South ("Country Living" Rural Guides) - Softcover

Billing, Joanna; Long, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904434134 ISBN 13: 9781904434139

Publisher: Travel Publishing Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

Packed with vivid descriptions, historical stories, amusing
anecdotes and interesting facts on hundreds of places in The South of
England. The guide takes the reader on a relaxed tour of many pleasant
villages and market towns, pointing out the attractive features of its
varied countryside and coastline as well as describing the area's history,
heritage, culture and places of interest. The book also provides readers
with a selection of walks and many places to stay, eat, drink and shop.

About this title

Review

"Beautifully illustrated throughout with colour maps and
photographs" -- The Newbury Weekly News

"Beautifully illustrated throughout with colour maps and photographs" -- Newbury Weekly News

"Pleasingly weighty in the hand and smart before the eye, a tidy little glove box book" -- Essex County Standard

"This book is packed with a vast amount of attractively presented
information" -- The Wiltshire Times

"Well researched and beautifully presented" -- The Fenland Citizen

About the Author

Educated at Wadham College in Oxford, David Gerrard was a television documentary director and scriptwriter for more than 20 years, working in the UK & North America. He is now a full-time writer based in the Yorkshire Dales and has published more than 30 titles covering a wide range of travel, leisure and local history topics. David has written previous editions of the Country Living guides covering Ireland, the Heart of England and the North East. Other Travel Publishing titles include Yorkshire, Ireland, Scotland, Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, the Highlands & Islands and Devon.

Edition details

• Publisher: Travel Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1904434134
• ISBN 13: 9781904434139
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 400