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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 304 pages
  • Izdošanas datums: 01-Dec-2009
  • Izdevniecība: GPP Travel
  • ISBN-10: 0762753064
  • ISBN-13: 9780762753062
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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 304 pages
  • Izdošanas datums: 01-Dec-2009
  • Izdevniecība: GPP Travel
  • ISBN-10: 0762753064
  • ISBN-13: 9780762753062
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30th Anniversary Edition! 2010 marks the thirtieth anniversary edition of Britain by BritRail—the best-selling and most respected rail guide to the British train system. Fully revised and updated, this time-tested book provides the most up-to-date information on fares, schedules, and pass options. It is also packed with travel tips, including information on keeping costs down, traveling light, conquering jet lag, and exchanging currency. Learn how to use London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Cardiff as base cities for more than forty rail trips and day excursions to outlying areas and points of interest in England, Scotland, and Wales, from the medieval city of York to Dover and its famous cliffs.Readers will become their own tour guides and set their own pace with this book in hand. It is the perfect traveling companion for unhurried, comfortable, and scenic train travel in Britain.  This time-tested book provides the information on fares, schedules, and pass options. It is also packed with travel tips, including information on keeping costs down, traveling light, conquering jet lag, and exchanging currency.
In the Beginning 1
How to Use Britain by BritRail
2
Planning a BritRail Trip 5
Travel Economy
7
How to Get There
9
BritRail Passes
10
Travel Tips
14
En Route Tips
16
What to Do about Jet Lag
17
Train Travel Tips
19
Safety Tips
22
Arriving in Britain 25
The Airports
25
Clearing Customs
26
British Currency
27
British Telephones
28
British Traditions
29
The Language Barrier
29
British Pubs
31
British Passenger Trains 33
First Class, Standard Class?
35
Train Schedules
36
Ask the Guard
37
Crossing the English Channel 39
The "Chunnel" and Eurostar Trains
39
Other Channel Crossings to France
45
Crossing the Channel to Other Ports
46
Crossing the Irish Sea 49
Sea Links to Ireland/Northern Ireland
50
England 53
Rail Travel in England
53
London 55
Arriving by Air
56
Arriving by Train
57
Getting around in London
59
London, At Your Service
61
London Limelights
61
Shopping
66
Restaurants and Pubs
66
Day Excursions
67
Train Connections to Other Base Cities from London
68
Bath (see Cardiff)
Birmingham
70
Brighton
73
Bury St. Edmunds
76
Cambridge
79
Canterbury
81
Chester
84
Coventry
87
Dover
89
Folkestone
92
Gloucester
95
Greenwich
97
Hastings
100
Ipswich
103
Isle of Wight
105
King's Lynn
108
Lincoln
111
Liverpool
114
Nottingham
117
Oxford
120
Penzance (see Cardiff)
Plymouth (see Cardiff)
Portsmouth
123
Ramsgate
125
St. Albans
128
Salisbury
131
Sheffield
134
Southampton
136
Stonehenge
139
Stratford-upon-Avon
141
Windsor
144
York
147
Scotland 151
Rail Travel in Scotland
152
Edinburgh 153
Arriving by Air
154
Arriving by Train
154
Getting around in Edinburgh
156
Enticing Edinburgh
157
Day Excursions
161
Train Connections to Other Base Cities from Edinburgh
162
Aberdeen
163
Ayr
166
Dunbar
169
Dundee
171
Dunfermline
174
Inverness
176
Kyle of Lochalsh
179
Linlithgow
181
Montrose
183
Perth
186
St. Andrews
188
Stirling
191
Stranraer
194
Glasgow 196
Arriving by Air
197
Arriving by Train
197
Glasgow Central Station
198
Queen Street Station
198
Glasgow Gazette
199
Glasgow Connections to Day Excursions
201
Train Connections to Other Base Cities from Glasgow
203
Wales 205
Rail Travel in Wales
206
Cardiff
208
Arriving by Air
209
Arriving by Train
209
Getting around in Cardiff
210
Capitalize on Cardiff
210
Train Connections to Other Base Cities from Cardiff
214
Day Excursions
216
Bath
216
Penzance
220
Plymouth
224
Swansea
227
Tenby
230
Appendix
Calling the United Kingdom
233
British Tourist Information Centers
233
Recommended Information Sources
242
To Purchase Passes
242
Useful Phone Numbers—London
243
Useful Phone Numbers—Edinburgh
244
Useful Phone Numbers—Glasgow
245
Useful Phone Numbers—Cardiff
245
Train-Operating Companies
245
A Selection of One-Way Rail Fares in Britain
248
Passport Information
249
Tips and Trivia
250
Climate
251
2010/11 Bank and Public Holidays
251
Toll-free Airline Numbers and Web Sites
252
Entertainment Booking Agencies
253
Toll-free Hotel Reservation Numbers
253
Sea Travel Information
254
BritRail Passes
255
Eurail Passes
259
Eurail Select Pass
260
Eurail Regional Passes
261
Eurail Country Passes
269
Rall/Drive Passes
277
Security
281