Secret London - An Unusual Guide ('Secret' guides) Paperback – February 15, 2017

A lot of useful information. I hope to find some out of the way places to discover on my upcoming visit to London. It has been 30 years since my last visit, so a lot has changed, I am sure. I prefer to find unusual spots wherever I go, so I try to find this sort of guide before traveling. The book has a lot of interesting and unusual spots to visit, and the maps with marked locations, done by city areas, look to be especially great for allowing my and my travel buddy to find interesting side junkets on top of the big, "must see" things (like theater and Buckingham palace, for which we have tickets.)

The book is slender and easily-packed or carried.Very pleasing design and format, also. Many less-than-commonly-covered ideas, sites and sights are covered. Descriptions are brief and pleasant. I was cued to the Hunterian Museum in Lincoln's Inn Field by this guide. That suberb and, to me, incredibly important museum (perhaps the analogue of the Museum of the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the USA) doesn't even rate a mention in other guides I've used and doesn't appear on some mapping programs, though the Sir John Soames museum across the park always appears. I am so grateful for this guide's tip to what I otherwise would have missed.This may not be a guide for a first-time visitor to London... or it might, if one doesn't want to follow the usual and expected routes but would like, instead, a number of other more personally-selected rewards. Oh, and it's a terrific bargain.

This book is informative and a lot of fun. There are plenty of sights here that are unfamiliar to me, but plenty as well that will be known to many readers. A more accurate, if less marketable, title might have been LOTS OF PLACES IN LONDON THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY FEATURED IN THE MORE CONVENTIONAL GUIDE BOOKS--BUT SOME OF WHICH ARE.

In the last two years, I have been to London four times and wanted to see less touristy things this time around. This book is awesome and just what I needed! I have a couple of friends who live in London (even one who was born and raised) - and even they didn't know about some of the things in this book. Had many great adventures thanks to the spots listed in the book. Also, for days I didn't want to carry the book around, I made a xerox copy of the maps and highlighted the locations I wanted to see that day, and was able to just walk around and find the locations just fine.

This book is great, already through part of it. I understand that the average tourist wants to hit the common places, but just in case, its always good to steal away to find the small out of the way places. I have been to London several times and purchased this for my husband. We both love it and look forward to using it as we just found out we are moving to London for a bit...so excited to see all the little out of the way places! Thanks for writing such a fantastic book!

Fantastic book! And not just for those who've been to London multiple times. You can easily go to the typical tourist places and also stop in to a couple of these in the same area. It gives you a better feel for the true city and all its nooks and crannies and secrets and quirks. It encourages exploration...what's not to love?

Thrilled with this book. I am off to London in three weeks and have a list of all the exciting recommendations. It is a must for anyone visiting London.

The places noted are either so trivial or so specific that the book is not useful to most tourists. For example, it highlights a Cricket, Club, Museum, subway tower. an old police call box, and a midieval water source. Meh