Lonely Planet London City Guide

• Travel on any budget
• A practical guide to tourism as well as culture and customs
• Find the best hotels and restaurants in your price range

Lonely Planet London is an informative, compact guide to one of England's most beautiful cities. In it, you will find everything you need to know to truly experience London. The book begins by giving you a little bit of background on London and England in general, including modern culture, yearly events, food, fashion, sports, media, language, economy, government, politics, and environment. There is a chapter on the arts and media of London, including literature, theater, music, visual arts, cinema, television, dance, science, and philosophy. Lonely Planet London also provides an entire chapter on the history of architecture in London, up to the present day and modern architecture.

The rest of Lonely Planet London is about exploring the city and it's environs. This includes tourist attractions, walking tours, where to eat, night life, cinema, comedy clubs, music, sports, theater, shopping, where to sleep, and day trips outside of London. The day trips will lead you to myriad places throughout the London area, including Cambridge, Oxford, Bath, Canterbury, Stratford-upon-Avon, Brighton, Whitstable, Rye, Windsor, Blenheim Palace, and Leeds Castle.

The directory in the back of Lonely Planet London contains all the little extras you might find useful when traveling abroad, including transportation to and around England and London, finding accommodations, traveling with children, the climate, traveling with disabled travelers, electricity in England, how to deal with emergencies, gay and lesbian travel, holidays, internet access, lost luggage, medical services, money, media, tipping, visas, and advice for female travelers. Lonely Planet London is the ideal guide for every traveler, on any budget, who wants to truly get to know London.