Secret London - An Unusual Guide

Very informative book interesting to read

My friend recently bought this book and got me intrigued. I've lived in London all my life and didn't know half of the places in the book existed! It's really great if you want to visit London either cheaply or you just want to see some of the more unusual things London has to offer. It's also really interesting just to read and find out some more history about London. I would definitely recommend this book to friends and family.

This book is about nooks and crannies and the wonders therein. It is for dipping in and out of, rather than reading cover-to-cover but it is nothing more than it claims to be; an unusual guide. I bought this book to help me discover a side to a city I only had a cosmetic understanding of and it has not failed to both inspire and delight in equal measure. I like the fact that it has almost beligerently sought out the least accessible and popular places for a potential tourist to go to. I like that it is looking at old drinking fountains and dental museums with a sense of wonder. It is essentially breaking this huge city down into its respective small villages then treating each as if it were nothing more or less than just that. Do not buy this book if you are after somewhere 'different' to take the children, it is not that kind of book. Neither should it be used as a sole recourse for a day-out. It is more useful as a source of reference as you transit through areas (preferably by foot) to help wonder at the sheer scale of diversity the cities history has to offer. Overall, I would recommend this book to those who are looking to discover more about London than its top 10 attractions on tripadvisor.

A great book for the tourist who wants something off the beaten track.

If you're looking for out-of-the-ordinary things to do in London, this is your book. Enough to keep the most ardent explorer busy, but some things only require looking out the window of the tube as you flash past, so physical exertion is not essential. Great mix of ideas, everyone in my family loves this book.

Quite difficult too follow

My friend bought a copy at the Chelsea Physic Garden ( one of the entries ) and I couldn't put it down so I had to buy a copy for myself. Lots of really interesting places to visit and hidden corners of London to discover. Compact enough to carry around but well illustrated and good to read at home.

This was a gift and the recipient was completely fascinated by the amount of interesting information on places that he had never come across during his many walks around London. Nicely illustrated and a handy size to carry essily when exploring.

Super Insidertipps für eine London-Reise fernab der typischen Tourismus-Magneten wie dem Tower und Westminster Abbey. In dem Buch werden Orte eschrieben, die man als Tourist sonst wahrscheinlich nie zu Gesicht bekommen würde, einfach weil man nicht weiß, dass es sie gibt und sie durchaus einen Besuch wert sind. Ich werde mir auf meiner nächsten London-Reise den einen oder anderen Ort aus dem Buch ansehen, da mich die Beschreibungen sehr neugierig gemacht haben.

An excellent compendium of nifty things to see in London. Great photographs and easy to follow directions on how to find the sights. Recommended for everyone!

Facinating book!!!!!!!!!!! A must for London lovers,I can tell you.Delivery was pretty fast and the book was in mint condtion.

Preso come regalo per una mia amica che lo ha molto apprezzato. Contiene informazioni diverse dalle solite guide turistiche delle città. Piccolo, sta comodo nella borsa per una vacanza nella capitale del Regno Unito.

The book is slender and easily-packed or carried.Very pleasing design and format, also. Many less-than-commonly-covered ideas, sites and sights are covered. Descriptions are brief and pleasant. I was cued to the Hunterian Museum in Lincoln's Inn Field by this guide. That suberb and, to me, incredibly important museum (perhaps the analogue of the Museum of the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the USA) doesn't even rate a mention in other guides I've used and doesn't appear on some mapping programs, though the Sir John Soames museum across the park always appears. I am so grateful for this guide's tip to what I otherwise would have missed. This may not be a guide for a first-time visitor to London... or it might, if one doesn't want to follow the usual and expected routes but would like, instead, a number of other more personally-selected rewards. Oh, and it's a terrific bargain.