The Best of Britain's Countryside: Northern England and Scotland : A Driving and Walking Itinerary (The Two-Week Traveler Series) [Paperback]

Bill North (Author), Gwen North (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books (April 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898862051
• ISBN-13: 978-0898862058
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #961,852 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Allows you to get off the beaten track - Great Guide, June 19, 2000

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Allan M. Gathercoal "fdoamerica" (Norcross, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of Britain's Countryside: Northern England and Scotland : A Driving and Walking Itinerary (The Two-Week Traveler Series) (Paperback)

The third book in a series (Northern England & Scotland & Southern England the other two) that allows you to get off the beaten track to see the countryside and quaint remote areas of England.

Laid out in sixteen chapters, with each chapter a separate day itinerary,makes this an easy-to-use book for those who want to avoid the tour buses and tourist traps. The Best of Britain's Countryside helps you find good food and lodging, while giving the reader tidbits on custom. Language and architecture.

Good maps are generous in this book, however to make The Best of Britain's Countryside an excellent book the weak b&w photos need to be replaced, as well as a better, more readable page layout that uses bullets and/or boxes that highlight the explanation of a various places would really help.

If you want to see another side, especially the countryside of England and you like to venture out on your own I have not found a better guide book to recommend than this.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous book--can't believe it's out of print, August 23, 1998

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This review is from: The Best of Britain's Countryside: Northern England and Scotland : A Driving and Walking Itinerary (The Two-Week Traveler Series) (Paperback)

Thanksgiving time several years ago, my husband, two friends, our 12-month old son and I used this book to guide us on a walking trip in Northern England. We started in the Harrogate area, had a fabulous time on the walks. B&B recommendations were first rate. Bill and Gwen should update the book, if that's the impediment to keeping it in print!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource for Walking in Britain, June 14, 2000

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Jane (Libertyville, Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best of Britain's Countryside: Northern England and Scotland : A Driving and Walking Itinerary (The Two-Week Traveler Series) (Paperback)

I own all three book covering England - they are an excellent resource. I have many books on this topic but these are really the best. I'm very disappointed they are out of print - would love an updated version. The authors really do provide reliable recommendations for the best places/sites/hikes. Wish they would write about other countries - Italy, France and Switzerland.