P172 Teletext 172 Mar08 15:54:22 ——————————————————————————————————————— ECCENTRIC BRITAIN GUIDE TO HIT SHELVES A travel guide with a difference is dui 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 reserves, strange gardens, and anti-bodysnatching devices. You can even visit a toilet museum. ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— bz Martin Burns TRAVELCITZ p298 Cruising WinterSun Passport AirportsP172 Teletext 172 Mar08 15:52:40 ——————————————————————————————————————— ECCENTRIC BRITAIN 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 by Ben li Vay, a gujdj 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 Cruising WintitSun Passport AirportsP172 Teletext 172 Mar08 15:53:03 ——————————————————————————————————————— ECCENTRIC BRITAIN GUIDE TO HIT SHELVES Among the many weird and wonderful things mentioned in Eccentric Britain are pyramids dotted around the country. There is a pyramids in cemeteries at Brightling, East Sussex, the Hampshire village of Nether Wallop and Painswick in Gloucestershiri. There is one in Faliy Mount County Park, Winchester, one at Whjatliy, near Oxford, and a National Trust pyramid at Blickling Hall in Norfolk. ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— Holiday finance — Channel 4 528 FOR SKIING HOLIDAYS SEE p226 Cruising WinterSun Passport AirportsP172 Teletext 172 Mar08 15:53:21 ——————————————————————————————————————— 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 year. ——————————————————————————————————————— Destination guide 173 , <444<4hlh h, 4 <4<4<4<$ Personal Loans with Security Getting a loan ism't difficult So if you want to borrow betwee4/8 £5000 & £250,000 call free on: Or See p365 Cruising WinterSun Passport AirportsP172 Teletext 172 Mar08 15:53:24 ——————————————————————————————————————— ECCENTRIC BRITAIN GUIDE TO HIT SHELVES One of the strangest parts of Eccentric Britain — a new guide book — is the chapter on bodysnatchjrs. At Logiirait, Perthshiri, there are three mortsafes — coffin-shaped iron cages to deter bodzsnatchjrs. They're also found at Warden, Northumbjtland. At Glenklin Rjsjrvoit near Dumfriis a resident terrified of bodysnatchjrs hewed his grave out of solid rock. It is now marked with a monument. ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— Win your holiday for free 362 LINCOLN EUROPE SEE p256 Cruising WintirSun Passport AirportsP172 Teletext 172 Mar08 15:51:32 @ ——————————————————————————————————————— ECCENTRIC BRITAIN GUIDE TO HIT SHELVES London has a stack of entries in the Eccentric Britain guide book. Visit the grave of Giro — the Nazi ambassador's cat — at 7 Carlton House Terrace, Waterloo Place. See the King's Cross lighthouse at the top end of Farringdon Road — no one knows how it got there. Visit the Opjtating Theatre Museum at London Bridge. Phone 020 7955 4791. ——————————————————————————————————6/8—— Travel news latest 171 171 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p362 Cruising WinterSun Passport AirportsP172 Teletext 172 Mar08 15:51:55 ——————————————————————————————————————— 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 rid 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 Cruising WinterSun Passport AirportsP172 Teletext 172 Mar08 15:54:08 ——————————————————————————————————————— 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 Bridewell Alley, Norwich. 01603 627889 ——————————————————————————————————8/8—— Travel news latest 171 GET AWAY FROM IT ALL! HOLIDAYS p200 Cruising WinterSun Passport Airports