Category Archives: Non-Fiction & Reference

The Guest List

The Guest List is AA’™s authoritative guide to a range of British accommodation, ranging from characterful inns and country inns to boutique hotels and restaurants-with-rooms. Large-scale in format, the guide explores a diverse range of themed accommodation and serves as a practical and inspirational companion to planning trips away. Each of the hotels included in

AA Bed & Breakfast Guide: 2014

Over 3,000 B&Bs rated for quality by professional AA inspectors. All of the establishments featured have been inspected and graded with one to five stars for quality by the AA`s inspectors. Gold Stars indicate Highly Commended establishments – the very best places within three, four and five Star ratings. Useful symbols highlight the best breakfasts

Washington AA CityPack Guide

In this new edition, the Top 25 sights and experiences are now in one section. We`ve selected the must-see sights for you and put them in one place – all you have to do is take your pick.If you want a bit more guidance, go to the new City Tours section, self-guided tours that bring

The AA Guide to Ireland

No one knows Britain like the AA – we`ve been producing guides to the best of the country for more than 50 years. Unlike other guides, the AA`s new Britain guides are aimed at British readers, offering a fresh way to discover Britain by combining our decades of expert knowledge with a clear, contemporary design

The AA Guide to Wales

Wales is a nation with every conceivable holiday attraction you could wish for. Even if you spent a year trying, you wouldn`t see half of its castles or dolmens. Yet for all its remarkable history, this is a country that always looks forward, embracing re-invention while maintaining its original charm. The AA Guide to Wales

Hong Kong AA CityPack Guide

In this new edition, the Top 25 sights and experiences are now in one section. We`ve selected the must-see sights for you and put them in one place – all you have to do is take your pick.If you want a bit more guidance, go to the new City Tours section, self-guided tours that bring

Sydney AA CityPack Guide

In this new edition, the Top 25 sights and experiences are now in one section. We`ve selected the must-see sights for you and put them in one place – all you have to do is take your pick.If you want a bit more guidance, go to the new City Tours section, self-guided tours that bring

Wild & Free: Easy Escapes from city life

Many people crave what might be called a safe adventure. They would love to be immersed in the wild, yet at the same time know they can drive home at the end of the day.Wild and Free describes 100 destinations in Britain where people can go wild for the day. All the sites are located

Aerial Archaeology in Britain

Aerial surveying is an important technique used in archaeology, providing a new perspective on large sites or features that are hidden at ground level. This book uses fascinating photographs to illustrate the way in which buried sites can be viewed from the air, and detailed diagrams to explain how these artefacts change the appearance of

Florence AA CityPack Guide

We`ve selected the top 25 sights and experiences so you can be sure that you won`t miss the best of them. There are also recommendations for fantastic shops, restaurants, hotels, activities and entertainment venues. And because time is so important, we`ve given a planned itinerary for a short stay to get the best out of

Canal Narrowboats and Barges

Although the days when inland waterways were used primarily for trade have passed, there remains afloat today a great variety of boats that once carried cargoes. This book is mainly an introduction to narrowboats but it also covers wider canal craft and will act as a guide to those who want to search ut the

The AA Guide to Lake District and Cumbria

To some a walker`s paradise, to others a foodie`s heaven, the delights of the Lake District might be world-famous, yet picturesque peace and solitude is always surprisingly easy to find. The AA Guide to Lake District & Cumbria gives you all you need to know to get the most out of your visit to this

Discovering London Curiosities

Curiosity is the desire to know or learn, inquisitiveness about trifles or other people`s affairs, a curious matter or investigation, a vanity, a curious detail or feature. This book will introduce readers to a London so full of curiosities of all those definitions that they will in future `watch where they go`. There must be

Yorkshire Dales: AA 50 Walks

Walking is one of Britain`s favourite leisure activities, and `AA 50 Walks in the Yorkshire Dales` features a variety of mapped walks of two to ten miles, to suit all abilities. The book features all the practical detail you need, accompanied by fascinating background reading on the history and wildlife of the Yorkshire Dales, and

Holiday Camps

From the 1930s to the 1960s, millions of British people chose to spend their annual summer break at a holiday camp, taking advantage of the all-in package that included accommodation, food, and plentiful entertainment. The market leader was Billy Butlin whose camps operated on a vast scale, and offered a brightly coloured leisure land in

Brussels & Bruges AA CityPack Guide

Discover Brussels & Bruges with this great pocket sized guide. We`ve selected the top 25 sights and experiences so you can be sure that you won`t miss the best of them. There are also recommendations for fantastic shops, restaurants, hotels, activities and entertainment venues. And because time is so important, we`ve given a planned itinerary

Discovering London`s Docklands

“Discovering London`s Docklands”.

Hot Sun Cool Shadow

An unabashed celebration of the joys of food and cooking, Hot Sun, Cool Shadow follows the story of award-winning food-writer Angela Murrills and the artist Peter Matthews, who travel together to the southerly French region of Languedoc. The Languedoc is famed for its landscape, legendary gastronomical pleasures and rich culture, stretching from the Rhone to

The Highway Code

Improve your driving standard and stay safe on the road with this comprehensive guide to traffic regulations and laws. The AA has an excellent track record with driving test titles and is the biggest seller of books in the genre after the Driving Standards Agency. With information on roads and road markings, motorways, traffic signs,

The Holiday Goddess Handbag Guide to Paris, London, New York and Rome

From the team behind the bestselling GIRLS` NIGHT IN series comes the ultimate handbag guide to what women REALLY want in four of the most fabulous cities in the world. Like a trusted and impossibly cool girlfriend, The Holiday Goddess Handbag Guide reveals the secrets of what women really want in four fabulous cities: Paris,