INDEX
| A | B | C | D |
| E | F | G | H |
| I | J | K | L |
| M | N | O | P |
| Q | R | S | T |
| U | V | W | Y |
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A
Abbeys: Bath Abbey, 402, 410–412; Glastonbury Abbey, 456, 458–461; Hastings Abbey, 282–285; Lacock Abbey, 895; Rievaulx Abbey, 809; Rosedale Abbey, 815; St. Augustine’s Abbey (Canterbury), 254–255; St. Mary’s Abbey (York), 764–765; Westminster Abbey (London), 58, 62, 63–68; Whitby ruins, 818
Abraham Darby’s Old Furnace (Ironbridge Gorge): 651–653
Abraham Darby Sports and Leisure Centre (Madeley): 651–653
Accent, British: 917
Accommodations: See Sleeping; and specific destinations
“Actors’ Church” (London): 86
Afternoon tea: See Tea
Aira Force Waterfall: 719, 744–745
Air conditioning, in hotels: 902, 906
Airports: Bristol, 439, 441; Cornwall, 352–353; Liverpool, 660; London, 38, 186–191, 805. See also specific airports
Albert Dock (Liverpool): 659–660, 664; eating, 695–696; nightlife, 688; sights, 666–667, 670–671; sleeping, 690
Albert Memorial Chapel (Windsor): 209
Alexander Keiller Museum (Avebury): 480
Alfred Street (Bath): 419
All Creatures Great and Small (Herriot): 808–809, 941
All Souls College (Oxford): 519
Almanac: 864
American Memorial Chapel (London): 107
American Museum and Gardens (Bath): 403, 422
Amis, Martin: 525
Amusement parks: Blackpool Piers, 702–703; Brighton Pier, 300; Jorvik Viking Centre (York), 763, 784; Legoland Windsor, 209, 211; Pleasure Beach (Blackpool), 704–705; Sandcastle Waterpark (Blackpool), 705–706
Angel of the North: 839
Anglesea Arms (London): 178
Anglican Church: about, 776. See also Churches and cathedrals
Anne Hathaway’s Cottage (Shottery): 606–608
Ansty: 505
Antiquing: Bath, 420, 425; Cirencester, 588; Greenwich, 135; London, 86, 143–144; York, 791
Apartment rentals: 900–901, 905–907; London, 166–167
Apps: 30, 917; booking sites, 900; London, 39, 42, 148; maps and navigation, 42, 892–893, 928–929; messaging, 918; payment, 30, 889; sightseeing, 38, 896; train travel, 924; user reviews, 901
Apsley House (London): 127
Archaeological museums: Alexander Keiller Museum (Avebury), 480; Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology (Oxford), 527–528; Museum of Classical Archaeology (Cambridge), 231–232; Vindolanda dig, 852
Archaeological sites: Avebury, 477, 478, 479; Cerne Abbas Giant, 505; Chysauster, 374–375; Grimspound, 338, 343; Old Sarum, 500; York dig, 783. See also Romans, ancient; Stone circles; Stonehenge
Architecture: Museum of Bath Architecture, 420–421. See also Castles and palaces; Churches and cathedrals; Country houses
Art: history timeline, 866–867. See also specific art museums and artists
Arthur, King: 206, 386–388, 456, 459–460, 863
Arundel (town): 329
Arundel Castle: 326–329
Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology (Oxford): 527–528
Ashness Farm: 739
Ashness Packhorse Bridge: 735
Assembly Rooms (Bath): 419
Assyrian art, in British Museum: 95–96
Auden, W. H.: 524
Audio Europe, Rick Steves: 30, 936–937
Austen, Jane: 395, 415, 417, 500–501, 946; Centre (Bath), 421; Festival (Bath), 397, 940
Avebury: 477–484; eating, 484; maps, 476, 482–483; sights, 479–483; tourist information, 477, 479; transportation, 475–477
Avebury Manor and Garden: 480
Avebury Stone Circle: 17, 477, 478, 479; tours, from Bath, 402–404, 477
Avon River: 403, 408, 412, 413–414, 440, 441, 445, 452, 491, 492, 597, 613–615, 624; boat cruises, 614
Avon River Gorge: 452
B
Baker Street (London): 102–103
Balliol College (Oxford): 512–513
Baltic Market (Liverpool): 680
Baltic Triangle (Liverpool): 680, 689
Bamburgh Castle: 860–861
Banglatown (London): 116, 145; eating, 183
Banks (banking): alerting to travel, 30. See also Money
Bankside Pier (London): 57, 60
Banqueting House (London): 62, 76, 872
Baptist Hicks Land (Chipping Campden): 557–558
Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden (St. Ives): 354, 366–367
Barbican Centre (London): 149
Bardon Mill: 845; sleeping, 855–856
Barrie, J. M.: 564
Bartlett Street (Bath): 420, 425
Bassenthwaite: 731
Bath: 12, 393–440, 873; at a glance, 402–403; day trips, 440–503; eating, 432–438; helpful hints, 396–397, 400; history of, 395; itineraries, 393–394; maps, 394, 398–399, 405, 428–429, 434–435; nightlife, 425–427; planning tips, 393–394; shopping, 412–413, 420, 425; sights/activities, 404–425; sleeping, 427–432; tourist information, 396; tours, 400–404, 426; transportation, 396, 439–440
Bath Abbey Churchyard: 404–405
Bath Architecture, Museum of: 420–421
Bath at Work, Museum of: 403, 420
Bath Boating Station: 424
Bath Fringe Festival: 397, 940
Bath Roman Baths: 402, 405–409, 427
Bath Skyline Walk: 424
Bath Sports and Leisure Centre: 425
Bath Thermae Bath Spa: 403, 423
Batsford: 594–595; hiking, 550, 590
Batsford Arboretum and Garden Centre: 595
Battle Abbey and 1066 Battlefield: 282–285
Battle of Hastings: 282–285, 865, 868
Bayntun Bindery and Bookshop (Bath): 422
Bayswater (London): eating, 179; map, 158–159; sleeping, 160–162
Beaches: Bamburgh, 861; Beachy Head, 307; Blackpool, 698–699, 701; Brighton, 297; St. Annes-on-Sea, 706; St. Ives, 365–366, 367–368; Whitby, 819
Beachy Head: 305–309; map, 305
Beachy Head Bluff: 309
Beachy Head Drive: 306–307
Beamish Museum: 839–844
Beaney House of Art and Knowledge (Canterbury): 254
Beatles, the: 878; in Liverpool, 657, 665–669, 678–679, 685–688; guided tours, 660–661, 664; in London, 101, 103; guided tours, 53
Beatles Museum (Liverpool): 679
Beatles Store (London): 103
Beatles Story (Liverpool): 665, 666–667
Beatrix Potter Gallery (Hawkshead): 719, 752
Becket, Thomas: 130–131, 235, 240, 243, 245, 247–253, 269, 524; Memorial (Canterbury), 249
Bed-and-breakfasts (B&Bs): 903–905. See also specific destinations
Bede (Venerable Bede): 831–832
Beefeater tours, in London: 58, 110
Beer: 916. See also Pubs
Belfast: ferries, 696
Belgravia (London): 37; eating, 175; sleeping, 155–156
Belle Tout Lighthouse Turnout: 309
Berrydown: 343–344
Best Lane (Canterbury): 243
Beverages: 916
BFI Southbank (London): 151
Big Ben (London): 58, 62, 72, 876
Biggin Street (Dover): 273
Biking (bike rentals): Bath, 397; Brighton, 289; Cambridge, 218; Canterbury, 237; Cotswolds, 545–546, 562, 583; Glastonbury, 455; Lake District, 720; London, 51–52; tours, 55; Wells, 455; Windsor, 202; York, 760–761, 790
Birkenhead Queensway Tunnel (Liverpool): 675
Birling Gap: 307–308
Bishop’s Palace (Wells): 471–472
Bizarre Bath Street Theater: 425–426
Blackfriar, The (London): 176
Blackfriars Pier (London): 57
Black Lion Lane (Brighton): 295
Blackpool: 18, 697–712; eating, 710–711; helpful hints, 699; map, 700; nightlife, 707–708; planning tips, 698; sights/activities, 701–706; sleeping, 708–710; tourist information, 699; transportation, 699, 701, 711–712
Blackpool Illuminations: 706, 940
Blackpool Opera House: 707
Blackpool Piers: 702–703
Blackpool Promenade: 701–702
Blackpool Tower: 703–704
Blackwell’s Bookstore (Oxford): 510, 514
Blake, William: 123
Blenheim Palace: 535–538
Blists Hill Victorian Town (Ironbridge Gorge): 650–651
Blockley: 548, 568; hiking, 550, 553
Blue Bridge (York): 790
Boating: Bath, 424; Cambridge, 223, 230–231; Canterbury, 237; Durham, 835; Keswick, 726; Oxford, 530; Stratford, 614. See also Punting
Boat tours/cruises: Bath, 424; Bristol, 449; Canterbury, 244; Derwentwater, 726; Dover, 197, 261, 263, 272; Durham, 835; Greenwich, 135; Liverpool, 664; London, 44, 55–57, 60, 196–197; Penzance, 359–360; Portsmouth, 319; St. Michael’s Mount, 371; Southampton, 197; Stratford, 614; Ullswater, 743–744; Windermere Lake, 746, 753; Windsor, 211; York, 764. See also Ferries
Bodleian Library (Oxford): 517–518
Bold Street (Liverpool): 680, 694
Books, recommended: 941–944. See also specific writers
Bookstores: Bath, 397, 422; London, 42; Oxford, 510, 514
Bootham Bar (York): 756–757, 768; eating, 799; sleeping, 793, 795
Borough Market (London): 183–184, 895
Borrowdale: 732, 733, 734; sleeping, 739–740
Borrowdale Valley: 734
Botallack Crown Mines: 381–382
Bourton-on-the-Hill: 548, 568; eating, 581, 592; hiking, 550, 553
Bourton-on-the-Water: 549, 575–576, 582–583; biking, 546, 583; hiking, 550, 575–576, 583, 584
Bovey Tracey: 341, 345–346; eating, 349; sleeping, 347
Bowder Stone: 734
Breakfast: about, 909
Brick Lane (London): 116, 145; eating, 183
Brideshead Revisited (TV series): 811
Brideshead Revisited (Waugh): 330, 942
“Bridge of Sighs” (Oxford): 517
Bridgnorth: 654
Brighton: 14, 287–304; eating, 302–304; entertainment, 289; helpful hints, 289; map, 290–291; planning tips, 287–288; sights/activities, 297–301; sleeping, 301–302; tourist information, 288; tours, 289; transportation, 288, 289, 304; walking tour, 289–297
Brighton Lanes: 294–295, 301; eating, 302–303
Brighton Museum and Art Gallery: 293, 299–300
Brighton Royal Pavilion and Gardens: 293, 297–299
Brighton Seafront: 288, 296–297
Brighton Town Hall: 295
Brighton Toy and Model Museum: 292, 300–301
Bristol: 440–453; eating, 452–453; helpful hints, 444; map, 442–443; sights/activities, 449–452; tourist information, 444; transportation, 441; walking tour, 444–449
Bristol Bridge: 446
Bristol Centre Promenade: 448–449
“Britain”: use of term, 879
British accent: 917
British Library (London): 58, 98–101; map, 99
British Museum (London): 58, 92–97; map, 93
British Music Experience (Liverpool): 665, 673–674
British-Yankee vocabulary: 952–955
BritRail passes: 27, 920, 922, 923
Broad Campden: 548, 568; hiking, 550, 552–553
Broad Street (Oxford): 512–514
Broadway: 561–562; biking, 562; hiking, 550
Broadway Tower: 561–562
Brockhole National Park Visitors Centre: 753
Brosely Pipeworks (Brosley Wood): 654
Brunel, Isambard Kingdom: 441, 444–445, 449–451, 452
Buckingham Palace (London): 87–92, 876; Changing of the Guard, 54, 59, 88–92; map, 90
Budgeting: 27. See also Money-saving tips
Burlesque drag show, in Blackpool: 707–708
Buses: 925–926; best three-week trip, 25; London, 38, 46–47, 195; handy routes, 48–49; tickets/passes, 43–44; tours, 52–53; map, 921. See also specific destinations
Business hours: 886
Butchery Lane (Canterbury): 241–242
Buttermarket (Canterbury): 240
Buttermere: 718, 732; sleeping, 738–739
C
Cabinet War Rooms (London): 58, 73
Cabs: 926; London, 47, 50; tipping, 891. See also specific destinations
Cains Brewery Village (Liverpool): 680, 689
Cambridge: 14, 198, 214–234; eating, 232–233; helpful hints, 218; maps, 217, 221; planning tips, 215–216; sights/activities, 230–232; tourist information, 216; tours, 218, 220; transportation, 198, 216, 218, 233–234; walking tour, 220–230
Cambridge Corpus Clock: 224
Cambridge Folk Festival: 218, 940
Cambridge Guildhall: 220
Cambridge University: 214–215, 218; colleges, 219; guided tours, 218, 220; map, 221; museums, 231–232; vs. Oxford, 507; walking tour, 220–230
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club: 218
Camden Lock Market (London): 144
Cam River: 223–224, 554; punting, 223, 230–231
Canary Wharf Pier (London): 57
Cannon Street (Dover): 273
Canoeing: See Kayaking
Canterbury: 14, 235–258; eating, 256–258; helpful hints, 237, 240; map, 238–239; planning tips, 236; shopping, 237; sights, 240–255; sleeping, 256; tourist information, 236–237; tours, 236–237; transportation, 237, 258; walking tour, 240–245
Canterbury Cathedral: 245–253; map, 246; self-guided tour, 247–253
Canterbury Punting Company: 237
Canterbury Roman Museum: 241, 254
Canterbury Tales (Chaucer): 101, 240, 244, 253
Cape Cornwall: 381
Capstan Square (Portsmouth): 321
Captain Cook Memorial Museum (Whitby): 818
Carenza’s (Jill) Cotswolds Riding Centre (Stanton): 565
Carfax Tower (Oxford): 510
Car insurance: 928
Carlisle: sleeping near, 856; transportation, 846–849
Carnaby Street (London): 171
Car navigation: 928–929
Car rentals: 27, 926–928. See also specific destinations
Carroll, Lewis: 68, 98, 515, 522, 523, 524–525
Car travel (driving): 930–935; best three-week trip, 22–23; London, 51; mileage and time, 931; road signs, 930; roundabouts, 932, 933; South England drive, 24. See also specific destinations
Casbah Coffee Club (Liverpool): 669
Castle Drogo: 344
Castlerigg Stone Circle: 478, 718, 727–728
Castles and palaces: architecture, 871; Arundel Castle, 326–329; Bamburgh Castle, 860–861; Blenheim Palace, 535–538; Buckingham Palace (London), 87–92; Castle Howard, 809–811; Clifford’s Tower (York), 785–786; Corfe Castle, 504; Dover Castle, 261, 264–269; Durham Castle, 828; Hampton Court Palace, 139–140; Kensington Palace (London), 128–129, 185; Lindisfarne Castle, 859; Nunney Castle, 473; Oxford Castle, 528–530; Pevensey Castle, 285–286; Rye Castle Museum, 281; St. Michael’s Mount, 354, 371–374; Sissinghurst Castle Garden, 276–279; Tintagel Castle, 354, 386–388; Warwick Castle, 626–632; Windsor Castle, 202–209; York Castle Museum, 763, 786–787
Castle Street (Liverpool): 679
Catbells High Ridge: 718, 728–730
Cat Ghyl: 732
Cathedral Close (Salisbury): 499
Cathedrals: See Churches and cathedrals
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (Kate Middleton): 66, 129, 142, 214, 878, 881
Cavern Club (Liverpool): 669, 678, 689
Cavern Pub (Liverpool): 678–679
“Cavern Quarter” (Liverpool): 689
Cell phones: 30, 916–919. See also Apps
Cenotaph (London): 62
Central Pier (Blackpool): 703
Cerne Abbas: 505
Cerne Abbas Giant: 505
Chagford: 336–337; eating, 348–349; sleeping, 346–347
Chain restaurants: overview, 912–913
Chalice Well Gardens (Glastonbury): 456, 461–462
Changing of the Guard: Buckingham Palace, 54, 59, 88–92; Windsor Castle, 203–204
Channel crossing: 195–196, 275–276, 325–326
Chapel of the Nine Altars (Durham): 833
Chapel Street (Penzance): 360–361
Chapter House: Salisbury, 498; Wells, 468; York, 769, 778
Chapter House Street (York): 769
Charing Cross Road (London): 142
Charing Cross Station (London): 192, 194
Charles III: 113, 128–129, 214, 864, 880–881
Chase, Chevy: 373
Chastleton House: 549, 592–593
Chaucer, Geoffrey: 68, 101, 240, 244, 253
Cheddar Gorge Cheese Company: 472
Chedworth Roman Villa: 586–587
Cheese: 472, 573, 592, 721, 910
Chelsea Flower Show (London): 940
Cherhill White Horse: 482–483
Cherwell River: punting, 530
Chichester: 326
Children, recommended movies: 947–948
China Museum (Ironbridge Gorge): 651
China Museum (Windsor): 208
Chinatown (Liverpool): 680; eating, 694
Chinatown (London): 84; eating, 171–172
Chipping Campden: 540, 548, 551–561; biking, 546; eating, 560–561, 581; helpful hints, 552–553; hiking, 550, 552–553; map, 555; sleeping, 559–560; tourist information, 552; walking tour, 553–558
Chislehampton: sleeping, 531
Chocolate Story (York): 783
Christ Church Cathedral (Oxford): 510, 523–525
Christ Church College (Oxford): 521–526, 895
Christ Church Gate (Canterbury): 240–241
Christie, Agatha: 185, 330, 943
Christmas markets: Bath, 397; York, 760
Christ’s College (Cambridge): 221
Chunnel: See Eurostar
Churches and cathedrals: architecture, 870; Canterbury Cathedral, 245–253; Christ Church Cathedral (Oxford), 510, 523–525; Coventry Cathedral, 637–641; Durham Cathedral, 829–834; Exeter Cathedral, 346; Great St. Mary’s Church (Cambridge), 227; Holy Trinity Church (Stratford), 605–606; Holy Trinity Church (York), 782; Liverpool Cathedral, 665, 683–685; Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (Liverpool), 665, 681–682; S. Bene’t’s Church (Cambridge), 224; St. Edwards Church (Stow), 574–575; St. James Church (Chipping Campden), 558; St. Martin-in-the-Fields (London), 62, 74, 83, 151, 174; St. Martin’s Church (Canterbury), 255; St. Mary the Virgin Church (Rye), 280; St. Mary the Virgin University Church (Oxford), 510, 519–520; St. Michael Church (Stanton), 564–565; St. Michael’s Parish Church (Chagford), 336; St. Paul’s Cathedral (London), 58, 103–109; Sts. Mary and Nicholas Church (Wilton), 501; Saints Peter and Paul Church (Northleach), 586; St. Thomas’s Church (Canterbury), 493, 496; Salisbury Cathedral, 496–499; Southwark Cathedral (London), 122–123; Wells Cathedral, 466–470; York Minster, 763, 772–780. See also Evensong
Church House (Widecombe): 340
Churchill, Winston: 180, 265, 266, 537, 630, 877, 878; Museum (London), 58, 73–76
Churchill Arms Pub (London): 180
Churchill War Rooms (London): 58, 62, 73–76, 878
Church Stretton: 654
Chysauster Ancient Village: 374–375
Circus, the (Bath): 402, 415–416
City of London: 36, 103–116; biking tours, 55; guided tours, 53; map, 106–107; markets, 144; sights, 103–116
City of London Information Centre: 37–38
Clarence House (London): 91
Clarence Pier (Portsmouth): 321
Clarendon Building (Oxford): 517
Classroom Europe, Rick Steves: 30, 936
Claverton Manor: 422
Clifford’s Tower (York): 785–786
Cliffs of Dover: 269–272
Clifton Street (Blackpool), eating: 711
Clifton Suspension Bridge (Bristol): 452
Clifton Village: 452
Clore Gallery (London): 126
Clothing sizes: 949
Coalbrookdale: 651–653
Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron (Ironbridge Gorge): 651–653
Coal Drops Yard (London): 181
Coalport: 647, 650–651; sleeping, 655
Coalport China Museum (Ironbridge Gorge): 651
Coffee Yard (York): 770
College Green (Bristol): 448
Coln Valley: 586–587
Columbia Road Flower Market (London): 145
Constantine: 407, 643, 755, 769–770, 780
Consulates, in London: 885
Corfe Castle: 504
Corinium Museum (Cirencester): 588
Corn Exchange Hall (Bristol): 446–447
Cornish pasties: 369, 381, 384–385, 438, 741, 802, 910
Corn Street (Bristol): 447
Cornwall: 17, 350–392, 355–356; at a glance, 354; history of, 356–357; map, 352–353; planning tips, 351; tours, 356; transportation, 351–353, 355–356. See also specific destinations
Cornwallis, Charles: 108
Coronation Chair (London): 68
Cosford: 654
Costs of trip: 27
Cotswolds: 18, 539–595; at a glance, 548–549; itineraries, 540–542; map, 544–545; tourist information, 542; tours, 402–404, 550–551, 552; transportation, 542–551. See also specific destinations
Cotswold Cheese Company: 573, 592
Cotswold Falconry Centre (Batsford): 595
Cotswold Lavender: 566–567
Cotswold Motoring Museum (Bourton): 583
Cotswold Olimpicks (Chipping Campden): 552
Cotswolds Discovery Centre at the Old Prison: 586
Cotswolds Distillery (Little Wolford): 594
Cotswolds Riding Centre (Stanton): 565
Counting House, The (London): 177
Country houses: Avebury Manor and Garden, 480; Blenheim Palace, 535–538; Castle Drogo, 344; Castle Howard, 809–811; Chastleton House, 549, 592–593; Claverton Manor, 422; Crook Hall Gardens (Durham), 835; Hidcote Manor Garden (Ambleside), 548, 567–568; Sissinghurst Castle, 276–279; Snowshill Manor, 566; Stanway House, 548, 562–563; Stourhead House and Gardens, 504; Wilton House and Garden, 500–501
Courtauld Gallery (London): 86–87
Court Barn (Chipping Campden): 558
Covent Garden (London): 59, 85–86; eating near, 173–174; sleeping near, 162–163
Covent Garden Market (London): 145–146
Coventry: 18, 634–644; eating, 644; maps, 623, 636; planning tips, 622, 624; sights, 637–643; tourist information, 635; transportation, 635–636, 644
Coventry Cathedral: 637–641; map, 638
Coventry Transport Museum: 643
Covid-19: 105–106; entry requirements, 884
Cox’s Yard (Stratford): 614–615
Cricketers, The (Brighton): 295
Crook Hall Gardens (Durham): 835
Crown jewels, in London: 112–113
Crown Mines of Botallack: 381–382
Cruises: See Boat tours/cruises
Cunard Building (Liverpool): 673
Currency and exchange: 888
Curtis, Paul: 680
Customs regulations: 892
Cuthbert, Saint: 829, 831, 833, 856–857, 858–859
Cutty Sark (Greenwich): 135–136
D
Dale End Park (Ironbridge Gorge): 649
Dale House (Ironbridge Gorge): 653
Danby Lodge National Park Centre: 813, 816
Darby Houses (Ironbridge Gorge): 653
Dartmeet: 339
Dartmoor: 17, 330–349; driving tour, 335–342; eating, 348–349; map, 332–333; sleeping, 346–348; tourist information, 334–335; transportation, 331–333
Dartmoor National Park: 330–334, 339, 341, 342–343, 345; map, 332–333
Dartmoor Prison Museum: 344–345
D-Day Story (Portsmouth): 322–323
Dell, The (Stratford): 613
Derwent Pencil Museum (Keswick): 726
Derwentwater: 718, 723, 726; boat cruises, 726; map, 730–731
Diana, Princess of Wales: 105, 128–129, 142, 180, 877, 880–881
Dickens, Charles: 68, 101, 243, 876; guided tours, in London, 53
Digbeth Street (Stow): 573–574
Dinder: sleeping, 473
Dining: See Eating; and specific destinations
Discounts: See Money-saving tips
Docklands (London): 37, 138; cruises, 56
Doc Martin (TV series): 390, 944
Donne, John: 107–108
Dorset: 505
Double-Decker Bus Tours (London): 52
Dove Cottage (Grasmere): 719, 748–749
Dover: 14, 260–276; eating, 275; map, 262–263; shopping, 273–274; sights/activities, 261–274; sleeping, 274–275; tourist information, 260; transportation, 261, 275–276
Dover Castle: 261, 264–269, 878
Dover Cruise Port: 197
Dover Greeters: 260
Dover Museum: 272
Dover’s Hill: 553
Dover White Cliffs: 269–272
Downing Street, #10 (London): 62
Doyle, Arthur Conan: 102–103, 330, 943; The Hound of the Baskervilles, 330, 335, 341
Dracula: 817–818
Drewsteignton: 344
Driving: See Car travel
Drogo Castle: 344
Dublin: ferries, 696
Duke Humfrey’s Library (Oxford): 510–511, 518–519
Durham: 20, 822–839; eating, 837–838; helpful hints, 823; maps, 824–825, 840; sights, 829–835; sleeping, 835–837; tourist information, 822–823; tours, 823; transportation, 823, 826, 838–839; walking tour, 826–829
Durham Cathedral: 829–834; map, 831
Durham Museum: 834
Durham University: 822, 829, 837
Dutch House (York): 769
Dynamic currency conversion: 889
E
Eagle Pub (Cambridge): 224, 232
Earl’s Court (London): 160; map, 158–159; sleeping, 160
Early Music Festival (York): 760, 940
East Cornwall: 386–392
East End (London): 36, 116; biking tours, 55; eating, 181–183; map, 118; markets, 144–145
East London: 36, 116–117; eating, 181–184; maps, 106–107, 118; sights, 116–117
Eating: 907–915; budgeting, 27; budget tips, 28, 909–910; tipping, 891, 908. See also Markets; Pubs; Tea; and specific destinations
Ebor Races (York): 760
Eden Camp (North Yorkshire): 811–812
Eden Project (Cornwall): 354, 390–391
Edward I (the Confessor): 64, 66–67, 113, 251, 282
Edward of Woodstock (“Black Prince”): 206, 252
Egyptian art, in British Museum: 92–95
Eight Bells (Chipping Campden): 559, 560, 581
Electricity: 886
Elgin Marbles: 97
Elizabeth I: 68, 101, 111–112, 113, 115, 132, 140, 411, 496, 501, 676, 776, 868–869; tomb, 67, 869
Elizabeth II: 66, 68, 88, 112–113, 143, 185, 199, 205, 207, 208, 247, 295, 299, 774–775, 877, 880; biographical sketch, 210
Elvet Bridge (Durham): 827, 838
Embankment Pier (London): 57
Embassies, in London: 885
Emergencies: 885; London, 39, 42
Emmanuel College (Cambridge): 222
Empire Theatre (Liverpool): 674
Enginuity (Ironbridge Gorge): 653
“England”: use of term, 879
English breakfast: about, 909
English Heritage: 895
Entertainment: See Evensong; Music; Nightlife; Theater
Environmental footprint (going green): 886–887
Epsom Derby: 153
Ernest Wilson Memorial Garden (Chipping Campden): 557
Esk Valley: 816
Eton College (Windsor): 211
Eton High Street (Windsor): 211
Etty, William: 768
Eurostar: 195–196, 920; replica, 789
Euston Station (London): 191, 193–194
Evensong: 152; Bath, 410; Cambridge, 225; Canterbury, 246–247; Durham, 830; London, 64, 74, 104, 122–123, 150–151, 152; Oxford, 522, 526; Salisbury, 497; Wells, 470; Windsor, 204; York, 773–774
Exchange rate: 888
Exeter Cathedral: 346
Exeter College (Oxford): 514, 526
Exhibition Square (York): 766–768
Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower (Portsmouth): 319
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Fairfax House (York): 763, 784–785
Falstaff Experience (Stratford): 615–616
Fan Bay Deep Shelter (Dover): 270
Fat Tire Bike Tours (London): 55
Ferries: Channel crossing, 275–276, 325–326; Ireland, 696; Isle of Wight, 323; Isles of Scilly, 375; Liverpool, 664, 696
Ferris wheel: See London Eye
Festival Pier (London): 57
Festivals: 939–940. See also specific festivals
Films, recommended: 944–948
Fish-and-chips: overview, 910. See also specific destinations
Fishbourne Roman Palace: 326
Fishing: 344, 360, 361, 375–376, 378, 389, 587, 820
Fitzalan Chapel (Arundel Castle): 329
Fitz Park (Keswick): 727
Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge): 231
Flag, British: 864
Floral Street (London): 142
Folk museums: 650–651, 653, 814–815; Beamish Museum, 839–844
Food: See Cheese; Chocolate; Cornish pasties; Eating; Markets; and specific destinations
Food tours: Bath, 401–402; York, 762
Ford: 580–581
Fortnum & Mason (London): 143, 185
Foyles’ Bookstore (London): 42
Framwellgate Bridge (Durham): 826
France: Eurostar, 195–196, 920; ferries, 275–276, 325–326
Fringe Festival (Bath): 397, 940
Frogmore Cottage (Windsor): 199
Funny Girls (Blackpool): 707–708
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Galilee Chapel (Durham): 831
Gardens: Anne Hathaway’s Cottage (Shottery), 606–608; Avebury Manor and Garden, 480; Batsford Arboretum and Garden Centre, 595; Bishop’s Palace (Wells), 471–472; Blenheim Palace, 538; Chalice Well Gardens (Glastonbury), 461–462; Crook Hall Gardens (Durham), 835; Dove Cottage (Grasmere), 719, 748–749; Eden Project (Cornwall), 354, 390–391; Glendurgan Garden, 392; Hayes Garden World (Ambleside), 754; Hidcote Manor Garden (Ambleside), 567–568; Holehird Gardens (Ullswater), 745; Kew Gardens, 139; Kiftsgate Court Garden, 568; Mill Garden (Warwick), 632–633; Parade Gardens (Bath), 403, 412; Rydal Mount and Gardens (Ambleside), 719, 748–749; Sissinghurst Castle Garden, 276–279; Stourhead House and Gardens, 504; Trebah Garden, 354, 391–392; Wilton House and Garden, 500–501
Gardner Street (Brighton): 293
Gatwick Airport (London): 189–190, 805
Gay and lesbian travelers: 296, 707
Geevor Tin Mine: 354, 382–383, 386
Geisel, Theodor Seuss (Dr. Seuss): 525
George Bayntun Bindery and Bookshop (Bath): 422
Georgian House at No. 1 Royal Crescent (Bath): 402, 418–419
Ghost walks/tours: Bath, 426; Brighton, 289; Cambridge, 218, 220; Oxford, 511; Salisbury, 492; Stratford, 601, 615; York, 761–762, 793
Gidleigh: 343–344
Glastonbury: 17, 456–463; eating, 463; helpful hints, 458; maps, 455, 457; sights, 458–462; tourist information, 457; transportation, 454–455, 463
Glastonbury Abbey: 456, 458–461
Glastonbury Festival: 458
Glendurgan Garden: 392
Glenridding: 745
Globe Theatre (London): 59, 121–122, 149–150
Gloucestershire Way: 576
Goathland: 815
Golf and Hope Park (Keswick): 718, 727
Golowan (Midsummer) Festival (Penzance): 358, 940
Good Samaritan, The (Wiszniewski): 684
Gower Memorial (Stratford): 615
Grahame, Kenneth: 392
Grange: 734
Grape Lane (York): 770
Grave of the Unknown Warrior (London): 66
Great Britain, SS (Bristol): 449–451
Great Fire of 1666: 121, 869, 872
Great houses: See Country houses
Great St. Mary’s Church (Cambridge): 227
Greek art, in British Museum: 96–97
“Green Dragons” (Chipping Campden): 554
Greene, Graham: 295
Greenwich: 59, 133–137; cruises, 56–57, 135; eating, 135; map, 134
Greenwich Market: 135
Grevel House (Chipping Campden): 557
Grosmont: 813
Guernsey: 326
Guidebooks, Rick Steves: 936; updates, 31, 935
Guided tours: See Ghost walks/tours; Tours; Walking tours, guided
Guildhall Art Gallery (London): 110
Guildhall Market (Bath): 412–413, 425, 437–438
Gunwharf Quays (Portsmouth): 319, 325
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Hadrian’s Wall: 844–856; history of, 848, 863; map, 846–847; sights/activities, 849–854; sleeping and eating, 854–856; tourist information, 845–846; tours, 849; transportation, 846–849
Hadrian’s Wall National Trail: 845, 849–850
Hailes Church and Abbey: 563–564
Hallin Fell: 743–744
Haltwhistle: 855; sleeping, 855; tourist information, 846; transportation, 846–849
Hampton Court Palace: 59, 139–140; cruises, 57, 60
Hard Day’s Night Hotel (Liverpool): 679, 689–690
Harrods (London): 142
Harry, Prince: 199, 211, 877, 878, 881
Harry Potter sights: 771–772, 894–895, 947; Durham, 834; Goathland, 815; London, 141, 144, 894–895; Oxford, 510–511, 518, 522–523, 525, 895
Hart, David: 554
Harvey Nichols (London): 142
Hastings Abbey and Battlefield: 282–285, 865, 868
Hathaway’s (Anne) Cottage (Shottery): 606–608
Haunted Walks: See Ghost walks/tours
Hawkshead: 750–752
Hawkshead Grammar School Museum: 752
Hayes Garden World (Ambleside): 754
Heartbeat (TV series): 815
Heathrow Airport (London): 186–189, 200, 439, 805
Hedgerows of Cornwall: 377
Helmsley: 809
Helvellyn: 745
Henry II’s Great Tower (Dover): 268
Henry VII Chapel (London): 67
Henry VIII: 67, 72, 76, 101, 112, 128, 139–140, 207, 209, 226, 228, 245–246, 247–248, 252, 255, 311, 317, 411, 456, 459, 467–468, 615, 630, 676, 755, 764–765, 766–767, 772, 776, 865; biographical sketch, 114–115
Hepworth, Barbara: 365, 366; Museum and Sculpture Garden (St. Ives), 354, 366–367
Herbert Art Gallery and Museum (Coventry): 641–642
Hertford Bridge (Oxford): 517
Hexham: sleeping near, 856; transportation, 847–848
Hidcote Manor Garden (Ambleside): 548, 567–568
Higher Ansty: 505
High Moorland Visitor Centre (Princetown): 334, 339
High Spy: 730
High Street (Canterbury): 236, 242–245
High Street (Chipping Campden): 554, 556–557
High Street (Oxford): 520–521
Hiking and walking: Bamburgh, 861; Bath, 401, 424; Bathampton, 402, 424; Beachy Head, 306; Cape Cornwall, 381; Cotswolds, 547–550, 552–553, 575–576, 583, 584, 589–590; Dartmoor, 334, 341–342, 342–343; Dover White Cliffs, 270–272; Durham, 835; Glastonbury, 458, 462; Hadrian’s Wall, 845, 849–850; Lake District, 719, 720, 722, 726, 728–732, 743–744, 753; Newlyn, 361, 376; Penwith Peninsula, 370, 378, 381; Penzance, 361; Portsmouth, 320–321; St. Ives, 367; South Downs Way, 304–305, 308; South West Coast Path, 370, 371, 377, 379; Whitby, 818–819; Windsor, 202; York, 768–769, 789–791
Hill Close Gardens (Warwick): 633
Hill Top Farm (Hawkshead): 719, 750–752
History: 862–879; timeline, 866–867
HMS M.33 (Portsmouth): 319
HMS Victory (Portsmouth): 315–317
HMS Warrior (Portsmouth): 318–319
Holehird Gardens (Ullswater): 745
Holy Island: 856–859
Holy Island Town: 857–858
Holy Trinity Church (Stratford): 605–606
Holy Trinity Church (York): 782
Hookney Tor: 338
Hope Street (Liverpool): 682–683; eating, 691, 694
Horse and Groom (Bourton): 581, 592
Horseback riding, in the Cotswolds: 565
Horse racing: 153; Ascot, 212, 940; Windsor, 212; York, 760
Horses of Dartmoor: 337
Hospitals: 885; London, 39, 42
Hostels: London, 166; overview, 907. See also specific destinations
Hotels: budgeting, 27; overview, 899–902; rates and deals, 897–899; reservations, 28, 29, 904–905. See also Sleeping; and specific destinations
Hound of the Baskervilles, The (Doyle): 330, 335, 341
Hound Tor: 341–342
House of Marbles (Bovey Tracey): 345–346
House of the Trembling Madness (York): 792
Houses of Parliament (London): 58, 69–72, 876; map, 70
Housesteads Roman Fort: 851–852
Howtown: 743
Huguenot Chapel (Canterbury): 249–250
Hutton-le-Hole: 814–815
Huxley, Aldous: 525
Hyde Park (London): 128
I
I360 Tower (Brighton): 297
Illuminations (Blackpool): 706, 940
Imperial War Museum: 878; Duxford, 232; London, 59, 118–120
Impressionism: 82, 86–87, 126, 677
Industrial Revolution: 420, 539, 614, 697, 755, 873–876; Ironbridge Gorge, 645, 649–653
Information: 884–885; London, 37–38. See also specific destinations
Inspector Morse (TV series): 511, 532
International Slavery Museum (Liverpool): 665, 667, 670–671
Internet security: 919
Ireland: ferries, 696
Iron Bridge (Ironbridge Gorge): 649
Ironbridge Gorge: 18, 645–656; eating, 655–656; map, 646–647; planning tips, 645–646; sights, 648–654; sleeping, 654–655; tourist information, 648; transportation, 648, 656
Isle of Wight: 323
Isles of Scilly: 375
Itineraries: Bath, 393–394; best three-week trip by car, 22–23; best three-week trip by public transport, 25; Blackpool, 698; Brighton, 287–288; Cambridge, 215–216; Canterbury, 236; Cornwall, 351; Cotswolds, 540–542; Dartmoor, 331; designing your own, 21–26; Ironbridge Gorge, 645–646; Lake District, 714–715; Liverpool, 658–659; London, 34–35; Northeast England, 821; Oxford, 507; Portsmouth, 311; Southeast England, 260; York, 756
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Jackfield Tile Museum (Ironbridge Gorge): 651
Jack the Ripper: 36, 54, 116, 876
Jamaica Street (Liverpool): 689
Jane Austen Centre (Bath): 421
Jane Austen Festival (Bath): 397, 940
Jermyn Street (London): 142
Jersey: 326
Jewel Tower (London): 72
Jill Carenza’s Cotswolds Riding Centre (Stanton): 565
John Lennon Airport (Liverpool): 660
John Wesley’s Chapel (Bristol): 452
Jorvik Pastport (York): 757
Jorvik Viking Centre (York): 763, 784
Jorvik Viking Festival (York): 760, 939
Joseph of Arimathea: 374, 456, 459–462
Jubilee Hall Market (London): 146
Jubilee Walkway (London): 117, 151
Jugged Hare, the (London): 176
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Kate Middleton: See Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
Keiller (Alexander) Museum (Avebury): 480
Kemptown (Brighton): 288; eating, 303–304; sleeping, 301–302
Kennet and Avon Canal: 424
Kensington Gardens (Brighton): 292–293
Kensington Gardens (London): 128; eating, 180
Kensington Palace (London): 128–129, 185, 872
Keswick: 721–743; eating, 740–742; helpful hints, 722–723; hiking, 728–732; maps, 724–725, 730–731; nightlife, 735–736; sights/activities, 718, 720, 723–735; sleeping, 736–740; tourist information, 722; tours, 723, 726; transportation, 715, 718–720, 742–743
Keswick Alhambra Cinema: 736
Keswick Jazz Festival: 940
Keswick Pitch-and-Putt Golf: 718, 727
Kew Gardens: 59, 139; cruises, 57, 60, 139
Kiftsgate Court Garden: 568
Kilburn: 808
Kineton: 582
King Arthur’s Great Halls (Tintagel): 388–389
Kings Arms (Stow): 573, 576–577
King’s College Chapel (Cambridge): 224–227, 869
King’s Cross Station (London): 191, 193, 894
King’s Manor (York): 766–767
Kingsmead Square (Bath): 438
King’s Parade (Cambridge): 222
King’s Square (York): 782; eating, 802–803
King Street (Bristol): 446
Kirkstone Pass: 745
Kiss Wall (Brighton): 296
Knightsbridge (London): 142
Knott Rigg: 733
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Lacock Abbey: 895
Lady Chapel (London): 67
Lake District: 18, 713–754, 876; at a glance, 718–719; maps, 716–717, 730–731; planning tips, 714–715; tours, 723, 726; transportation, 715, 718–720, 746. See also specific destinations
Lakes Aquarium (Windermere): 754
Lamb House (Rye): 280
Lamorna Cove: 377–378
Land’s End Airport: 375
Lanes, The (Brighton): 294–295, 301; eating, 302–303
Language: British-Yankee vocabulary, 952–955
Latrigg Peak: 731–732
Lavender fields, of the Cotswolds: 566–567
Lawrence, T. E. (Lawrence of Arabia): 127, 519, 527
Leach Pottery Museum (St. Ives): 367
Leadenhall Market (London): 144, 894
Leicester Square (London): 36, 63, 84; TKTS booth, 75, 147–148
Lennon, John: 101, 665–669, 678–679; Home (Liverpool), 665, 666, 668, 685–688
Letterboxing: about, 342
Libaries: Palace Green Library (Durham), 829
Liberty of London: 143
Libraries: Bodleian Library (Oxford), 517–518; British Library (London), 58, 98–101; Liverpool Central Library, 674–675; Weston Library (Oxford), 516; Wren Library (Cambridge), 229–230
Lindisfarne: 856–859
Lindisfarne Castle: 859
Lindisfarne Gospels: 100, 833, 856, 858
Lindisfarne Priory: 858–859
Little Oak Vineyard: 568–569
Liverpool: 18, 657–696; at a glance, 665; eating, 690–696; maps, 662–663, 669, 692–693; nightlife, 688–689; planning tips, 658–659; sights, 664–688; sleeping, 689–690; tourist information, 660; tours, 660–661, 664; transportation, 659–660, 696
Liverpool, Museum of: 665, 671–672
Liverpool Beatles Museum: 665, 679
Liverpool Cathedral: 665, 683–685
Liverpool Central Library: 674–675
Liverpool Philharmonic Dining Rooms: 683, 691, 694
Liverpool Street Station (London): 191
Lodore Falls: 734–735
London: 12, 33–197; at a glance, 58–59; afternoon tea, 184–186; arrival in, 38; best views, 108–109; day trips, 198–234; eating, 167–186; entertainment, 146–153; Harry Potter sights, 141, 894–895; helpful hints, 38–39, 42; itineraries, 34–35; money-saving tips, 38, 39, 44, 74–75, 147–148; neighborhoods, 36–37; orientation, 36–37; planning tips, 34–35; shopping, 141–146; sights, 63–141; sleeping, 153–167; theater, 75, 146–150; tourist information, 37–38; tours, 52–57, 60, 74–75; transportation, 38, 42–52, 186–197; walking tour, 60–63. See also specific neighborhoods
London Bicycle Tour Company: 55
London Bridge Pier: 57
London Bridge Station: 191
London City Airport: 191
London Dungeon: 75
London Eye: 59, 62, 75, 108, 117–118, 151; cruises, 56, 57; tickets, 118
London Guildhall: 110
London Natural History Museum: 59, 133
London Pass: 38
London Science Museum: 133
London Transport Museum: 86
London Walks: 53
London Zoo: 894
Lookout Tower (Holy Island): 859
Lord Leycester Hospital (Warwick): 632
Lower Oddington: eating, 580
Lower Slaughter: 549, 575–576, 579, 582; hiking, 550, 575–576, 584
Ludlow Castle: 654
Lusitania: 670
Luton Airport (London): 190–191
Lutyens Crypt (Liverpool): 682
Lytham: 706
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McCartney, Paul: 668–669, 678–679, 685–688; in Liverpool, 665, 666–667, 683; Home, 665, 668, 685–688; in London, 101
Madame Tussauds Blackpool: 704
Madame Tussauds Waxworks (London): 102
Madeley: 654
Mad Max Minibus Tours (Bath): 402–403, 477
MAD Museum (Stratford): 615
Magdalen College (Oxford): 521, 526
Magistrate’s Court (Chipping Campden): 554
Magna Carta: 100, 498–499, 516, 834, 865, 869
Mail: 919. See also specific destinations
Mail Rail (London): 98
Maison Dieu (Dover): 273
Make Southwest (Bovey Tracey): 345
Making of Harry Potter (London): 141
Maltby Street Market (London): 184
Manor houses: See Country houses
Maps: See Map Index
Marazion: 372
Maritime museums: 136–137, 314–319, 449–451, 665, 667, 670–671
Market Cross (Stow): 572–573
Market Hall (Chipping Campden): 553–554
Market Hill Square (Cambridge): 220–221, 233
Market House (Chagford): 336
Market Jew Street (Penzance): 360
Market Place (Durham): 823, 826–827; eating, 837–838
Market Place (Northleach): 585–586
Market Place (Warwick): 633
Markets: 910; Bath, 397, 412–413, 425; Brighton, 293; Bristol, 446, 452; Cambridge, 216, 220, 233; Canterbury, 237, 242; Chipping Campden, 552; Cirencester, 588; Durham, 823, 827; Glastonbury, 458; Greenwich, 135; Liverpool, 680; London, 143–146, 183–184; Moreton, 589; Newlyn, 375–376; Oxford, 520, 533; Pickering, 813; Salisbury, 493; Stratford, 600; Wells, 464; York, 770–771, 802–803
Market Square (Dover): 273
Market Square (Stow): 570, 572
Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury): 240, 243
Marx, Karl: 92
Mary, Queen of Scots, tomb: 68
Marylebone High Street (London): 142
Marylebone Station (London): 192, 194
Mary Rose Museum (Portsmouth): 317–318
Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein (Bath): 421
Mathew Street (Liverpool): 675, 678–679
Matthew, The (Bristol): 449, 451
Maugersbury: sleeping, 577
Mechanical Art and Design (MAD) Museum (Stratford): 615
Medical help: 885; London, 39, 42
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex: 199, 878, 881
Mendips (Liverpool): 668, 686–687
Mercery Lane (Canterbury): 242–243
Merchant Adventurers’ Hall (York): 763, 783–784
Merlin’s cave (Tintagel Castle): 387
Mermaid Inn (Rye): 280
Merry Maidens Stone Circle: 378
Mersey Ferries (Liverpool): 664
Mersey River: 657, 675; ferry cruises, 664
Merseyside Maritime Museum (Liverpool): 665, 667, 670–671
Metric system: 948–949
Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (Liverpool): 665, 681–682
Micklegate Bar (York): 787–788
Midges: 722
Midsummer Festival (Penzance): 358, 940
Military museums: 59, 118–120, 127, 232, 315–319, 322–323, 654, 665, 677–678, 787, 853–854
Millbank Pier (London): 57
Millennium Bridge (London): 121, 150
Millennium Bridge (York): 790
Millennium Promenade (Portsmouth): 320–321
Mill Garden (Warwick): 632–633
Mill Pond (Cambridge): 223
Minack Theatre (Porthcurno): 354, 379
Miniature golf: Bath, 425; Keswick, 718, 727
Ministry of Defence (London): 62
Mobile phones: 30, 916–919. See also Apps
Model Village (Bourton): 583–584
Monarch’s Way: 576
Money: 887–892; average daily expenses, 27; budgeting, 27
Money-saving tips: 27–28, 886; eating, 28, 909–910; London, 38, 44, 74–75, 147–148; sightseeing passes, 895–896; sleeping, 28, 897–899; York, 757
Monk Bar (York): 768
Moors, the: 337–338. See also Dartmoor; North York Moors
Moot Hall (Keswick): 721
Moretonhampstead: 335, 342; eating, 349; sleeping, 347
Moreton-in-Marsh: 540, 549, 589–592; eating, 590–592; hiking, 589–590; map, 591; sleeping, 590
Mount Street (Liverpool): 668
Mousehole: 356, 361, 376–377; eating, 364
Movies, recommended: 944–948
Movie theaters: Keswick, 736; London, 151–152; York, 793
M-Shed (Bristol): 449, 451, 452
Much Wenlock: 654
Mudgley: 472–473
Multangular Tower (York): 765
Mummies, in British Museum: 94–95
Murchington: 343
Museum of Bath Architecture: 420–421
Museum of Bath at Work: 403, 420
Museum of Classical Archaeology (Cambridge): 231–232
Museum of Liverpool: 665, 671–672
Museum of the Gorge (Ironbridge Gorge): 649
Museum of the History of Science (Oxford): 514–515
Museum of the Home (London): 116–117
Music (music festivals): 940; British Music Experience (Liverpool), 665, 673–674; Cambridge Folk Festival, 218, 940; Glastonbury Festival, 458; in London, 150–151; York Early Music Festival, 760, 940. See also Evensong
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Nash’s House (Stratford): 603–604
National Army Museum (London): 127, 877
National Gallery (London): 58, 62–63, 78–82; map, 80–81
National Lobster Hatchery (Padstow): 389–390
National Maritime Museum (Greenwich): 136–137
National Museum of the Royal Navy (Portsmouth): 318
National Portrait Gallery (London): 58, 82–83, 109
National Railway Museum (York): 763, 788–789
National Theatre (London): 149
National Trust: 895–896
Nelson, Horatio: 62, 77, 108, 109, 136, 207, 315–317, 318, 321, 360–361, 873
New Brewery Arts (Cirencester): 588
New College (Oxford): 511
Newlands Pass: 733
Newlands Valley: 733, 738–739; eating, 741–742; map, 730–731; sleeping, 738–739
Newlyn: 361, 375–376; eating, 363–364
Newlyn School: 361
New Place (Stratford): 603–604
Newquay-Cornwall International Airport: 352–353
New Room (Bristol): 452
Nightlife: budgeting, 27. See also Pubs; Theater; and specific destinations
No. 1 Royal Crescent (Bath): 402, 418–419
North Bovey: eating, 349
Northeast England: 20, 821–861; map, 840. See also specific destinations
Northern Ireland: ferries, 696
North Laine (Brighton): 288, 292, 303
North Lake District: 721–743; at a glance, 718–719; hiking, 728–732; map, 716–717
Northleach: 584–586
North London: 36, 92–103; eating, 181; maps, 94–95, 164–165; sights, 92–103; sleeping, 162–163
North Pier (Blackpool): 702–703
North York Moors: 812–816
North York Moors National Park: 816
North Yorkshire: 20, 806–820; map, 807; tours, 807; transportation, 806–807. See also specific destinations
North Yorkshire Coast: 816–820
North Yorkshire Moors Railway (Pickering): 814
Notting Hill (London): 37; eating, 179–180; map, 158–159; markets, 143–144; sleeping, 162
Notting Hill Carnival (London): 940
Nunney Castle: 473
O
O2 Post-Show Express (London): 60
Oddington: eating, 580
Ogleforth (York): 769
Old Bailey (London): 110
Old Brompton Road (London), eating: 178
Oldbury Castle: 483–484
Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret (London): 123
Old Portsmouth: 310–311, 320–321; eating, 324–325; map, 312–313; sleeping, 323–324
Old Royal Naval College (Greenwich): 136
Old Sarum: 500
Old Spitalfields Market (London): 116, 144–145, 181
Old Steine (Brighton): 294
Old Weavers House (Canterbury): 244
Olympic Park (London): 137–138
Once Brewed: sleeping and eating, 854–855
One New Change (London): 108
Operation Dynamo: 265, 266–267
Order of the Garter: 206
Osborne House (Isle of Wight): 323
Other Place, The (Stratford): 613
Ottolenghi, Yotam: 170–171, 182
Ouse River: 763, 789–791; cruises, 764; eating on, in York, 804
Overlord Embroidery (Portsmouth): 323
Oxford: 18, 506–534; best views, 510; eating, 532–533; Harry Potter sights, 510–511, 518, 522–523, 525, 895; helpful hints, 510–511; maps, 508–509, 513; orientation, 507–509; planning tips, 507; sights/activities, 521–530; sleeping, 530–531; tourist information, 509; tours, 511–512; transportation, 510, 534; walking tour, 512–521
Oxford Covered Market: 520, 533
Oxford Divinity School: 510, 515, 518
Oxford Street (London): 142
Oxford University: 506, 521–529; colleges, 512–514, 521–526; guided tours, 511; literary life, 524–525; map, 513; student life, 528–529; vs. Cambridge, 507; walking tour, 512–520
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Packing tips and checklist: 30, 951
Paddington Station (London): 191–192, 193
Padstow: 389–390
Painted Hall (Greenwich): 136
Palace Green (Durham): 828
Palace Green Library (Durham): 829
Palace of Westminster (London): 69–72
Palaces: See Castles and palaces
Parade Gardens (Bath): 403, 412
Paris: Eurostar, 195–196, 920; ferries, 275–276, 325–326
Parliament (London): 58, 62, 69–72, 876; map, 70
Parliament Square (London): 62
Parthenon Sculptures: 97
Pasties, Cornish: 369, 381, 384–385, 438, 741, 802, 910
Patterdale: 743–744
Pavilion Gardens (Brighton): 293
Pedestrian safety, in London: 39
Penberth Cove: 378
Pencil Museum (Keswick): 726
Penlee House Gallery and Museum (Penzance): 354, 361
Penny Lane (Liverpool): 668
Penwith Peninsula: 354, 369–386; bus tour, 384–386; driving tour, 375–383; map, 371
Penzance: 357–364, 384–385; eating, 363; helpful hints, 358–360; map, 359; sights/activities, 360–361; sleeping, 362; tourist information, 358; transportation, 364
Pero’s Bridge (Bristol): 448–449
Peter Harrison Planetarium (Greenwich): 137
Petticoat Lane Market (London): 144
Petty Curry Lane (Cambridge): 220
Pevensey Castle: 285–286
Phones: 916–919
Piccadilly Circus (London): 36, 63, 83–84
Pickering: 813–814
Pickering Castle: 813
Pickpockets: See Theft alerts
Picnicking: 910. See also Markets
Piddlehinton: 505
Piddletrenthide: 505
Pier Head (Liverpool): 671–674
Pilgrim’s Hospital (Canterbury): 244
Pimlico (London): eating, 175–177; sleeping, 156–157
Pimm’s: 916
PK Porthcurno Museum of Global Communications: 380
Pleasure Beach Amusement Park (Blackpool): 704–705
Plough Inn (Ford): 580–581
Pockerley (Beamish Museum): 842
Poets’ Corner (London): 68
Politics: 879–883
Pooley Bridge: 743–744
Porthcurno Museum of Global Communications: 380
Porthgwidden Beach (St. Ives): 367–368
Porthmeor Beach (St. Ives): 365–366, 367, 369
Porthminster Beach (St. Ives): 367
Port Isaac: 390
Portobello Road Market (London): 143–144
Port of Liverpool Building: 672–673
Portsmouth: 17, 310–326; eating, 324–325; maps, 312–313, 327; planning tips, 311; sights/activities, 314–323; sleeping, 323–324; tourist information, 311; transportation, 311, 314, 325–326
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard: 314–319; map, 312–313; sleeping, 324
Postal Museum (London): 98
Postbridge: 339, 343; sleeping, 347–348; tourist information, 334–335
Post offices: 919. See also specific destinations
Potter, Beatrix: 714, 750–753; biographical sketch, 751; Hill Top Farm (Hawkshead), 719, 750–752
Potter, Harry: See Harry Potter sights
Pound, British: 888
Pride and Prejudice (movie): 500–501, 946
Primrose Hill (London): 109
Prince Albert Pub (Brighton): 292
Prince Bishop (Durham): 835
Prince of Wales Pier (Dover): 272
Princess Diana Memorial Fountain (London): 128
Princetown: 339; tourist information, 334, 339
Pubs: 7–8, 910–912; eating at, 8, 909, 911–912; tipping, 908; Arundel, 329; Avebury, 484; Bath, 426–427, 433; Bathampton, 424; Beachy Head, 309; Blackpool, 708; Bourton, 581, 592; Brighton, 292, 295; Bristol, 446, 447, 453; Broadwell, 579, 580; Cambridge, 224, 232–233; Canterbury, 257–258; Chagford, 348–349; Chipping Campden, 560; Dover, 275; Drewsteignton, 344; Durham, 838; Ford, 580–581; Glastonbury, 463; Ironbridge Gorge, 655–656; Keswick, 735–736, 740; Liverpool, 678, 688–689; London, 75–76, 176–177, 178; Moreton, 590; Moretonhampstead, 349; Newlands Valley, 742; North Bovey, 349; Northleach, 580, 585; Oxford, 532; Penzance, 363; Portsmouth, 325; Rye, 280; St. Ives, 369; Salisbury, 503; Staithes, 820; Stow, 573, 576–577, 578; Stratford, 618–619; Warwick, 633; Wells, 473–474; Windsor, 214; York, 792–793
Pullman, Philip: 525
Pulteney Bridge (Bath): 403, 413–414
Pulteney Estates: 414–415
Pump Room (Bath): 403, 409–410, 437
Punting: Bath, 424; Cambridge, 223, 230–231; Canterbury, 237; Oxford, 530; Stratford, 614
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Quay Street (Penzance): 361
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (London): 137–138
Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House (Windsor): 206
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries (London): 68
Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace (London): 88
Queen Square (Bath): 415
Queen Square (Bristol): 445–446
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Radcliffe Camera (Oxford): 519
Radcliffe Square (Oxford): 519
Rail passes: 27, 29, 920, 922, 923, 936
Rail travel: See Train travel
Railway museums: 583, 763, 788–789
Red and White Spring Waters (Glastonbury): 462
Redcliffe Bridge (Bristol): 445
Regency Tea Rooms (Bath): 421
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre (London): 150
Regent Street (London): 142
Rental properties: 900–901, 905–907; London, 166–167
Restaurants: See Eating; and specific destinations
Rick Steves resources: 935–937
Rievaulx Abbey: 809
Ritual Procession Way (Avebury): 480–481
Robin Hood’s Tower (York): 768
Rollright Stones: 593–594
Roman Army Museum (Northumberland): 853–854
Roman Baths (Bath): 402, 405–409, 427
Roman Lighthouse (Dover): 267–268
Roman Museum (Canterbury): 241, 254
Romans, ancient (Roman sites): 285, 492, 499, 500, 862–863; Bath, 393, 402, 405–409; Canterbury, 235, 236, 241, 254; Cirencester, 588; Coln Valley, 586–587; Dover, 267–268; Fishbourne Roman Palace, 326; Hadrian’s Wall, 844–845, 849–854; London, 62, 100, 103, 116, 144; York, 755, 765, 769–770, 780, 781, 784
Ropewalk (London): 184, 680, 688
Ropewalks (London): eating, 694–695
Rosedale Abbey: 815
Rosehill House (Ironbridge Gorge): 653
Rosetta Stone: 93–94
Round Tower (Portsmouth): 321
Rowntree Park (York): 790
Royal Air Force Chapel (London): 67
Royal Air Force (RAF) Museum Midlands (Cosford): 654
Royal Ascot Horse Race: 153, 212, 940
Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew: 59, 139; cruises, 57, 60, 139
Royal Court Theatre (London): 149
Royal Crescent (Bath): 402, 417–419, 427; sleeping near, 427, 430
Royal Families: overview, 880–881; sightseeing, 881
Royal Garrison Church (Portsmouth): 321
Royal Liver Building (Liverpool): 673
Royal Lytham and St. Annes Golf Club: 706
Royal Mews (London): 88
Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI): 820
Royal Navy: 136, 310–311, 314–319
Royal Observatory Greenwich: 137
Royal Regiment and Queen’s Regiment Museum (Dover): 268–269
Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC): in London, 149; in Stratford, 608–613
Royal Windsor Racecourse: 212
Rubens, Peter Paul: 62, 76, 87, 207, 226, 501, 630, 676
Rugglestone Inn (Widecombe): 340, 348
Rydal Mount and Gardens (Ambleside): 719, 748–749
Ryder & Amies (Cambridge): 227
Rye: 279–281
Rye Castle Museum: 281
Ryedale Folk Museum (Hutton-le-Hole): 814–815
Rye Heritage Centre: 280
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Sackville-West, Vita: 276, 277
Saddler Street (Durham): 827–828
S. Bene’t’s Church (Cambridge): 224
St. Annes-on-Sea: 706
St. Augustine’s Abbey (Canterbury): 254–255
St. Austell: 390–391
St. Bride’s Church (London): 150
St. Crux Parish Hall (York): 772, 803
St. Edwards Church (Stow): 574–575
St. Edwards Hall (Stow): 572
St. George’s Chapel (Windsor): 208–209
St. George’s Hall (Liverpool): 674
St. George’s Plateau (Liverpool): 674
St. George’s Street (Canterbury): 242
St. Ives Surf School: 368
St. James Church (Chipping Campden): 558
St. John’s Church (Glastonbury): 458
St. John’s Gardens (Liverpool): 675
St. Just: 382–383
St. Katharine’s Pier (London): 57
St. Margaret’s Street (Canterbury): 242
St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church (London): 63, 83; concerts, 74, 151; eating, 174
St. Martin’s Church (Canterbury): 255
St. Mary-in-Castro Church (Dover): 268
St. Mary-le-Bow Church (Durham): 835
St. Mary Redcliffe Church (Bristol): 445
St. Mary’s Abbey (York): 764–765
St. Mary’s Guildhall (Coventry): 642–643
St. Mary the Virgin Church (Rye): 280
St. Mary the Virgin University Church (Oxford): 510, 519–520
St. Michael Church (Stanton): 564–565
St. Michael’s Cathedral (Coventry): 637–641; map, 638
St. Michael’s Chapel (Canterbury): 250
St. Michael’s Mount: 354, 371–374
St. Michael’s Parish Church (Chagford): 336
St. Nicholas Markets (Bristol): 446, 452
St. Pancras International Station (London): 190, 191, 194
St. Paul’s Cathedral (London): 58, 103–109; map, 104
St. Peter’s Church (Liverpool): 668, 672
Sts. Mary and Nicholas Church (Wilton): 501
Saints Peter and Paul Church (Northleach): 586
St. Thomas’s Church (Canterbury): 493, 496
Salisbury: 17, 491–503; eating, 502–503; helpful hints, 493; maps, 476, 494–495; sights, 493–501; sleeping, 501–502; tourist information, 492; transportation, 475–477, 492–493, 503
Salisbury Cathedral: 496–499; map, 497
Salisbury International Arts Festival: 493
Salisbury Museum: 499
Samphire Hoe (Dover): 271–272
Sandcastle Waterpark (Blackpool): 705–706
Sargent, John Singer: 126
Science Museum (London): 133
Scilly Isles: 375
Scoop, The (London): 151–152
Scorhill Stone Circle: 342, 343–344, 478
“Scousers”: 659
Scrumpy Farms: 472–473
Seaford: 306–307
Seasons: 22
Senate House (Cambridge): 227
Sennen Cove: 370, 385–386, 386
Seven Sisters: 305–309
Shakespeare, William: 68, 101, 868–869; biographical sketch, 604–605; Globe Theatre (London), 59, 121–122, 149–150; plays, 608–609; in Stratford, 596, 602–613; birthplace, 602–603; festival, 600; grave, 605–606; tours, 601. See also Royal Shakespeare Company
Shakespeare Festival (Cambridge): 218
Shambles, the (York): 755, 763, 771–772
Shambles Market (York): 770–771, 802–803
Shard, the (London): 109
Sheep Street (Stratford): 618
Sheldonian Theatre (Oxford): 510, 515–516
Shelley, Percy Bysshe: 525
Shelley’s (Mary) House of Frankenstein (Bath): 421
Shepherds Crag: 735
Sherlock Holmes Museum (London): 102–103, 876
Shopping: budgeting, 27; clothing sizes, 949; hours, 886; in London, 141–146; VAT refunds, 891–892. See also Antiquing; Markets; and specific destinations
Shottery: 606–608
Shrewsbury: 654
Sightseeing: best three-week trip by car, 22–23; best three-week trip by public transport, 25; budgeting, 27; general tips, 896–897; must-see destinations, 12; passes, 895–896; reservations and advance tickets, 893–895; worth-it destinations, 14–20. See also Itineraries; and specific sights and destinations
Silbury Hill (Avebury): 481
Silk Mill (Chipping Campden): 554
Sill National Landscape Discovery Centre: 845
SIM cards: 918–919
Sir John Soane’s Museum (London): 97–98
Sissinghurst Castle Garden: 276–279
Skeldergate Bridge (York): 790
Slavery Museum (Liverpool): 665, 667, 670–671
Sleep code: 898
Sleeping: 897–907; budgeting, 27; rates and deals, 897–899; reservations, 28, 29, 904–905; types of accommodations, 899–907; user reviews, 901. See also specific destinations
Smartphones: 30, 916–919. See also Apps
“Snickelways” (York): 770–771
Snowshill: 565–567
Snowshill Manor: 566
Soane’s Museum (London): 97–98
Soccer: 152–153
Soho (London): 36, 63, 84–85; eating, 167–172; map, 168–169
Southampton Cruise Port: 197
South Bank (London): 36–37, 117–123, 151–152; map, 118–119; markets, 183–184; sights, 117–123
Southbank Centre Food Market (London): 184
Southeast England: 14, 259–286; map, 278–279. See also specific destinations
Southend Airport: 191
South Foreland Lighthouse: 270
South Kensington (London): 37, 157, 160; eating, 177–178; map, 158–159; sleeping, 157, 160
South Lake District: 746–754; at a glance, 719; map, 716–717
South Pier (Blackpool): 703
Southsea (Portsmouth): 321–323
Southwark (London): 36, 120–123
Southwark Cathedral (London): 122–123
South West Coast Path: 370, 371, 377, 379
Speakers’ Corner (London): 128
Spinnaker Tower (Portsmouth): 319–320
Spitalfields Market (London): 116, 144–145, 181
Sporting events, in in London: 152–153
Spur Redoubt (Portsmouth): 321
Square Tower (Portsmouth): 321
SS Great Britain (Bristol): 449–451
Staithes: 819–820
Stanfords Travel Bookstore (London): 42
Stansted Airport (London): 190
State Rooms at Buckingham Palace (London): 87–88
Stein, Rick: 389
Stoker, Bram: 817–818
Stone circles: about, 478; Castlerigg, 478, 718, 727–728; Merry Maidens, 378; Rollright, 593–594; Scorhill, 342, 343–344, 478. See also Avebury Stone Circle; Stonehenge
Stonehenge: 17, 478, 484–491; maps, 476, 486–487, 488; orientation, 486–487; reservations, 29–30, 486–487; self-guided tour, 487–491; tours, 396, 402–404, 477, 484–485, 493; transportation, 475–477, 484–486
Stourhead House and Gardens: 504
Stour River: 243; boating, 237
Stow Horse Fair: 573–574
Stow Lodge: 570, 572, 576, 578
Stow-on-the-Wold: 540, 548, 569–579; eating, 577–579, 580; helpful hints, 569–570; hiking, 550, 575–576; map, 571; sleeping, 576–577; tourist information, 569; walking tour, 570–575
Stratford-upon-Avon: 18, 596–621; eating, 617–619; helpful hints, 600–601; maps, 598–599, 623; planning tips, 596–597; sights, 602–616; sleeping, 616–617; theater, 608–613; tourist information, 597; tours, 601; transportation, 597, 600, 620–621
Stratford-upon-Avon Big Wheel: 613–614
Stratford-upon-Avon Schoolroom and Guildhall: 606
Strawberry Field (Liverpool): 668
Striding Edge: 745
Submarine Museum (Portsmouth): 319
Subway (London): See Tube
Sunken Garden (London): 129
Supreme Court (London): 62
Swan Theatre (Stratford): 613
Swift, Jonathan: 525
Swimming: Bath, 425; Ironbridge Gorge, 654; Madeley, 654; Penzance, 360. See also Beaches
Sycamore Gap: 849–850
Sydney Street (Brighton): 292
T
Tate Boat (London): 60, 121, 123
Tate Britain (London): 59, 123–126
Tate Modern (London): 59, 108, 120–121
Tate St. Ives: 366
Taunton: 463
Taxes: VAT refunds, 891–892
Taxis: 926; London, 47, 50; tipping, 891. See also specific destinations
Tea (tearooms): 914; Bath, 421, 438; Cerne Abbas, 505; Chipping Campden, 560–561; Keswick, 740–741; London, 184–186; Oxford, 533; Salisbury, 503; Stow, 573, 579; Stratford, 619; York, 804–805
Teign Gorge: 344
Teign River Valley: 344
Telegraph museum, in Porthcurno: 380
Telephones: 916–919
Television (TV): 944–948
Temperatures, average monthly: 949
Temple Church (London): 151
Thames Clippers: 44, 56–57, 60, 135
Thames River: 36; boat cruises, 44, 55–57, 60, 109, 211; boat piers, in London, 57
Theater: Bath, 397, 425–426; Blackpool, 707; Brightgon, 289; Brighton, 293; Cambridge, 218; Canterbury, 240, 243; Keswick, 718, 735; London, 146–150; Shakespeare’s Globe, 59, 121–122, 149–150; tickets, 38, 75, 147–148; Porthcurno, 379; Stratford, 608–613; York, 793
Theatre by the Lake (Keswick): 718, 735
Theatre Royal (Bath): 426
Theatre Royal (Brighton): 289, 293
Theatre Royal (York): 793
Theft alerts: 31, 885; London, 39
Thermae Bath Spa (Bath): 403, 423
Thirsk: 808–809
Three Graces (Liverpool): 672–673
Threlkeld Railway Path: 732
Time zones: 885–886
Tintagel (town): 388–389
Tintagel Circulars: 370
Tipping: 891
TKTS Booth (London): 75, 147–148
Tolkien, J. R. R.: 507, 511, 514, 524, 526, 574
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior (London): 66
Tommyknockers: 384–385
Topping Street (Blackpool), eating: 710–711
Tour guides: London, 54–55; tipping, 891. See also specific destinations
Tourist information: 884–885; London, 37–38. See also specific destinations
Tours: London, 52–57, 60, 74–75; Rick Steves, 936. See also Boat tours/cruises; Ghost walks/tours; Walking tours, guided
Tower Bridge (London): 113, 116
Tower Bridge Quay (London): 57
Tower of London: 58, 110–113, 869; map, 111
Toy and Model Museum (Brighton): 292, 300–301
Trafalgar Square (London): 58, 62–63, 76–77; eating near, 174; map, 77
Trafalgar Street (Brighton): 292
Train stations, in London: 38, 191–192; baggage storage, 42; map, 192
Train travel: 920–925; best three-week trip, 25; Eurostar, 195–196, 920; London, 38, 191–195; map, 921; tickets, 922, 923–925. See also specific destinations
Transportation: 919–935; budgeting, 27; London, 42–52; map, 921; pre-booking, 29. See also Buses; Car travel; Ferries; Train travel; and specific destinations
Transport museums: 86, 583, 643
Travel advisories: 884
Travel insurance: 30, 887, 928
Travel smarts: 31–32
Travel tips: 884–887
Trinity College (Cambridge): 227–230, 514
Trip costs: 27
Trooping the Colour (London): 881, 940
Trout Farm (Bibury): 587
Truman Markets (London): 145
Tube (London): 44–46; apps, 42; etiquette, 46; tickets/passes, 43–44
Tudor World at the Falstaff Experience (Stratford): 615–616
Tunnel, Channel: See Eurostar
Turner, J.M.W.: 126, 528, 677, 860
20 Fenchurch (London): 108–109
Twice Brewed: sleeping and eating, 854–855
Two Bridges: 339
U
Undercroft Museum (York): 780
Underground (London): See Tube
Underground Hospital (Dover): 267
Union Hotel (Penzance): 360–361
“United Kingdom”: use of term, 879
Universities: See Cambridge University; Durham University; Oxford University
University Church of St. Mary the Virgin (Oxford): 510, 519–520
Upper Oddington: eating, 580
Upper Slaughter: 549, 582; hiking, 582, 584
V
VAT refunds: 891–892
Vicars’ Close (Wells): 470–471
Victoria, Queen: 87–88, 129, 199, 247, 299, 323, 674, 874–875; biographical sketch, 874–875
Victoria and Albert Museum (London): 58, 129–132, 186, 876; map, 130–131
Victoria Art Gallery (Bath): 403, 413
Victoria Station (London): 153–155, 191; eating near, 175–177; map, 154–155; sleeping near, 153–157
Victory, HMS (Portsmouth): 315–317
Vikings: 755, 763, 765, 782, 833, 856–857, 863; Jorvik Viking Centre (York), 763, 784; Jorvik Viking Festival (York), 760, 939
Vindolanda Fort and Museum: 852–853