Great, quick overview and small enough to bring on the trip!

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Fantastic travel guide. Quite handy and portable with loads of information on history, restaurants, hotels, things to do and see, and more. Ended up using the pull-out map quite a bit and wrote lots of notes. Would definitely recommend using this to help plan a trip to London.

This guide is a useful resource for researching hotel, restaurant, shopping and attraction options while in London. While the Lonely Planet does contain a section, toward the end of this guide, for such practical concerns for less experienced travelers, such as tipping, getting around the city, currency exchange, etc, it felt a bit brief and rushed. With that in mind, I plan to also check out Rick Steves' London guide, as well.

Nice, informative book with information that might come in handy when planing your trip to London

914.2104 F488 2014

I personally like lonely planet series.

I love the Lonely Planet books. Plenty of words when you want them and it's easy enough to skim through the stuff that you don't care for.

One notable thing that this book lacked is information on pub quizzes and trivia in London. I'm sure it's a burgeoning scene for quizzers and yet there's scarcely a mention.

Usually I get these in hard back because I am not that good on my phone

However, I learned to scan pages on this trip in the Kindle app and it works

Found some great entertainment and eats thanks to this book

I’ve been reading a lot of tour books covering London and also covering England, Scotland and Wales.

This is by far the best of all the guidebooks I’ve read about London. The Lonely Planet books are great. Their London one seems particularly helpful.

One thing I learned from this book is that more planning than I’d anticipated is advisable. It’s not a book I’d want to carry around on a daily basis (they do have a pocket guide I’ll look for at the library) but I would bring the paperback on a UK trip. This would be one worth buying if I am ever able to go to London. It would be a worthwhile investment, making a trip there more satisfying. There is a Kindle edition but I think I’d rather have the paperback because a phone screen is too small for me to see all the details, especially the maps. I would use a phone to access various websites and online maps & directions while out and about.

I understand why there is a long queue at the library. I will be borrowing it again and buying a copy if I have a firm intention to visit.

Highly recommended for first time travelers to London and all London visitors and some residents.

Does anybody know how often Lonely Planet publishes their London guides/guides? I’ll have to check if a new edition might be available before I make any plans to travel there.

Thanks to Sue again!

good book