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Rick Steves England
Hike the wild moors of Dartmoor, explore the scenic bays of Cornwall, and dive into history at Hadrian's Wall: with Rick Steves on your side, England can be yours!
Inside Rick Steves England you'll find:
Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves England.
Spending just a few days in the city? Try Rick Steves Pocket London.
Inside Rick Steves England you'll find:
Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves England.
Spending just a few days in the city? Try Rick Steves Pocket London.
- GenresTravelNonfiction
940 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 10, 2018
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About the author
Rick Steves
566 books684 followersRick Steves is an American travel writer, television personality, and activist known for encouraging meaningful travel that emphasizes cultural immersion and thoughtful global citizenship. Born in California and raised in Edmonds, Washington, he began traveling in his teens, inspired by a family trip to Europe. After graduating from the University of Washington with a degree in European history and business, Steves started teaching travel classes, which led to his first guidebook, Europe Through the Back Door, self-published in 1980.
Steves built his Edmonds-based travel company on the idea that travelers should explore less-touristy areas and engage with local cultures. He gained national prominence as host and producer of Rick Steves' Europe, which has aired on public television since 2000. He also hosts a weekly public radio show, Travel with Rick Steves, and has authored dozens of popular guidebooks, including bestselling titles on Italy and Europe at large.
Beyond travel, Steves is an outspoken advocate for drug policy reform, environmental sustainability, and social justice. He supports marijuana legalization and chairs the board of NORML. He has funded housing for homeless families and donates to anti-hunger and arts organizations. In 2019, he pledged $1 million annually to offset the carbon emissions of his tour groups.
Steves is a practicing Lutheran with Norwegian ancestry and continues to live in Edmonds. He has two adult children and is in a relationship with Reverend Shelley Bryan Wee. Despite health challenges, including a prostate cancer diagnosis in 2024, Steves remains committed to his mission of helping Americans travel with greater purpose, empathy, and understanding of the world. His work reflects a belief that travel, done right, can be both transformative and a force for peace.
Steves built his Edmonds-based travel company on the idea that travelers should explore less-touristy areas and engage with local cultures. He gained national prominence as host and producer of Rick Steves' Europe, which has aired on public television since 2000. He also hosts a weekly public radio show, Travel with Rick Steves, and has authored dozens of popular guidebooks, including bestselling titles on Italy and Europe at large.
Beyond travel, Steves is an outspoken advocate for drug policy reform, environmental sustainability, and social justice. He supports marijuana legalization and chairs the board of NORML. He has funded housing for homeless families and donates to anti-hunger and arts organizations. In 2019, he pledged $1 million annually to offset the carbon emissions of his tour groups.
Steves is a practicing Lutheran with Norwegian ancestry and continues to live in Edmonds. He has two adult children and is in a relationship with Reverend Shelley Bryan Wee. Despite health challenges, including a prostate cancer diagnosis in 2024, Steves remains committed to his mission of helping Americans travel with greater purpose, empathy, and understanding of the world. His work reflects a belief that travel, done right, can be both transformative and a force for peace.
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March 1, 2020
Always solid advice with a sense of humor
December 30, 2024
Skimmed the 2023 version in the effort to decide on a special trip ... If I were even just 5 or 10 years younger (I'm now 75), I would have felt perfectly in sync with Rick Steves' vision of a great trip. He does not provide much, if any, information about accessibility to various attractions. However, most seem to involve walking through natural settings or along cobblestone lanes. It sounds delightful, but I think I would be hard-pressed to enjoy a days' activity of that sort. My problem, not his ...
The book is wonderful for the way it boldly proclaims some well-known sights and activities to be overrated and colorfully explains the effects of their being overrun by tourists. He offers quirkier options that promise broader and deeper insights into the English history and character. The book also efficiently lays out the nuts and bolts of traveling in England and ties into additional digital resources.
The book is wonderful for the way it boldly proclaims some well-known sights and activities to be overrated and colorfully explains the effects of their being overrun by tourists. He offers quirkier options that promise broader and deeper insights into the English history and character. The book also efficiently lays out the nuts and bolts of traveling in England and ties into additional digital resources.
July 9, 2019
Rick Steves writes the most useful of travel guides: writing them from the prospective of a novice traveler, of somewhat limited means. His guides are very useful in having walking tours in many locations and guides within major sites. He is readable and occasionally throws in a joke.
Where he falls down in a comprehensive guide such as this one, is that it is not comprehensive. He actively edits possible attractions to those he thinks best. This may not coincide with what interests the traveler. For example in the England guide, he totally ignores Winchester with its historic cathedral, as well as several other notable cathedrals: Ely, Lincoln, Bristol, Gloucester. Other notable omissions are whole cities such as Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle . . .
Where he falls down in a comprehensive guide such as this one, is that it is not comprehensive. He actively edits possible attractions to those he thinks best. This may not coincide with what interests the traveler. For example in the England guide, he totally ignores Winchester with its historic cathedral, as well as several other notable cathedrals: Ely, Lincoln, Bristol, Gloucester. Other notable omissions are whole cities such as Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle . . .
August 4, 2019
eseThis is a good overview of practical realities of getting around England. As I am not a seasoned foreign traveler, his insights on the particularities of making one's most of time and money seem to be very helpful. However, the details of many cities have been omitted with a greater focus on particular 'touristy' areas. I suppose this is necessary to keep one from such a travel guide that would be unmanagable...but a few notes on less-visited places like Bournemouth and Shrewsbury would have been welcome.
December 22, 2019
Gave me some good bed and breakfast ideas, along with an estimate of how long I should spend in each of the cities I have chosen to visit.
November 18, 2020
Informative and comprehensive. Not as "artistic" as some other versions.
May 2, 2024
Great for beginning to plan a trip.
January 8, 2023
Brilliant. Essential traveling companion.
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February 19, 2019very good information
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