Advantages: Superb images with excellent accompanying text Disadvantages: There are too many places to visit!
...Britain's coastline is around nine thousand miles long. Perhaps a lot of people who wish to spend a holiday on Britain's shores would simply be looking for a sandy beach to stretch out on, where the children can paddle safely in the water. “The Living Coa ...
Advantages: Lots of interesting and unusual ideas Disadvantages: Contains distracting advertising; no age recommendations
Back in June with the summer holidays coming up I thought I would invest in ‘1000 Things for Kids to Do in the Holidays’ in an attempt to fill a few days over the summer. I had previously bought '1000 Things to do in Britain' and found this very useful ...
Advantages: An educational almanac - written by an enthusiast. Disadvantages: Several personality trait flood out - old fashioned in values.
...Geoffrey Grigson (1905 - 1985) British poet (Father of Sophie Grigson author) Grigson wasn't a quiet unassuming man, you would of thought, perhaps, wistfully, ambling along, whilst breathing in the balanced scents of decay and lush odours; may ...
Advantages: Full of fascinating facts, easy to dip in and out of. Disadvantages: Sparse illustrations will put off some.
The Shell Country Alphabet is not the sort of book that would have leapt of the shelf at me. I enjoy country walks and I am interested in wildlife but something about the title made me think this book would be dull and dry. Luckily for me, a neighbour who ...
Advantages: 500 free days out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Disadvantages: Depending on where you live there may not be lots of ideas
This pocket sized guide is filled with 500 free days out in Britain. It was first released in 2005 and reprinted in 2006, but I have not found that any of the recommendations are out of date (I mean, none have closed in the meantime). The book costs £4. ...
M.Newcastle 05.09.2009 ·Read full review
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