Marvellous Maps: Our changing world in 40 amazing maps

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The Eagerly Beavered Great British Wildlife & Environment Map is a full-colour, two-sided map folding out to 100 cm x 89 cm, featuring:

SUSTAINABLE SAFARIS: Plan your own Great British migration with 20 nature trails and eco-friendly expeditions. Maps aren’t typically meant to make you laugh, but ST&G’s Marvellous Map of Great British Place Names, which features over 2,000 of Britain's funniest, rudest and oddest place names, is guaranteed to cause childish giggling.. and maybe even a little dribbling. LONG-DISTANCE ROUTES Epic adventures along the finest famous and not-so-famous long-distance walking, cycling, train and road routes What isn’t great about a map that features every rude and silly place name in Britain? Nothing, that’s what.” — Stylist Magazine End Product Details

Gwynedd and its surrounds have some of the best examples of medieval military architecture in Europe - and it’s all down to Edward I. Keen to rid the Welsh of the frankly ridiculous idea that they should rule their own country, he built castles as though his life depended on it (and it probably did). Harlech, Caernarfon, Beaumaris on Anglesey and Conwy’s eponymous fortress all went up during Edward’s reign. He also put up fortified towns at Caernarfon and Conwy. When you’re not collecting castles, visit the area’s historic slate mines and let off steam at the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum. York BRITAIN’S TOP 50: Britain’s top-of-the-trees wildlife highlights and ecocentric attractions - plus a seriously sustainable journey that links them all up. FESTIVALS & EVENTS: Lark it up at 30 of Britain’s bloomin’ brilliant wildlife and environment-themed festivals and events. These maps are a delight to those of us who still love unfolding paper concertinas and finding what we're looking for. They could be a brilliant teaching resource for whole-class travels, adventures and learning about mapping/geography/UK/history ... and so much more”

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Britain’s funny, rude and delightfully odd place names are not only bewildering, but also truly world-class. From Slap Bottom (Hampshire) to Twatt (Shetland, and there’s one in Orkney too) via Belchford (Lincolnshire) and The Devil’s Arse (Derbyshire), the Marvellous Map of Great British Place Names is a comprehensive record of Britain’s ridiculous place names, to be discovered, celebrated and chortled over. Geography at its finest. POINTS OF INTEREST: An enchanting selection of museums, mystical must-knows and place names that’ll give you the shivers. EPIC EXPEDITIONS: From paranormal pub crawls to magical mystery trails, explore supernatural Britain via these epic odysseys. folded, full-colour thematic maps of Great Britain, chosen by the customer from our range of 8. Each map folds out to 100 cm x 89 cm (but could expand your horizons considerably further). Size when folded - 23 cm x 13 cm

So I was drinking a cup of tea while reading the Telegraph, because I am nothing if not a gigantic cliché of Britishness, when I came across what is to be the hottest gift for Christmas in the UK…” — Right This Minute The Craftily Conjured Great British Folklore and Superstition Map is a full-colour, two-sided map folding out to 100 cm x 89 cm, featuring: From crumbling castles and smugglers’ caves to waterfalls, welly walks and seriously wild wildlife, Britain is brimming with wondrous things for the whole family to see and do. If only there was a ginormous map to help guide you around this country-sized adventure playground. Oh, wait a minute… HISTORY BROUGHT TO LIFE Get up close and historical with 250 of Britain’s most mesmerising museums, events, and festivals Just about the greatest thing I’ve had dropped through my letterbox this year... brilliantly designed.” — Adventure Travel magazine End Product Details

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ECO ATTRACTIONS: Over 150 clean green days out, from nature-nurturing wildlife and conservation centres to museums and family attractions. Awfully, spifflingly British. These folks take those many things that make Britain, British; our ludicrously mis named villages, our Quirky quirks, our amusing byways and sideways view of the world, and put them onto maps. Such an amusing present or a fun poster for your library (...)” FOOD, FESTIVALS & EVENTS Britain’s top sports, music and other festivals and events, with a side helping of great destination pubs / cafes and favourite local dishes These map skills lesson plans are perfect for teaching your class or child about this most important of life skills. Whether you'd like to teach a one-off lesson or a whole unit on the topic, you'll find everything you need in this fantastic collection of teacher-made resources. What's more, everything you'll find here is designed in accordance with the National Curriculum aims for geography, so that you can be sure you're teaching only the relevant content to your class or child. What do these map skills lesson plans contain?