Category Archives: Non-Fiction & Reference
Yorkshire Dales – A Dog Walker`s Guide
This book features 20 circular walks, covering what we reckon to be the very best places to walk your dog in the Yorkshire Dales. Each route has been hand-picked, and approved by a four-legged friend prior to publish, and all are designed with maximum off-lead time and minimum exposure to roads. The walks vary in
New Forest – Pocket Pub Walks
Kent Pub Walks
A collection of circular walks covering historic and `best kept` villages such as Eynsford and Lamberhurst; Lympne with its cliffs and sweeping vistas; Upnor on the River Medway; the fairy-tale sight of Leeds Castle; Appledore and its ancient port; Georgian Deal with its windy streets and an excellent micropub. The book offers 20 wonderful outings
Time Out Stockholm City Guide
Perched on the edge of the Baltic, Scandinavia`s coolest capital is made up of one-third water, one-third green space and three-thirds style. You just have to clock the number of glossy Swedish lifestyle mags lining the shelves of the newsagents, or the calculated cool clothing sported by young Stockholmers, to realise that this place is
Time Out Milan City Guide
In the build-up to the food-themed Universal Exposition (May 1 – Oct 31, 2015), Milan is buzzing with so many new openings, it`s hard to keep up. Time Out provides the best of the city`s new and established addresses, from just-opened museums dedicated to art and football, to starchitect skyscrapers (by the likes of Cesar
Time Out Paris City Guide
With three of the world`s top ten most visited museums within its clutch, and the Musee Picasso back on the Marais map after a five-year revamp, Paris is a contemporary city of culture par excellence. And the capital`s pleasures are spreading beyond the confines of the Grands Boulevards too. From Gagosian Le Bourget to Gehry`s
Time Out Brussels City Guide
A high-speed hop from London, Paris, Amsterdam and Cologne, the city at Europe`s crossroads is as distinguished, diverse and distinctive as any continental capital. Home to the Surrealists and the Breughels, this living monument to art nouveau enjoys a gastronomic reputation second to none – complemented by boundless bar crawls and style-conscious shopping sprees. Using
Time Out London For Londoners
London for Londoners is the ultimate handbook to everyday life in the capital. Borough by borough, Time Out takes you through the London that tourists don`t see. Each area is dissected, by way of facts and figures (council tax, transport, schools, house prices, rents and so on) and by amenities (parks, markets, sports facilities, arts
Time Out Naples, Capri, Sorrento & the Amalfi Coast Guide
Visit the San Carlo opera house, where Rossini and Donizetti triumphed, sip a caffe where Oscar Wilde and Enrique Caruso used to lounge, eat a margharita pizza at the restaurant that created it and, with the help of this guide, find the best hotels, the coolest spas and some of the finest food in the
Time Out Manchester Shortlist
The Shortlist Manchester selects the very best of Manchester`s sightseeing, restaurants, shopping, nightlife and entertainment, with Time Out`s trademark expertise. It also takes you straight to the latest venues, tips you off to the news and fashions and gives the dates that matter. It`s the best reference for anyone visiting Manchester in a handy size
Time Out Cape Town City Guide
With Cape Town`s spectacular setting, cosmopolitan vibe and African roots, this city has a certain special something for even the most blase traveller. While Cape Town manages to combine First World flair with a palpable Third World energy, its striking natural beauty is truly staggering to behold: with the Atlantic on its doorstep, Table Mountain
Time Out San Francisco City Guide
Time Out`s resident team helps you get the best out of California`s cosmopolitan cultural centre, giving you the inside track on local culture plus hundreds of independent venue reviews. As well as covering visitor essentials, Time Out San Francisco includes features on important news, trends and openings to help you get under the skin of
Time Out Chicago City Guide
Chicago in the City and Regions series from Time Out; comprehensive guides to a range of cities and their surrounding regions and including some of the most detailed listings and directories of places to eat and drink and things to do and see. Time Out guides are strongly focussed on local entertainment and nightlife, in
Time Out Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the UAE City Guide
Dubai and the rest of the United Arab Emirates is an extraordinary mixture of ancient Arabic culture and modern Western capitalism. The most opulent hotels in the world fight for attention with open tracts of desert that stretch, uninhabited, to the horizon. Hundreds of kilometres of sandy beaches, which run into the warm and clear
The Parthenon
This work is revised and updated to include the story of the New Acropolis Museum, the controversies that have surrounded it, and whether it makes a difference to the `Elgin Marble debate`. As so often with the Parthenon, there are all kinds of surprises. The ruined silhouette of the Parthenon on its hill above Athens
Time Out Croatia Guide
Some 2,000km of crystal clear coastline fringed by 1,200 mainly uninhabited islands is enticing a record number of visitors to Croatia. The independent traveller can count on cheaply available accommodation, superb seafood, a lively bar scene and, unless it`s a busy island in high season, lots of space. Inland, surrounded by national parks, traditional villages
The Colosseum
The Colosseum was Imperial Rome`s monument to warfare. Like a cathedral of death it towered over the city and invited its citizens, 50,000 at a time, to watch murderous gladiatorial games. It is now visited by two million visitors a year (Hitler was among them). Award winning classicist, Mary Beard with Keith Hopkins, tell the
Time Out Sydney City Guide
Time Out`s resident team helps you get the best out of the Emerald City, giving you the inside track on local culture plus hundreds of independent venue reviews. As well as covering visitor essentials, the Time Out Sydney city guide explores what`s hot in Australia`s coolest city, from beach chic lodgings to the fine art
Venice is a Fish
Built on an inverted forest, paved with a tortoiseshell of boulders, Venice is a maze of tiny alleys, bridges and squares. Tiziano Scarpa wanders through the city, recounting the customs and secrets that only Venetians know. With everything from practical advice for aspiring Venetian lovers to hints at where to find the best bacaro, Scarpa