Maps and Guides

On reserve in the RWC are several maps and guides that can help you plan your time in England. There are also a horde of other guide books available in the Travel section of any bookstore. The Lonely Planet is a great guidebook and website for travel planning also. In addition, there are several publications about the Youth Hostels in England and Wales.

Guide Books

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 The Literary Guide and Companion to Northern England by Robert Cooper

 The Literary Guide and Companion to Middle England by Robert Cooper

 The Literary Guide and Companion to Southern England by Robert Cooper

 James Joyce's Dublin Houses and Nora Barnacles's Galway by Vivien Igoe

The following pamphlets are from 1999, but can help you get an idea of what's available.

 Grantham Life: Clubs and Societies, sports, places to visit, music, theater, dance

 Around and About Swanage by Bus (southern coast near Bournemouth)

 Discovering Nottinghamshire: Attractions Guide

 Nottingham Mini Guide

 The District of Ashfield Visitor's Guide (central Nottinghamshire)

 Explore and Enjoy the East Midlands: palaces of pleasure, sensational gardens, family secrets, women of genius, and fabulous follies.

 What's on Where in South West Lincolnshire: May-October 1999

 The Best in Lincolnshire: 1999 Attractions

 Lincolnshire: short breaks, shop with style, a wolds view, country life

 South West Lincolnshire: Grantham, Bourne, Stamford, Market Deeping

 East of England Show: Peterborough, June 18-19-20, 1999

 Getting Around Cumbria and the Lake District: regional bus timetable

 This month in Oxford: June 1999

York Backpackers at historic Micklegate House: Budget Accommodation

 Roald Dahl's Guide to Railway Safety

 What? Me? A Racist? A publication by the European Commission.

There are also several publication put out by the Youth Hostel Association. They contain information about hostel availability and outdoor activities sponsored by the YHA.

 Making Tracks: Booking Youth Hostels on Long Distance Walking Routes

 YHA Accommodations in England's North Country (Peaks, Lakes, Northumberland, Pennines, Yorkshire Dales and Moors).

 Super Little Hostels in England and Wales (historic buildings, wildly romantic settings)

Groups Away: YHA accommodations in England and Wales.

 

Maps

 City Map of Grantham

 Ordinance Survey Pathfinder map of Grantham (Harlaxton) and Belvior 1:25000

 City Map of Nottingham

 County of Nottinghamshire Travel Planner Map

 Oxford City Center Street Map and Guide

 Travelling in London: maps and useful travel information

 Swanage and Purbeck map and guide

Ambleside and Grasmere Mini guide

 Cumbia and the Lake District Map and Travel Guide

 Welcome to the National Trust in the Lake District

 Ordinance Survey Touring map 3 of the Lake District

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