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2027 Collins Handy Road Atlas Britain and Ireland

Emma — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Explore Britain with easy-to-read mapping from Collins.This easy-to-use, handy A5 road atlas with spiral binding features extremely clear route planning maps of Britain and Ireland, and fits neatly into your glove box or bag.The maps of Britain are at 10 miles to 1 inch (1:625,000) and the whole of Ireland is covered at 15.8 miles to 1 inch (1:1,000,000). There is also a selection of more detailed urban area maps at 4.5 miles to 1 inch (1:285,000) to aid route planning in these busy areas.Main features:Road maps that focus on the main roads, motorways and settlementsMore detailed maps of London, Manchester, Merseyside and West MidlandsUpdated Park & Ride locations, new rail stations and extensions to tram lines in Blackpool and EdinburghHandy distance calculator chart highlighting distances between the major townsOver 30 categories of places of interest including castles, theme parks, sports venues and surfing beachesNow includes dual Welsh / English names for Welsh locations, for example, Caerdydd / Cardiff.

Extraordinary Islands

Emma — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Explore the World’s Most Extraordinary Islands: A Journey Through the Strange, Scary, Remote, and Naturally Odd

Dive in to a captivating exploration of 29 of the world’s most unique and enigmatic islands, each with its own compelling story. This visually stunning book is divided into four sections, each revealing a different facet of these extraordinary locales:

Strange Uncover islands that defy the ordinary. From Ocean Flower in China, an artificial lotus-shaped archipelago now mired in financial ruin, to Santa Cruz Del Islote, ‘the world’s most crowded island’, these islands challenge the boundaries of imagination. Marvel at the Floating City in the Pacific, a visionary eco-island, and learn about Kihnu, famous for the central and visible role of its women.

Scary Venture into the eerie and unsettling. Discover Runit’s ominous concrete dome packed with nuclear waste, or the haunted island of Poveglia off the coast of Venice. Experience the chilling history of Fire Island, where Russia’s most dangerous murderers are imprisoned.

Remote Journey to the furthest corners of the Earth. Explore Socotra and its unique flora and fauna, and Inaccessible Island, surrounded by cliffs and rarely seen by human eyes. Visit Fort Jefferson, a remote and enigmatic outpost of the American landscape. Encounter North Sentinel Island, home to the world’s last uncontacted tribe.

Naturally Odd Marvel at nature’s peculiar creations. Witness René-Levasseur, a circular island formed by a meteor impact, and Ferdinandea, a volcanic island currently underwater. Discover the magical floating islands of pumice and ice, and the first discovered extraterrestrial islands.

Each chapter is a voyage into islands of wonder and mystery, offering a unique perspective on our world’s most intriguing and lesser-known corners. Whether it’s an exploration of ambitious human endeavours or natural marvels, this book is a visual and narrative feast for the curious traveller.

Scotland A-Z road atlas

Emma — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Navigate your way around Scotland with this detailed, full-colour and easy-to-use A-Z Road Atlas.

From the border to the north coast, the mainland pages scale is 3.5 miles to 1 inch and the Western Isles, Shetland Islands and Orkney Islands scale is 4.5 miles to 1 inch.

Covering the entire country, this road atlas includes the following features:
Motorways with full junction detail, primary routes and destinations, A & B roads, under construction and proposed roads, service areas, tolls, mileages, national, county and unitary authority boundaries
Cairngorms and Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park boundaries
Selected places of interest and tourist information centres

20 city and town street maps are included for Aberdeen, Aviemore, Ayr, Dumfries, Dundee, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Falkirk, Fort William, Hamilton, Inverness, Kilmarnock, Kirkcaldy, Motherwell, Oban, Paisley, Perth, St Andrews and Stirling. Also included is a comprehensive index to cities, towns, villages, hamlets and locations.

Oxford A-Z Pocket Street Map

Emma — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Navigate your way around Oxford with detailed street maps from A-ZThis up-to-date, folded A-Z street map includes 1,600 streets in and around Oxford. As well as the University of Oxford colleges, the other areas covered are Jericho, Cowley, Botley, Carfax, St Giles, Headington, Marston and University Parks.The large scale 1 mile to 5.5 inch (1 km to 8.68 cm) street map includes the following:? Places of interest? Oxford cycleways and routes? One-way streets and car parks? Index to streets, places of interest, place and area names, park and ride sites, national rail stations, hospitals and hospicesThe perfect reference map for finding your way around Oxford.

London A-Z street atlas

Emma — Thu, 09 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Navigate your way around London with this detailed, easy-to-use and up-to-date A-Z Street Atlas.

First published in 1936, this iconic atlas is a trusted means of finding your way around the capital city.

The main mapping extends beyond Central London from Heathrow Airport to Chingford at a scale of 2.88 inches to 1 mile (4.55 cm to 1 km), featuring postcode districts, one-way streets, the Congestion Charging Zone and Low Emission Zone.

The large-scale street map of Central London – at a scale of 5.75 inches to 1 mile – cover Regent’s Park and Shoreditch, Chelsea and Vauxhall, Hyde Park and Bermondsey.

A comprehensive index lists streets, selected flats, walkways and places of interest, place, area and junction names. Additional healthcare (hospitals, walk-in centres and hospices) and transport connections (National Rail, London Tramlink, Docklands Light Railway, London Underground and Overground stations, and River Bus pier) are indexed as well.

Also included are:

Overview map of the Congestion Charging Zone, Ultra Low Emission and Low Emission Zones

West End Theatre map

London Connections rail services map

Lake District A-Z Visitors Map

Emma — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Explore the whole region and area extending from Cockermouth and Penrith in the north to Ulverston and Grange-over-Sands in the south and from the M6 in the east to the coast in the west.Published at a clear 2.45 miles to 1 inch scale, this detailed visitors map of the Lake District includes primary route destinations and selected caravan and camping sites. Plus, there is detailed informative text for visitor attractions and places of interest.There are also 12 town centre street maps of: Ambleside, Cockermouth, Coniston, Grange-over-Sands, Grasmere, Hawkshead, Kendal, Keswick, Penrith, Ulverston, Windermere and Bowness-on-Windermere. Each town centre map includes descriptive text and useful information about its visitor attractions and places of interest. Each town plan also has a separate index, while the main road map index lists towns, villages, hamlets and locations. The ‘Index to Places of Interest’ lists tourist sites by feature type.For 2024, there is also now added electric charge point locations courtesy of Zapmap making this is the perfect map for exploring the English Lakes as a local or a tourist.

Cornwall A-Z Visitors Map

Emma — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Explore the whole county and area extending into Devon as far as Great Torrington, Tavistock and Plymouth. This detailed and up-to-date map contains more than 1,000 places of interest and an index to 3,000 towns and villages.Published at a clear 2.5 miles to 1 inch scale (1.6 kms to 1 cm), a handy road map includes primary route destinations, selected caravan and camping sites, visitor attractions and places of interest.Town centre street maps of Bodmin, Bude, Falmouth, Fowey, Launceston, Liskeard, Looe, Newquay, Padstow, Penzance,Plymouth, St. Ives and Truro are also included, plus detailed informative text for Bodmin Moor, Land’s End and Isles of Scilly.The perfect map for exploring Cornwall whether you are a local or a tourist.

South East England a-Z Road Atlas

Emma — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000

This A-Z map of South East England is a full colour regional road atlas featuring 46 pages of continuous road mapping extending from Banbury and Felixstowe to the south coast, and from Oxford and Southampton to Margate and Clacton-on-Sea in the east.

Road map detail is shown at a clear 2.5 miles to 1 inch scale (1.58 km to 1 cm) and includes the following features:

Motorways open with full junction detail, motorways under construction and proposed, service areas, primary routes and destinations, A & B roads, selected minor roads, gradients 1:5 and steeper, tolls, mileages, county boundaries, spot heights and hill shading
Selected fuel stations
National Park boundaries
Selected places of interest, tourist information centres and golf courses

Also included are 21 city, town, airport or port plans for Brighton & Hove, Canterbury, Dover, Eastbourne, Folkestone, Guildford, London, Medway Towns, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Portsmouth, Reading. Southampton, Winchester, Windsor, London Gatwick Airport, London Heathrow Airport, London Luton Airport, London Stansted Airport, Newhaven Port, and Portsmouth Port.

The index section lists cities, towns, villages, hamlets and locations covered by the road mapping.

2024 Collins Road Map of Ireland

Emma — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Discover new places with fully updated road atlases from Collins.Full-colour map of Ireland at 9 miles to 1 inch (1:570,240), with clear, detailed road network and counties and new administrative areas shown in colour. This double-sided map covers the whole of Ireland, and is ideal for reference or route planning.This map of Ireland shows the road network in detail. It is ideal for business users, with colouring of local council areas, but it is also perfect for tourists as a route planning map.Main features:Fully updatedNew administrative areas shown in colourClear, detailed road networkTown and city names, rivers, lakes, spot heights, railway lines and canals are clearly shownCity/town centre street plans of Belfast, Cork, Dublin, DÃºn Laoghaire, Galway, Limerick Londonderry/Derry and Waterford showing places of interestFull index to place namesMileage chartCar ferry routesKey in English, French and GermanArea of coverageCovers the whole of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.