London

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Capital of the United Kingdom. All sorts of walks. The Thames Path runs right through the city center and you can hop on the London Eye after being fooled at the ticket counter and view forward and backward on your trail.

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Books

Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Camra`s London Pub Walks
  • From the bucolic charms of Hampstead Heath to the bustle of Marylebone, this pocket-sized guide will lead the serious rambler and more casual walker on voyages of discovery, each with great pubs at its heart. The walks are clearly mapped and illustrated, with detailed information on how to link multiple walks together. Over 160 pubs are... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Rebel Footprints: A Guide to Uncovering London`s Radical History
  • Join us at Stanfords on Tuesday 18th June as we set out on a journey to uncover London`s Radical History with David Rosenberg as he introduces a new edition of his book `Rebel Footprints`The radical response to conservative heritage tours and banal day-tripper guides, Rebel Footprints brings to life the history of social movements in the... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Cruickshank`s London: A Portrait of a City in 13 Walks
  • `The perfect guide to the hidden history of London`s streets.` BBC History MagazineIn Cruickshank`s London, Britain`s favourite architectural historian describes thirteen walks through one of the greatest cities on earth. From the mysterious Anglo-Saxon origins of Hampstead Heath, via Christopher Wren`s magisterial City churches, to the... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Glastonbury Isle Of Avalon
  • Did Jesus really visit the Holy Isle of Avalon as a young man? And did Joseph of Arimathea really found the first church here too? Is King Arthur really buried with Guinevere in the Abbey grounds? In this small guide book, local historian George Wingfield unravels some of the mysteries of this ancient English spiritual centre, telling its story... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • London Night and Day: The Insider`s Guide to London 24 Hours a Day
  • Like New York, London can be enjoyed all day and all night. This insider`s guide gives you the gen on where, when and how to enjoy London at any hour. It covers places to stay, places to eat, drink, dance and be entertained and informed. Including all the main and famous places in London but with the added twist of highlighting some of the... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • 100 Walks in Greater London
  • 100 Walks in Greater London offers the leisure walker the opportunity to discover both well-known tourist routes and, more importantly, the lesser known areas of Greater London - the area within the M25 circular around London. These range from historic Tower Bridge, Alexandra Palace, the modern Docklands areas to the green open spaces of... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • The Stubborn Light of Things: A Nature Diary
  • A nature diary by award-winning novelist, nature writer and hit podcaster Melissa Harrison, following her journey from urban south London to the rural Suffolk countryside.`A writer of great gifts.` Robert Macfarlane`The journal of a writer to compare to Thomas Hardy. Melissa Harrison is among our most celebrated nature writers.` John Carey, The... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Literary London
  • Ed Glinert’s _Literary London_ reveals the literary history of the capital’s streets and alleyways, telling the stories behind some of our most famous historical figures. From the Globe at Bankside and Dylan Thomas’s favourite drinking dens to the fictional worlds of Bertie Wooster and Mrs Dalloway, Glinert reveals the crammed literary life of... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Moon Amsterdam Walks (Second Edition)
  • Experience Amsterdam like a local: on foot! Wander along Amsterdam`s sparkling canals and bask in the diversity of its village vibes and cosmopolitan culture. Inside you`ll find:Six customisable walks through the city`s hippest neighbourhoods, including the Center, Westerpark, the Jordaan, De Pijp, and more, with color-coded stops and... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • London`s Secrets: Peaceful Places
  • London is one of the world`s most exciting cities, but it`s also one of the noisiest; a bustling, chaotic, frenetic, over-crowded, manic metropolis of over 8 million people, where it can be difficult to find somewhere to grab a little peace and quiet. Nevertheless, if you know where to look London has a wealth of peaceful places - places to... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • London and the Georgian Navy
  • Georgian London was the hub of the world`s largest industrial-military complex, underpinning and securing a global trading empire that was entirely dependent on the Royal Navy for its existence. Philip MacDougall explores the bureaucratic web that operated within the wider city area before giving attention to London`s association with the... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Charles Booth`s London Poverty Maps
  • Charles Booth`s landmark survey of life in late-19th-century London, published for the first time in one volume. In the late 19th century, Charles Booth`s landmark social and economic survey found that 35% of Londoners were living in abject poverty. Between 1886 and 1903, Booth`s team of social investigators interviewed Londoners from all walks... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • An Opinionated Guide To London Green Spaces
  • Don`t be fooled by London`s concrete landscape: it is, in fact, one of the greenest cities in the world. This small paperback featuring the top 50 green spaces to visit is part of a series of opinionated guides that offer simple, highly-curated advice on what to do and see in the capital. Illustrated with original photography and compelling... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Under London
  • Crypts, catacombs, tunnels, tombs, cellars, bunkers, vaults and underground chambers hidden beneath the city conjure up a mixture of fascination, eeriness and foreboding for many people. What dark mysteries lurk beneath the busy roads, pavements and shops? The fact that London has an underground network of tunnels that stretch for hundreds of... Read more
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Maps

Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Ontario MapArt Pocket Road Atlas
  • Pocket road atlas of Ontario presenting the southern part of the province at 1:700,000 with the northern part at 1:1,500,000, plus enlargements showing in greater detail 25 municipal areas and downtown street plans for 21 locations, a map showing Highway Service Centres, etc..The atlas presents the southern part of the province at 1:700,000,... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • London 1920
  • London in 1920 in the Cassini Historical Series reproducing old Ordnance Survey mapping of England and Wales at 1:50,000. The four London maps cover roughly the area of the present day Greater London rather than following the format of rest of the series which is designed to correspond to the current Landranger maps. Mapping is identical to the... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Sonoma Valley Biking and Hiking Trails
  • Sonoma Valley on a contoured hiking and biking map from Map Adventures showing local conservations areas, detailed classification of recreational trails, wineries, etc. On one side a map at 1:30,000 covers the northern part of the valley along the Sonoma Highway from Glen Ellen to Santa Rosa, including the Taylor Mountain Regional Park, Annadel... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • England Coast Path Adventure Map - Minehead to Brean Down
  • The A-Z Adventure Series of maps combines the best of OS and A-Z, creating the perfect companion for walkers, off-road cyclists, horse riders and anyone wishing to explore the great outdoors.This official Minehead to Brean Down Adventure Map covers a 58 mile (93km) section of the England Coast Path, a new National Trail around England`s coast.... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • East London and Gonubie
  • Street plan of East London at 1:20,000 from the South African travel publishers Map Studio, with an inset providing coverage of the nearby Gonubie. Coverage extends inland to include the city’s airport. The plan shows names of districts, indicates main traffic arteries, and highlights various facilities and important buildings. No street index... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • London 1945-1948
  • London in 1945-1948 in the Cassini Historical Series reproducing old Ordnance Survey mapping of England and Wales at 1:50,000. The four London maps cover roughly the area of the present day Greater London rather than following the format of rest of the series which is designed to correspond to the current Landranger maps. Mapping is identical... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Cycle Tours Chilterns, Hertfordshire & Essex
  • This spiral-bound guide describes 20 wonderful bike rides in the countryside to the north and west of London. The area offers some excellent and varied cycling: from the challenges of the steep wooded escarpment of the Chilterns in the west to the gentle gradients on networks of quiet lanes in Hertfordshire and north Essex. The book contains 15... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • London West 1805-1822
  • Map No. 176, London West 1805-1822, in the Cassini Historical Series of old Ordnance Survey mapping of England and Wales at 1:50,000 in a format designed to offer a convenient comparison with the present day coverage from the OS, and most locations in three different editions. Old historical maps have been combined so that the sheet lines... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • London West 1897-1909
  • Map No. 176, London West 1897-1909, in the Cassini Historical Series of old Ordnance Survey mapping of England and Wales at 1:50,000 in a format designed to offer a convenient comparison with the present day coverage from the OS, and most locations in three different editions. Old historical maps have been combined so that the sheet lines... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • London East 1805-1822
  • Map No. 177, London East 1805-1822, in the Cassini Historical Series of old Ordnance Survey mapping of England and Wales at 1:50,000 in a format designed to offer a convenient comparison with the present day coverage from the OS, and most locations in three different editions. Old historical maps have been combined so that the sheet lines... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • London East 1897-1902
  • Map No. 177, London East 1897-1902, in the Cassini Historical Series of old Ordnance Survey mapping of England and Wales at 1:50,000 in a format designed to offer a convenient comparison with the present day coverage from the OS, and most locations in three different editions. Old historical maps have been combined so that the sheet lines... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Richmond and Ealing Past and Present
  • London boroughs of Richmond and Ealing in the Cassini Past and Present map series which covers town and cities of England and Wales and offers a unique way of tracing their history and expansion by showing four different periods of their development using Ordnance Survey mapping from the mid-19th century, the late 19th century, the 1920s and... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • London High 5 Edition Street Plan
  • The first water-resistant “Comfort Map“ with direct access to useful additional information from the InternetLondon in a scale of 1:20,000 including tourist destinations (Hampstead Heath, Olympic Park and Greenwich) presented on a practical map; inclusive of the High 5 Edition app technology for calling up additional travel information and many... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • London Greater London Street Finder PAPERBACK
  • Detailed paperback street atlas covering the whole of Greater London at three different scales: 1:10,000 scale covers central London; 1:20,000 scale extends from Welwyn Garden City in the north to Gatwick Airport in the south and from Windsor in the west to Gravesend in the east; 1:63,360 scale extends from Highbury in the north to Clapham in... Read more
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