| | |  | Books | Home » » » Access London 11e | | | | | | | Description: | | With Access London, your visit will be an easy, enjoyable experience—Piccadilly Circus, Big Ben, and Buckingham Palace are right at your fingertips. Access London has been divided and organized into neighborhoods, so you know where you are and where youre headed. Unique color-coded and numbered entries allow you to discover the best: Hotels Restaurants Attractions Shopping Sights Parks and Outdoor Spaces Large, easy-to-read maps with entry numbers keyed to text ensure that you will instantly find what you must not miss. Access is your indispensable walk-around guide to London. Our writers, who live in and love the city, will lead you by the hand down the remarkable streets, sharing the unforgettable sights and pointing out the undiscovered gems and all the majestic landmarks that only London has to offer. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Richard Saul Wurman | | Paperback:
| 256 pages | | Publisher:
| Collins Reference | | Publication Date:
| December 23, 2008 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0061491861 | | Product Length:
| 9.24 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.26 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.64 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.73 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 14 reviews |
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35 of 35 found the following review helpful:
 Great guide for the self-directed traveler; highly recommendSep 16, 1999
I came across the Access London book before traveling to London this year. [Note: I also had the Frommer's and Let's Go books too.] Access quickly became my London "companion". Organizing the information by neighborhood made it easier to plan my days and "explore" a different area each day! The reviews are very accurate and lively written. Perhaps the best feature is it's "off the beaten path" quality. The guide effectively balances "tourist favorites" with little gems that are well-kept secrets to all but the most inquisitive travelers. Highly recommended!
21 of 21 found the following review helpful:
A must haveMar 24, 1999
Heaven bless the people who took the time to recommend this book. I bought it right after booking my trip and was glad that I did. Having never really travelled before this book made my solo trip to London a rewarding and wonderful experience. I was able to find all of the things that I'd always wanted to see and a few things that I would never have found on my own. I carried it with me constantly and found myself feeling very comfortable getting around. I advise marking the pages of what you want to see before you leave and perhaps making a list. Take the book with you at all times and make full use of the maps it provides. I saw more of the city than I'd ever imagined and had a wonderful time doing it. I firmly believe that without this book my trip wouldn't have been nearly so successful.
15 of 15 found the following review helpful:
Best for the restSep 25, 2001
By Stephen McHenry
Any travel guide to London is going to describe the main attractions: The Knopf guide gives the best background and cultural information, the DK guide gives the best maps and "move about town" information. Where the Access guide shows its genius is information about hotels, shops, and restaurants. This is a book to use to plan before going, and slip into your pocket when heading out to the London streets. The hotel descriptions are excellent (in this book I found the Fielding hotel in Covent Garden, everything the book said and a great place). This is the book to study what kind of shopping to do and where the shops are (have a teapot shaped like the Tower of London now). Found a great Turkish restaurnat near the Strand from this book. This is the book that fills in the spaces between the big attractions with the stuff that is fun. It is laid out geographically, so if you are walking from Trafalgar to the British Museum, a look at this book will give excellent, useful, short descriptions of shops and restaurants between the two, so you can take not the fastest path, but the most fun.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
THE book to explore London on your own!May 01, 1998
I bought Access London after reviewing a dozen or so guidebooks over a few cups of coffee at the local bookstore, and haven't looked back. I only wish that Access guides were available for all of the places that I have traveled. Hopefully one day they will be!
Perhaps it was my personal outlook toward going to the city that swayed my decision; so be it. I couldn't have cared less about Buckingham Palace and the Changing of the Guard. It was the old history of London that I sought. The narrow passages, the Thames and it's memories of a 1000 yrs. of watermen plying the river, the pubs which seemed moored in a stream of time all their own. Access London provided the location to many of these windows on the past and was invaluable in making a memorable experience of both of my trips to the City.
Now, it should not be misunderstood that Access London doesn't give useful and accurate information about the more popular attractions London has to offer, because it does, and then some. I found the sections pertaining to the museums of London to be especially helpful in finding the highlights among a myriad of exhibitions. The book went so far as to provide floor plans for each of the major museums as well. A last consideration in recommending Access London is the fact that it is laid out in geographic sections. This means that no matter where you find yourself in the heart of this most interesting city you are provided with a host of alternatives when it comes to your eating, drinking, sleeping, and sightseeing options.
Access London is an explorers guide to a great city and gets my strongest recommendation.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Access guides are great but shoud be updated!Aug 09, 2003
By PAT BASSE
I have used "Access" city guides for many years and have found them to be excellent! They are easy to understand with lots of information that is quite useful. In addition, they are a lightweight and handy size. Unfortunately, they are not updated often, in fact I just purchased "Access London" eighth edition ( I have all of the previous editions) and have found it to be a repeat of the previous two editions. Much of the guide is out of date. This is disappointing,as I have come to rely on "Access" guides to plan trips. I now will have to use a more current guide.
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