Great Britain's Best Trips by Lonely Planet

Discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet's Great Britain's Best Trips. This trusted travel companion features 36 amazing road trips, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures. 

Great Britain's Best Trips

great britain overflows with unforgettable experiences and spectacular sights. Wind through majestic Welsh mountains, visit quaint English villages, and cruise grand Scottish moors. Get to Great Britain, rent a car, and hit the road!

Top 10 Great Britain's Best Trips 

1. Scottish Lochs & Mountains

2. Edinburgh

3. The West Country

4. Bath

5. The Cotswolds

6. Stonehenge

7. Northern Wildernesses

8. Stafford-upon-Avon

9. Blenheim palace

10. Oxford

Inside Lonely Planet's Great Britain's Best Trips:

Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020’s COVID-19 outbreak

Lavish colour and gorgeous photography throughout

Itineraries and planning advice to pick the right tailored trips for your needs and interests

Get around easily - easy-to-read, full-colour route maps, detailed directions

Insider tips to get around like a local, avoid trouble spots and be safe on the road - local driving rules, parking, toll roads

Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, prices

Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss

Useful features - including Stretch Your Legs, Detours, Link Your Trip

Covers England, Scotland, Wales, the West Country, the Cotswolds, Bath, Edinburgh, Stonehenge, Welsh Mountains, Cambridge, Oxford, the Scottish Highlands, Stratford-upon-Avon, Blenheim Palace and more

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Hike, Drive, Stayin' Alive!

by The Raven Brothers

Out of shape and unprepared, The Raven Brothers return to the road in a collection of ten quests to travel to their dream destinations against all odds! After two decades pioneering new routes across the globe, you would expect the authors of 'Driving the Trans-Siberian' to be hotshot explorers, with a sixth sense and an ability to survive in almost any situation. Think again! With virtually zero knowledge of the workings of the internal combustion engine and very limited skills of wilderness survival, Simon and Chris struggle into their hiking boots and power across three continents by river, tarmac and trail.

Venture to the top of Norway, cruise the road to Damascus, hike the Camino trail into Spain’s Wild West, row the Ganges, explore Frida Kahlo’s world in Mexico City, hangout with the dead in Sicily’s eerie catacombs, crawl deep inside Bolivia’s notorious silver mine, seek lions in Gujarat, wellness in Berlin and journey into the Naga Hills where tribal kings still rule.

Noted by Lonely Planet for their talent to portray an “accurate view of what to expect”, 'Hike, Drive, Stayin’ Alive!' signals a return to the duo writing “buttock clenching” travel comedy with the first in a series of candid stories of adventure by The Raven Brothers.