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- McCaig’s Tower (Oban): 906–907
- McCartney, Paul: 103–104, 418, 420, 425–428, 431–432; home,: in Liverpool, 419, 440–442
- Mackintosh, Charles Rennie: 743, 753, 798, 807, 809, 832; biographical sketch, 814–815; House (Glasgow), 805, 820, 828–829; at the Willow (Glasgow), 812–813, 824–825, 846
- MAD Museum (Stratford): 396
- Magistrate’s Court (Chipping Campden): 336
- Magna Carta: 103, 316, 553, 996, 997
- Making of Harry Potter (London): 141–142
- Maltby Street Market (London): 182–183
- Malt Room, The (Inverness): 970, 974–975
- Manor houses: See Country houses
- Maritime museums: 137–138, 419, 432, 833–835
- Market Cross (Stow): 355
- Market Hall (Chipping Campden): 334, 336
- Market Hill Square (Cambridge): 216, 228
- Market Place (Durham): 541, 544–545
- Market Place (Northleach): 366–367
- Markets: 1046; Bath, 233; Caernarfon, 617; Cambridge, 216; Cardiff, 648; Chipping Campden, 333, 334, 336; Cirencester, 369; Conwy, 591; Durham, 541, 545; Edinburgh, 687; Glasgow, 836; Glastonbury, 273; Greenwich, 135–136, 145–146; Inverness, 970; Keswick, 465; Liverpool, 448–449; London, 145–148, 182–183; Moreton, 369–370; Salisbury, 312; Stratford, 382; York, 508, 536
- Market Square (Keswick): 465, 478
- Market Square (Stow): 352, 354
- Market Street (St. Andrews): 889
- Martyrs’ Monument (Edinburgh): 706
- Martyrs’ Monument (St. Andrews): 880
- Marx, Karl: 95
- Mary, Queen of Scots: 721, 723, 734–735, 738, 739, 742, 752, 850, 856, 858, 886, 889, 981; tomb, in London, 69–70
- Marylebone High Street (London): 144–145
- Marylebone Station (London): 190
- Mathew Street (Liverpool): 425, 428
- Max the Miracle Dog (Keswick): 466
- Mayfield Gardens (Edinburgh): 684; sleeping, 781–784
- Medical help: 1018
- Menai Suspension Bridge: 612–613
- Mendip Hills: 279
- Mendips (Liverpool): 419, 441
- Mercat cross: Edinburgh, 704; Inverness, 969; Stirling, 863
- Merchant Adventurers’ Hall (York): 500, 519–520
- Merchant City (Glasgow): 809–810, 836, 837
- Merchant Marine Memorial (Cardiff): 657
- Mermaid Quay (Cardiff): 656
- Mersey Ferries (Liverpool): 420
- Mersey River: 424, 429
- Merseyside Maritime Museum (Liverpool): 419, 432
- Metric system: 1068–1069
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (Liverpool): 419, 437
- Midges: 462, 467, 676
- Military museums: 119–121, 127–128, 227, 651, 725, 727, 860, 959–960
- Military Tattoo (Edinburgh): 687, 696, 767
- Millbank Pier (London): 59
- Millennium Bridge (London): 152, 1030
- Mill Pond (Cambridge): 219–220
- Milne, A. A.: 225
- Miniature golf: 465–466
- Ministry of Defence (London): 64
- Mobile phones: 1024–1027. See also Apps
- Moel Famau: 640
- Monarch’s Way: 358
- Money: 1020–1024; average daily expenses, 27; budgeting, 27; Scotland, 678, 680
- Money-saving tips: 27; eating, 28, 1045–1046; Edinburgh, 686–687; London, 42–43, 76–77; sightseeing, 27, 1029–1032; sleeping, 27, 1033–1035; train travel, 1057; York, 495
- Monk Bar (York): 506
- Monmouth: 670–671
- Monmouth Castle: 671
- Monmouth Museum: 671
- Monnow Bridge: 671
- Mons Meg (Edinburgh): 720
- Moore, Henry: 107, 125
- Moot Hall (Keswick): 465
- Moreton-in-Marsh: 321, 331, 369–373; eating, 372; helpful hints, 370; hiking, 370; map, 371; sleeping, 370–372; tourist information, 370; transportation, 373
- Morgan Arcade (Cardiff): 649, 660
- Motoring Museum (Bourton): 364–365
- Mound, The (Edinburgh): 702, 710
- Mount Inn (Stanton): 347, 361
- Mount Snowdon: 585, 589, 623, 629
- Mount Street (Liverpool): 426
- Mull: 923; ferries, 919–921; map, 920; tours, 919–920
- Multangular Tower (York): 504
- Mummies, in British Museum: 97
- Mungo, Saint: 810, 816, 826
- Museum of Bath at Work: 239, 253
- Museum of Cardiff: 649
- Museum of Childhood (Edinburgh): 705
- Museum of Classical Archaeology (Cambridge): 227
- Museum of Edinburgh: 693, 706, 735
- Museum of Liverpool: 419, 430, 432–433
- Museum of the Gorge (Ironbridge Gorge): 406
- Museum of the Home (London): 118
- Museum on the Mound (Edinburgh): 702, 710
- Music: British Music Experience (Liverpool), 419, 433–434. See also Beatles, the; Concerts, in London; Evensong; Folk music; Welsh choirs
- Music Experience (Liverpool): 419, 433–434
- Music festivals: 273–274, 495, 498, 591, 635, 766–767
- Mussels: 599, 604
N
- Nantclwyd y Dre (Ruthin): 640
- Nash’s House (Stratford): 387
- National Army Museum (London): 127–128, 1007
- National Assembly of Wales (Cardiff): 656–657
- National Covenant: 732, 735
- National Gallery (London): 60, 64, 80–84; afternoon tea, 184–185; map, 82–83
- National Gallery, Scottish (Edinburgh): 692, 709–710, 745–751
- National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh): 693, 702, 730
- National Maritime Museum (Greenwich): 137–138
- National Museum (Cardiff): 652–653
- National Museum of Scotland (Edinburgh): 692, 702, 740–743
- National Piping Centre (Glasgow): 804, 813, 823–824
- National Portrait Gallery (London): 60, 84–85, 111
- National Portrait Gallery, Scottish (Edinburgh): 692, 711, 751–754
- National Railway Museum (York): 500, 523–524
- National Slate Museum (Llanberis): 589, 630–631
- National Trust: 1029
- National War Museum Scotland (Edinburgh): 725, 727
- Natural History Museum (London): 61, 133–134
- Necropolis (Glasgow): 805, 825, 827–828
- Nelson, Horatio: 64, 79–80, 107, 137, 667, 1004; Museum (Monmouth), 671
- Nelson Mandela Place (Glasgow): 811
- Neptune’s Staircase: 991
- Ness Bridge (Inverness): 972–973
- Ness River: 963, 971, 972–973
- Nether Largie North Cairn: 941
- Nether Largie South Cairn: 941
- Nether Largie Standing Stones: 941
- Nevis Range Mountain Experience (Fort William): 959
- New Brewery Arts (Cirencester): 369
- Newcastle: 568
- Newlands Pass: 481
- Newlands Valley: 480–481; map, 470–471; sleeping, 476
- New Place (Stratford): 387
- Newton, Isaac: 101, 103, 224, 225, 1001
- New Town (Edinburgh): 684, 709; eating, 790–793; map, 709–710; museums, 745–754; pubs, 775; shopping, 769–770; walking tour, 709–715
- New Walk (York): 524
- Nicolson Kiltmakers (Edinburgh): 771
- Nightlife: budgeting, 27. See also Evensong; Music; Pubs; Theater
- No. 1 Royal Crescent (Bath): 238, 251–252
- Nor’ Loch: 709
- North Beach (Iona): 928
- Northeast England: 18, 539–576; map, 559. See also specific destinations
- Northeast Wales: 635–641
- North Lake District: 451–484; at a glance, 456; driving tour, 480–484; itineraries, 452–453; maps, 454–455, 470–471; tours, 463; transportation, 453, 456–458
- Northleach: 366–367, 367
- North London: 40, 95–104; maps, 98–99, 164–165; sights, 95–104; sleeping, 162–163
- Northumberland National Park: 566–567
- North Wales: 18–19, 585–641; at a glance, 589; map, 586–587; planning tips, 586–588; transportation, 588, 590, 641. See also specific destinations
- Norwegian Church Art Centre (Cardiff): 655
- Notting Hill (London): 41; eating, 179–180; map, 160–161; market, 146
- Nunnery Ruins (Iona): 924–925
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- Oban: 20, 900–919; eating, 914–915, 918; helpful hints, 904–905; maps, 902–903, 920; nightlife, 911; planning tips, 899–900; sights/activities, 906–910; sleeping, 911–914; tourist information, 901, 904; tours, 905; transportation, 904, 918–919
- Oban Lawn Bowling Club: 909
- Oban War & Peace Museum: 907–908
- Oban Whisky Distillery: 907
- Oddington: eating, 360
- Offa’s Dyke Path: 669
- Ogleforth (York): 506
- Ogwen Valley: 626
- Old Bailey (London): 110–111
- Old Bank of England (London): 176
- Old Brompton Road (London): eating, 178–179
- Old Calton Cemetery (Edinburgh): 706, 765–766
- Old Cavendish Laboratory (Cambridge): 218
- Old Course (St. Andrews): 878–879, 890–891
- Old High Church (Inverness): 970–971
- Old Library (Cardiff): 649
- Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret (London): 124
- Old Parliament House (Edinburgh): 703
- Old Royal Naval College (Greenwich): 136
- Old Sarum: 317
- Old Spitalfields Market (London): 117–118, 147, 181
- Old Station (Tintern): 670
- Old Town (Edinburgh): 684; eating, 785–790; maps, 776–777, 786–787; pubs, 774; sights, 716–745; sleeping, 775–779. See also Royal Mile
- Once Brewed: 566; sleeping and eating, 574–575
- One O’Clock Gun (Edinburgh): 718–719
- Òran Mòr (Glasgow): 814–815, 838, 844
- Order of the Garter: 203, 204
- Organized tours: See Ghost walks/tours; Tours; Walking tours, guided
- Other Place, The (Stratford): 394
- Ottolenghi, Yotam: 171
- Ouse River: 500, 524, 525–526; cruises, 501
- Outernet (London): 153–154
- Outlander: 679, 944, 965, 985, 986; Doune Castle, 679, 874–875; guided tours, 691, 965; locations in Scotland, 679
- Oxford Street (London): 144
- Oxford University: 1031
- Oyster cards (London): 47
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- Packhorse Court (Keswick): 465
- Packing tips and checklist: 30, 1070
- Paddington Station (London): 190
- Painted Hall (Greenwich): 136–137
- Palace Green (Durham): 547–548
- Palace of Holyroodhouse (Edinburgh): 692, 708, 738–740
- Palace of Westminster (London): 60, 70–74
- Palaces: See Castles and palaces
- Parade Gardens (Bath): 239, 247
- Paris: transportation, 193–194
- Parliament: See Houses of Parliament; Scottish Parliament Building
- Parliament Square (London): 64
- Parthenon Sculptures: 60, 100
- Passports: 29, 1015–1016
- Patterdale: 485
- Pembroke College (Cambridge): 219
- Penny Lane (Liverpool): 426
- Pensychnant Conservation Centre (Conwy): 605
- Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel (Beddgelert): 628
- People’s Story Museum (Edinburgh): 693, 706, 735
- Peter Harrison Planetarium (Greenwich): 138
- Petticoat Lane Market (London): 147
- Philharmonic Dining Rooms (Liverpool): 437–438, 447
- Phones: 1024–1027
- Piccadilly Circus (London): 64, 85–86
- Pickering’s Gin (Edinburgh): 762–763
- Picnicking: 1046. See also Markets
- Picts: 936, 939, 971, 972, 993
- Pier Head (Liverpool): 420, 429, 432–434
- Pierhead Building (Cardiff): 655
- Pimlico (London): eating, 175–178; sleeping, 155–158
- Pimm’s: 1052
- Pirate Weekend (Conwy): 591
- Pitt, William, the Younger: 714
- Planetariums: 138, 423
- Plas Mawr (Conwy): 589, 598, 601–604
- Plas Newydd (Llangollen): 589, 637
- Plays: See Theater
- Plough Inn (Ford): 360–361
- Pockerley: 561
- Poets’ Corner (London): 70
- Politics: 1011–1014; Festival of Politics (Edinburgh), 767
- Pollok County Park (Glasgow): 679, 836
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct: 636
- Pooley Bridge: 484, 485
- Porthmadog: 588, 620–621, 632
- Portmeirion: 589, 633–634
- Portobello Road Market (London): 146
- Port of Leith Distillery: 755, 762
- Port of Liverpool: 430
- Pot Still, the (Glasgow): 837, 847
- Potter, Beatrix: 457, 491–492
- Potter, Harry: See Harry Potter sights
- Pound, British: 30, 678, 680, 1022
- Prestonfield House (Edinburgh): 794
- Prestwick Airport (Glasgow): 848
- Primrose Hill (London): 111
- Prince Bishop (Durham): 554
- Princes Square (Glasgow): 809, 836
- Princes Street (Edinburgh): 769
- Princes Street Gardens (Edinburgh): 710, 715
- Principality Stadium (Cardiff): 648
- Prisoner, The (TV series): 634
- Provand’s Lordship (Glasgow): 825, 827
- Pubs: 7–8, 1046–1048; eating at, 8, 1045, 1047–1048; sleeping above, 1041; Avebury, 300; Bath, 256–257, 263; Bourton-on-the-Hill, 361, 372; Broadwell, 360; Caernarfon, 622; Cambridge, 216–218, 228; Cardiff, 661; Chipping Campden, 342, 361; Conwy, 599, 605; Durham, 557–558; Edinburgh, 693, 700–701, 705, 773–775, 789–790, 794; Ford, 360–361; Fort William, 960; Glasgow, 837; Glastonbury, 279; Greenwich, 136; Inverness, 974; Ironbridge Gorge, 411; Keswick, 465, 473–474, 477–478; Kingham, 361; Liverpool, 442–443; Llangollen, 638; London, 176–177; Moreton, 372; Northleach, 366; Oban, 911; Oddington, 360; St. Andrews, 897; Salisbury, 318–319; Seil, 910; Stanton, 347, 361; Stirling, 866; Stow, 355, 359–363; Stratford, 399; Wells, 290; Windsor, 209–210; York, 525–526
- Puffin Island: 615
- Puffins: 615, 931, 932
- Pulteney Bridge (Bath): 239, 248
- Pulteney Estates (Bath): 248–249
- Pump Room (Bath): 239, 245, 267
- Punting: Bath, 256; Cambridge, 219–220, 226; Stratford, 395
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R
- Radio: 1060
- Radisson Blu Hotel (Edinburgh): 705
- Raeburn, Henry: 747–748
- Rafting: 613, 657
- Rail passes: 27, 1017, 1053–1054, 1056, 1058
- Rail travel: See Train travel
- Railway Museum (York): 500, 523–524
- Railways: See Steam trains
- Rannoch Moor: 948
- R&A World Golf Museum (St. Andrews): 879, 892
- Real Mary King’s Close (Edinburgh): 693, 734
- Red and White Spring Waters (Glastonbury): 278
- Red House Antiques Centre (York): 524
- Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre (London): 152
- Regent Street (London): 144; eating, 171–172
- Regimental Museum (Stirling): 860
- Rental properties: See Apartment rentals
- Resources from Rick Steves: 1016–1017
- Rest-and-Be-Thankful Pass: 934–935
- Restaurants: See Eating; and specific destinations
- Rhyd-Ddu: 627
- Richmond Street (Liverpool): 424
- Riddles Court (Edinburgh): 699
- Ritual Procession Way (Avebury): 298–299
- Riverside Museum (Glasgow): 804, 833–835
- Roald Dahl Plass (Cardiff): 656
- Robert the Bruce: 677, 718, 721, 741, 850, 856–857, 869–870, 936, 996; biographical sketch, 726
- Robin Hood’s Tower (York): 505
- Rolls, Charles: 671
- Roman Army Museum (Greenhead): 573–574
- Roman Baths (Bath): 238, 240–245
- Roman sites (ancient Romans): 299, 308–309, 316, 317, 581, 676, 830, 993, 994; Bath, 233, 240–245; Cirencester, 331, 368–369; Hadrian’s Wall, 563–565, 570–574; London, 62, 64, 104; Segontium, 621; York, 493, 501, 504, 505, 506–507, 516–518
- Ropewalk (London): 182–183
- Ropewalks (Liverpool): 436, 442–443, 448; eating, 448–449
- Roseburn: 765
- Rosehill House (Ironbridge Gorge): 410
- Rose Street (Edinburgh): 714
- Rosetta Stone: 96
- Rosslyn Chapel: 693, 757–758
- Rowling, J. K.: 737. See also Harry Potter sights
- Royal Air Force Chapel (London): 69
- Royal and Ancient Golf Club (St. Andrews): 879, 890–891
- Royal Apartments (Edinburgh): 723–724
- Royal Ascot Races: 154–155, 208
- Royal Botanic Garden (Edinburgh): 759
- Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew: 61, 139–140; cruises, 62, 139
- Royal Cambrian Academy (Conwy): 597–598
- Royal Court Theatre (Liverpool): 424
- Royal Crescent (Bath): 238, 250–252; sleeping near, 257, 260
- Royal Exchange Square (Glasgow): 809–810
- Royal families: overview, 1012–1013; sightseeing tips, 1013
- Royal Mews (London): 90–91
- Royal Mile (Edinburgh): 684, 692, 695–696; eating, 785–790; guided tours, 690–691; map, 696–697; pubs, 774–775, 789–790; shopping, 768–769; sights, 727–740; walking tour, 695–709
- Royal National Lifeboat Institution: 599–600
- Royal Naval College (Greenwich): 136
- Royal Observatory Greenwich: 138
- Royal Scottish Academy (Edinburgh): 745
- Royal Shakespeare Company: in London, 151–152; in Stratford, 389–394
- Royal Windsor Racecourse: 208
- Royal Yacht Britannia (Edinburgh): 692, 755–757
- Rubens, Peter Paul: 64, 78, 204, 222, 749–750
- Ruskin, John: 467
- Ruthin: 639–640
- Ruthin Craft Center: 640
- Ruthin Gaol: 639–640
- Rydal Mount and Gardens (Grasmere): 490
- Ryder & Amies (Cambridge): 223
S
- Saddler Street (Durham): 546–547
- St. Andrews: 19, 876–898; eating, 894–898; golf, 877–879, 890–892; helpful hints, 877–878; maps, 880–881, 894–895; planning tips, 876–877; sleeping, 892–893; transportation, 877, 898; walking tour, 878–889
- St. Andrew’s and St. George’s Church (Edinburgh): 713, 791
- St. Andrews Castle: 884, 886
- St. Andrew’s Cathedral: 886–888
- St. Andrew’s Church (Fort Williams): 958
- St. Andrews Heritage Museum and Garden: 888–889
- St. Andrews Pier: 886
- St. Andrew Square (Edinburgh): 712, 790–792
- St. Andrews University: 876, 878, 882–883, 886, 889; accommodations, 893; student life, 885
- St. Bene’t’s Church (Cambridge): 218
- St. Briavels: sleeping, 672
- St. Crux Parish Hall (York): 509, 536
- St. Edwards Church (Stow): 356–357
- St. Edwards Hall (Stow): 354
- St. Fagans National Museum of History: 644, 661–664
- St. George’s Chapel (Windsor): 204, 206
- St. George’s Church (Glasgow): 811
- St. George’s Hall (Liverpool): 421
- St. George’s Plateau (Liverpool): 421
- St. Giles’ Cathedral (Edinburgh): 692, 703, 731–734, 1000; map, 732
- St. James Church (Chipping Campden): 339
- St. James Quarter (Edinburgh): 769
- St. John Beacon (Liverpool): 424
- St. John’s Gardens (Liverpool): 424
- St. John the Baptist Church (Cardiff): 648–649
- St. Luke’s Bombed Out Church (Liverpool): 436
- St. Margaret’s Chapel (Edinburgh): 719
- St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church (London): 64, 85, 153, 174
- St. Mary on the Rock (St. Andrews): 886
- St. Mary’s Abbey (York): 501–504
- St. Mary’s College (St. Andrews): 889
- St. Mary’s Parish Church (Conwy): 604
- St. Michael Church (Stanton): 346–347
- St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art (Glasgow): 805, 825, 826–827
- St. Oran’s Chapel (Iona): 925
- St. Pancras International Station (London): 143, 188, 189
- St. Paul’s Cathedral (London): 60, 104–110, 1007; map, 105
- St. Rule’s Church, tower of (St. Andrews): 888
- St. Salvator’s College (St. Andrews): 882–883
- Sts. Peter and Paul Chapel (Greenwich): 137
- Saints Peter and Paul Church (Northleach): 367
- St. Thomas’s Church (Salisbury): 312–313
- Salisbury: 16, 308–319; eating, 318–319; helpful hints, 312; itineraries, 291; maps, 292, 310–311; sights, 312–318; sleeping, 317–318; tourist information, 309; transportation, 291–293, 309, 319
- Salisbury Cathedral: 313–316, 319; map, 314
- Salisbury Crags: 763–764
- Salisbury International Arts Festival: 312
- Salisbury Museum: 316–317
- Salisbury Watermeadows: 317
- Sand surfing, in St. Andrews: 878
- Sargent, John Singer: 751
- Sauchiehall Street (Glasgow): 812, 837
- Science Museum (London): 134
- Scoop, the (London): 153
- Scotch Malt Whisky Society (Edinburgh): 760
- Scotch whisky: See Whisky
- Scotch Whisky Experience (Edinburgh): 693, 698, 760
- Scotland: 674–993; Harry Potter sights, 1031; map, 675; overview, 11–12, 674–682; worth-it destinations, 19–20. See also specific destinations
- Scotland, National Museum of (Edinburgh): 692, 702, 740–743
- Scott, Walter: 637, 699, 701, 711, 721, 730, 737, 757, 811; Monument (Edinburgh), 711
- “Scottish”: use of term, 677
- Scottish Crown Jewels (Edinburgh): 720–721, 723
- Scottish folk evenings: 773–774, 837–838, 911, 974
- Scottish Highland Games: 904, 916–917, 964
- Scottish Highlands: 942–992, 1004; map, 675; overview, 674–682; tours: from Edinburgh, 694; from Glasgow, 806; from Inverness, 965, 968; from Oban, 905; transportation, 900–901
- Scottish National Gallery (Edinburgh): 692, 709–710, 745–751
- Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Edinburgh): 759
- Scottish National Portrait Gallery (Edinburgh): 692, 711, 751–754
- Scottish National War Memorial (Edinburgh): 724
- Scottish Parliament Building (Edinburgh): 692, 707–708, 736–738
- Scottish Reformation: overview, 883
- “Scousers”: 413, 433
- Sea Shanty (Oban): 904
- Seasons: 22–23
- Secret Garden (Edinburgh): 765
- Segontium Roman Fort: 621
- Seil: 910
- Senate House (Cambridge): 222–223
- Senedd (Cardiff): 656–657
- Serpentine Lake (London): 128–129
- Severn River: 403, 408
- Shakespeare, William: 103, 1000; biographical sketch, 384–385; Globe Theatre (London), 61, 123, 151–152; plays, 390–391; in Stratford, 378, 383–394; birthplace, 385–386; gravesite, 387; guided tours, 382–383; schoolroom and guildhall, 387–388. See also Royal Shakespeare Company
- Shakespeare Festival (Cambridge): 214
- Shambles, the (York): 493, 500, 508–509; market, 508, 536
- Shard, the (London): 111
- Sheep Street (Stow): 356
- Sheep Street (Stratford): 398–399
- Shepherds Crag: 483
- Shinty: 964, 973
- Shire Hall (Monmouth): 671
- Shopping: clothing sizes, 1069; London, 144–148; VAT refunds, 1024. See also Antiques; Markets; and specific destinations
- Shottery: 388–389
- Shrieve’s House Barn (Stratford): 396
- Sightseeing: best royal, 1013; best three-week trips, 22–23, 25; budgeting, 27; general tips, 1031–1032; maps and navigation tools, 1027; money-saving tips, 27, 1029–1032; must-see destinations, 14; passes, 1029–1031; planning tips, 1028; reservations and advance tickets, 29–30, 1028–1029; worth-it destinations, 16–20. See also specific sights and destinations
- Signal Rock: 947, 951
- Silbury Hill (Avebury): 299
- Silk Mill (Chipping Campden): 336
- Sill National Landscape Discovery Centre: 566
- SIM/eSIM cards: 1027
- Sir John Soane’s Museum (London): 100–101
- Sir Walter Scott Monument (Edinburgh): 711
- Skeldergate Bridge (York): 524
- Skye: tours, 965, 968
- Skyfall (movie): 948
- Slate Memorials (Conwy): 596
- Slate Museum (Llanberis): 589, 630–631
- Slavery Museum (Liverpool): 419, 431, 432
- Sleep code: 1034
- Sleeping: 1033–1043; budgeting, 27; money-saving tips, 27, 1033–1035; reservations, 29, 1038–1039; types of accommodations, 1035–1043; user reviews, 1042. See also specific destinations
- Smallest House in Great Britain (Conwy): 599
- Smartphones: 30, 1024–1027. See also Apps
- Smith, Adam: 704, 707, 1001
- “Snickelways” (York): 507–508
- Snowdonia National Park: 585–586, 623–634; map, 624
- Snowdonia Riding Stables (Caernarfon): 617, 619
- Snowdon Mountain Railway (Llanberis): 589, 629–630
- Snowshill Manor: 330, 349–350
- Soane’s (Sir John) Museum (London): 100–101
- Soccer: 154, 424, 643, 648, 680, 808
- Soho (London): 40, 64, 87; eating, 167, 170–171
- South Bank (London): 40, 118–124; entertainment, 153; map, 120–121; markets, 182; sights, 118–124
- South Bridge (Edinburgh): 705
- Southend Airport (London): 189
- South Kensington (London): 41; eating, 178–179; sleeping, 158–159
- South Lake District: 451–458, 487–492; at a glance, 457; itineraries, 452–453; map, 454–455; transportation, 453, 456–458, 487. See also specific destinations
- South Wales: 19, 642–672; at a glance, 644; map, 643; planning tips, 642–643; transportation, 672. See also specific destinations
- Southwark (London): 121–124
- Southwark Cathedral (London): 123–124
- Speakers’ Corner (London): 129
- Spitalfields Market (London): 117–118, 147, 181
- Staffa: 930–932; tours, 905, 922
- Stag Inn (Stow): 354
- Stansted Airport (London): 188
- Stanton: 330, 346–347; eating, 347, 361; hiking, 330
- Stanway: 347–348; hiking, 330, 348
- Stanway House: 330, 348–349
- State Apartments at Windsor Castle: 202–204
- State Rooms at Buckingham Palace (London): 89–90
- Station Road (Keswick): 464, 478–479
- Steam trains: Conwy Valley Train, 588, 610, 625–626, 631; Ffestiniog Railway, 588, 623, 632, 1006; Llangollen Railway, 638; Snowdon Mountain Railway (Llanberis), 589, 629–630; Welsh Highland Railway, 588, 620–621, 628
- Steel Rigg: 569
- Stena Line: 641
- Stevenson, Robert Louis: 699, 701, 730, 736–737, 948
- Stirling: 19, 851–866; eating, 865–866; maps, 852, 855, 868; planning tips, 851; shopping, 863; sights, 854–863; sleeping, 863–865; tourist information, 851, 853; transportation, 853, 866
- Stirling Bagpipes: 862
- Stirling Castle: 850, 854–861, 997
- Stirling Distillery: 863
- Stirling Ghost Walk: 862
- Stirling Heads Gallery: 859–860
- Stirling Old Kirkyard: 861
- Stirling Old Town Jail: 862
- Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum: 863
- Stob Dearg: 948
- Stob Mhic Mhartuin: 952
- Stock Exchange (Glasgow): 811
- Stone circles: 941, 994; about, 294. See also specific stone circles
- Stonegate (York): 507, 535
- Stonehenge: 16, 294, 300–308; itineraries, 291; maps, 292, 302–303; orientation, 302–303; self-guided tour, 304–308; tours, 301, 312; from Bath, 237–240, 293, 301; transportation, 291–293, 301–302
- Stone of Scone: 723
- Stow Horse Fair: 356
- Stow Lodge: 354, 359, 360–361
- Stow-on-the-Wold: 330, 351–363; eating, 359–363; helpful hints, 352; hiking, 328–329, 356–357, 357–358; as home base, 321; map, 353; sleeping, 358–359; tourist information, 351–352; walking tour, 352–357
- Stratford Big Wheel: 394
- Stratford-upon-Avon: 18, 378–401; eating, 398–400; helpful hints, 382; itineraries, 378–379; map, 380–381; sights/activities, 383–396; sleeping, 397–398; theater, 389–394; tourist information, 379; tours, 382–383; transportation, 379, 400–401
- Stratford-upon-Avon Schoolroom and Guildhall: 387–388
- Strathaven Terrace (Oban): 912–913
- Strawberry Field (Liverpool): 426, 441
- Study, the (Glencoe): 948, 951–952
- Subway, in London: See Tube
- Summerhall Distillery (Edinburgh): 762–763
- Sunken Garden (London): 129
- Swallow Falls: 625
- Swan Theatre (Stratford): 394
- Swinegate (York): 507–508, 535
- Sycamore Gap: 569
T
- Tachbrook Street Market (London): 178
- Tarbet: 934
- Tartan Weaving Mill (Edinburgh): 698, 772
- Tate Britain (London): 61, 124–127, 1006
- Tate Liverpool: 430, 432
- Tate Modern (London): 110, 122–123
- Taxes: VAT refunds, 1024
- Taxis: 1059; London, 52–53, 187; tipping, 1023. See also specific destinations
- Tea (tearooms): 1049–1050; Bath, 267; Cardiff, 660; Chipping Campden, 343; Conwy, 609; Edinburgh, 707, 789; Glasgow, 812–813, 824–825, 846; Keswick, 478; Liverpool, 447; London, 183–185; Moreton-in-Marsh, 372; Salisbury, 319; Stow, 362; Stratford, 400; York, 537. See also specific destinations
- Telephones: 1024–1027
- Television (TV): 1014
- Temple Wood Stone Circles: 941
- Tenement House (Glasgow): 804, 813, 822–823
- Tennent’s Brewery (Glasgow): 804, 828
- Tennis, Wimbledon: 154
- Thames Clippers (London): 54, 62, 134–135
- Thames River: 40, 111; boat cruises, 54, 58–59, 62, 208; boat piers, in London, 59
- Theater: Bath, 256; Cambridge, 214; Edinburgh, 773; Keswick, 456, 466, 473; London, 77, 148–152; tickets, 77, 149–150; St. Andrews, 878; Stratford, 389–394; York, 526
- Theatre by the Lake (Keswick): 456, 466, 473
- Theatre Royal (Bath): 256
- Theatre Royal (York): 526
- Theft alerts: 31, 1018, 1023; London, 43
- Thermae Bath Spa (Bath): 239, 254–255
- Thistle Chapel (Edinburgh): 732–733
- Thistle Street (Edinburgh): 714, 769–770; eating, 792
- “Three Graces” (Liverpool): 430
- Three Sisters: 948
- Threlkeld Railway Path: 472–473
- Tigh-an-Truish (Seil): 910
- Time zones: 1019
- Tintern: 670
- Tintern Abbey: 644, 669–670
- Tintern Old Station: 670
- Tintern Parva: 670
- Tipping: 1023–1024
- Tipu’s Tiger: 133
- TKTS booth (London): 64, 77, 149–150
- Tolbooth Church (Edinburgh): 698
- Tolkien, J. R. R.: 356–357
- Tomb of the Unknown Warrior (London): 66, 68
- Tour guides: tipping, 1023–1024. See also specific destinations
- Tourist information: 1017–1018; London, 41–42. See also specific destinations
- Tours: Rick Steves, 1017. See also Boat travel and cruises; Ghost walks/tours; Walking tours, guided; and specific destinations
- Tower Bridge (London): 117
- Tower of London: 60, 112–113, 116–117, 997; map, 113
- Trafalgar Square (London): 40, 60, 64, 79–80; eating near, 174; map, 79; sights, 79–85
- Trains, steam: See Steam trains
- Train stations, in London: 42, 189–190; map, 190
- Train travel: 1053–1058; budgeting, 27; Eurostar, 24, 193–194; London, 42, 189–192; map, 1054; tickets, 1055–1058. See also specific destinations
- Transportation: 1052–1068; best three-week trip, 25; budgeting, 27; London, 46–55, 185–194; map, 1054; pre-booking, 29. See also Boat travel and cruises; Buses; Car travel; Ferries; Train travel; and specific destinations
- Transport Museum (London): 88
- Travel documents: 29, 1015–1017
- Travel insurance: 30, 1021, 1061
- Travel smarts: 31–32
- Travel tips: 1015–1019
- Treasurer’s House (York): 506
- Trefriw Woolen Mills: 612
- Tremadog Bay: 633
- Trinity College (Cambridge): 223–225
- Trinity Gate (Cambridge): 223–224
- Trip costs: 27
- Tron Church (Edinburgh): 705
- Trooping the Colour (London): 1013
- Trout Farm (Bibury): 368
- Truman Markets (London): 147
- Tube (London): 48–49, 186–187; etiquette, 49; tickets, 47
- Tudor World at the Falstaff Experience (Stratford): 383, 396
- Turner, J. M. W.: 126–127, 669–670
- Tweed, shopping for: 771–772
- 20 Fenchurch (London): 110
- Twice Brewed: 566; sleeping and eating, 574–575
U
- Uber: 1059; Edinburgh, 690, 795; Glasgow, 803; London, 53, 187
- Uber Boat (London): 54
- Ugly House, The (Betws-y-Coed): 625
- Ullswater Lake: 484–486; at glance, 456–457; cruisees, 485; hiking, 456–457, 485; map, 454–455
- Undercroft Museum (York): 516–517
- Underground (London): See Tube
- Union Street (Inverness): 969–970
- “United Kingdom”: use of term, 1010
- Universities: See Cambridge University; Durham University; Glasgow University; St. Andrews University
- Upper Oddington: eating, 361
- Upper Slaughter: 331, 363–364; hiking, 328–329, 363
- Urquhart Castle: 990, 992
V
- Valle Crucis Abbey: 639
- VAT refunds: 1024
- Venerable Bede: 550
- Vicars’ Close (Wells): 287
- Victoria, Queen: 196, 204, 205, 421, 725, 811, 1004–1005; biographical sketch, 1008–1009
- Victoria and Albert Museum (London): 60, 130–133, 1005; map, 130–131
- Victoria Art Gallery (Bath): 239, 248
- Victorian Market (Inverness): 970
- Victoria Station (London): 155–158, 190; eating near, 175–178; map, 156–157; sleeping near, 155–158
- Victoria Street (Edinburgh): 768, 774
- Vikings: 493, 504, 516–518, 994; festival (York), 495; Jorvik Viking Centre (York), 500, 520–521
- Vindolanda Fort and Museum: 572–573
- Visitor information: 1017–1018; London, 41–42. See also specific destinations
W
- Waggonway: 561
- Wales: 578–672; map, 580; North, 585–641; overview, 10–11, 578–584; South, 642–672; worth-it destinations, 18–19. See also specific destinations
- Wales Millennium Centre (Cardiff): 650, 656
- Wales National Museum (Cardiff): 652–653
- Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool): 419, 421, 434–435
- Walking tours, guided: Bath, 236–237; Cambridge, 214; Cardiff, 645; Durham, 541; Edinburgh, 690–691, 772–773; Glasgow, 806; Inverness, 965; London, 56–57; St. Andrews, 878; Stow, 352; Stratford, 382–383; Wells, 281; York, 498–499. See also Ghost walks/tours
- Walking trails: See Hiking and walking
- Wallace, William: 676, 718, 720, 726, 753, 850, 869–870, 996–997; biographical sketch, 722; Monument (Stirling), 856, 867–869
- Wallace Collection (London): 104, 184
- Walla Crag: 473
- Waller Memorial (Bath): 246
- Walltown Visitor Centre: 566–567
- Wardlaw Museum (St. Andrews): 884
- Wardour Street (London): eating, 172
- Warner Bros. Studio Tour London: 141–142
- Watendlath: 484
- Waterloo Pier (London): 59
- Waterloo Station (London): 190, 191
- Water of Leith: 765
- Water of Leith Walkway: 765
- Waterstones Bookstore (London): 46, 111, 184
- Watt, James: 704, 741, 810, 821
- Waverley Bridge (Edinburgh): 685, 709
- Waverley Station (Edinburgh): 685, 794–795
- Wear River: 540, 554; cruises, 554
- Weather: 22–23
- “Weeping Glen” of Glencoe: 20, 942, 943
- Welch, Robert: 337
- Wellington Barracks (London): 91–92, 93
- Wellington Collection at Apsley House (London): 128
- Wellington Monument (London): 106
- Wells: 16, 280–290; eating, 289–290; helpful hints, 282; maps, 271, 281; sights, 282–289; sleeping, 289; tourist information, 280–281; tours, from Bath, 239, 287; transportation, 270–272, 281–282, 290
- Wells Carnival: 282
- Wells Cathedral: 282–287; map, 283
- Wells & Mendip Museum: 289
- Welsh choirs: 583, 606, 617, 625
- Welsh Highland Railway: 588, 620–621, 628
- Welsh language: 578–580
- Welsh Life, Museum of (St. Fagans): 661–664
- Welsh Military Museum (Cardiff): 651
- West End (Edinburgh): 684; eating, 792–793, 843–846; map, 780; nightlife, 837, 839; sleeping, 779, 839–842
- West End (Glasgow): 800, 813–822; map, 818–819; pubs, 837; sights, 828–833; walking tour, 813–822
- West End (London): 40, 85–89; eating, 167–175; maps, 86–87; markets, 148; shopping, 144–145; sights, 85–89; theater, 148–150
- Western Approaches WWII Museum (Liverpool): 419, 428, 435–436
- West Highland Museum (Fort William): 958–959
- West Highland Way: 958
- West Kennet Long Barrow: 299
- West London: 41, 124–134; maps, 126–127, 160–161; sights, 124–134; sleeping, 155–162
- Westminster (London): 40, 62–64; map, 63; sights, 65–78
- Westminster, Palace of (London): 60, 70–74
- Westminster Abbey (London): 60, 64, 65–70, 997; map, 67
- Westminster Bridge (London): 62
- Westminster Pier (London): 58, 59, 62
- West Sands (St. Andrews): 879–880
- Whiski Rooms Shop (Edinburgh): 702, 770
- Whisky: 681–682, 759–762, 770–771, 1051–1052; tasting, 761; Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop (Edinburgh), 706, 770; Deanston Distillery (Doune), 875; Good Spirits Company (Glasgow), 812, 837; Inverness, 970, 974–975; Luvians Bottle Shop (St. Andrews), 897–898; Oban Whisky Distillery, 907, 909; The Pot Still (Glasgow), 837, 847; Scotch Whisky Experience (Edinburgh), 693, 698, 760; types of, 761; Whiski Rooms Shop (Edinburgh), 702, 770
- Whistler, James McNeill: 830
- Whitehall (London): 64
- White Horse Close (Edinburgh): 707
- White Spring Waters (Glastonbury): 278
- White Tower (London): 112–113
- Whitewater rafting: 613, 657
- Wilkie, David: 748
- Willow Tea Rooms (Glasgow): 812–813, 824–825, 846
- Wilson Memorial Garden (Chipping Campden): 338
- Wimbledon Tennis Championship: 154
- Winchcombe: hiking, 330
- Windermere Lake: 487, 488, 492
- Windsor: 16, 196–210; eating, 209–210; helpful hints, 199; map, 198; sights, 199–208; sleeping, 208–209; tourist information, 197; transportation, 195, 196–197, 199
- Windsor Castle: 199–207, 997; map, 201; self-guided tour, 200–207
- WoodWinters: 771, 866
- Wordsworth, William: 457, 488–490, 604, 637, 669
- Wordsworth Grasmere: 457, 488–490
- World Museum (Liverpool): 423
- World’s End (Edinburgh): 706, 775, 790
- World War I: 120, 218, 219, 336, 357, 464, 522, 724, 861–862, 945, 972, 973, 1006
- World War II: 107, 120–121, 219, 247, 299, 357, 464, 493–494, 651, 657, 724, 907, 958, 1006; Churchill War Rooms (London), 60; Commando Memorial (Fort William), 959–960; Western Approaches WWII Museum (Liverpool), 419, 428, 435–436
- Wren Library (Cambridge): 225, 1001
- Writers’ Museum (Edinburgh): 693, 699, 730
- Wye River: 667, 669
- Wye Valley: 667–672; sleeping, 672
Y
- Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese (London): 176
- York: 14, 493–538; at a glance, 500; arrival in, 495; eating, 531–537; helpful hints, 495, 498; itineraries, 494; maps, 496–497, 502–503, 528–529, 532–533; nightlife, 525–526; shopping, 524; sights, 509–524; sleeping, 526–531; tourist information, 494–495; tours, 498–499, 501; transportation, 495, 537–538; walking tour, 501–509
- York Art Gallery: 505
- York Castle Museum: 500, 521–523
- York City Walls: 505–506
- York Cocoa Works: 519
- York Early Music Festival: 495, 498
- York Food and Drink Festival: 498
- York Guildhall: 519
- York Minster: 500, 507, 509–517; map, 511; self-guided tour, 511–517
- York National Railway Museum: 500, 523–524
- York Pass: 495
- York’s Chocolate Story: 519
- York Shambles: 493, 500, 508–509
- York Shambles Market: 508, 536
- Yorkshire Museum (York): 500, 504, 517–518