Weekend Walks in Britain (AA Guides)

ISBN: 0393315010

Author: The Automobile Association (Great Britain)

Condition: New

Product DescriptionCovering some of the most beautiful country in England, Scotland, and Wales, the routes in this sumptuously detailed guide lead you through rolling scenery and dramatic landscapes, through elegant towns and tranquil villages--picking out features of interest that include local birds and plant life, history, and architecture. From Penzance to the Highlands, each of the books 244 walks and drives is plotted on an appropriately scaled Ordnance Survey map, accompanied by detailed directions and illustrated with color photographs.From the Back CoverAA Weekend Walks in Britain is a new book containing the details of 200 circular walks through the best of Britain's countryside. Fully illustrated with specially drawn maps and colour photographs, this is the ideal book to help you make the most of exploring Britain- with all the information you need for great day out.About the AuthorThe Automobile Association (Great Britain) has been publishing travel guides since around 1910; and by 1929 they were issuing 239,000 routes a year. In 2003 this number had risen to a staggering 32 million. The AA (Great Britain) has always produced routes and travel guides, a business activity that has grown rapidly in recent years - AA Publishing is now the UK's largest travel publisher, producing more than 8 million books in 2003. Begining in 1912 the AA also started to inspect hotels, and those receiving the AA's famous star classification were included in subsequent editions of the Members' Handbook. Today the association inspects and rates more than 8,000 hotels and bed and breakfast establishments each year and review almost 2,000 restaurants, publishing the results in a series of annual guides.