Index (M–Z) — Rick Steves Great Britain (26th Ed, 2026)

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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

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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

Q

Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House (Windsor): 202
Queen of the Sea (Caernarfon): 617
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries (London): 70
Queen Square (Bath): 249

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

Z

Ziplines: 613, 626