Secret London - An Unusual Guide Paperback – 14 Nov. 2016

Arrived on time and well packaged.great gift

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.

This has become my go-to gift for so many people now and theyre all loved it. i liked it as soon as i saw it featured the barbican conservatory which i loved so much when i had pleasure to visit once. never seen it in a guide before. cant wait to explore rest of the treats instore. really nice and simple presentation.

Nice looking publication but not really an unusual guide which is what I thought it would be, by not showing something more than it did... Such a shame. The information provided and within the book can be found just by a few general searches on the internet, nothing new or obscure which I was hoping for as a guide for new places to visit and see on my next adventure in London.

amazing little book - had a lot of people looking over my shoulder at it.(only snag is a friend bought it new for a particular place - but this one is the earlier edition, so doesn't have it - but it has a couple hundred other unique places - in my top 10 books of all time so far.

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.

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.