Opis: Bus-Pass Britain. 50 of the Nation\'s Favourite Bus Journeys / W
Sklep: BESTMAP Wojciech Mozio

    Bus-Pass Britain is a colourful celebration of travelling by bus around the British Isles and features a selection of 50 favourite bus-routes submitted by members of the public in response to a Bradt competition. Their favourite bus routes reveal a wonderful mosaic of journeys across Britain, from a pleasant meander through Surrey lanes to an orbit through Birmingham\'s edgy suburbs. Evocative and fun, the book reveals how free bus passes have encouraged a new generation of keen explorers. Join us on the top deck for a fresh perspective on towns and villages across Britain. Each journey includes recommendations on where to stop and explore, providing details of inspiring sights, suggested walks and the best local cafes, pubs, restaurants. All the practical details: bus times, the length and duration of each route and travel connections to the start and finish, are provided and the book features a scattering of quirky stories and reflections (entitled Bus-stops) on the wonders of this more leisurely form of travel.     Contents   Foreword i Welcome Aboard 1 How to Use this Book 4 FIFTY BUS JOURNEYS LONDON AND THE HOME COUNTIES 6 1 Simply Red: a Capital Route 8
London: Regent Street to Blackwall (by Alastair Willis)
BUS STOP A: CENTENARIAN BUS ROUTES 13 2 Island Odyssey: the Isle of Grain 14
Chatham to Grain (by Paul Wren) 3 Exploring the Cinque Ports 18
Dover to Hastings (by Matthew Reames) 4 The Sussex Coast: Towns and Downs 21
Brighton to Eastbourne (by Jenny Jones) 5 Country Lanes to Guildford 27
Aldershot to Guildford (by Sylvia Cole) 6 Along the Pilgrim’s Way 30
Guildford to Redhill (by Nicky Gardner) 7 A Meander through Beds, Bucks and Herts 33
Luton to Aylesbury (by Brian Grigg)
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ENGLAND 36 8 The Secret Delights of North Hampshire 37
Newbury to Andover (by Pauline Phillips) 9 Moonraker Country 41
Trowbridge to Swindon (by Vicki Messam) 10 Land of the Summer Folk 47
Wells to Taunton (by Pat Robinson) 11 The Purbeck Breezer 50
Bournemouth to Swanage (by Angela Simpkins) 12 The Jurassic Coast: West 54
Exeter to Lyme Regis (by Hilary Bradt) 13 The Jurassic Coast: East 59
Lyme Regis to Poole (by Ronald Lee) BUS STOP B: WIDECOMBE FARES 64 14 The Exmoor Roller Coaster 65
Minehead to Lynmouth (by Pam Johnston) 15 Sauntering through the South Hams 71
Plymouth to Dartmouth (by John Deacon) 16 The Haytor Hoppa: A Dartmoor Delight 75
Dartmoor circular route (by Hilary Bradt) 17 The Magic of Mount’s Bay 80
Helston to Penzance (by Marilyn Cliff )
WALES 84 18 Border Crossing 85
Hereford to Llandrindod Wells (by Tim Locke) 19 East to West across North Wales 91
Wrexham to Barmouth (by Tony Hopkins) 20 Across the Clwydian Hills 95
Mold to Ruthin (by Tony Newman) 21 A Taste of Wild Wales 98
Aberystwyth to Tregaron (by Nicky Gardner) BUS STOP C: ARE BUSES BORING? 104 CENTRAL ENGLAND 105 22 Through the Marches 106
Ludlow to Hereford (by Victor Chamberlain) 23 Over the Hills to Chippy 110
Banbury to Chipping Norton (by Peter Draper) 24 Orbital Delights 115
Birmingham circular route (by Nicky Gardner) 25 Exploring the World of Saints and Tigers 122
Northampton to Leicester (by Alastair Willis) 26 With the Sea to your Right 125
Cromer to King’s Lynn (by Laurence Mitchell) BUS STOP D: VIEW FROM THE TOP 132 27 Along the Waveney Valley 133
Diss to Beccles (by Laurence Mitchell) 28 The Road to Skegness 138
Lincoln to Skegness (by Laurence Mitchell) PENNINES AND YORKSHIRE 143 29 Hey Diddle Diddle, the Cat and the Fiddle 144
Buxton to Macclesfi eld (by Ann Clark) 30 Potteries to Peak: The Buxton Flyer 148
Hanley to Buxton (by Patricia Walter) 31 From Ghost Trains to Glasshouses 151
Matlock to Sheffi eld (by Wendy Green)
32 Where Industry Meets the Pennine Foothills 156 Hyde to Oldham (by Stuart Vallantine)
33 In the Shadow of the Moors 159
Oldham to Ashton-under-Lyne (by Martin Clark) BUS STOP E: TRAMS AND TROLLEYBUSES 162 34 Journey to the Heart of North Yorkshire 163
Leeds to Ripon (by Pearl Lewis) 35 A Wensleydale Double Delight 166
Bedale to Hawes (by Richard Kingsbury) 36 Abbey to Castle: The Yorkshire Coast 171
Whitby to Scarborough (by Jill Stuart) 37 Two Vales: Pickering and York 174
Scarborough to York (by Jill Stuart) 38 The Moorsbus Experience 177
Northallerton to Helmsley (by Marjorie Fossick) CUMBRIA AND NORTHUMBERLAND 180 39 The Honister Rambler 181
Lake District circular route (by Michael Holmes) 40 A Nostalgic Ride through the Lake District 185
Keswick to Windermere (by Betty Dove) 41 The Kirkstone Rambler 189
Bowness to Glenridding (by Paul Heels) 42 Escape from Penrith 192
Penrith to Patterdale (by Ruth Kershaw) 43 Along Hadrian’s Wall in AD122 196
Carlisle to Hexham (by Margaret Brough) 44 Coast to Coast 200
Carlisle to Newcastle upon Tyne (by Carol Purves) BUS STOP F: COMMUNITY BUS SERVICES 204 45 North Sea Coastal Splendour 205
Newcastle upon Tyne to Berwick-upon-Tweed (by David Beilby) SCOTLAND 210 46 Exploring the Tweed Valley 212
Berwick-upon-Tweed to Galashiels (by Richard West) 47 Cowal Connections 217
Dunoon to Portavadie (by Douglas Blades) 48 Essential Scotland 221
Glasgow to Campbeltown (by Deirdre Forsyth) 49 To Rannoch’s Wild Moor 225
Pitlochry to Rannoch Moor (by Richard West) 50 Four Firths in the Far North 229
Inverness to Thurso (by Eric Newton) BUS STOP G: LOST AND FOUND 234 REFERENCE SECTION Bus-Pass Basics 235 Planning Longer Journeys (by Janice Booth) 239 Meet the Team behind Bus-Pass Britain 243 Index of Place Names 244 Feedback Request 250