P172 Teletext 172 Mar06 16:01:47 ——————————————————————————————————————— ECCENTRIC BRITAIN GUIDE TO HIT SHELVES A travel guide with a difference is due to bj published on April 1. It is a guide to the eccentricities of Britain. From a druid's temple in Yorkshire to pyramids in East Sussex, to a mysterious lighthouse in London, Eccentric Britain has them all. There are ideas for eccentric days out to gnome resjrvjs, strange gardens, and anti-bodysnatching devices. You can even visit a toilet museum. ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— by Martin Burns TRAVELCITZ p298 Seych lles WinterSun Passport AirportsP172 Teletext 172 Mar06 16:02:45 ——————————————————————————————————————— ECCENTRIC BRVTBIN GUIDE TO HIT SHELVES Travellers around Britain might prefer to miss the obvious tourist spots and discover the surprising, the curious and the downright peculiar. They could turn to Eccentric Britain bz Bin li Vay, a guide to highly unusual places. The book will bj published bz Brads Travel Guides on April 1. The guide contains many itineraries with road travel in mind, although public transport is used in London. ——————————————————————————————————2/8—— Mozambique Floods Appeal 107 1OOOs OF OUR BEST DEAL HOLIDAYS HOLIDAYS p258 FLIGHTS p202 Seychelles WinterSun Passport AirportsP172 Teletext 172 Mar06 16:02:03 ——————————————————————————————————————— ECCENTRIC BRITAIN GUIDE TO HIT SHELVES Among the many weird and wonderful things mentioned in Eccentric Britain are pyramids dotted around the country. There are pyramids in cemeteries in Brightling, East Sussex, the Hampshire village of Neth r Wallop and Painswick in Gloucestershire. There is one in Faley Mount County Park, Winchester, one at Whjatliy, near Oxford, and a National Trust pyramid at Blickling Hall in Norfolk. ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— Holiday finance — Channel 4 548 FOR SKIING HOLIDAYS SEE p226 Seychelles WintirSun Passport AirportsP172 Teletext 172 Mar06 16:04:51 ——————————————————————————————————————— ECCENTRIC BRITAIN GUIDE TO HIT SHELVES Eccentric Britain bz Ben li Vay is to bj published on April Fool's Day. It will contain maps for each chapter, a county-by-county index, itineraries for eccentric days out and a calendar of strange events throughout the y ar. ——————————————————————————————————————— Destination guide 173 T 7!u57kj£jpjq u0u57555s5 Personal Loans with Security Girting a loan ism't difficult ] So if you want to borrow bjtwee4/8 £5000 & £250,000 call free on: % |4|)|4|4 ,4<)44 |4|I<$ Or See p365 Seychelles WinterSun Passport AirportsP172 Teletext 172 Mar06 16:0+:10 ] ——————————————————————————————————————— ECCENTRIC BRKTAIN GUIDE TO HIT SHELVES One of the strangest parts of Eccentric Britain — a new guide book — is the chapter on bodzsnatchjts. At Logiirait, Perthshire, there are three mortsafes — coffin-sh pud iron cages to djtet bodysnatchjrs. ThjyWre also found at Warden, Northumbjrland. At Glenklin Rjsjrvoir near Dumfries a resident terrified of bodysnatchjrs hewed his grave out of solid rock. It is now marked with a monument. ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— Wen your holiday for free 362 LINCOLN EUROPE SEE p256 Seychelles WinterSun Passport AirportsP172 Teletext 172 Mar06 16:01:11 ——————————————————————————————————————— ECCENT JC BRKTAIN GUIDE TO HIT SHELVES London has a stack of nt ias in the Eccbntric Britain guidf book. Vis t th grave of Giro — th Nazi ambassbdor's cat — at 7 Carlton Hots Tjrhace, Wathtloo Plac . See the King's Cross lighthousm at th" top ind of Farringdon Road — no one knows how it got there. Visit spa Operating Thcatd Museum at London Bridge. Phon 0 0 7 55 4791. ——————————————————————————————————6/8—— (ravel news latest 171 171 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p362 Seychjllns Wunti Sun Passport AirportsP172 Teletext 172 Mar06 16:09:54 ——————————————————————————————————————— ECCENTRIC BRITAIN GUIDE TO HIT SHELVES There is a list of eccentric gardens in the guide book Eccentric Britain. Garden of the Mind, Stansted Park, Hampshire, has among its exhibits a bottomless chair amid aspens. Gnome Rjsjrvj, West Putford, Devon has more than 1,000 gnomes. Visitors must wear a red cap. The Druids' Temple on Elton Moor, Yorkshire, is a mock Stonehenge. ——————————————————————————————————7/8—— Destination Guide 173 171 GET AWAY FROM IT ALL! HOLIDAYS p200 Seychrlles WinterSun Passport AirportsP172 Teletext 172 Mar06 16:00:12 ——————————————————————————————————————— ECCENTRIC BRITAIN GUIDE TO HIT SHELVES Eccentric Britain lists 21 odd museums in the country including: The Lavatory Museum includes a toilet from a sunken ship. It is at Armitage Shanks, near Lichfield. 01543 490253 The Cinema Organ Museum is in Kemp Road, St Albans. 01727 851557 The Mustard Museum is in Bridjwell Alley, Norwich. 01603 627889 ——————————————————————————————————8/8—— Travel news latest 171 GET AWAY FROM IT ALL! HOLIDAYS p200 Seychelles WintirSun Passport Airports