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England

FOR

DUMmIES

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3 RD EDITION

by Donald Olson

England For Dummies, 3rd Edition

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About the Author

Donald Olson is a novelist, playwright, and travel writer. His

newest novel, Confessions of a Pregnant Princess, was published in

2005 under the pen name Swan Adamson. An earlier Swan

Adamson novel, My Three Husbands , has been translated into

French and published in several European countries. Donald

Olson’s novel The Confessions of Aubrey Beardsley, was published

in the United Kingdom by Bantam Press, and his play, Beardsley,

was produced in London. His travel stories have appeared in the

New York Times, Travel + Leisure, Sunset, National Geographic

books, and many other publications. England For Dummies, 1st

Edition won a 2002 Lowell Thomas Travel Writing Award for best

guidebook. His other guidebooks London For Dummies , Best Day

Trips from London, Irreverent London, Germany For Dummies, and

Frommer’s Vancouver & Victoria are all published by Wiley

Publishing, Inc. London is one of Donald’s favorite cities, and

England is one of his favorite countries.

Dedication

This book is dedicated to all those Londoners who showed the

world in July 2005 that they are stronger than any terrorists.

Author’s Acknowledgments

I would like to thank BritRail for helpful assistance while I was

researching this new edition of England For Dummies. Thanks also

go to Gary Larson and Stephen Brewer.

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Steve Bidler/eStock Photo; Dorset:

Shaftesbury: family walking on

Gold Hill, thatched cottages beyond

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Contents at a Glance

Introduction .......................................................1

Part I: Introducing England.................................7

Chapter 1: Discovering the Best of England ..................................9

Chapter 2: Digging Deeper into England ......................................15

Chapter 3: Deciding When and Where to Go ..............................24

Chapter 4: Following an Itinerary: Five Great Options ..............41

Part II: Planning Your Trip to England ...............55

Chapter 5: Managing Your Money ................................................57

Chapter 6: Getting to England........................................................69

Chapter 7: Getting Around England ..............................................77

Chapter 8: Booking Your Accommodations ................................87

Chapter 9: Catering to Special Needs or Interests ......................95

Chapter 10: Taking Care of the Remaining Details ....................103

Part III: London and Environs ..........................113

Chapter 11: Settling Into London ................................................115

Chapter 12: Exploring London ....................................................158

Chapter 13: Day-tripping from London ......................................201

Part IV: The Southeast ....................................221

Chapter 14: Kent and Sussex ......................................................223

Chapter 15: Kent’s Best Castles, Stately Homes,

and Gardens ............................................................................247

Part V: The West Country ................................259

Chapter 16: Hampshire and Wiltshire:

Old Wessex and New Sarum ..................................................261

Chapter 17: Devon: Moors, Tors, and Sandy Shores ................274

Chapter 18: Cornwall: Saints, Salts, Sea, and Sun......................292

Part VI: England’s Heartland...........................309

Chapter 19: Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick Castle ............311

Chapter 20: Bath and the Best of the Cotswolds ......................325

Part VII: Way Up North ..................................349

Chapter 21: Yorkshire ..................................................................351

Chapter 22: The Lake District ......................................................377

Part VIII: The Part of Tens...............................399

Chapter 23: Ten Writers and the Places They Lived ................401

Chapter 24: Ten Great English Gardens......................................405

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