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England has become shockingly expensive, so you’ll rely on England from $70 a Day to help make your pounds and pence go further. This incredibly detailed guide offers candid reviews of hundreds of cozy, comfortable accommodations and affordable restaurants. It’s packed with money-saving tips on airfares, rail passes, sightseeing, theater tickets, shopping, and more. Our complete sightseeing guide will show you castles, cathedrals, spetacular gardens, literary landmarks, lovely walks through the countryside, and where to meet the locals in the most charming country pubs and tea houses.
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"Written in the spirit of discovery, as Frommer's guidesalways have been, and it bears the time-tested pedigree."Chicago Sun-Times
Astons Apartments, London. From $72 per person, per nightfor two, including private bathroom and fully equipped kitchenette.
Frommer's Dollar-A-Day guides show you how to travel instylewithout breaking the bank. You'll find inexpensive accommodations that don't skimp on comfort. Affordable restaurants where locals go for a good meal. And all the best sightseeing and shopping values. Frommer's Dollar-A-Dayguidebooks. First-class travel on a budget.
Everything You Need for an UnforgettableandAffordableTrip!
- A complete cost-conscious guide to England: electric London, rugged Cornwall, lush Kent, the charming Cotswolds, and more.
- Great places to stay that you can really afford, from restored Victorian townhouses to cozy country cottages.
- All the sights, from medieval castles to country gardens to the Tower of Londonplus tips on how to save money with discount sightseeing.
- Affordable after-dark fun: Centuries-old pubs, half-price theater tickets, free Shakespeare, and more.
- Detailed, accurate two-color city and regional maps.
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About the Author
Veteran travel writers
Darwin Porter and
Danforth Prince have written numerous bestselling Frommer’s guides, notably to Germany, France, Italy, England, and Spain. Porter, who was bureau chief for the
Miami Herald when he was 21, wrote the first Frommer’s guide to Germany and has traveled extensively in the country. Prince, who began writing with Porter in 1982, worked for the Paris bureau of the
New York Times.Donald Olson (London chapters) is a novelist, playwright, and travel writer. His sixth novel, My Three Husbands (written under the nom de plume Swan Adamson), was published in 2003. Oregon Ghosts, his play based on Oregon’s legendary spirits, premiered in Portland in 2003. His plays have also been produced in London, New York, Amsterdam, and Rotterdam. Donald Olson’s travel stories have appeared in the New York Times, Travel & Leisure, Sunset, National Geographic guides, and many other national publications. He is the author of Frommer’s London from $90 a Day, London For Dummies, Germany For Dummies, and England For Dummies, which won the 2002 Lowell Thomas Travel Writing Award for “Best Guidebook.”
Table of Contents
List of Maps.
What's New in England.
1. The Best of England from $75 a Day.
2. Planning an Affordable Trip to England.
3. Settling into London.
4. Exploring London.
5. The Thames Valley.
6. Kent, Surrey & Sussex.
7. Hampshire & Dorset: Austen & Hardy Country.
8. Wiltshire & Somerset.
9. Devon.
10. Cornwall.
11. The Cotswolds.
12. Shakespeare Country & the Heart of England.
13. Cambridge & East Anglia.
14. The East Midlands.
15. The Northwest.
16. The Lake District.
17. Yorkshire & Northumbria.
Appendix A: England in Depth.
Appendix B: Useful Toll-Free Numbers & Websites.
Index.