A Tesco on every corner, Boden catalogues piled through the letterbox, and Center Parcs holidays - Britain has been overrun by all-pervasive corporate sameness. Or has it? Ben le Vay - expert on all things eccentric - reveals the quirky gems hidden near your home: hotter than the spice girls everywhere, Norfolk's fascinating Mustard Museum; Devon's Gnome Reserve, home to over 1,000 of Britain's beloved garden characters; or the fourth Earl of Dunmore's eccentric home, The Pineapple. Encompassing eccentric pastimes, ...
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A Tesco on every corner, Boden catalogues piled through the letterbox, and Center Parcs holidays - Britain has been overrun by all-pervasive corporate sameness. Or has it? Ben le Vay - expert on all things eccentric - reveals the quirky gems hidden near your home: hotter than the spice girls everywhere, Norfolk's fascinating Mustard Museum; Devon's Gnome Reserve, home to over 1,000 of Britain's beloved garden characters; or the fourth Earl of Dunmore's eccentric home, The Pineapple. Encompassing eccentric pastimes, aristocrats and bizarre last wishes, Ben le Vay's Eccentric Britain is both a humorous and entertaining read, as well as practical guide to some of Britain's most peculiar and unexpected monuments, gardens and museums. Benedict le Vay is a features editor on a leading British newspaper. He spends his spare time researching zany facts about the British and their way of life. He is also the author of Bradt's Eccentric London and Britain from the Rails.
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New. "A Tesco on every corner, Boden catalogues piled through the letterbox, and Center Parcs holidays-Britain has been overrun by all-pervasive corporate sameness. Or has it? Ben le Vay-expert on all things eccentric-reveals the quirky gems hidden near your home: hotter than the spice girls everywhere, Norfolk's fascinating Mustard Museum; Devon's Gnome Reserve, home to over 1, 000 of Britain's beloved garden characters; or the fourth Earl of Dunmore's eccentric home, The Pineapple. Encompassing eccentric pastimes, aristocrats and bizarre last wishes, Ben le Vay's Eccentric Britain is both a humorous and entertaining read, as well as practical guide to some of Britain's most peculiar and unexpected monuments, gardens and museums.
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New. 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Ben Le Vay's Eccentric Britain-Holiday advice and tips including Britain's unusual sites, quirky London highlights and curiousities, odd events and activities. Also featuring eccentric highlights throughout the year, churches and historical sites, off-the-tourist-track walking routes, outrageous stories and people, uniquely British traditions. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Bradt on Britain). Num Pages: 336 pages, 32pp colour photos & black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 538. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Eccentric Guides). 336 pages, 32pp colour photos & black & white line drawings. A practical guide to some of Britain's most peculiar and unexpected monuments, gardens and museums. It reveals Norfolk's fascinating Mustard Museum; Devon's Gnome Reserve, home to over 1, 000 of Britain's beloved garden characters; and, the fourth Earl of Dunmore's eccentric home, The Pineapple. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; WTH. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 28. Weight: 528......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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