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Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool): 665, 674, 675–677

Walking tours, guided: Bath, 400–401, 426; Brighton, 289; Cambridge, 218, 220; Canterbury, 236–237; Dartmoor, 335; Durham, 823; Keswick, 723; Liverpool, 661, 664; London, 53–55; Oxford, 511; Salisbury, 492; Stratford, 601; Wells, 464; York, 761–762. See also Ghost walks/tours

Walking tours, self-guided: Brighton, 289–297; Bristol, 444–449; Cambridge, 220–230; Canterbury, 240–245; Chipping Campden, 553–558; Dover, 273–274; Durham, 826–829; London, 60–63; Oxford, 512–521; Penzance, 360–361; Stow, 570–575; York, 764–772

Walking trails: See Hiking and walking

Wallace Collection (London): 101–102, 186

Walla Crag: 732

Waller Memorial (Bath): 411

Walltown Visitor Centre: 845

Wardour Street (London): eating, 172

Warner Bros. Studio Tour London: 141

Warren House Inn (Dartmoor): 339, 348

Warrior, HMS (Portsmouth): 318–319

Warwick: 18, 624–634; eating, 633–634; maps, 623, 625; planning tips, 622, 624; sights, 626–633; sleeping, 633; tourist information, 624–625; transportation, 625–626, 634

Warwick Castle: 626–632

Watendlath: 735

Waterloo Pier (London): 57

Waterloo Station (London): 191

Watershed (Bristol): 448, 449

Waterstones Bookstores (London): 42, 109, 186

Waugh, Evelyn: 330, 942

Wear River: 822, 827, 828, 834, 835; boat cruises, 835

Weather: 22, 949

Wellington Barracks (London): 89, 91

Wellington Monument (London): 105, 873

Wellington Museum (London): 127

Wells: 17, 464–474; eating, 473–474; helpful hints, 465–466; maps, 455, 465; sights/activities, 466–473; sleeping, 473; tourist information, 464; transportation, 454–455, 464–465, 474

Wells Carnival: 465

Wells Cathedral: 466–470

Wells & Mendip Museum: 472

Wesley’s (John) Chapel (Bristol): 452

West Cliff (Whitby): 818–819

West End (London): 36, 62, 83–87; eating, 167–174; map, 84–85; markets, 144–145; sights, 83–87; theater, 146–148

Western Approaches WWII Museum (Liverpool): 665, 677–678

Western Heights (Dover Cliffs): 271

West Gate (Canterbury): 245

West Kennet Long Barrow: 481

West London: 37, 123–133; maps, 124–125, 158–159; shopping, 142; sights, 123–133; sleeping, 157–162

Westminster (London): 36, 62, 63–76; map, 61; sights, 63–76; walking tour, 60–63

Westminster Abbey (London): 58, 62, 63–68; map, 65; self-guided tour, 64–68

Westminster Bridge (London): 62

Westminster Pier (London): 56, 57, 62

Weston Library (Oxford): 516

West Pier (Brighton): 297

Wheatsheaf Inn (Northleach): 585

Whisky: 594, 916

Whistler, James McNeill: 126

Whitby: 813, 814, 817–819

White Cliffs of Dover: 269–272; Visitor Center, 270

Whitehall (London): 62, 76, 895; map, 61

White Horse (Kilburn): 808

White Tower (London): 112

Widecombe-in-the-Moor: 340

Wight, Isle of: 323

Wilde, Oscar: 143, 516, 525

Wilkins Cider Farm (Mudgley): 472–473

William, Prince: 66, 206, 211, 877, 878, 881

Wilton House and Garden: 500–501

Wimbledon Tennis Championship (London): 152, 940

Winchcombe: hiking, 550

Winchelsea: 281

Windermere, Lake: 746, 753–754; cruises, 746, 753

Windermere Jetty Museum: 753

Windsor: 14, 198, 199–214; eating, 213–214; helpful hints, 202; maps, 201, 203; sights/activities, 202–212; sleeping, 212–213; tourist information, 200; transportation, 199–200, 202

Windsor and Royal Borough Museum: 211

Windsor Castle: 202–209; map, 203

Wine and vineyards: 174, 916; Little Oak Vineyard, 568–569

Winnie the Pooh (Milne): 230, 947–948

Winson: 586

Winter Gardens (Blackpool): 701, 707

Wolseley, the (London): 172, 185

Woodstock: 535–536

Woolf, Virginia: 277, 525

Wordsworth, William: 713, 746–750; Dove Cottage (Grasmere), 719, 748–749; Museum (Grasmere), 719; Rydal Mount (Ambleside), 719, 748–749

Wordsworth Grasmere: 719, 748–749

World Museum (Liverpool): 675

World of Beatrix Potter (Hawkshead): 752–753

World of James Herriot (Thirsk): 808–809

World War I: 119–120, 223, 240, 319, 554, 575, 787, 791, 877

World War II: 120, 126, 223, 224, 232, 235, 319, 380, 412, 575, 634, 637, 670, 755–756, 791, 877; Churchill War Rooms (London), 58, 62, 73–76; D-Day Story (Portsmouth), 322–323; Dover and Operation Dynamo, 265, 266–267; Dover Castle, 265–267; Eden Camp, 811–812; Western Approaches WWII Museum (Liverpool), 665, 677–678

Wren, Christopher: 103–109, 222, 225, 229–230, 515–516, 519, 523, 869, 872

Wren Library (Cambridge): 229–230, 872

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Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese (London): 176

York: 12, 755–805, 863; at a glance, 763; eating, 798–805; helpful hints, 760–761; itineraries, 756; maps, 758–759, 766–767, 794–795, 800–801; nightlife, 792–793; orientation, 756–757; planning tips, 756; shopping, 791; sights/activities, 772–791; sleeping, 793–798; tourist information, 757; tours, 761–762, 764; transportation, 757, 760, 805; walking tour, 764–772

York Art Gallery: 767–768

York Castle Museum: 763, 786–787

York City Screen Cinema: 793

York City Walls: 768–769, 787–788

York Early Music Festival: 760, 940

York Food and Drink Festival: 760, 940

York Merchant Adventurers’ Hall: 763, 783–784

York Minster: 763, 770, 772–780; map, 773; self-guided tour, 774–780

York National Railway Museum: 763, 788–789

York Pass: 757

York’s Chocolate Story: 783

York Shambles: 755, 763, 771–772; market, 770–771, 802–803

Yorkshire, north: See North Yorkshire

Yorkshire Dales: 809

Yorkshire Museum (York): 763, 765, 781–782

Ypres Tower (Rye): 280–281

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Zog Playland (Warwick): 632