Ben Le Vay's Eccentric Britain

Ben Le Vay's Eccentric Britain A Practical Guide to a Curious Country

3rd Edition

Hardback (03 Jun 2011)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9781841623757
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Imprint: Bradt Travel Guides Ltd
Pub date:
Edition: 3rd Edition
DEWEY: 914.10486
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 306
Weight: 542g
Height: 230mm
Width: 154mm
Spine width: 28mm