Oxford.
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Both are wonderful. I loved the bookstores
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How wonderful! When I was in UK I used to just wander, I came across some amazing little places in London but didn’t know their history and quite often couldn’t find my way back to them 🙂 How helpful this book would be!
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