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Some Guidance On Where to Go in My New Country

52 Great British Weekends by Annabelle Thrope

February 14, 2018 by ASKReviews 4 Comments

Best for: People new to the UK, ideally with access to a car

In a nutshell: Guidebook with ideas for 52 weekend getaways in England, Scotland, and Wales, organized by best time of year to go.

Worth quoting: N/A

Why I chose it: London is awesome, but there’s a lot more to see around here.

Review: Generally speaking I like this book. It suggests quite a few places that I’ve never heard of or would not have thought to go to. Each section is only about three pages long, and includes a few ideas of where to stay, where to eat, and what to do, as well as the directions to get there via car. Each suggested getaway has something special about it, such as an afternoon at the races, and include two or three other places you can witness that special thing.

There is a lot of variety here; there are suggestions for pub crawls, sailing, shopping, holiday festivals, biking, and hiking. The author also notes if there are any special points of history, or any activities that kids will especially enjoy.

We’ve not yet made use of the book, but I really wish it had included an extra line in each section about whether it’s easily accessible via rail. I finished the book earlier today, but just spent the last two hours seeing whether the locations can be reached if I don’t have a car. Many can (yay rail travel!) but some definitely require a car.

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2/14/2018 ASKReviews's CBR10 Review No:8 |
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  1. narfna says

    February 14, 2018 at 12:27 pm

    Every time you review a book about England now, it just makes me want to go there so badly!

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    • Lollygagger says

      February 19, 2018 at 3:01 pm

      🙂

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  2. mathildehoeg says

    February 14, 2018 at 4:31 pm

    I find usually with these books that the get-aways end up being quite expensive. If you can’t get home in one day, you’ll end up paying a lot of money. But England is beautiful and you should see all of it. Especially Yorkshire <3

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    • Lollygagger says

      February 19, 2018 at 3:02 pm

      There’s so much to see! I can’t wait.

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