Peter Naldrett

Record-Breaking Britain

101 of Britain's Biggest, Smallest, Oldest, Fastest, Tallest, Most Fun Days Out

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Produktbeschreibung

A guide to the 101 most fascinating, awe-inspiring, record-breaking attractions that Britain has to offer. A must-read for any thrill seeker!

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. September 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9781844866946
• ISBN-10: 1844866947
• Artikelnr.: 71745129

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Peter Naldrett

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Reverend Kate Bottley
Introduction
001 THE MOST SOUTHERLY PLACE Lizard Point
002 THE LENGTHIEST LONG-DISTANCE FOOTPATH South West Coast Path
003 THE LARGEST INDOOR RAINFOREST The Eden Project
004 THE WILDEST WAVES Fistral Beach
005 THE LARGEST AQUARIUM National Marine Aquarium
006 THE STEEPEST WATER-POWERED RAILWAY Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway
007 THE LARGEST GORGE Cheddar Gorge
008 THE LONGEST MAZE Longleat
009 THE LARGEST GREENFIELD MUSIC FESTIVAL Glastonbury
010 THE BIGGEST BALLOON EVENT Bristol Balloon Fiesta
011 THE LARGEST TIDAL BORE River Severn
012 THE LONGEST CHEESE-ROLLING RACE Cooper's Hill
013 THE LARGEST DISPLAY OF TANKS Bovington Tank Museum
014 THE SMALLEST CINEMA Bournemouth Colosseum
015 THE LONGEST BEACH Chesil Beach
016 THE OLDEST THEME PARK Blackgang Chine
017 THE OLDEST AND BIGGEST INHABITED CASTLE Windsor Castle
018 THE OLDEST MODEL VILLAGE Bekonscot Model Village
019 THE FASTEST ROLLER COASTER Thorpe Park
020 THE LARGEST VINEYARD Denbies Wine Estate
021 THE LARGEST LIDO Tooting Bec Lido
022 THE SMELLIEST PLANT Kew Gardens
023 THE ONLY OLYMPIC RAPIDS Lee Valley White Water Centre
024 THE ONLY OLYMPIC INDOOR CYCLE TRACK Lee Valley Velo Park
025 THE TALLEST AND LONGEST TUNNEL SLIDE Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
026 THE LARGEST CANTILEVERED OBSERVATION WHEEL London Eye
027 THE BIGGEST FOUR-FACED CHIMING CLOCK Queen Elizabeth Tower
028 THE HIGHEST FREE VIEWING PLATFORM Horizon 22
029 THE BIGGEST OPEN-WORLD ADVENTURE Phantom Peak
030 THE LONGEST-RUNNING PLAY The Mousetrap
031 THE LARGEST DOME The O2 Arena
032 THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF HUMAN SKULLS St Leonard's Church
033 THE LONGEST PLEASURE PIER Southend Pier
034 THE OLDEST ROLLER COASTER Scenic Railway, Dreamland
035 THE OLDEST STONE CIRCLE Avebury Stone Circles
036 THE BEST CONKER PLAYER World Conker Championships
037 THE OLDEST MUSEUM Ashmolean Museum
038 THE BIGGEST DINO PARK National Showcaves Centre for Wales
039 THE BIGGEST PLANETARIUM National Space Centre
040 THE ROLLER COASTER WITH THE MOST INVERSIONS Alton Towers
041 THE FIRST TRAPDOOR WATER RIDE Waterworld
042 THE LARGEST SEAL COLONY Blakeney Point
043 THE LONGEST-SURVIVING HERITAGE STEAM RAILWAY Welsh Highland Railway
044 THE FATEST ZIP LINE Velocity, Bethesda
045 THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN WALES Yr Wyddfa
046 THE ONLY ALPINE COASTER Fforest Coaster, Betws-y-Coed
047 THE FIRST TANDEM DROP EXPERIENCE Plummet, Betws-y-Coed
048 THE ONLY UNDERGROUND GOLF COURSE Llechwedd Slate Mine
049 THE DEEPEST ACCOMMODATION Deep Sleep, Blaenau Fffestiniog
050 THE HIGHEST AQUEDUCT Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
051 THE OLDEST INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL STADIUM Racecourse Ground
052 THE SMALLEST HOUSE Conwy
053 THE LARGEST ESCAPE ROOM Shrewsbury Prison
054 THE LARGEST CATHEDRAL Liverpool Cathedral
055 THE MOST COMPLETE CITY WALLS Chester
056 THE LARGEST ICE CREAM SHOP Ice Cream Farm
057 THE TALLEST BUNGEE JUMP Tatton Park
058 THE OLDEST GAME OF FOOTBALL Ashbourne
059 THE BIGGEST CAVE ENTRANCE Peak Cavern
060 THE HIGHEST POINT IN THE OLDEST NATIONAL PARK Kinder Scout
061 THE LEAST KNOWN CHRISTMAS CAROLS Sheffield
062 THE OLDEST FOOTBALL GROUND Sandygate Stadium
063 THE TALLEST INDOOR BUNGEE JUMP Magna Science Adventure Centre
064 THE LARGEST STATELY HOME Wentworth Woodhouse
065 THE BUSIEST POLAR BEAR ENCLOSURE Yorkshire Wildlife Park
066 THE BIGGEST FISH AND CHIP SHOP Papa's Fish and Chip Shop
067 THE LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGE Humber Bridge
068 THE LARGEST SEA BIRD COLONY Yorkshire's East Coast
069 THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF WEAPONRY Royal Armouries
070 THE DEEPEST, LONGEST, HIGHEST CANAL TUNNEL Standedge Tunnel
071 THE LONGEST CONTINUAL INCLINE Cragg Vale
072 THE LONGEST ROLLER COASTER Blackpool Pleasure Beach
073 THE BIGGEST INDOOR WATER PARK Sandcastle Water Park
074 THE TALLEST UNINTERRUPTED WATERFALL Gaping Gill
075 THE OLDEST UNCHANGED THEATRE Georgian Theatre Royal
076 THE LONGEST LAKE Windermere
077 THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN ENGLAND Scafell Pike
078 THE LARGEST COLOURING PENCIL Derwent Pencil Museum
079 THE OLDEST DEER RUT Martindale
080 THE HIGHEST PUB Tan Hill Inn
081 THE TALLEST ANGEL SCULPTURE Angel of the North
082 THE LARGEST FUNFAIR Hoppings Funfair
083 THE CENTRE OF BRITAIN Haltwhistle
084 THE LONGEST WALL Hadrian's Wall
085 THE DEADLIEST GARDEN Alnwick Poison Garden
086 THE LARGEST MAN-MADE LAKE Kielder Reservoir
087 THE DARKEST SKIES Kielder Observatory
088 THE TOUGHEST NATIONAL TRAIL Pennine Way
089 THE LARGEST ARTS FESTIVAL Edinburgh Fringe
090 THE LONGEST-SERVING ROYAL YACHT Britannia
091 THE OLDEST TOURIST ATTRACTION Camera Obscura
092 THE ONLY ROTATING BOAT LIFT Falkirk Wheel
093 THE BIGGEST SCULPTURE The Kelpies
094 THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN BRITAIN Ben Nevis
095 THE STONE SKIMMING CHAMPION Easdale Island
096 THE ONLY TIDAL RUNWAY Barra Airport
097 THE HIGHEST DISC GOLF COURSE Glencoe Mountain
098 THE LARGEST SEA CAVE ENTRANCE Smoo Cave
099 THE NORTHERNMOST POINT Cape Wrath
100 THE SHORTEST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT Westray Airport
101 THE BIGGEST COLLECTION OF WITCH MARKS Creswell Crags