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Ben Le Vay S Eccentric Oxford
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Author : Benedict Le Vay
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2011
Ben Le Vay S Eccentric Oxford written by Benedict Le Vay and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Reference categories.
A guide to the quirky gems hidden across Britain and the weird and wacky things the British do, from bog snorkelling and chimney peeping, to mud marathons and cheese rolling.
Ben Le Vay S Eccentric Oxford
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Author : Benedict Le Vay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Ben Le Vay S Eccentric Oxford written by Benedict Le Vay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Eccentrics and eccentricities categories.
This new edition of Ben le Vay's irrepressible and irreverent guide to one of the greatest of English cities has been updated and expanded to include even more entertaining tales.
Ben Le Vay S Eccentric Oxford
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Author : Ben le Vay
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2019-04-07
Ben Le Vay S Eccentric Oxford written by Ben le Vay and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-07 with Travel categories.
This new edition of Ben le Vay's irrepressible and irreverent guide to one of the greatest of English cities has been updated and expanded to include even more entertaining tales. There are more civilian/non-academic eccentrics, there is more local history, and there's a particularly fascinating bit of military history about Oxford that even many locals have never heard of. Dreaming spires, honeyed stone, cycling dons ... forget all that tourist twaddle, says Benedict le Vay. Find out the secrets the colleges don't want you to know, the inside track on the best pubs and eating places, the scandal and gossip about nutty professors and disgraceful students past and present, the brilliant stories about the great, the good and the bad. With 30 maps and a mix of colour and black and white illustrations and photographs, this is the essential guide to take you beyond the normal sights. William Morris called Oxford 'a perfect jewel' of a city; Benedict le Vay goes in search of the quirkier gems among its medieval back alleys. Here roam batty dons, daft students, barmy aristocrats and political firebrands. Who does that gargoyle remind you of? Why is a shark plunging into that man's house? When do students jump naked into the River Cherwell as Latin hymns are sung? What powers the 'Cosmic Triangle' of vibrant East Oxford? How do you control a punt without looking like a plonker? . The pubs where Inspector Morse and Bill Clinton enjoyed a pint . Where to eat a great fry-up in a unique setting . Where to find a weird museum . Calendar of annual eccentric events Press acclaim for le Vay's previous Bradt Eccentric guides: 'Wonderfully barmy', 'The ultimate guide', 'A must', 'Endlessly fascinating', 'One of the best'
Ben Le Vay S Eccentric Britain
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Author : Benedict Le Vay
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2011
Ben Le Vay S Eccentric Britain written by Benedict Le Vay and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Humor categories.
A Tesco on every corner, Boden catalogues piled through the letterbox, and Center Parcs holidays - Britain has been overrun by all-pervasive corporate sameness. Or has it? Ben le Vay - expert on all things eccentric - reveals the quirky gems hidden near your home: hotter than the spice girls everywhere, Norfolk's fascinating Mustard Museum; Devon's Gnome Reserve, home to over 1,000 of Britain's beloved garden characters; or the fourth Earl of Dunmore's eccentric home, The Pineapple. Encompassing eccentric pastimes, aristocrats and bizarre last wishes, Ben le Vay's Eccentric Britain is both a humorous and entertaining read, as well as practical guide to some of Britain's most peculiar and unexpected monuments, gardens and museums. Benedict le Vay is a features editor on a leading British newspaper. He spends his spare time researching zany facts about the British and their way of life. He is also the author of Bradt's Eccentric London and Britain from the Rails.
Eccentric Britain
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Author : Benedict Le Vay
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2005
Eccentric Britain written by Benedict Le Vay and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Reference categories.
A delightful romp around the British Isles searching out the mad marquess, the eccentric earl, the barmy baron, and the daft duke and gathering a fair collection of crackpot inventors, weird adventurers and fascinatingly and not to mention insanely curious customs along the way. All of which make this rainy little island home to that remarkable breed of individual - the British eccentric.This expanded book still doesn't tell you where Stonehenge is, but it does tell you where ten spookier stone circles are where there will be no crowds, no admission charges and no parking problems... This is a book for the intelligent, humorous, curious tourist who doesn't go with the crowd. It is also a great armchair read that has been known to have readers weeping with mirth at the weird ways of the British.
Ben Le Vay S Eccentric Cambridge
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Author : Benedict Le Vay
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2011
Ben Le Vay S Eccentric Cambridge written by Benedict Le Vay and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
Cambridge is a popular city for international tourists, keen to take a behind-the-scenes look at this old English university city's people and places. Benedict le Vay reveals hidden secrets and amazing stories of the city's architecture, scandalous stories of the most outrageous dons and, most importantly, how to punt on the River Cam without looking like a complete prat.
Ben Le Vay S Eccentric London
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Author : Benedict Le Vay
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2012
Ben Le Vay S Eccentric London written by Benedict Le Vay and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Travel categories.
...meet a man who listens to tube trains from the road above with a large hearing-trumpet, the inventor who made giant ships out of ice, a chap who rides down the river in an Edwardian bath chair, the guy with the world's biggest collection of pillar boxes...These are just a few of the colourful characters to be found in Eccentric London. This is an insider's guide to the city by someone who has lived, loved, eaten, drank and worked in London for five decades. He takes you to the best and most eccentric pubs and restaurants, specialist shops (26,000 stores selling £62billion worth of stuff a year), bizarre bookshops, weird museums, least-known secret neighbourhoods where you won't find tourists, but will find the utterly odd and amazing.Marvel at the petrified pile of century-old hot cross buns at the Widow's Son pub; discover what the 'Royal Ravenmaster' does for a living; and pay a visit to Pierre Vivant's curious tree, formed from 75 sets of blinking traffic lights. Ben le Vay's Eccentric London will help you dig beneath the capital's barmy surface to reveal the barmier world beneath.
Britain From The Rails
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Author : Benedict Le Vay
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2014-12-01
Britain From The Rails written by Benedict Le Vay and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-01 with Transportation categories.
"Including the nation's best-kept-secret railways"--Cover.
The Secret History Of Everyday Stuff In Colour
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Author : Benedict le Vay
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-01-15
The Secret History Of Everyday Stuff In Colour written by Benedict le Vay and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-15 with categories.
NB: THIS IS THE DE LUXE COLOUR VERSION! You may wish to purchase the black and white interior at a much keener price, also on Amazon, which as you will see has garnered endless 5-star reviews from readers who love it. But this is what it's about: You don't have to paddle up the headwaters of the Orinoco to be surprised by something utterly amazing. You don't have to search the markets of Samarkand and trawl the back streets of Mandalay to find the almost unbelievable, the compellingly curious, the utterly enlightening or the irresistibly odd. You just have to look in your own store cupboard. Your food and drink; your household appliances, your medicines; your own home and street; in your country, your business, your daily transport; the very words you use every day. That's what this book is about. Finding the utterly extraordinary in the ordinary. Dip into any of the topics and you'll soon be hooked. It's time to make the mundane marvellous...
Scotland From The Rails
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Author : Benedict Le Vay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-06
Scotland From The Rails written by Benedict Le Vay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06 with categories.
A brand new book from the author of the acclaimed Britain from the Rails. Entertaining, eccentric, informative, inspirational and only very occasionally trainspotter-ish, Scotland from the Rails is the perfect guide to some of the most romantic rail journeys not just in Britain but the worldScotland's rail network boasts the highest mainline summits in Britain; the longest bridge; the longest and boldest spans; the most famous railway bridge of all (the Harry Potter one; some of the friendliest staff and the most lovely - and downright quirky - station buildings, many lovingly maintained or restored. And for icing on the cake, or rather cream on the Cranachan (a Scottish pudding best enjoyed with a wee dram) - some utterly charming and fascinating preserved lines, steam centres and luxury excursion trains which cruise through this magnificent land.