Product Review

Informed by on-the-ground research, Herb Lester's handy, folded guides uncover what makes a city special - its most distinctive shops, restaurants, cafés, bars, museums and galleries, whether unmissable old favourites, exciting new arrivals or overlooked treasures. Each entry comes with its own brief description, and a basic map helps the reader get their bearings and make plans.

No single guide can capture London's myriad pleasures and limitless diversions. Instead savour the six different fold-out travelogues contained within, each of which explores a particular dimension of the city, encompassing places to eat, secret spots for a rendezvous and where to escape into nature.