Lonely Planet England Travel Guide

It doesn't take long on English soil to realise England is a breeze to get around and a blast to explore. Coffee-table countryside, old-fashioned seaside towns, pulsing cities or galleries packed with the latest buzz-works - your fancies are never far from each other in this compact country.

• 78 detailed maps
• Full-colour chapter on England's great outdoors
• In-depth coverage of the exploding English culinary scene
• Interviews with a top chef and a pioneering city mayor
• Top accommodation choices