London (Citymap Guide) [Paperback]

Knopf Guides (Author), Knopf Guides Staff (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 60 pages
• Publisher: Knopf (April 10, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375709541
• ISBN-13: 978-0375709548
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,503,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Headed to London? Buy this book!!!!, July 24, 2001

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Brian Douglas (Brighton, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: London (Citymap Guide) (Paperback)

While touring London, I carried 5 or 6 different books and maps with me, not knowing which one was "the best" but wanting to have all my bases covered. However, while I was actually in the city, this was virtually THE ONLY book I used.

This book has maps of the whole city so you can get the general idea of its layout, plus a map of the various zones of London so you can find anything if you have its zone number.

It also has a map of the tube lines and stations, which comes in extremely handy - the underground is the fastest, cheapest, and easiest way of getting from place to place in London.

A majority of the book consists of fold-out maps of the various districts of London, from Notting Hill to City and Southwark, each having detailed street layouts and point of interest labels. With each of these maps are reviews of the district's best restaurants, cafes, bars/pubs/nightliffe, shopping, and sights, all of which we found handy (unlike many of the other books).

The whole book is color coded, so it is easy to find each section. And it's so small and easy to carry! The book is maybe 5x7 inches and less than an inch thick.

Again I say, if you're going to London, this book is the one you need. Leave those other ones at home; you won't need them - I didn't!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars london made easier, June 26, 2001

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"ziz" - See all my reviews

This review is from: London (Citymap Guide) (Paperback)

folks, this is the best idea for a tourbook/map that i have stumbled across yet. i'm not prone to raving, but this will garner praise from me until the cows come home (bearing foot & mouth) no doubt.

so, why is this so great? first of all, it's simple and well designed. the city is broken down into sections. you turn to those pages and there is a brief description of places to eat, shop, etc. the pages then open up into a map of the section with a description of major sites in the area.

brilliant! no fumbling around a big map trying to find your street. no squinting to figure out where you are. it's easy to find landmarks, metro stops, etc.

the card stock is nice and heavy and has lasted well even in my back pocket. the descriptions have been helpful without being too lengthy. and at this price, it's quite competitive with other maps while providing much more.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Lost in London, June 12, 2003

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shrtyrck (MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: London (Citymap Guide) (Paperback)

This is the most horrendous, unhelpful sorry excuse for a map I've encountered. Most shocking is its lack of an index of street names. Also,despite the enormous, individual blown-up maps of the London neighborhoods, the streets on them aren't all labeled. Finally, instead of overlapping streets on the edges of adjoining neighborhoods, the mapmakers apparently found it easier to drop them completely off the maps. I guess this map would work if you were going to the most obvious places in London, like Big Ben, otherwise, forget it.