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See also Accommodations and Restaurant indexes, below.

GENERAL INDEX , 86 Autumn Color Week (Hever), Lewes, 130 100 York, 203 Aviary, Leeds Castle, 122 AA Taxis, 32 A1 Taxis, 55 Avon Boating (Stratford-upon- Abbey (St. Albans), 156 Apollo Theatre (Oxford), 145 Avon), 179 Abbey Church Yard (Bath), 33 Aquatic Garden (), Azalea Garden (Kew Gardens), Abbey Gatehouse (Battle), 108 109 41–42 Architecture, 219–226 Abbey Gatehouse (St. Albans), Art, 216–219 156 Art museums and galleries acon, Francis, 219 Accommodations. See also B American Museum (Bath), 36 Balliol College (Oxford), Accommodations Index Brighton Museum & Art 142–143 Bath, 38 Gallery, 48 Balloon Festival (Leeds Brighton, 50–51 Chichester, 72 Castle), 14 Cambridge, 60 Fitzwilliam Museum (Cam- Ballroom (Knole), 116 the Cotswolds, 137 bridge), 8, 57–59 Bamboo Garden (Kew Oxford, 145–146 Hampton Court, 96, 97 Gardens), 109 Rye, 153 Holburne Museum of Art Barrack Block Shop (Hampton Salisbury, 168 (Bath), 36 Court), 98 Stratford-upon-Avon, Hove Museum & Art Gallery Bartlett Street Antique Centre 180–181 (Brighton), 49 (Bath), 37 Winchester, 189 Base Court (Hampton York, 204 (), 89 Court), 96 Admiralty Look-Out (Dover), 80 Kettle’s Yard (Cambridge), Bath, 10, 30–38 Adoration of the Magi 8, 57 accommodations, 38 (Rubens), 55 Lower (Hampton getting around, 32–33 Afternoon tea, 214 Court), 8–9, 98 highlights, 32 Airlines, 227–231 Modern Art Oxford, 143 restaurants, 37 Alfred the Great, King, statue Pallant House Gallery (Chich- shopping, 37 of (Winchester), 186 ester), 8, 72–73 sights and attractions, 6–7 All Saints Passage Renaissance Picture Gallery traveling to, 32 (Cambridge), 59 (Hampton Court), 96 visitor information, 30 The Almonry (Battle), 42 York Art Gallery, 9, 202 Bath Abbey, 33 Alpine House (Kew Gardens), Ashmolean Museum (Oxford), Bath and Dundas Canal Com- 108 9, 143 pany (Bath), 36–37 American Museum (Bath), 36 Assembly Rooms and Fashion Bath International Music Anne, Queen, 209 Museum (Bath), 34 Festival, 14 Anne Boleyn, 101–103,COPYRIGHTED 208 MATERIAL Astral Travels, 28 Bath Literature Festival, 13 Anne Boleyn’s Gatehouse Austen, Jane, 6 Bath Saturday Antiques (Hampton Court), 96 Centre (Bath), 34, 35, 37 Market, 37 Anne of Cleves, 103 Festival (Bath), 32 Bath Tourist Information House (Lewes), 129 grave of (Winchester), 185 Centre, 30 Anne Hathaway’s Cottage House (Winchester), 185, 188 Batsford Arboretum, 136 (Stratford-upon-Avon), 177 Automobile travel. See Car Battle, 7, 39–43 Antiques travel Battle Abbey, 42 Bath, 37 Autumn, 13 Battle Museum of Local Brighton, 49 History, 42 34_181959 bindex.qxp 3/15/08 12:47 AM Page 233

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Battle of Hastings Abbey and Botanic Garden (Oxford), scheduling considerations, Battlefield, 40–41 141–142 52, 54 Battle Tourist Information Bouchier, Thomas, 112, 115 shopping, 59 Centre, 39 Bourton-on-the-Hill, 136 sights and attractions, 55–58 Beaches, Brighton, 49 Bourton-on-the-Water, 131–136 visitor information, 52 The Bear Inn (Oxford), 145 Breakfast, 214 Cambridge Film Festival, 14 Bearsted, 120, 123 Brentford Gate (Kew Gardens), Cambridge Folk Festival, 14 Becket, Thomas (St. Thomas 108 Canterbury, 7, 61–69 Becket), 66, 79, 206 Bridge of Sighs (Oxford), 142 getting around, 64 Shrine (Canterbury Brighton, 10, 44–51, 70, 126 highlights, 62 Cathedral), 67 accommodations, 50–51 outdoor activities, 68 Beeline Radio Taxis (Knole), getting around, 45 restaurants, 68–69 114, 116 highlights, 45 shopping, 68 Beer, 215 restaurants, 49–50 sights and attractions, 64–68 Bell, Clive, 124, 128 scheduling considerations, 45 tours, 68 Bell, Vanessa, 124, 126, shopping, 49 traveling to, 62, 64 128–130 sights and attractions, 45, visitor information, 62 Benson, E. F., 6, 147, 150, 151 48–49 Canterbury Cathedral, Bicycling, 28 traveling to, 45 62, 64–65, 67 Bath, 36–37 visitor information, 44 Canterbury Historic River Cambridge, 55, 59 Brighton and Hove Bus Tours, 68 Canterbury, 68 Company, 45 Canterbury River Navigation Chichester, 73 Brighton Festival, 13 Company, 68 Moreton-in-Marsh, 137 Brighton International The Canterbury Tales Rye, 152 Festival, 45 (Canterbury), 67 Salisbury, 168 Brighton Museum & Art The Canterbury Tales Windsor, 195 Gallery, 48 (Chaucer), 5, 61, 67 Birdland Park (Bourton-on- Brighton Pier, 48 Carfax Tower (Oxford), 141 the-Water), 136 Brighton Royal Pavilion, Carol Darby Jewellery Bizarre Bath, 35 4, 45, 48 (Winchester), 188 The Black Death, 207 Britain & Visitor Centre Car rentals, 24–26 Blackwell’s (Oxford), 144 (London), 28, 29, 87 toll-free numbers & websites, Blake, William, 58, 218 BritRail passes, 22 231 Blenheim Palace (Oxford), Brit Xplorer passes, 23–24 on the Web, 26 143–144 Broadway, 133, 134–135 Cartoon Gallery (Hampton The Group, Broadway Tower, 135 Court), 97 57, 124 Brown, Capability, 98, 105, Car travel, 24–27 Blue Badge Guides 109, 144, 223, 224 Bath, 32 (Cambridge), 57 Brown Gallery (Knole), 115 Battle, 40 Boating (boat rentals) Building of Bath Museum, 36 Brighton, 45 Bath, 36 (Hampstead), 88 Cambridge, 54 Cambridge, 59 Burton-Taylor Theatre Canterbury, 62, 64 Oxford, 144 (Oxford), 145 Chichester, 72 Boat trips and tours Bus (coach) travel Dover, 78–79 Canterbury, 68 Hampton Court, 94 Hampton Court, 94 Hever, 100 Kew, 106 Cabco (Cambridge), 55 Kew, 106 Runnymede, 195 Cabwise (Canterbury), 64 Knole, 114 Stratford-upon-Avon, 179 Cadogan & James (Winchester), Leeds Castle, 121 Winchester, 186 188 Monk’s House & Charleston, Windsor, 194–195 Calendar of special events, 126–127 York, 202 13–15 Moreton-in-Marsh & the Bodleian Library (Oxford), 142 Cambridge, 52–60 Cotswolds, 132 Boleyn, Anne, 101–103, 208 getting around, 54–55 Oxford, 140 Gatehouse (Hampton highlights, 54 rules of the road, 27 Court), 96 hotels, 60 Rye, 150 Book of Hours (Hever Castle), nightlife, 60 St. Albans, 155–156 101 outdoor activities, 59 Salisbury, 162–163 restaurants, 59–60 34_181959 bindex.qxp 3/15/08 12:47 AM Page 234

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Car travel (con’t) Southern Cathedrals Festival City Sightseeing Sissinghurst, 171 (Chichester, Salisbury, and Bath, 35 Winchester, 184 Winchester), 14, 71, Cambridge, 57 Windsor, 192 162, 183 Dover, 80 York, 198 Winchester Cathedral, 5, 182, Oxford, 144 Castles and palaces 184–185 Stratford-upon-Avon, 179 best, 4 York Minster, 5, 199–200 Windsor, 194 Blenheim Palace (Oxford), Catherine of Aragon, 80, 103, York, 202 143–144 122, 208 City Taxis (Oxford), 140 Brighton Royal Pavilion Catherine Howard, 103 Clock Court (Hampton Campground, 4, 45, 48 Catherine Parr, 96, 103, Court), 96 Dover Castle, 4, 6, 75–80 135, 208 Clock Tower (St. Albans), 156 Ham House, 110 Cedar Lawn (Leeds Castle), 123 Clock-Work Shop (Winchester), Hampton Court, 4, 6–9, 14, Central Market (Greenwich), 86 188 15, 93–98 Changing of the Guard, The Cloisters Shop Hever Castle, 4, 101–102 Windsor, 191, 193 (Chichester), 73 , 109 Chapel (Leeds Castle), 121 Coach (bus) travel, 23–24, Knole, 4, 99, 112–117 Chapel of St. Peter and St. Paul 27–28 Leeds Castle, 118–123 (Greenwich), 84–85 Bath, 32 Lewes Castle, 129 The Chapel Royal (Hampton Brighton, 45 Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Court), 96 Cambridge, 54 172 Charing Cross Station Canterbury, 62 Warwick Castle (Stratford- (London), 23 Dover, 78 upon-Avon), 4, 178 Charles, Prince, 212–213 Leeds Castle, 120–121 Windsor Castle, 4, 6, 190–194 Charles II, 85, 96, 97, 116, 209 Moreton-in-Marsh & the Wolvesey Castle (Winchester), Charleston, 124, 126–130 Cotswolds, 133–134 185–186 Chartwell, 116, 117 Oxford, 140 Catcreeps, Brighton, 48 Chaucer, Geoffrey, 5, 61, 67 Salisbury, 163 Cathedral and Abbey Church of Cherwell Boathouse (Oxford), Stratford-upon-Avon, 176 St. Alban, 156 144 Winchester, 184 Cathedral Close (Salisbury), Chesterton Foot Bridge Windsor, 192 163–164 (Cambridge), 59 York, 198 Cathedrals and churches Cheyney Court (Winchester), Collision Damage Waiver Battle Abbey, 42 185 (CDW), 25 best, 5 Chichester, 70–74 Communication Gallery Canterbury Cathedral, 62, Chichester Cathedral, 5, 72 (Hampton Court), 97 64–65, 67 Chichester Festival Theatre, 73 Confederation of Cinque Cathedral and Abbey Church Chiddingstone, 103–104 Ports, 79 of St. Alban, 156 Children, families with, 6 Conservation Area (Kew Chichester Cathedral, 5, 72 Chiltern Railways, 178–179 Gardens), 109 Holy Trinity Church (Stratford- Chinese Pagoda (Kew Gardens), Constable, John, 10, 88, 160, upon-Avon), 177 109 164, 218 King’s College Chapel (Cam- Chipping Campden, 133, The Corn Exchange bridge), 5, 55–56 135–137 (Cambridge), 60 St. Albans cathedral, 5, 7, Christ Church College Cotswold Motoring Museum 154–159 (Oxford), 141 (Bourton-on-the-Water), 136 St. Martin’s Church (Canter- Christmas Concert (Oxford), 15 The Cotswolds, 131–137 bury), 67 Churches and cathedrals. See Cotswold Way, 136 St. Mary-in-Castro (Dover), 79 Cathedrals and churches Cottage Garden (Sissinghurst), St. Mary’s Church (Rye), Church Hill Antiques Centre 172 150–151 (Lewes), 130 Crab and Winkle Way St. Mary the Virgin Church Churchill, Sir Winston, 117, 211 (Canterbury), 68 (Battle), 42 Cinque Ports, 79 Craft Market (Greenwich), 86 St. Thomas Church (Salisbury), The Circus (Bath), 34 Cuisine, 213–214 163 City Cabs (Salisbury), 163 Culpeper Garden (Leeds Salisbury Cathedral, 5, City Museum (Winchester), 186 Castle), 122 164–165 34_181959 bindex.qxp 3/15/08 12:47 AM Page 235

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Curfew Tower (Moreton-in- Edenbridge Cars (Hever), 100 Marsh), 134 Edward I, 118, 122 Gainsborough, Thomas, 36, Currency, 18 Eleanor of Aquitaine, 206 141, 217 (Greenwich), 82, 84 Elizabeth I, 208–209 Galleries and art museums Elizabeth II, 195, 211, 213 American Museum (Bath), 36 Emergencies, on the road, 27 Brighton Museum & Art David Sharp Pottery (Rye), , 40 Gallery, 48 152 Escorted tours, 28 Chichester, 72 Dayrider ticket (Dover), 79 Eton, 190, 194 Fitzwilliam Museum (Cam- Deanery (Winchester), 185 Eton College, 191, 194 bridge), 8, 57–59 Deer Park (Knole), 116 Euston Station (London), 23 Hampton Court, 96, 97 Diana, Princess, 212 Evensong Holburne Museum of Art Dining. See also Restaurant Cambridge, 55–56 (Bath), 36 Index Canterbury, 62 Hove Museum & Art Gallery Bath, 37 Chichester, 71 (Brighton), 49 Battle, 43 Winchester, 183, 186 Kenwood House best, 9 Evolution House (Kew (Hampstead), 89 Brighton, 49–50 Gardens), 110 Kettle’s Yard (Cambridge), Cambridge, 59–60 8, 57 Chichester, 74 Lower Orangery (Hampton Dover, 81 Families with children, best Court), 8–9, 98 Greenwich, 86 day trips for, 6 Modern Art Oxford, 143 Hampstead, 91–92 (Greenwich), 86 Pallant House Gallery (Chich- Hampton Court, 98 Farmer’s Market ester), 8, 72–73 Kew Gardens, 111 Canterbury, 68 Renaissance Picture Gallery Moreton-in-Marsh & the Rye, 152 (Hampton Court), 96 Cotswolds, 137 Fawkes, Guy, 200 York Art Gallery, 9, 202 Oxford, 144–145 effigies of (Battle), 42 Gardens Rye, 152 (Hampstead), best, 7–8 St. Albans, 159 8, 87, 88 Botanic Garden (Oxford), Salisbury, 168 Ferries, Greenwich, 83 141–142 Sissinghurst, 173 Festival of Nine Lessons and Ham House, 110 Stratford-upon-Avon, 180 Nine Carols (Cambridge), 15 Hampton Court, 97 Winchester, 188–189 Festivals and special events, Hampton Court Flower Windsor, 196 13–15 Show, 14 York, 203 Festival Theatre Hidcote Manor Garden (near Docklands Light Rail, 82–83 (Chichester), 71 Chipping Campden), 8, 136 Dog Collar Museum (Leeds Fishbourne Roman Palace (near Italian Gardens (Hever Castle), 122 Chichester), 72, 73 Castle), 102 Domesday Book, 39, 118, Fitzwilliam Museum Kew Gardens, 8, 105–111 182, 206 (Cambridge), 8, 57–59 Leeds Castle, 122 Dover Castle, 4, 6, 75–80 Food Market (Greenwich), 86 Royal National Rose Garden Dover Visitor Information Food stores and markets (St. Albans), 158 Centre, 78 Cambridge, 59 Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Downland Cycles Canterbury, 68 8, 172 (Canterbury), 68 Greenwich, 86 The Garden Shop (Hampton Dual carriageways, 26 Oxford, 144–145 Court), 98 Rye, 152 The Garden Shop (Kew Winchester Street Market, 188 Gardens), 111 Gasoline, 27 agle, The (Cambridge), 60 French Brothers Boats Ltd E Gatehouse (Hever Castle), 102 Eastbridge Hospital (Windsor), 194, 195 Gatwick Express, 26 (Canterbury), 64 Freud, Lucien, 219 Gays and lesbians East Front (Hampton Court), 97 Brighton hotels, 51 The East Front Gardens (Hampstead), 90 Pride in Brighton and (Hampton Court), 97 Friar House (Battle), 43 Hove, 14 34_181959 bindex.qxp 3/15/08 12:47 AM Page 236

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Geoff’s Bike Hire Outdoor Rye, 153 (Cambridge), 59 Ice Rink, 98 Salisbury, 168 George I, 209 Hatfield House (St. Albans), Stratford-upon-Avon, George III, 210 158–159 180–181 Georgian Rooms (Hampton Haunted Gallery (Hampton Winchester, 189 Court), 97 Court), 96 York, 204 Ghost Walk (Brighton), 49 The Heath (Hampstead), 87 Hove Museum & Art Gallery Gibbon, Sir Edward, 142 Heath & Hampstead Society, 90 (Brighton), 49 Gipsy Moth (Greenwich), 84 Heathrow Express, 26 Hundred Years’ War, 207 Glyndebourne Festival Henry II, 61, 64, 66, 75, 78, Hunt in the Forest (Uccello), 143 (Lewes), 13 79, 206 Glyndebourne opera house Institute (Lewes), 127 (Leeds), 219 Ice-skating, Hampton Court, Goldfinger, Erno, 90 Henry V, 207 15, 98 Gold Line (St. Albans), 156 Henry VIII, 4, 56, 65, 67, 80, 84, Ightham Mote, 116 Golf, Leeds Castle, 123 93, 94, 96, 112, 207 Duxford The Goods Shed wives of, 103 (Cambridge), 58 (Canterbury), 68 Henry VIII’s Banqueting Room Information Centre (Hampton Grant, Duncan, 72, 124, (Leeds Castle), 121 Court), 93 128, 129 Henry VIII’s State Apartments Insurance, for car rentals, 25–26 Grass Garden (Kew Gardens), (Hampton Court), 96 Italian Gardens (Hever Castle), 108 Herb Garden (Sissinghurst), 172 102 Great Bedchamber (Hampton Heritage Centre Court), 97 (Greenwich), 84 Great British Heritage Pass, 29 Heritage Taxis (Dover), 79 Jacqueline du Pré Music Great Hall (Knole), 115 Hever, 4, 99–104 Room (Oxford), 145 Great Hall (Winchester), 186 Hever Castle, 4, 101–102 James, Henry, 147 Great Screen (Winchester), 185 Hidcote Manor Garden (near Lamb House (Rye), 6, 148, 150 Great Vine (Hampton Court), 98 Chipping Campden), 8, 136 James II, 115, 116, 209 Great Watching Chamber Cemetery (Hamp- Jane Austen Centre (Bath), (Hampton Court), 96 stead), 90–91 34, 35, 37 Great Water (Leeds Castle), 122 Highgate Men’s Pond Jane Austen Festival (Bath), 32 Arts and Craft (Hampstead), 91 Jane Austen’s Bath, 35–36 Market (Bath), 37 Hikes and walks Jane Seymour, 96, 103, 208 Greenwich, 82–86 Battle, 42 Jesus College (Cambridge), 56 Greenwich Market, 86 Dover, 81 Jesus Green (Cambridge), 59 Greenwich Tourist Information Thames Path National Trail, Jones, Inigo, 85, 167, 223 Centre, 82, 84 195 Jorvik Festival (York), 13 Guard Chamber (Hampton Hirst, Damien, 219 Jorvik Viking Centre (York), 201 Court), 97 Historic sites, best, 6–7 Gunpowder Plot of 1605, 42 History, 205–213 Guy Fawkes Night celebrations, Hockney, David, 219 (Hampstead), 14, 200 Holburne Museum of Art 5, 90 Battle, 42 (Bath), 36 The Keep (Dover), 79 Leeds Castle, 120 Holy Trinity Church (Stratford- Kennet and Avon Canal Lewes, 127 upon-Avon), 177 towpath (Bath), 36 Horn Room (Hampton Kenwood House (Hampstead), Court), 96 8, 89 Hall’s Croft (Stratford-upon- Hospital of Saint Cross Kenwood Ladies’ Pond Avon), 177 (Winchester), 186 (Hampstead), 91 Ham House, 110 Hot-air ballooning, Leeds Kettle’s Yard (Cambridge), 8, 57 Hampstead, 8, 9, 87–92 Castle, 121 Kew Explorer, 106 , 88–89, 91 Hotels. See also Accommoda- Kew Gardens, 8, 105–111 Hampton Court, 4, 6–9, 14, 15, tions Index Kew Palace, 109 93–98 Bath, 38 King’s Apartments (Hampton gardens, 7–8, 97 Brighton, 50–51 Court), 96–97 Hampton Court Flower Cambridge, 60 King’s Backstairs (Hampton Show, 14 the Cotswolds, 137 Court), 97 Oxford, 145–146 King’s Closet (Knole), 116 34_181959 bindex.qxp 3/15/08 12:47 AM Page 237

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King’s College (Cambridge), 55 Magna Carta, 166, 195, 207 King’s College Chapel (Cam- Maidstone Taxi Company Nash, Beau, 35 bridge), 5, 55–56 (Sissinghurst), 171 National Express, 23 King’s College Chapel Shop Main Boatyard (Cambridge), 59 (Cambridge), 59 Main Gate (Kew Gardens), 108 (Greenwich), 8, 85 King’s College Choir Maison Dieu (Dover), 80–81 National Rail Enquiries, (Cambridge), 54 Mantegna, Andrea, 9, 98 20, 21, 23 King’s Cross Station Mapp and Lucia (Benson), 147, National Railway Museum (London), 23 150, 151 (York), 9, 202 King’s Presence Chamber “Mapp and Lucia’s Rye” walk- Shop (Salisbury), (Hampton Court), 97 ing tour (Rye), 151 168 King’s Private Apartments Market Square (Cambridge), Newgate Market (York), 203 (Hampton Court), 97 55, 59 Newhaven/Seaford Taxis King’s Privy Chamber Marx, Karl, 91 (Lewes), 127 (Hampton Court), 97 Mary Arden’s House (Stratford- New Place (Stratford-upon- King’s Room (Knole), 116 upon-Avon), 178 Avon), 177 King’s Staircase (Hampton Mary I (Bloody Mary), 103, 129, North Greenwich, 83 Court), 97 185, 208 Nude beach, Brighton, 49 Knole, 4, 99, 112–117 Mathematical Bridge Number 1, Royal Crescent (Cambridge), 55 (Bath), 34–35 Mayor of Bath’s Honorary Civic Lady Baillie Garden (Leeds Walking Tour, 35 Castle), 122 Mazes Old Horse Ford (Oxford), 144 Lady Betty Germain’s China Hampton Court, 98 Old Royal Observatory Closet (Knole), 115 Hever Castle, 102 (Greenwich), 8, 82, 85 Lamb House (Rye), 148, 150 Leeds Castle, 122 Old Sarum (Old Salisbury), 166 Landgate (Rye), 151 Merchant Adventurers’ Hall Orchard Poyle Carriage Rides The Lanes (Brighton), 48, 49 (York), 201 (Windsor), 194 Leeds Castle, 6, 118–123 Meridian Taxis (Lewes), 127 Orlando (Woolf), 115 Legoland Windsor, 190, 195 Merton College (Oxford), 141 Outdoor activities Leicester Gallery (Knole), 115 Micklegate Bar Museum Bath, 36 Lewes, 126, 127, 129, 130 (York), 202 Battle, 42 Lewes Castle, 129 Mill Lane punting station Brighton, 49 Lewis, C. S., 91 (Cambridge), 59 Cambridge, 59 Lilac Garden (Kew Gardens), Miniature Scene (York), 203 Canterbury, 68 109 The Model Village (Bourton-on- Chichester, 73 Lime Walk (Sissinghurst), 172 the-Water), 136 the Cotswolds, 136–137 Lion Gate (Kew Gardens), 108 Modern Art Oxford, 143 Dover, 81 Literary sites, best, 5–6 Mompesson House (Salisbury), Hampstead, 91 London 164 Hampton Court, 98 getting around, 15–19 Monk’s House (Rodmell), 5–6, Hever, 103–104 train stations, 23 124–128 Oxford, 144 London-Brighton Veteran Car Moore, Henry, 8, 57, 219 Rye, 151 Run, 14–15 More, Sir Thomas, 208 Salisbury, 168 Long Gallery Moreton-in-Marsh, 10, 131–137 York, 202–203 Brighton, 48 Moreton-in-Marsh market, 137 Oxford, 138–146 Hever Castle, 102 Motorways, 26 getting around, 140 Long Library (Sissinghurst), 172 Mozartfest, 32 highlights, 140 Lower Orangery (Hampton Museum of Canterbury, 67 nightlife, 145 Court), 8–9, 98 Museum of St. Albans, 158 organized tours, 144 Lynx (Canterbury), 64 Museum of the History of restaurants, 144–145 Science (Oxford), 142 shopping, 144 Museum Room (Knole), sights and attractions, Magdalen College 115–116 141–144 (Oxford), 142 Museums, best, 8–9 traveling to, 140 Magdalene Bridge Music at Oxford, 145 Oxford Coffee Concerts, 140 (Cambridge), 59 Music Festival, Bath Interna- Oxford Information Centre, 138 Magdalene College tional, 14, 32 Oxford Playhouse, 140, 145 (Cambridge), 56 Music Room (Brighton), 48 The Oxford Story, 143 34_181959 bindex.qxp 3/15/08 12:47 AM Page 238

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Oxford University Press Prime Meridian Line Moreton-in-Marsh & the Bookshop, 144 (Greenwich), 82, 85 Cotswolds, 137 The Oyster (London), 18–19 Princess of Wales Conservatory Oxford, 144–145 (Kew Gardens), 108 Rye, 152 Privy Garden (Hampton Court), St. Albans, 159 Paddington Station 97–98 Salisbury, 168 (London), 23 Pulteney Bridge (Bath), 33 Sissinghurst, 173 Pagoda (Kew Gardens), 109 The Punchinello’s Kitchen Stratford-upon-Avon, 180 Painted Hall (Greenwich), (Tiepolo), 121 Winchester, 188–189 84, 85 Punting Company Windsor, 196 Palaces and castles (Cambridge), 59 York, 203 best, 4 Reynolds, Sir Joshua, 116, 141, Blenheim Palace (Oxford), 143, 167, 202, 217 143–144 Quarter, The (York), 203 Reynolds Room (Knole), 116 Brighton Royal Pavilion Queen Charlotte’s Cottage. Rhododendron Dell (Kew Campground, 4, 45, 48 (Kew Gardens), 109 Gardens), 109 Dover Castle, 4, 6, 75–80 Queen Mary’s Dollhouse Richmond-upon-Thames, 110 Ham House, 110 (Windsor), 193 River Cam, punting on the, 59 Hampton Court, 4, 6–9, 14, Queens’ College Rock Garden (Kew Gardens), 15, 93–98 (Cambridge), 55 108 Hever Castle, 4, 101–102 Queen’s Gallery (Hampton Roman Baths Museum and Kew Palace, 109 Court), 97 Pump Room (Bath), 33 Knole, 4, 99, 112–117 Queen’s Garden (Kew Gardens), Roman Museum Leeds Castle, 118–123 109 (Canterbury), 67 Lewes Castle, 129 Queen’s House (Greenwich), Roman Painted House Sissinghurst Castle Garden, 8, 85 (Dover), 81 172 Queen’s State Apartments Romans Warwick Castle (Stratford- (Hampton Court), 97 Bath, 33 upon-Avon), 4, 178 Queen’s State Bedchamber Canterbury, 67 Windsor Castle, 4, 6, 190–194 (Hampton Court), 97 Chichester, 70, 72, 73 Wolvesey Castle (Winchester), Dover, 79 185–186 Hampton Court, 98 Pallant House Gallery Radcliffe Camera (Oxford), history of, 205 (Chichester), 8, 72–73 142 Old Sarum (Old Salisbury), Palm House (Kew Gardens), Rail Europe, 22, 29 166 108 Real Tennis (Hampton St. Albans, 157–158 Penshurst Place (Hever), Court), 97 Roman Theatre (St. Albans), 100, 102–103 Red House Antiques Centre 157–158 The Perch (Oxford), 144 (York), 203 Romney Marsh (Rye), 147, 151 Petrol, 27 Reeve the Baker (Salisbury), Rose Garden (Kew Gardens), Pharos (lighthouse), Dover, 79 168 108 Pickerel Inn (Cambridge), 60 Refueling packages, for car Rose Garden (Sissinghurst), Pickwick Gallery (Stratford- rentals, 25–26 172 upon-Avon), 179 Rely On Cars (Hever), 100 Rose Week (Hever), 100 Picnics, Cambridge, 58 Renaissance Picture Gallery Roundabouts, 26 Pimm’s, 215 (Hampton Court), 96 Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew Pitt Rivers Museum (Oxford), Restaurants. See also (Kew Gardens), 8, 105–111 143 Restaurant Index Royal Crescent (Bath), 34 Planning day trips, 11–29 Bath, 37 Number 1, 34–35 seasons, 11–13 Battle, 43 Royal National Rose Garden Poultry Cross (Salisbury), 163 best, 9 (St. Albans), 158 Pre-Raphaelites, 218 Brighton, 49–50 Royal Naval College (Green- The Preservation of St Paul Cambridge, 59–60 wich), 84, 85 after Shipwreck at Malta Chichester, 74 Royal Shakespeare Theatre (Greenwich), 85 Dover, 81 (Stratford-upon-Avon), 178 President’s Lodge Greenwich, 86 Royal Tennis Court (Hampton (Cambridge), 55 Hampstead, 91–92 Court), 97 Preston Manor (Brighton), 49 Hampton Court, 98 Royal Windsor Information Pride in Brighton and Hove, 14 Kew Gardens, 111 Centre, 190 34_181959 bindex.qxp 3/15/08 12:47 AM Page 239

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Rubens, Peter Paul, 55, 58, 167 Monk’s House & Charleston, Snowshill Manor (Broadway), Runnymede (near Windsor), 126 135 7, 190, 195 Moreton-in-Marsh & the Southern Cathedrals Festival Rye, 6, 10, 147–153 Cotswolds, 132 (Chichester, Salisbury, and Rye Arts Festival, 148 Oxford, 138, 140 Winchester), 14, 71, 162, 183 Rye Bonfire Weekend, 148 Rye, 148 Spangle Bedroom (Knole), 116 Rye Chocolate Shop, 152 St. Albans, 154–155 Spangle Dressing Room Rye Harbour Nature Preserve, Salisbury, 162 (Knole), 116 151–152 Sissinghurst, 170 Spas, Bath, 36 Rye Heritage Centre, 150 Stratford-upon-Avon, 174 Special events and festivals, Rye Market, 152 Winchester, 183 13–15 Windsor, 190 Spring, 11 York, 197–198 Spring Garden Week (Hever), Sackville-West, Vita, 112, Scott Polar Research Institute 100 115, 136, 169, 173 (Cambridge), 58 Stagecoach Hampshire Bus St. Albans, 5, 7, 154–159 Seasons, 11–13 (Winchester), 188 St. Albans Organ Museum, 158 Secret Wartime Tunnels State Apartments (Windsor), St. Augustine’s Abbey (Dover), 80 192–193 (Canterbury), 65–66 Sevenoaks, 114 Station Taxis (York), 199 St. George’s Chapel (Windsor), Shakespeare, William, 6, 13, 174 Stonehenge, 7, 162, 166–167 193 Birthplace, 176–177 Stow-on-the-Wold, St. James, church of (Chipping Grave of, 179 131–135, 137 Campden), 135 Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Stratford Town Walk, 179 St. John’s Bridge (Stratford-upon-Avon), 176 Stratford-upon-Avon, 6, 13, (Cambridge), 56 Shakespeare Bookshop (Strat- 174–181 St. Martin’s Church ford-upon-Avon), 179 accommodations, 180 (Canterbury), 67 Shakespeare Centre (Stratford- getting around, 176 St. Mary-in-Castro (Dover), 79 upon-Avon), 177 highlights, 176 St. Mary’s Church (Rye), Shakespeare Countryside outdoor activities, 179 150–151 Museum (Stratford-upon- restaurants, 180 St. Mary the Virgin Church Avon), 178 scheduling considerations, (Battle), 42 Shakespearience (Stratford- 174, 176 St. Thomas Becket’s Shrine upon-Avon), 178 shopping, 179 (Canterbury Cathedral), 67 The Shambles (York), 201 sights and attractions, St. Thomas Church (Salisbury), Sheldonian Theatre (Oxford), 176–179 163 142 tours, 179 Salisbury, 10, 160–168, 182 Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 126 traveling to, 176 Salisbury and South Wiltshire Shopping, 159 visitor information, 174 Museum, 164 Bath, 37 Streamline (Brighton), 45 Salisbury Cathedral, 5, Brighton, 49 Subway (the Underground or 164–165 Cambridge, 59 Tube; London), 15, 18–19 Salisbury Festival, 14, 162 Canterbury, 68 North Greenwich station, 83 Salisbury Information Centre, Chichester, 73 Summer, 12–13 160 Hampton Court, 98 Swinegate (York), 203 Scheduling considerations Kew Gardens, 110–111 Bath, 32 Monk’s House & Charleston, Battle, 40 129–130 Taxis, 28 Brighton, 45 Moreton-in-Marsh, 137 Bath, 32 Cambridge, 52, 54 Oxford, 144 Battle, 40 Canterbury, 62 Rye, 152 Brighton, 45 Chichester, 71 Salisbury, 168 Cambridge, 55 Dover, 78 Stratford-upon-Avon, 179 Canterbury, 64 Greenwich, 82 Winchester, 188 Dover, 79 Hampstead, 87 Windsor, 195–196 Hever, 100 Hampton Court, 93–94 York, 203 Knole, 114, 116 Hever, 100 The Siege of Rye, 148 Lewes (to Monk’s House & Kew, 105 Sightseeingtours.co.uk, 28 Charleston), 127 Knole, 114 Sissinghurst, 169–173 Moreton-in-Marsh & the Leeds Castle, 120 Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Cotswolds, 134 8, 172 Oxford, 140 34_181959 bindex.qxp 3/15/08 12:47 AM Page 240

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Taxis (con’t) Town Hall (Rye), 151 St. Albans, 156 Trains and railways, 19–23 Uccello, Paolo, 143 Salisbury, 163 Bath, 32 The Underground (the Tube; Sissinghurst, 171 Battle, 40 London), 15, 18–19 Winchester, 184 Bearsted (Leeds Castle), 120 Hampstead Station, 88 Windsor, 192 Brighton, 45 Kew, 106 York, 199 Volk’s Electric Railway, North Greenwich station, 83 Temperate House (Kew 48–49 University Amateur Dramatics Gardens), 110 BritRail passes, 22 Club (Cambridge), 60 “1066 Country Walk” (Battle buying tickets, 21–22 University Museum of Natural to Rye), 42 Cambridge, 54 History (Oxford), 143 Terra Nova, 58 Canterbury, 62 Thames Path National Trail, 195 Chichester, 72 Thames River Services, 83 Dover, 78 Van Dyck, Anthony, 58, 116, Theater getting on and off, 21 167, 217 Bath, 33–34 Greenwich, 82–83 Venetian Ambassador’s Room Cambridge, 60 Hampton Court, 94 (Knole), 115 Chichester, 73 Hever, 100 Verulamium Museum Oxford, 145 Knole, 114 (St. Albans), 157 Stratford-upon-Avon, 178 local stations, 21 Verulamium Park (St. Albans), Theatre Royal (Bath), 33–34 Monk’s House & Charleston, 157 Thermae Bath Spa, 36 126 Verulamium Walk (St. Albans), Tiepolo, Giambattista, 121 Moreton-in-Marsh & the 158 Tourist information. See Visitor Cotswolds, 132 Victoria, Queen, 210 information National Railway Museum Victoria Coach Station Tourist Information Centre (York), 9, 202 (London), 23 Bath, 30 Oxford, 140 Victoria Embankment Gardens Battle, 39 Rye, 148, 150 (London), 213 Cambridge, 52 St. Albans, 155 Victoria Gate (Kew Gardens), Canterbury, 62 Salisbury, 162 108, 110 Chichester, 71, 73 scheduling your day trip, 21 Victoria Gate Visitor Centre Greenwich, 82, 83 Sissinghurst, 170–171 (Kew Gardens), 105, 108 Moreton-in-Marsh, 132 Stratford-upon-Avon, 176 Victorian Bath Boating Rye, 148 types of trains, 20–21 Station, 36 St. Albans, 154 Winchester, 184 Victoria Station (London), 23 Stratford-upon-Avon, 174 Windsor and Eton, 191–192 VisitBritain, 28 Winchester, 182–183 York, 198 Visitor information York, 197 Transportation, London, Bath, 30 Tours, organized. See also 15, 18–19 Battle, 39 Walking tours Transport for London, 15 Brighton, 44 Bath, 35–36 Travelcards (London), 18–19 Cambridge, 52 Brighton, 49 Treasurer’s House (York), 200 Canterbury, 62 Cambridge, 57 Trinity College (Cambridge), 56 Chichester, 71 Canterbury, 68 Trinity College Music Society Dover, 75, 78 Chichester, 73 (Cambridge), 60 Greenwich, 82 Dover, 80 The Triumphs of Caesar Hampstead, 87 escorted, 28 (Mantegna), 9, 98 Hampton Court, 93 Greenwich, 85–86 Trout (Oxford), 144 Hever, 99 Hampstead, 90 The Tube (Underground; Kew, 105 Hampton Court, 98 London), 15, 18–19 Knole, 112, 114 Oxford, 144 North Greenwich station, 83 Leeds, 118, 120 Rye, 151 Tudor Kitchens (Hampton Monk’s House & Charleston, Sightseeing (near Salisbury), Court), 96 126 167 Tudor Kitchens Shop (Hampton Moreton-in-Marsh & the Stratford-upon-Avon, 179 Court), 98 Cotswolds, 132 Windsor and Eton, 194 The Tudors, 207–208 Oxford, 138 Tower (Cambridge), 55 Turner, J. M. W., 36, 58, 218 Rye, 148 Tower (Sissinghurst), 172 “The 1216 Siege Experience” St. Albans, 154 Town Country (Battle), 40 (Dover), 79 Salisbury, 160 34_181959 bindex.qxp 3/15/08 12:47 AM Page 241

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Sissinghurst, 170 Winchester Festival, 14 Stratford-upon-Avon, 174 Winchester Street Market, 188 Zebra crossings, 27 Winchester, 182–183 Windsor, 190–196 000 Taxis (Oxford), 140 Windsor, 190 Windsor Castle, 4, 6, 190–194 York, 197 Windsor Great Park, 193 Visitor Information Centre Windsor Roller Rink & Cycle ACCOMMODATIONS (Brighton), 44 Hire, 195 Bannings (Brighton), 51 Volk’s Electric Railway Wine, 215 The Bloomsbury (York), 204 (Brighton), 48–49 Wintax (Winchester), 184 Cathedral Gate Hotel Winter, 13 (Canterbury), 69 Wolsey, Cardinal Thomas, The Cotswolds House (Chipping Walking tours 93, 94, 96, 141 Campden), 137 Bath, 35 The Wolsey Rooms (Hampton Coward’s Guest House Cambridge, 57 Court), 96 (Brighton), 51 Canterbury, 68 Wolvesey Castle (Winchester), De Vere University Arms Chichester, 73 185–186 (Cambridge), 60 Greenwich, 85–86 Woodland Garden (Kew The Grand (Brighton), 50 Kew Gardens, 110 Gardens), 108 The Grange (York), 204 Oxford, 144 Woolf, Virginia, 57, 115, The Granville Hotel St. Albans, 158 116, 173 (Brighton), 50 Salisbury, 165–166 Monk’s House (Rodmell), 5–6, Hamlet House (Stratford- Stratford-upon-Avon, 179 124–128 upon-Avon), 180 Winchester, 186, 188 Woolstaplers Hall (Chipping Hotel du Vin (Winchester), 189 York, 201 Campden), 135 Hotel du Vin & Bistro Walton, Izaac, 185 World War II, 58, 75, 80, (Brighton), 51 Warwick Castle (Stratford- 211, 212 Jeake’s House (Rye), 153 upon-Avon), 4, 178 Wren, Sir Christopher, 56, 84, Kennard Hotel (Bath), 38 Water Court (Knole), 115 96, 97, 138, 142, 224 Little Orchard House (Rye), 153 Waterlily House (Kew Gardens), Wren Library (Cambridge), 56 The Mermaid Inn (Rye), 109 150, 153 Waterloo Station (London), 23 Middlethorpe Hall (York), 204 Water Maze (Hever Castle), 102 Ye Olde Fighting Cocks Milsoms Hotel (Bath), 38 Water Meadows, 168 (St. Albans), 156–157 Parklands Hotel (Oxford), 145 Watsons (Salisbury), 168 Yew Maze (Hever Castle), 102 The Payton (Stratford-upon- Wessex (Winchester), 184 York, 6, 7, 10, 197–204 Avon), 180–181 West, Benjamin, 85 accommodations, 204 The Randolph (Oxford), The West Front (Hampton getting around, 199 145–146 Court), 94–96 highlights, 198 Red Lion Hotel (Salisbury), 168 West Gate (Canterbury), 64 organized tours, 201–202 Royal Crescent Hotel (Bath), 38 Westminster Passenger Service, outdoor activities, 202–203 The Royalist Hotel (Stow-on- 94, 106 restaurants, 203 the-Wold), 137 White Cliffs of Dover, 75, 81 scheduling considerations, The Shakespeare Hotel Strat- White Garden (Sissinghurst), 197–198 ford (Stratford-upon-Avon), 172 shopping, 203 181 White Hart Royal (Moreton-in- sights and attractions, Shelleys (Lewes), 130 Marsh), 134 199–203 The Swallow Chaucer Hotel White Peaks (Kew Gardens), traveling to, 198 (Canterbury), 69 110 visitor information, 197 Thistle Stratford-upon-Avon Willow Rd., No. 2 York Art Gallery, 9, 202 (Stratford-upon-Avon), 181 (Hampstead), 90 York Association of Voluntary Wilton House (near Salisbury), Guides, 201 167 York Boat, 202 RESTAURANTS Winchelsea, 152 York Castle Museum, 9, 201 The Abergavenny Arms Winchester, 6, 7, 160, 182–189 York Minster, 5, 199–200 (Rodmell), 130 Winchester Bible, 185 York Pass, 198 The Anchor (Cambridge), 59 Winchester Cathedral, 5, 182, Yorkshire Museum (York), 9, 202 Augustine’s (Canterbury), 68 184–185 Yorkshire Wheel (York), 202 Auntie’s (Cambridge), 59–60 Winchester City Mill, 186 Yorkwalk (York), 201 Basketmaker Arms (Brighton), Winchester College, 185 Ypres Tower (Rye), 148, 151 49–50 34_181959 bindex.qxp 3/15/08 12:47 AM Page 242

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Betty’s (York), 203 Lamb’s of Sheep Street (Strat- St. Martin’s Tearooms The Blue Bicycle (York), 203 ford-upon-Avon), 180 (Chichester), 74 Brighton Smokehouse Landgate Bistro (Rye), 152 St. William’s Restaurant (York), (Brighton), 50 Le Petit Cochon (Bath), 37 203 The Buttery at the Crypt Michael Caines Restaurant Shelleys (Lewes), 9, 130 (Chichester), 74 (Canterbury), 69 Simon the Pieman (Rye), 152 Cathedral Refectory (Winches- The Monastery (Rye), 9, 152 Strand Restaurant ter), 188 Mortons (Oxford), 145 (Brighton), 50 Copper Kettle (Battle), 43 No. 5 Bistro (Bath), 37 The Tea Tree (Winchelsea), 152 Courtyard Café (Winchester), One Minster Street (Salisbury), Terre à Terre (Brighton), 50 189 168 Thomas à Becket Eagle and Child Pub (Stow-on- The Oppo (Stratford-upon- (Canterbury), 69 the-Wold), 137 Avon), 180 Tilly’s (Moreton-in-Marsh), 137 Gateway Restaurant (Battle), 43 Orangery Restaurant (Kew Tiltyard Café (Hampton Gilbey’s Bar & Restaurant Gardens), 111 Court), 98 (Eton), 196 Pavilion Restaurant (Kew The Turf Tavern (Oxford), 145 Giraffe (Hampstead), 91 Gardens), 111 Victoria Gate Coffee Shop Granary Restaurant Pavilion Tea House (Kew Gardens), 111 (Sissinghurst), 173 (Greenwich), 86 The Wells (Hampstead), 9, 92 Greggs (Knole), 117 Pizza Express (Bath), 37 White Cliffs Teashop Hands (Bath), 37 Privy Kitchen Coffee Shop (Dover), 81 Harper’s Restaurant (Salisbury), (Hampton Court), 98 The White Horse (Leeds Castle), 168 Quarto’s (Stratford-upon- 123 Hathaway Tea Rooms & Bakery Avon), 180 White Peaks (Kew Gardens), (Stratford-upon-Avon), 180 The Queen Adelaide Tea Room 111 Hotel du Vin Bistro (Brighton), 48 Ye Olde Fighting Cocks (Brighton), 50 Rosslyn Delicatessen (St. Albans), 159 Inside (Greenwich), 86 (Hampstead), 91–92 King Henry VIII (Hever), 104