Review: Free To Do Travel Guides - UK & Ireland
We recently received a copy of the latest edition of FreeToDo Travel Guides: UK & Ireland.
This one comes close to the heart of any penny-pinching backpacker: a comprehensive guide to over 1,000 free admission attractions throughout the UK and Ireland.
For ease of use, the book is broadly divided into countries, then further segmented into regions. Within each region, categories include ‘Historic Sights’, ‘Museums’, ‘Castles’, ‘Churches and Cathedrals’, ‘Garden Paths and Walks’ and more, allowing you to select the attractions you like best.
It’s essentially one big list, in book form, but each featured attraction comes with a basic description which should give you an idea of whether it’s something you’d like to see.
So, quite useful, especially if you’re looking for ways to have fun and see more than just random country- or cityscapes.
One problem: it’s rather heavy, being printed as it is on dense high-quality paper. In our opinion, no backpack-toting traveller is going to load up their already heavily-laden packs with a book this heavy, no matter how many freebies might be in it.
A (possible) solution: print the next edition on rougher (lighter), recycled paper. That way, not only could they make it much lighter – they could also bring the price of it down and make it even more accessible to backpackers.
The FreeToDo travel guide currently retails at £8.49 and is available online (add £1.50 p&p).
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