| | |  | Books | Home » » » Knopf MapGuide: London (Knopf Mapguides) | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | This opening fold-out contains a general map of London to help you visualize the 8 large districts discussed in this guide, and 4 pages of valuable information, handy tips and useful addresses.
Discover London through 8 districts and 8 maps
Westminster/ Whitehall
Covent Garden/ Soho/ Bloomsbury
City/ St Paul’s
Southwark/ Tower Bridge
Southbank/ Waterloo
Mayfair/ Marylebone
Chelsea/ South Kensington/ Belgravia
Kensington/ Notting Hill
For each district there is a double-page of addresses (restaurants — listed in ascending order of price — cafés, bars, tearooms, music venues and stores) followed by a fold-out map for the relevant area with the essential places to see (indicated on the map by a star *). These places are by no means all that London has to offer but to us they are unmissable. The grid-referencing system (A B2) makes it easy for you to pinpoint addresses quickly on the map.
Transportation and hotels in London
The last fold-out consists of a transportation map and 4 pages of practical information that include a selection of hotels.
A thematic index lists all the sites and addresses featured in this guide. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Knopf Guides | | Paperback:
| 48 pages | | Publisher:
| Knopf | | Publication Date:
| February 22, 2011 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0307263878 | | Product Length:
| 6.76 inches | | Product Width:
| 4.9 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.39 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.3 pounds | | Package Length:
| 6.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.25 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 17 reviews |
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25 of 25 found the following review helpful:
 Fantastic map!Jul 16, 2006
By A. W. Straub
As a first time European visitor with a 13 year old daughter towing me about, I decided to purchase no less than 8 travel books prior to going. Doing most of our travel on foot, bus, or via "the tube," I found that my "light weight is better" tourist transformation completed with us carrying only this book, the "Travelling around Your Tube and bus map" (tfl.gov.uk) and the little guide book from the folks at "The London Pass." Being middle aged and of little brain, and lesser eyesight, this book has easy to read, has larger than normal print on the maps, and The Tube guide handily in the back. On top of it all, it is small, weighs only 4.9 oz (138 g - sweat soaked) and contains an index with such entries as "Westminster Abbey." The only thing that could have made it better would be to make the Tube map in one piece. This minor inconvenience was easily overlooked once the Pimms had set in.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
My favoriteOct 07, 2010
By NYC Girl
I have been to London several times over the past 12 years and also lived there briefly. This book is great - it breaks out the city into neighborhoods (Mayfair, City, etc), has great unobtrusive folding maps, and also lists restaurants and sites in that particular area. The book is small but easy to read, is sturdy, and nicely produced. I recommend it to everyone who is planning on visiting the city. I think if you have this, and the "A to Zed" (which details every single street, unlike a regular guide book), you're set.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
The best map of London I've foundMay 14, 2008
By A. Levy
This is definitely not the book to use to plan your trip to London, since the descriptions of the attractions are little more than blurbs, but this is absolutely the best map you could have. It's compact, easy to read, and the maps have twice the detail of any other map I've seen. I threw out the map I got with Frommer's guide (Frommer's was largely useless anyway) because it only labelled the main streets. Knopf's labels almost every street, which was a huge help when walking around the city. It's wonderful to find the street you are currently walking down on the map instead of having to wait until you hit a major intersection to figure out where you are. If you're going to London, get this book. You'll be glad you did when you don't have to fold and unfold a huge street map over and over again.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Very handy guide to carry with you.May 11, 2007
By traveling mainer
We found this guide to be the one we carried with us every day. It has great maps and brief descriptions of key places, all of which are very useful as you move around the city. There is an index and a tube map in the back. Places to visit and see, shop and eat are described and located handily on various close up maps. This one fits in a purse or pocket, isn't big and bulky and can therefore be looked at discreetly. The pages are stiff enough not to rip on repeated use. Next time I travel, I'll check out similar guides to other cities.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Perfect size guide bookFeb 23, 2008
By Tod
"Tod"
I am very pleased with this little guide book. Perfectly sized to carry along in my purse. I paricularly liked the fold out map on each area. However, I would have liked at least one blank fold-out page to make extra notes!
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