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The Chilterns & The Thames Valley (Slow Travel) (Paperback)
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The Chilterns & The Thames Valley (Slow Travel) (Paperback)
Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Slow Travel series)
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List price R441
Loot Price R361
Discovery Miles 3 610
You Save R80 (18%)
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This new title from Bradt forms part of its distinctive 'Slow
Travel' series and is the only title available to cover the
Chilterns and Thames Valley in depth. The Chilterns and the Thames
Valley do not correspond to the specific boundaries of one county
or region, old or new. Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire,
Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire all have a share. Divided into six
easily manageable sections, Bradt's The Chilterns and Thames Valley
lifts the lid on what makes this area so distinctive. Chalk
grasslands, beech woods, streams and wooded valleys provide a
perfect landscape for walking and are easily accessible from
London. About half of the area has been designated as an Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty - the closest such area to London. Rare
plants such as fleawort and numerous orchid varieties, and birds
including red kites, lapwings and skylark flourish. The Thames
Valley follows the route of one of the world's most famous rivers.
You can find key sites of monarchical and parliamentary power such
as Windsor Castle and Chequers, the location of Magna Carta's
sealing at Runnymede and the birthplaces of men and women who have
led dissent down the ages. A host of well-loved authors has lived
and written here, depicting Paradise, defining our childhoods and
painting timeless images of England and its people. Eminent chefs
own restaurants with national and sometimes international
reputations. In short, the Chilterns and the Thames Valley together
represent a wonderfully paradoxical mixture of world-famous tourist
sites and lesser-known attractions full of quirkiness and
character, which will repay the visitor's interest and attention
many times over. From Windsor Castle to Whipsnade Zoo, Britain's
oldest road - The Ridgeway - to National Trust properties such as
Cliveden and Waddesdon Manor, the Henley Regatta to the Grand Union
Canal, Bradt's The Chilterns and Thames Valley is the perfect
companion.
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