Record-breaking Britain: 101 of Britain's Biggest, Smallest, Oldest, Fastest, Tallest, Most Fun Days out

A book like this is invaluable ... there's something here for all tastes and abilities. - Reverend Kate Bottley Where can you visit the highest waterfall in Britain? Where can you visit the smallest house in the country? Where can you get lost in the biggest maze, or see the clearest night sky, sniff the smelliest plant or catch a movie in the smallest cinema? From the quirky to the sublime, to the ridiculous, to the fascinating, Record-breaking Britain provides you with the ultimate bucket list of delightful sights and attractions at each end of every extreme. The smallest, the tallest, the longest, the oldest, the biggest, the northernmost, the southernmost, the darkest, the furthest – every adjective you can think of and more – this book will set you up with fascinating places to visit for years to come. The book features 101 attractions and activities throughout the whole of Britain, and shows you how you can visit, what there is to see and why it will knock your socks off. With delightful photography, a beautiful hand-drawn map and insightful and absorbing writing from the king of quirky travel guides, Peter Naldrett, Record-breaking Britain is sure to delight families, adventurers, thrill-seekers, wanderers and history buffs alike. This book is your key to being able to tell your kids or your friends that you've been up the tallest building or on the biggest rollercoaster - ideal for winning bragging rights in the playground or genuinely interesting stories of the weekend around the office watercooler.

Table of Contents:
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

About the Author :
Peter Naldrett is a freelance writer specialising in travel and the outdoors. He has written a number of guidebooks as well as four books in the Dog Walkers' Guide series. He has also written for magazines such as Geographical, The Big Issue and Dalesman as well as The Daily Telegraph. He is the author of Days Out Underground, Around the Coast in 80 Days, Treasured Islands, On Location and Bright Lights, Big Cities, all published by Bloomsbury. @PeterNaldrett

Review :
A book like this is invaluable ... there's something here for all tastes and abilities.