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Ben le Vay's Eccentric London: a Practical Guide to a Curious City (Bradt Travel Guides (Eccentric Guides))
Benedict Le Vay
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Description for Ben le Vay's Eccentric London: a Practical Guide to a Curious City (Bradt Travel Guides (Eccentric Guides))
Paperback. Ben Le Vay's Eccentric London Guide - Travel tips and holiday advice featuring bizarre London sites and events, unusual traditions, architecture and cultural quirks. Also including weird pubs, bars and accommodation, secret neighbourhoods and hidden spots, strange museums and art, specialist shops, culinary oddities and eccentricities. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Bradt on Britain). Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp colour photos, 50 line drawings, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522. A Practical Guide to a Curious City. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Eccentric Guides). 384 pages, 16pp colour photos, 50 line drawings, 7 maps. A guide to the city of Eccentric London. It takes you to the best and most eccentric pubs and restaurants, specialist shops, bizarre bookshops, weird museums, least-known secret neighbourhoods where you won't find tourists, but will find the utterly odd and amazing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WTH. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 28. Weight: 512.
...meet a man who listens to tube trains from the road above with a large hearing-trumpet, the inventor who made giant ships out of ice, a chap who rides down the river in an Edwardian bath chair, the guy with the world's biggest collection of pillar boxes... These are just a few of the colourful characters to be found in Eccentric London. This is an insider's guide to the city by someone who has lived, loved, eaten, drank and worked in London for five decades. He takes you to the best and most eccentric pubs and restaurants, specialist shops ... Read more
...meet a man who listens to tube trains from the road above with a large hearing-trumpet, the inventor who made giant ships out of ice, a chap who rides down the river in an Edwardian bath chair, the guy with the world's biggest collection of pillar boxes... These are just a few of the colourful characters to be found in Eccentric London. This is an insider's guide to the city by someone who has lived, loved, eaten, drank and worked in London for five decades. He takes you to the best and most eccentric pubs and restaurants, specialist shops ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bradt Travel Guides
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Bradt Travel Guides (Bradt on Britain)
Condition
New
Weight
515g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841623948
SKU
V9781841623948
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Benedict Le Vay
When he is not researching the underworld of British eccentricity, Benedict le Vay works as a sub-editor on the features section of a daily national newspaper. He is author of several Bradt guides: Ben le Vey's Eccentric Britain and Britain from the Rails.
Reviews for Ben le Vay's Eccentric London: a Practical Guide to a Curious City (Bradt Travel Guides (Eccentric Guides))
'Those who read it are unlikely ever to look at London, or Londoners the same way again.' Britain Calling 'One of the best (guides to London).' The Mayfair Times 'Beautifully illustrated with lavish colour photography and black and white drawings. Worth buying for the front cover alone.' Essex Courier 'An endlessly fascinating book, written with huge ... Read more