- Abbeys: Bath Abbey, 238, 245–247; Glastonbury Abbey, 275–277; Iona Abbey, 925–928; St. Mary’s Abbey (York), 501–504; Tintern Abbey, 644, 669–670; Valle Crucis Abbey, 639; Westminster Abbey (London), 60, 65–70
- Aberconwy House (Conwy): 598
- Abertarff House (Inverness): 970
- Abraham Darby Furnace (Ironbridge Gorge): 409
- Accent, British: 1011
- Accommodations: See Sleeping; and specific destinations
- “Actors’ Church” (London): 88
- Afternoon tea: See Tea
- Agincourt Square (Monmouth): 670–671
- Aira Force Waterfall: 457, 485, 486
- Airbnb: See Apartment rentals
- Air-conditining, in hotels: 155, 1037, 1040
- Airports: Bristol, 269; Edinburgh, 685–686, 795; Glasgow, 848; Inverness, 979; Liverpool, 415; London, 42, 185–189, 269. See also Gatwick Airport; Heathrow Airport
- Air travel: 27, 1067–1068
- Albert Dock (Liverpool): 415, 429, 430–431; eating, 449; sights, 431–432; sleeping, 446
- Albert Memorial Chapel (Windsor): 206
- Alexander Keiller Museum (Avebury): 297–298
- Almanac, Britain: 995
- Ambleside: 491–492
- American Memorial Chapel (London): 107
- American Museum and Gardens (Bath): 239, 254
- Amusement parks: 207, 520–521
- Angel of the North: 558
- Anglesea Arms (London): 179
- Anglesey: 612–615
- Anglican Church (Church of England): about, 513. See also Churches and cathedrals
- Anne Hathaway’s Cottage (Shottery): 388–389
- Antiques (antiquing): Edinburgh, 768–769; London, 145–146; York, 524
- An Torr: 947, 951
- Apartment rentals: 1035, 1041–1042; London, 166
- Apps: 30, 1026; London, 43, 46; maps and navigation, 46, 690, 1027, 1063; messaging, 1027; payment, 30, 1021; sightseeing, 1032; user reviews, 1042
- Apsley House (London): 128
- Archaeological digs: Vindolanda, 572; York, 520–521
- Archaeological museums: 227, 297–298, 517–518, 520–521, 572–573, 972
- Archaeological sites: 994; Clava Cairns, 294, 679, 985–986; Kilmartin Glen, 939–941; Vindolanda, 572–573. See also Roman sites; Stone circles
- Architecture: See Castles and palaces; Churches and cathedrals; Country houses
- Ardconnel Street (Inverness): 976
- Argyle Battery (Edinburgh): 718
- Argyle Street (Glasgow): 808–809; eating, 845–846
- Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum (Stirling): 860
- Argyll Arcade (Glasgow): 809
- Arrochar: 934
- Art: history timeline, 998–999. See also specific art museums and artists
- Arthur, King: 203, 270, 272, 275–276, 581, 584, 994
- Arthur’s Seat (Edinburgh): 763–764
- Ascot Racecourse: 154–155, 208
- Ashness Packhorse Bridge: 483
- Ashton Lane (Glasgow): 817, 820
- Assembly Rooms (Bath): 252–253
- Athenaeum (Glasgow): 811
- Atlantis Leisure Centre (Oban): 908–909
- ATMs: 30, 1020–1023. See also specific destinations
- Audio Europe, Rick Steves: 30, 1016
- Austen, Jane: 1001; Centre (Bath), 253–254; Festival (Bath), 233
- Avebury: 16, 293–300; eating, 300; itineraries, 291; maps, 292, 296–297; sights, 295–300; tourist information, 295; transportation, 291–293
- Avebury Manor and Garden: 298
- Avebury Ritual Procession Way: 298–299
- Avebury Stone Circle: 293, 294, 295–297; tours, from Bath, 237–240, 293
- Avon River: 247, 248, 255–256, 308, 316, 379, 394–396; boating, 394–395
- Bacon, Francis: 125–126
- Bagpipes: National Piping Centre (Glasgow), 804, 813, 823–824; shopping for, in Inverness, 973; Stirling Bagpipes, 862
- Ballachulish: 918–919, 944; eating, 955; sleeping, 954; transportation, 955
- Ballymeanoch: 940
- Balmoral, the (Edinburgh): 710
- Bamburgh Castle: 796
- “Banglatown” (London): 117–118, 147, 181–182
- Bank of Scotland (Edinburgh): 701–702, 742
- Bankside Pier (London): 59
- Bank Street (Edinburgh): 702
- Banqueting House (London): 64, 78, 1001
- Baptist Hicks Land (Chipping Campden): 338–339
- Bardon Mill: 565; sleeping, 576
- Barley Hall (York): 507, 520–521
- Barras Market (Glasgow): 836
- Barrie, J. M.: 348, 737, 740, 753
- Bassenthwaite: 472
- Bath: 14, 230–269, 1004; at a glance, 238–239; eating, 262–268; excursion areas, 270–290; helpful hints, 233, 236; itineraries, 230–232; maps, 231, 234–235, 241, 258–259, 264–265; nightlife, 256–257; planning tips, 230–232; sights/activities, 240–256; sleeping, 257–262; tourist information, 232; tours, 236–240; transportation, 232–233, 268–269
- Bath Abbey: 238, 245–247
- Bath Abbey Churchyard: 240
- Bathampton: 238, 255–256
- Bath at Work, Museum of: 239, 253
- Bath Boating Station: 256
- Bath Box Office: 233
- Bath Festival: 233
- Bath Fringe Festival: 233
- Bath Guildhall Market: 247, 267–268
- Bath Roman Baths: 238, 240–245
- Bath Street (Glasgow): 837
- Bath Thermae Bath Spa: 239, 254–255
- Bath World Heritage Centre: 233
- Battersea Power Station (London): 143–144
- Battle of Bannockburn: 850, 869–870; Visitors Centre and Monument, 869–870
- Battle of Culloden: 677, 980–985, 1004
- Bayswater (London): 159, 162; eating, 179–180; map, 160–161; sleeping, 159, 162
- BBC: 222, 1060
- BBC Drama Village (Cardiff): 655–656
- Beaches: Iona, 928; Llandudno, 605; St. Andrews, 879–880, 886
- Beamish Museum: 558–563
- Beatles, the: 1007; in Liverpool, 413, 414, 415, 418, 419, 425–428, 430, 431–432, 440–442; guided tours, 418, 420; map, 427; in London, 103–104; guided tours, 56
- Beatles Museum (Liverpool): 419, 425, 435
- Beatles Story (Liverpool): 419, 431–432
- Beatleweek (Liverpool): 415, 418
- Beaumaris: 613–615
- Beaumaris Castle: 603, 614
- Beaumaris Gaol: 614–615
- Beaumaris Wildlife Cruises: 615
- Bed-and-breakfasts (B&Bs): overview, 1038–1041. See also specific destinations
- Beddgelert: 620–621, 626–628
- Bede (Venerable Bede): 550
- Beefeater Tours (London): 112
- Beer: 1050–1051; Tennent’s Brewery (Glasgow), 804, 828. See also Pubs
- Belgravia (London): 41; eating, 175; sleeping, 155–158
- Bene’t Street (Cambridge): 216–218
- Ben More (Mull): 923
- Ben Nevis: 945, 956, 959
- Bethesda: 626
- Betws-y-Coed: 610, 612, 624–626
- Beverages: 1050–1052. See also Pubs; Whisky
- Bibury: 321, 331, 367–368
- Big Ben (London): 75, 1005
- Big Bus London Tours: 55–56
- Big Pit National Coal Museum (Blaenavon): 666
- Biking (bike rentals): Bath, 236; Caernarfon, 617; Cambridge, 214; Conwy, 591; Cotswolds, 326, 364; Edinburgh, 687; Fort William, 957; Glastonbury, 272; Glencoe, 945; Lake District, 458; London, 54–55; Oban, 905; Snowdonia National Park, 625; Wells, 272; Windsor, 199
- Birkenhead Queensway Tunnel (Liverpool): 424
- Bishopsgate, no. 22 (London): 111
- Bishop’s Palace (Wells): 287–289
- Blackfriar, the (London): 176
- Blackfriars Pier (London): 59
- Blackness Castle: 679
- Blaenau Ffestiniog: 631–632
- Blaenavon: 666–667
- Blaenavon Ironworks: 666–667
- Blenheim Palace: 321, 331, 374–377
- Blists Hill Victorian Town (Ironbridge Gorge): 406–407, 1006
- Blockley: 330, 340–341; hiking, 329–330, 334
- Bloody Tower (London): 116–117
- Blue Bage Local Guides (Edinburgh): 691
- Boating: Bath, 256; Cambridge, 219–220, 226; Durham, 554; Stratford, 395; Ullswater, 457, 484. See also Punting
- Boat travel and cruises: Bath, 256; Beaumaris, 615; Caernarfon, 617; Cardiff, 645, 653; Conwy, 592; Derwentwater, 458, 468, 469–470; Durham, 554; Greenwich, 58–59, 134–135; Liverpool, 420; Llangollen, 636–637; Loch Ness, 990, 992; London, 54, 58–59, 62; Stratford, 394–395; Ullswater, 457, 485; Windermere, 487; Windsor, 208; York, 501. See also Ferries
- Bodnant Garden (Conwy): 589, 610–611
- Bodnant Welsh Food Centre: 611–612
- Bonnie Prince Charlie (Charles Edward Stuart): 677, 712, 742, 752–753, 850, 857–858, 972, 980–984, 1004
- Bootham Bar (York): 494, 505; eating near, 534–535; sleeping, 527, 530
- Borough Market (London): 182, 1030
- Borrowdale Valley: 483
- Boswell, James: 704, 737
- “Bouncy Bridge” (Inverness): 970
- Bourton-on-the-Hill: 330, 341; eating, 361, 372; hiking, 329–330, 334
- Bourton-on-the-Water: 321, 331, 364; biking, 326, 364; hiking, 328–329, 356–357
- Bowder Stone: 483
- Breakfast (fry-up): overview, 1044–1045
- Brexit: 6, 36, 1010, 1013
- Briavels Castle: 672
- Brick Lane (London): 117–118, 147, 181–182
- Bridge of Allen: 866
- Bridgerton (TV series): 249, 253
- Bristol Airport: 269
- Britain: use of term, 1010
- Britannia (Edinburgh): 692, 755–757
- “British”: use of term, 677, 1010
- British accent: 1011
- British Isles: use of term, 1010
- British Library (London): 60, 101–104; map, 102
- British Museum (London): 60, 95–100; map, 96
- British Music Experience (Liverpool): 419, 433–434
- British Open (St. Andrews): 877–878, 890
- British Parliament (London): 60, 62, 70–74; map, 72
- British radio: 1060
- British-Yankee vocabulary: 1071–1074
- BritRail: See Train travel
- Broad Campden: 330, 340–341; hiking, 329–330, 334
- Broadway: 321, 346; biking, 326; hiking, 330
- Broadway Tower: 345
- Broadwell: 363; eating, 360, 362–363
- Buchanan Street (Glasgow): 809, 811–812
- Buckingham Palace (London): 89–95, 1005; Changing of the Guard, 57, 61, 91–95; map, 92
- Budgeting: 27. See also Money-saving tips
- Bught Park (Inverness): 973
- Burns, Robert: 681, 699, 704, 707, 730, 734, 736, 753, 757, 811, 1001; biographical sketch, 728–729
- Burns Night: 729
- Burrell Collection (Glasgow): 805, 835–836
- Buses: 1058–1059; London, 42, 49–52, 193; to/from airport, 187, 188–189; handy routes, 50–51; tickets, 47; tours, 55–56; map, 1054. See also specific destinations
- Bute Park (Cardiff): 652
- Buttermere: 481–482; eating, 481–482; hiking, 456, 481–482; sleeping, 476–477
- Butts Wynd (St. Andrews): 882, 883–884
- Byres Road (Glasgow): 813–814
- Byre Theatre (St. Andrews): 878
- Cabinet War Rooms (London): 75
- Cabs: 1059; London, 52–53, 187; tipping, 1023. See also specific destinations
- Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop (Edinburgh): 706, 770
- Caernarfon: 616–622; map, 618
- Caernarfon Castle: 589, 603, 619–620
- Caerphilly Castle: 644, 664–666
- Caledonian Canal: 956, 973, 991, 992
- Caledonian Canal Centre (Fort Augustus): 991
- Caledonian Edinburgh: 710
- Calton Cemetery (Edinburgh): 706, 765–766
- Calton Hill (Edinburgh): 706, 765–766
- Cambridge: 16, 210–229; eating, 228–229; entertainment, 214; helpful hints, 214; itineraries, 211–212; maps, 213, 217; sights/activities, 226–227; tourist information, 212; tours, 214; transportation, 195, 212, 214, 229; walking tour, 216–225
- Cambridge Folk Festival: 214
- Cambridge Guildhall: 216
- Cambridge University: 210–211, 215; collleges, 215; map, 217; museums, 226–227; tours, 214; walking tour, 216–225
- Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club: 214
- Cambridge University Press: 223
- Camden Lock Market (London): 146
- Camera Obscura (Edinburgh): 693, 698, 727
- Cameron Square (Fort Williams): 958
- Cam River: 211, 212, 216, 219–220, 336; punting, 219–220, 226
- Canary Wharf Pier (London): 59, 135
- Candlemaker Row (Edinburgh): 768–769
- Canoeing: See Kayaking
- Canongate (Edinburgh): 706–707
- Canongate Kirk (Edinburgh): 706–707
- Canterbury Tales, The (Chaucer): 103, 997
- Cardiff: 643–661; eating, 660–661; helpful hints, 645–646; history of, 650; maps, 647, 654, 658–659; planning tips, 642–644, 644; sights, 649–657; sleeping, 657–660; tourist information, 645; transportation, 645, 661; walking tour, 646–649
- Cardiff, Museum of: 649
- Cardiff Bay: 644, 653–657; map, 654
- Cardiff Castle: 644, 649, 651–652
- Cardiff Civic Center: 652–653
- Cardiff High Street: 646–648, 660
- Cardiff Market: 648
- Carenza’s, Jill, Cotswolds Riding Centre (Stanton): 347
- Car insurance: 1061, 1063
- Carlisle: 567, 568
- Carmel Church (Conwy): 597
- Carnaby Street (London): eating, 171
- Car navigation: 1063
- Car rentals: 27, 1059–1061. See also specific destinations
- Car travel (driving): 1063–1067; best three-week trip, 22–23; budgeting, 27; London, 53–54; mileage and time, 1062; road signs, 1064; roundabouts, 1064–1065. See also specific destinations
- Casbah Coffee Club (Liverpool): 427, 431
- Castell Dinas Brân: 637–638
- Castle Arcade (Cardiff): 646–647, 660
- Castlehill (Edinburgh): 698
- Castlerigg Stone Circle: 294, 456, 468–469
- Castles and palaces: architecture, 1003; Beaumaris Castle, 614; Bishop’s Palace (Wells), 287–289; Caernarfon Castle, 589, 603, 619–620; Caerphilly Castle, 644, 664–666; Cardiff Castle, 644, 649, 651–652; Cawdor Castle, 986–987; Chepstow Castle, 668; Conwy Castle, 589, 600–601; Criccieth Castle, 603, 634; Doune Castle, 679, 874–875; Dunollie Castle and Museum (Oban), 908; Durham Castle, 547; Edinburgh Castle, 696–697; Harlech Castle, 589, 603, 633; Inveraray Castle, 935, 937; Inverness Castle, 972; Monmouth Castle, 671; Palace of Holyroodhouse (Edinburgh), 692, 708, 738–740; St. Andrews Castle, 884, 886; Stirling Castle, 850, 854–861; Urquhart Castle, 990, 992; Windsor Castle, 199–207; York Castle, 500, 521–523. See also Buckingham Palace; Edinburgh Castle
- Castle Sands (St. Andrews): 886
- Castle Stalker: 918–919
- Castle Welsh Crafts Shop (Cardiff): 645–646
- Catbells High Ridge: 456, 469–472
- Cathedral Close (Salisbury): 316
- Cathedrals: See Churches and cathedrals
- Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (Kate Middleton): 68, 129, 196, 882, 883, 885, 1009, 1013
- Cavern Club (Liverpool): 425, 427
- Cavern Quarter (Liverpool): 425, 428, 442
- Cawdor (village): 987
- Cawdor Castle: 986–987
- Ceilidh: 773, 838, 896, 911
- Cell phones: 1024–1027. See also Apps
- Cenotaph (London): 64
- Central London: 40, 65–95; eating, 167–175; map, 168–169; sights, 65–95
- Chalice Well Gardens (Glastonbury): 277–278
- Changing of the Guard: London, 57, 61, 91–95; Windsor, 200
- Channel crossing: 193–194
- Chapter House (Salisbury): 315–318
- Chapter House (Wells): 285
- Chapter House (York): 506, 515
- Chapter House Street (York): 506
- Charing Cross Station (London): 190
- Chariots of Fire (movie): 225, 791, 880
- Charles III: 68, 116, 210, 678, 995, 1012–1013
- Charlotte Square (Edinburgh): 714–715, 754
- Chastleton House: 331, 373–374
- Chaucer, Geoffrey: 70, 103
- Cheese: 780, 898
- Chepstow: 667–669
- Chepstow Castle: 668
- Chepstow Museum: 644, 668–669
- Chepstow Riverfront Park: 669
- Cherhill: 300
- Cherhill White Horse: 300
- Childhood, Museum of (Edinburgh): 705
- Chinatown (Liverpool): eating, 447–448
- Chinatown (London): 86; eating, 172
- Chipping Campden: 330, 333–343; biking, 326; eating, 342–343, 361; helpful hints, 333–334; hiking, 329–330, 334; as home base, 321; map, 335; sights, 340–341; sleeping, 341–342; tourist information, 333; walking tour, 334–339
- Chipping Campden High Street: 337–338
- Chipping Campden Market Hall: 334, 336
- Chocolate: 355, 519, 610, 898, 995, 1051
- Choirs, in Wales: 583, 606, 617, 625
- Christ Church College (Oxford): 1031
- Christie, Agatha: 184
- Christmas markets: Bath, 233; York, 498
- Christ’s College (Cambridge): 218
- Chunnel: See Eurostar
- Churches and cathedrals: architecture, 1002; Canongate Kirk (Edinburgh), 706–707; Carmel Church (Conwy), 597; Durham Cathedral, 548–553; Glasgow Cathedral, 805, 825–826; Great St. Mary’s Church (Cambridge), 223; Holy Trinity Church (Stratford), 387; Holy Trinity Church (York), 500, 518; Liverpool Cathedral, 438–440; Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (Liverpool), 419, 437; Old High Church (Inverness), 970–971; St. Andrew’s and St. George’s Church (Edinburgh), 713; St. Andrew’s Cathedral, 886–888; St. Edwards Church (Stow), 356–357; St. George’s Church (Glasgow), 811; St. Giles’ Cathedral (Edinburgh), 692, 703, 731–734; St. James Church (Chipping Campden), 339; St. John the Baptist Church (Cardiff), 648–649; St. Martin-in-the-Fields (London), 64, 85, 153, 174; St. Mary’s Parish Church (Conwy), 604; St. Michael Church (Stanton), 346–347; St. Paul’s Cathedral (London), 60, 104–110; Saints Peter and Paul Church (Northleach), 367; St. Thomas’s Church (Salisbury), 312–313; Salisbury Cathedral, 313–316; Southwark Cathedral (London), 123–124; Tolbooth Church (Edinburgh), 698; Tron Church (Edinburgh), 705; Wells Cathedral, 282–287; York Minster, 500, 509–517. See also Evensong
- Churchill, Winston: 377, 959, 1006; Museum (London), 75–77; War Rooms (London), 60, 64, 75–78
- Churchill Arms Pub (London): 181
- Churchill War Rooms (London): 60, 64, 75–78, 1007
- Church of England (Anglican Church): about, 513. See also Churches and cathedrals
- Church Street (Inverness): 969
- Circus, the (Bath): 238, 249–250
- Cirencester: 331, 368–369
- City of London: 40, 104–117; information centre, 41–42; maps, 108–109, 177; markets, 146–147; pubs, 176–177; sights, 104–117
- Clachaig Inn: 947, 953, 954–955
- Cladich Highland Cattle Farm: 938
- Clarinda’s Tea Room (Edinburgh): 707, 789
- Classroom Europe, Rick Steves: 30, 1016
- Clava Cairns: 294, 679, 985–986
- Claverton Manor: 254
- Clifford’s Tower (York): 524
- Climate: 22–23
- Clitherow, Margaret: 509–510
- Clothing sizes: 1069
- Clyde River: 833–835
- Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron (Ironbridge Gorge): 409
- Coal Drops Yard (London): 143
- Coalport China Museum (Ironbridge Gorge): 407
- Cockburn Street (Edinburgh): 705
- Coffin Cairn: 948
- Columba, Saint: 719, 753–754, 925, 926, 927, 971, 990
- Columbia Road Flower Market (London): 148
- Commando Memorial (Fort William): 959–960
- Concerts, in London: 76, 85, 152–153
- Constable, John: 84, 126–127
- Constantine: 242, 493, 506–507
- Consulates: 1019
- Conwy: 590–610; eating, 608–610; helpful hints, 591; map, 594–595; nightlife, 605–606; sights/activities, 600–605; sleeping, 606–608; tourist information, 591; tours, 592; transportation, 591, 610; walking tour, 592–600
- Conwy Castle: 589, 600–601, 609
- Conwy Culture Centre: 597
- Conwy Mountain: 604–605
- Conwy Ramparts: 596–597
- Conwy Suspension Bridge: 600
- Conwy Valley Train: 588, 610, 625–626, 631
- Conwy Walls: 590, 592–593, 595–596, 597, 601
- Corinium Museum (Cirencester): 369
- Cornish pasties: 268, 279, 362, 479, 1046
- Coronation Chair (London): 70
- Corpus Christ College (Cambridge): 218
- Corpus Clock (Cambridge): 218
- Costs of trip: 27
- Cotswolds: 16, 320–377; at a glance, 330–331; driving tour, 343–351; itineraries, 321–323; map, 328–329; overview, 324–325; tourist information, 323; tours, 332; from Bath, 237–240; transportation, 323–332. See also specific destinations
- Cotswold Cheese Company: 372
- Cotswold Farm Park: 331, 365–366
- Cotswold Lavender (Snowshill): 350–351
- Cotswold Motoring Museum (Bourton): 364–365
- Cotswolds Discovery Centre at the Old Prison (Northleach): 367
- Cotswolds Riding Centre (Stanton): 347
- Cotswold Voluntary Wardens: 333–334
- Cotswold Way: 327, 334, 336, 344, 348
- Counting House, the (London): 177
- Country houses: Avebury Manor and Garden, 298; Baptist Hicks Land (Chipping Campden), 338–339; Blenheim Palace, 321, 331, 374–377; Bodnant Garden (Conwy), 589, 610–611; Chastleton House, 331, 373–374; Claverton Manor, 254; Hidcote Manor Garden, 330, 340; Plas Newydd (Llangollen), 589, 637; Snowshill Manor, 330, 349–350; Stanway House, 330, 348–349
- Courtauld Gallery (London): 89
- Court Barn (Chipping Campden): 339
- Covent Garden (London): 40, 87–88; eating near, 173; sleeping near, 163
- Covent Garden Market (London): 148
- Cox’s Yard (Stratford): 395
- Craigmillar Castle: 679
- Cream tea: See Tea
- Credit cards: 30, 1020–1023, 1061
- Cresswell Lane (Glasgow): 817, 837
- Criccieth Castle: 603, 634
- Crown jewels: 116, 720–721, 723
- Crown Square (Edinburgh): 720
- Cruises: See Boat travel and cruises
- Cuisine: 1044–1050; Scottish, 680–682; Welsh, 580–581. See also Eating
- Culloden Battlefield: 980–985
- Culross: 679, 873–874
- Cunard Building (Liverpool): 430
- Currency and exchange: Scotland, 678, 680
- Customs regulations: 1024
- Cuthbert, Saint: 548, 550, 552, 553
- Cutty Sark (Greenwich): 136
- Cwm Idwal: 626
- Dahl, Roald: 656
- Dale End Park (Ironbridge Gorge): 406
- Dale House (Ironbridge Gorge): 410
- Dalkeith Road (Edinburgh): 684; eating, 793–794; hiking, 763–764; pubs, 775; sleeping, 781
- Darby Houses (Ironbridge Gorge): 410
- Daunts Books (London): 46, 145
- Deacon Brodie’s Tavern (Edinburgh): 700–701, 789
- Dean, Forest of: 672
- Deanston Distillery (Doune): 875
- Dean Village: 765
- Debit cards: 30, 1020–1023
- Department stores: Edinburgh, 712; Glasgow, 809; London, 145
- Derby Square (Liverpool): 428
- Derwentwater: 451, 456, 466–467, 483–484; cruises, 458, 468, 469–470; map, 470–471
- Desserts (sweets): overview, 1050
- Devil’s Staircase: 948, 952
- Dewar, Donald: 812
- Diana, Princess of Wales: 106, 129, 757, 1007, 1012–1013
- Diana Memorial Fountain (London): 129
- Dickens, Charles: 56, 70, 103, 811, 1005
- Digbeth Street (Stow): 355–356
- Dining: See Eating; and specific destinations
- Dinosaurs: 133–134, 423, 656, 830–831
- Discovery Museum (Bath): 247
- Distilleries: See Whisky
- Docklands (London): 41, 142
- Docklands Light Railway (London): 47, 135
- Dr. Neil’s Garden (Edinburgh): 765
- Doctor Who (TV series): 643, 656, 1014
- Dog Cemetery (Edinburgh): 720
- Dolly the sheep: 741
- Donnington Ale: 352, 362
- Doune: 874–875
- Doune Castle: 679, 874–875
- Dove Cottage (Grasmere): 457, 488–490
- Dover’s Hill: 334, 344–345
- Downing Street, #10 (London): 64
- Downton Abbey (TV series): 664, 935, 937, 1014
- Doyle, Arthur Conan: 737
- Drinks: 1050–1052. See also Pubs; Whisky
- Driving: See Car travel; and specific destinations
- Drygate Brewing (Glasgow): 828, 847
- Dublin: ferries, 612, 641
- Duddingston Village: 765
- Duke Street (Liverpool): 448–449
- Dunadd: 939
- Dunalastair Estate: 679
- Dunbar’s Hospital (Inverness): 970
- Dunchraigaig Cairn: 939–940
- Dunollie Castle and Museum (Oban): 908
- Durham: 18, 540–558; eating, 556–558; helpful hints, 541; maps, 542–543, 559; planning tips, 539; sights/activities, 548–554; sleeping, 555–556; tourist information, 540–541; transportation, 541, 544, 558; walking tour, 544–548
- Durham Castle: 547, 554, 556, 997
- Durham Cathedral: 548–553; map, 551; self-guided tour, 549–554
- Durham Pointers: 540, 545
- Durham University: 540, 547–548, 554, 556
- Durham walls: 546–547
- Durham World Heritage Site Visitor Centre: 547–548
- Dutch House (York): 506
- Duxford: 227
- Dyffryn Ogwen: 626
- Dynamic currency conversion: 1021–1022
- Eagle Pub (Cambridge): 228
- Earl’s Court (London): map, 160–161; sleeping, 159
- Early Music Festival (York): 495, 498
- Easdale: 910
- East End (London): 40, 117–118; eating, 181–182; map, 108–109; markets, 147–148; sights, 117–118
- East London: 40, 117–118; eating, 181–182; map, 108–109; sights, 117–118
- East Sands (St. Andrews): 886
- Eating: 1043–1050; budgeting, 27; chain restaurants, 1048–1049; money-saving tips, 28, 1045–1046; tipping, 1023. See also Markets; Pubs; Tea; and specific destinations
- Ebor Races (York): 498
- Ebrington Arms (Chipping Campden): 361
- Economy: 995, 1011–1014
- Edinburgh: 14, 683–796; at a glance, 692–693; arrival in, 685–686; eating, 785–794; experiences, 759–767; festivals, 687, 766–767; helpful hints, 686–688; itineraries, 683–684; maps, 686, 688–689, 696–697, 710–711, 768–769, 776–777, 780, 782–783, 786–787; nightlife, 772–775; orientation, 684–685; planning tips, 683–684; shopping, 767–772; sights/activities, 715–767; sleeping, 775–785; tours, 690–691, 694; transportation, 685–686, 688–690, 794–796; walking tours, 694–715
- Edinburgh, Museum of: 693, 706, 735
- Edinburgh Airport: 685–686, 795
- Edinburgh Castle: 696–697, 715–727, 996; general info, 692, 715–717; map, 716–717; self-guided tour, 717–727
- Edinburgh Festival: 687, 766–767
- Edinburgh Fringe Festival: 687, 767
- Edinburgh Gin: 763
- Edinburgh High Street: 700–702, 704–705
- Edinburgh Hub: 698, 766–767
- Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour: 693, 772
- Edinburgh Military Tattoo: 687, 696, 767
- Edward I (“Longshanks”): 512, 581–582, 590, 593, 616, 650, 676, 722, 726; castles, 602–603, 619–620, 633
- Edward IV, tomb of: 206
- Edward the Confessor: 66, 68, 116
- Egyptian art, in British Museum: 95–99
- Eight Bells (Chipping Campden): 341, 342, 361
- Electricity: 1019
- Elgin Marbles: 60, 100
- Eliot, T. S.: 70
- Eliseg’s Pillar: 639
- Elizabeth I: 10, 69, 103, 112–113, 116, 676, 997, 1000; tomb, 69
- Elizabeth II: 68, 70, 89–90, 116, 196, 205, 1006, 1012; biographical sketch, 205
- Elvet Bridge (Durham): 546
- Embankment Pier (London): 59
- Embassies: 1019
- Emergencies: 1018
- Empire Theatre (Liverpool): 421
- Enginuity (Ironbridge Gorge): 409–410
- England: 34–576; map, 35; overview, 6, 9–10, 34–36; use of term, 677, 1010; worth-it destinations, 16, 18. See also specific destinations
- English accent: 1011
- English breakfast: overview, 1044–1045
- English Heritage: 1029
- Entertainment: budgeting, 27. See also Evensong; Music; Theater
- Environmental footprint (going green): 1019
- Epsom Derby: 155
- Ernest Wilson Memorial Garden (Chipping Campden): 338
- Eskin Street (Keswick): 475–476
- ETA (Electronic Travel Authorization): 29, 1016–1017
- ETIAS (European Travel Info and Authorization System): 29, 1017
- Eton College (Windsor): 207
- Eton High Street (Windsor): 207
- Etty, William: 505
- Eurostar: 24, 193–194
- Euston Station (London): 189, 191
- Evensong: 154; Bath, 246; Cambridge, 220; Durham, 549; London, 65–66, 85, 106, 124, 153; Salisbury, 314; Wells, 287; Windsor, 200; York, 510
- Exchange rate: 1022
- Exhibition Square (York): 504–505
- Falkirk: 850, 870–873
- Falkirk Wheel: 871–873
- Fargo Plantation: 305
- Fat Tire Bike Tours (London): 58
- Fenchurch, no. 20 (London): 110
- Fergusson, Robert: 707
- Ferries: Dublin, 641; Holyhead, 641; Iona, 919–921; Kerrera, 909; Liverpool, 420; Mull, 919–921; Oban, 919–921
- Ferris wheel, in London: See London Eye
- Festival of Politics (Edinburgh): 767
- Festival Pier (London): 59
- Festivals: 1018. See also specific festivals
- Ffestiniog Railway: 588, 623, 632, 1006
- Fingal’s Cave: 930–932
- Finnieston (Glasgow): 800, 822, 837; eating, 845–846; sleeping, 839–841
- Fionnphort (Mull): 919–921, 923
- Fish-and-chips: about, 1045–1046. See also specific destinations
- Fitz Park (Keswick): 463, 469, 479
- Fitzrovia (London): 40
- Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge): 226–227
- Flag: 995; English, 36; Scotland, 680; Wales, 581
- Flodden Wall (Edinburgh): 706
- Floral Street (London): 144
- Folk museums: 396, 406–408, 558–563, 644, 661–664
- Folk music: 606, 705, 773–775, 974. See also Scottish folk evenings
- Food: See Cheese; Chocolate; Cornish pasties; Eating; Haggis; Markets; Mussels; and specific destinations
- Food tours: Bath, 237; York, 499
- Foog’s Gate (Edinburgh): 719
- Ford: eating, 360–361
- Forest of Dean: 672
- Fort Augustus: 992
- Forthlin Road, no. 20 (Liverpool): 441–442
- Fortnum & Mason (London): 145, 184
- Fort William: 20, 956–961; eating, 960; maps, 944, 957; planning tips, 942; sights, 958–960; sleeping, 960; tourist information, 957; transportation, 957, 960–961
- Fort William High Street: 958
- Fosse Way: 351, 367
- Fox Inn (Oddington): 360
- Fox Inn Broadwell: 362–363
- Framwellgate Bridge (Durham): 544, 553–554
- Frasers (Glasgow): 809
- Friar’s Crag: 467
- Fringe Festivals: Bath, 233; Edinburgh, 687, 767
- Gaelic language: 680, 968
- Galeri Creative Enterprise Centre (Caernarfon): 583, 617
- Galilee Chapel (Durham): 550
- Gatwick Airport (London): 188, 537–538
- George, David Lloyd: 616
- George III (“Mad King”): 101–102, 202, 206, 712–713, 714, 1008
- George IV: 90, 201, 206, 700, 713
- George Square (Glasgow): 810–811
- George Street (Edinburgh): 712–713, 769
- George VI: 206, 596, 1006
- Georgian House (Edinburgh): 692, 715, 754
- Ghost walks/tours: Conwy, 592; Durham, 541; Edinburgh, 690–691, 772–773; Keswick, 459, 473; Salisbury, 309; Stirling, 862; Stratford, 383, 396; York, 499, 526
- Gillespie Wynd (St. Andrews): 881–882
- Gin distilleries: Edinburgh, 762–763; Stirling, 863
- Gladstone’s Land (Edinburgh): 692, 699, 727–730
- Glasgow: 19, 797–849, 1006; at a glance, 804–805; eating, 843–847; entertainment, 837–839; helpful hints, 801–802; itineraries, 798–799; maps, 799, 802–803, 807, 818–819, 840–841; orientation, 799–800; planning tips, 798–799; shopping, 836–837; sights, 822–836; sleeping, 839–842; tourist information, 800; tours, 805–806; transportation, 800–801, 802–805, 847–849; walking tours, 806–822
- Glasgow Botanic Gardens: 816
- Glasgow Boys: 747, 832
- Glasgow Cathedral: 805, 825–826
- Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art: 810, 836
- Glasgow International Airport: 848
- Glasgow Lighthouse: 809
- Glasgow Royal Concert Hall: 812
- Glasgow School of Art: 814–815
- Glasgow University: 800, 820–821
- Glastonbury: 16, 272–280; eating, 279–280; helpful hints, 273–274; maps, 271, 274; sights, 274–279; tourist information, 273; tours, from Bath, 237–240; transportation, 270–272, 280
- Glastonbury Abbey: 275–277
- Glastonbury Festival: 273–274
- Glastonbury Tor: 278–279
- Glebe Cairn: 941
- Glen Aray: 938
- Glencoe: 20, 942–955; eating, 954–955; maps, 944; planning tips, 942; sights/activities, 945–947; sleeping, 953–954; tourist information, 945–946; transportation, 955
- Glencoe Folk Museum: 946
- Glencoe Lochan: 949–950
- Glencoe Massacre: 943–946, 958
- Glencoe Orbital Track: 950
- Glencoe Pass: 952
- Glencoe Valley: 942–944, 947–948; hiking, 949–952; map, 950–951
- Glencoe Visitor Centre: 945, 946–947
- Glen Croe: 934
- Glen Etive: 948
- Glenlee (Glasgow): 835
- Glenridding: 485
- Glenridding Sailing Centre: 484
- Globe Theatre (London): 61, 123, 151–152
- Golf: 680; Cawdor, 987; St. Andrews, 877–879, 890–892
- Golf Museum (St. Andrews): 879, 892
- Good Spirits Company (Glasgow): 812, 837
- Gordon Square (Fort William): 958
- Government: 995, 1011–1014
- Gower Memorial (Stratford): 396
- Granary Square (London): 143
- Grange: 483
- Grasmere: 457, 488–490
- Grassmarket (Edinburgh): 744–745, 768; pubs, 774
- Grave of the Unknown Warrior (London): 66, 68
- Great Britain: use of term, 1010
- Great Glen Way: 973
- Great houses: See Country houses
- Great St. Mary’s Church (Cambridge): 223
- “Green Dragons” (Chipping Campden): 336
- Greenhead: 573–574
- Greenwich: 61, 134–138; cruises, 58–59, 62, 134–135, 136; eating, 135–136; map, 135
- Greenwich Market: 135–136, 145–146
- Grevel, William: 339; House (Chipping Campden), 338
- Greyfriars Bobby Statue (Edinburgh): 702, 743–744
- Greyfriars Cemetery (Edinburgh): 743–744
- Guidebooks, Rick Steves: 1017; updates, 31, 1016
- Guided tours: See Ghost walks/tours; Tours; Walking tours, guided
- Hadrian’s Wall: 563–576, 994; history of, 564; itineraries, 565; map, 566–567; sights/activities, 569–574; sleeping and eating near, 574–576; tourist information, 566–567; tours, 568; transportation, 567–568, 795–796
- Hadrian’s Wall National Trail: 565
- Haggis: 681, 789, 875
- Haggis Experience (Doune): 875
- Haig, Douglas: 725, 735
- Hallin Fell: 485
- Haltwhistle: 565, 567; eating, 575; sleeping, 575
- Hamilton Grand (St. Andrews): 879
- Hampton Court Palace: 61, 140–141; cruises, 62, 140
- Hard Day’s Night Hotel (Liverpool): 425, 428, 443, 446
- Harlech Castle: 589, 603, 633
- Harris Tweed: 771–772
- Harrods (London): 145
- Harry Potter sights: 509, 553, 944, 1010, 1030–1031; London, 141–142, 146, 1030; Making of Harry Potter, 141–142
- Hart, David: 336–337
- Harvey Nichols (London): 145
- Hathaway’s (Anne) Cottage (Shottery): 388–389
- Hawes End: 467, 469–470
- Hawkshead: 489, 492
- Hayes, the (Cardiff): 649
- Heads, The (Keswick): 465, 466; sleeping, 475
- Heart of Midlothian (Edinburgh): 702–703
- Heathrow Airport (London): 185–187, 197, 269, 537–538
- Henry VII Chapel (London): 69
- Henry VIII: 69, 74, 103, 112, 116, 140–141, 206, 221–224, 246, 272, 275–276, 396, 493, 502–504, 509, 513, 582, 639, 669, 856, 883, 888, 996, 997, 1000; biographical sketch, 114–115, 115–116
- Hexham: 568
- Hidcote Manor Garden: 330, 340
- Hidden Valley: 948
- High Brandelhow: 469, 472
- Highland Boundary Fault: 934
- Highland cattle: 676, 794, 836, 938
- Highland Folk Museum: 679
- Highland Games: 904, 916–917, 964
- Highlands: See Scottish Highlands
- Hiking and walking: Bath, 238, 255–256; Buttermere, 456, 481–482; Catbells High Ridge, 456; Chepstow, 669; Conwy Mountain, 604–605; Cotswolds, 326–330, 334, 344–345, 356–357, 357–358, 363, 370; Edinburgh, 763–766; Forest of Dean, 672; Fort William, 958; Glastonbury, 278–279; Glencoe Valley, 949–952; Hadrian’s Wall, 565, 569–570; Inverness, 972–973; Keswick, 467, 469–473; Lake District, 458, 467, 469–473, 485; Llandudno, 605; Llangollen, 637–638; Ruthin, 640; Snowdonia National Park, 625, 627; Stirling, 861–862; Stow-on-the-Wold, 357–358; Ullswater, 456–457, 485; Windsor, 199; York, 505–506, 524
- Hillary, Edmund: 628
- Hillhead (Glasgow): 800, 813; eating, 843–845; nightlife, 837, 838; shopping, 837; sleeping, 841–842
- Hillhead Bookclub (Glasgow): 817, 838, 844
- Hill Top Farm: 457, 491–492
- Himalayas Course (St. Andrews): 891–892
- History: 993–1010; timeline, 998–999
- Holehird Gardens: 457, 492
- Holidays: 1018
- Holyhead: ferries, 641
- Holy Island: 796
- Holyrood Distillery (Edinburgh): 762
- Holyroodhouse, Palace of (Edinburgh): 692, 708, 738–740
- Holyrood Park (Edinburgh): 763–764
- Holy Rude Church (Stirling): 861
- Holy Trinity Church (Stratford): 387
- Holy Trinity Church (York): 500, 518
- Honister Pass: 482
- Honister Slate Mine: 457, 482
- Hootananny (Inverness): 970, 974, 979
- Hope Park (Keswick): 465–466
- Hope Street (Liverpool): 437–438, 443, 446–447
- Horse and Groom Pub (Bourton): 372
- Horse and Groom Village Inn (Upper Oddington): 361
- Horseback riding: 347, 617, 619
- Horse Guards (London): 64, 78
- Horse racing: 154–155, 418, 498; Ascot, 154–155, 208; Windsor, 208
- Horseshoe Falls: 638–639
- Horseshoe Pass: 638
- Hostels: Edinburgh, 784–785; London, 165–166; overview, 1042–1043. See also specific destinations
- Hotels: modern chains, 1036–1037; overview, 1035–1041; rates and deals, 1033–1035; reservations, 1038–1039. See also Sleeping; and specific destinations
- Hot Fuzz (movie): 290
- Houses of Parliament (London): 60, 62, 70–74, 1005; map, 72
- Housesteads Roman Fort: 570–571
- Howtown: 456, 486
- Hume, David: 702, 706, 766
- Hunterian Gallery (Glasgow): 805, 820, 828–830
- Hunterian Museum (Glasgow): 805, 821, 830–831
- Hyde Park (London): 128–129
- I.J. Mellis Cheesemonger: 789, 898
- Imperial War Museum: Duxford, 227; London, 61, 119–121, 1007
- Impressionism: 84, 89, 125, 227
- Indian cuisine: overview, 1049. See also specific destinations
- Industrial Revolution: 394–395, 493–494, 741, 1004–1005; Ironbridge Gorge, 402, 403–410
- Information: 1017–1018; London, 41–42. See also specific destinations
- Inner Hebrides: 20, 899–941; map, 920
- International Beatleweek (Liverpool): 415, 418
- International Musical Eisteddfod (Llangollen): 635
- International Slavery Museum (Liverpool): 419, 431, 432
- Internet security: 1026
- Inveraray: 934, 937–938
- Inveraray Castle: 935, 937
- Inveraray Jail: 935, 937
- Invermoriston: 991
- Inverness: 20, 963–980; eating, 977–979; helpful hints, 964; maps, 966–967, 989; nightlife, 974–975; planning tips, 962; shopping, 973; sights, 972–973; sleeping, 975–977; tourist information, 963; tours, 964–965; transportation, 963–964, 979–980; walking tour, 968–971
- Inverness Airport: 979
- Inverness Castle: 968–969, 972
- Inverness City Hall: 969
- Inverness High Street: 968–969
- Inverness Museum and Art Gallery: 972
- Inverness Old High Church: 970–971
- Iona: 924–930; eating, 928–929; ferries, 919–921; history of, 927; maps, 920, 925; sleeping, 928; transportation, 919–922; walking tour, 924–928
- Iona Abbey: 925–928
- Iona Community’s Welcome Centre: 924, 928
- Ireland: ferries, 641
- Irish connection: 936
- Irish Ferries: 641
- Iron Bridge (Ironbridge Gorge): 403, 405–406
- Ironbridge Gorge: 18, 402–412; eating, 411; itineraries, 402–403; map, 404–405; sights/activities, 403–410; sleeping, 410–411; tourist information, 403; transportation, 403, 412
- Ironbridge Gorge Museums: 406–410
- Isle of Anglesey: 612–615
- Isle of Iona: 924–930; eating, 928–929; ferries, 919–921; history of, 927; maps, 920, 925; sleeping, 928; transportation, 919–922; walking tour, 924–928
- Isle of Kerrera: 909–910
- Isle of Mull: 923; ferries, 919–921; map, 920; tours, 919–920
- Isle of Seil: 910
- Isle of Skye: tours, 965, 968
- Isle of Staffa: 930–932; tours, 905, 922
- Itineraries: designing your own, 21–26; must-see destinations, 14; worth-it destinations, 16–20. See also specific destinations
- Jackfield Tile Museum (Ironbridge Gorge): 408
- Jack the Ripper: 40, 118, 1005; tours, 56
- James Street (Liverpool): 429
- Jane Austen Centre (Bath): 253–254
- Jane Austen Festival (Bath): 233
- Jenners Department Store (Edinburgh): 712
- Jermyn Street (London): 144
- Jewel Tower (London): 74–75
- Jill Carenza’s Cotswolds Riding Centre (Stanton): 347
- John Knox House (Edinburgh): 693, 705–706, 734–735
- John Lennon Airport (Liverpool): 415
- Johnnie Walker Princes Street (Edinburgh): 760
- Jorvik Viking Centre (York): 500, 520–521
- Joseph of Arimathea: 272, 275, 276, 277
- Jubilee Hall Market (London): 148
- Jubilee Walkway (London): 118–119, 153
- Jugged Hare, the (London): 176–177, 178
- Kate Middleton: See Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
- Kayaking: 394, 484, 878, 905
- Keiller (Alexander) Museum (Avebury): 297–298
- Keldas Hill: 456–457, 485
- Kelpies, the (Falkirk): 870–871
- Kelvin, Lord: 821
- Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (Glasgow): 804, 822, 831–832
- Kelvingrove Lawn Bowling (Glasgow): 833
- Kelvingrove Park (Glasgow): 821–822
- Kennet and Avon Canal: 255
- Kensington Palace (London): 129–130, 184, 1001
- Kerrera: 909–910
- Keswick: 456, 459–480; eating, 477–479; helpful hints, 462–463; hiking, 467, 469–473; map, 460–461; nightlife, 473–474; sights/activities, 467–473; sleeping, 474–477; tourist information, 459, 462; tours, 463; transportation, 462, 479–480; walking tour, 463–467
- Keswick Market Square: 465, 478
- Keswick Museum: 463, 467–468
- Keswick Pitch-and-Putt Golf: 465–466
- Keswick to Threlkeld Railway Path: 472–473
- Kew Gardens: 61, 139–140; cruises, 62, 139
- Kilmartin Glen: 938, 939–941; map, 940
- Kilmartin Museum: 941
- Kilts: about, 700–701; shopping for, 771
- Kineton: 364
- Kingham: eating, 361
- Kings Arms (Stow): 355, 359
- King’s College Chapel (Cambridge): 220–222, 1000
- King’s Cross Station (London): 142–143, 189, 191, 1030
- Kings Dock (Liverpool): 429
- King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace (London): 90
- King’s Gallery at Holyroodhouse Palace (Edinburgh): 693, 740
- King’s Manor (York): 504
- Kingsmead Square (Bath): 268
- King’s Parade (Cambridge): 218
- King’s Square (York): 519; eating, 535–536
- Kinlochmore: 952
- Kirkstone Pass: 486
- Knightsbridge (London): 144, 145
- Knight Shop (Conwy): 600
- Knott Rigg: 481
- Knox, John: 703–704, 731–734, 825–826, 886, 997; House (Edinburgh), 693, 705–706, 734–735
- Lacock Abbey: 1031
- Lady Chapel (London): 69
- Lady Chapel (Wells): 284
- Lady Stair’s House (Edinburgh): 693, 699, 730
- Lake District: 18, 451–492, 1006; at a glance, 456–457; itineraries, 452–453; map, 454–455; planning tips, 452–453; tours, 463; transportation, 453, 456–458. See also specific destinations
- Lancaster Square (Conwy): 593
- Landseer, Edwin: 747
- Language: British-Yankee vocabulary, 1071–1074; Gaelic, 680, 968; Scottish, 680; Welsh, 578–580
- Lanty’s Tarn: 456–457, 485
- Latrigg Peak: 472
- Laundress Green (Cambridge): 229
- Laundry: See specific destinations
- Lavender fields, of the Cotswolds: 350–351
- Lawn bowling: 394, 463, 822, 833, 909
- Lawnmarket (Edinburgh): 698–699
- Leadenhall Market (London): 146–147, 1030
- Legoland Windsor: 207
- Leicester Square (London): 64; TKTS booth, 64, 77, 149–150
- Lennon, John: 103–104, 419, 425–428, 431–432; home, in Liverpool, 419, 440–442
- Liberty of London: 145
- Lime Street Station (Liverpool): 420–421
- Lindisfarne Gospels: 103, 552
- Linlithgow Palace: 679
- Lister, Joseph: 821–822
- Liverpool: 18, 413–450, 1007; at a glance, 419; eating, 446–449; helpful hints, 415, 418; itineraries, 413–414; maps, 416–417, 427, 442–443, 444–445; nightlife, 442–443; sights, 431–442; sleeping, 443–446; tourist information, 414; tours, 418, 420; transportation, 414–415, 449–450; walking tour, 420–431
- Liverpool, Museum of: 419, 430, 432–433
- Liverpool Arms (Conwy): 599
- Liverpool Beatles Museum: 419, 425, 435
- Liverpool Cathedral: 419, 438–440
- Liverpool Central Library: 421–422
- Liverpool Football Club: 424
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport: 415
- Liverpool ONE: 428, 446, 449
- Liverpool Philharmonic Dining Rooms: 437–438, 447
- Liverpool Street Station (London): 189
- Livingstone, David: 711, 826
- Llanberis: 628–629
- Llanberis Lake Railway: 629–630
- Llandudno: 605, 606
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch: 615
- Llangollen: 635–638; map, 636
- Llangollen Canal: 636–637
- Llangollen Railway: 638
- Llechwedd Slate Caverns (Blaenau Ffestiniog): 589, 631–632
- Llywelyn’s Hall (Conwy): 593
- Loch Awe: 938
- Loch Fyne: 934, 935
- Loch Lomond: 933–934
- Loch Long: 934
- Loch Ness: 20, 988–990; cruises, 990, 992; map, 989; tours, from Inverness, 965; transportation, 988
- Loch Ness Centre: 989–990
- Loch Ness Monster: 988–990
- Lodore Falls: 483
- London: 14, 37–194; at a glance, 60–61; afternoon tea, 183–185; best views, 110–111; eating, 167–185; entertainment, 148–155; excursion trips, 195–229; Harry Potter sights, 141–142, 146, 1030; helpful hints, 42–43, 46; itineraries, 38–39; layout of, 40–41; money-saving tips, 42–43, 76–77; neighborhoods, 40–41; orientation, 40–41; planning tips, 38–39; shopping, 144–148; sights, 65–144; sleeping, 155–166; theater, 148–152; tourist information, 41–42; tours, 55–62, 76–77; transportation, 42, 46–55, 185–194; walking tour, 62–64. See also specific neighborhoods
- London Bicycle Tour Company: 57–58
- London Bridge: 117, 997
- London Bridge Pier: 59
- London City Airport: 189
- London City Hall: 153
- London Dungeon: 77
- London Eye: 62, 77, 110, 119; crowd-beating tips, 119; cruises, 59, 62; general info, 119; at sunset, 153
- London Eye Pier: 59, 62
- London Guildhall: 111
- London Guildhall Art Gallery: 111
- London Museum: 111–112
- London Natural History Museum: 61, 133–134
- London Pass: 42
- London Science Museum: 134
- London Transport Museum: 88
- London Walks: 56–57, 76–77, 293
- London Zoo: 1030
- Lower Oddington: eating, 360
- Lower Slaughter: 331, 357, 363–364; hiking, 328–329, 357–358, 363, 365
- Lower Ward (Windsor): 206–207
- Lusitania: 834
- Luton Airport (London): 188–189
- Lutyens Crypt (Liverpool): 437
- Luvians Bottle Shop (St. Andrews): 897–898