Frommer's Road Atlas Britain [Paperback]

Inc. The Automobile Association (Author)

Book Description

Series: Road Atlas | Publication Date: September 15, 1999

Frommer's shows you the way with detailed full-color maps in an easy-to-use spiral binding.

Frommer's has always been the name you can trust for trip planning, and we're proud to introduce our second road atlas. Developed in conjunction with the experts at Britain's Automobile Association, this atlas offers dozens of detailed, easy-to-read, full-color district and town maps, and includes Scotland, Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man. All the details you need for a successful road trip in Britain are at your fingertips!

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Frommer's^® Road Atlas Britain The Official Atlas of Europe's leading motor clubs, brought to you by formmer's and the Pros at Britain's automobile association it's a whole new world with Frommer's Frommer's is the name you can trust when you're planning your European vacation. Turn to these authoritative guides for detailed, practical tips; comprehensive coverage of sightseeing, shopping, and nightlife; and candid reviews of hotels and restaurants in all price categories. Look for a wide selection of Frommer's Travel Guides at your local bookstore. Visit us online at www.frommers.com

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Frommer's (September 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028636864
• ISBN-13: 978-0028636863
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 9.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,909,422 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lifesaver for drivers new to England's roads, January 24, 2004

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Eddie Konczal - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frommer's Road Atlas Britain (Paperback)

Out of print? Say it isn't so! This road atlas was a life saver on my last trip to England, in October 2000. I was looking for a comprehensive yet readable guide to England's roads, and Frommer's delivered. I had never driven in England before, and thanks to this atlas, I returned in one piece!

Frommer's atlas helped my wife and me to navigate an 8-hour journey from the Lyme Regis area to Oxfordshire, with sightseeing stops to Shaftesbury and Avebury. I think we made one wrong turn on the way - easily corrected and reversed, thanks to the atlas.

The maps are extremely readable, with motorways in bold green, A-roads in solid red, and B-roads in yellow. Minor roads are also shown, but presented in a way that doesn't clutter the map or confuse the reader. The atlas also includes a detailed key to Britain's road signs - an essential feature in my opinion, and one not always found in other atlases.

I haven't started my packing list for our next trip to England. But when I do, I know this atlas will be at the top of the list.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great help in exploring Great Britain, September 14, 2009

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Florence "Always reading" (Western North Carolina) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Frommer's Road Atlas Britain (Paperback)

Should you be planning a trip in Great Britain by car, train, or bus, this atlas will help you. You're probably familiar with the Rand McNally US atlas; this is similar. You'll get distances between towns, size of cities, and symbols telling you points of interest. The copyright is 1999, but that shouldn't be a problem in getting you where you want to go. My husband and I are using it now to plan a trip next spring.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best set of maps I have ever used - even 9 years out of date, November 8, 2008

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D. Kittredge (texas, usa) - See all my reviews
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We just returned from a 3 week trip to Britain. We drove for 10 days and put about 1600 miles on our rental car. This atlas was excellent - a 5+ - the best, most comprehensive road map I've ever used. I was a little worried that it was last published in 1999 and it's now 2008, but the roads in Britain have moved very little in those intervening 9 years. We had never been to Britain before, nor driven on the "wrong" side of the road, nor learned the traffic signs. This atlas got us from London to Inverness - and we followed pretty much every road along the way on the atlas. It also taught us the various traffic signs. I would highly recommend this Atlas. dan