The Top Gear Guide to Britain

A guidebook like no other to the best country in the world after New Zealand, Denmark, probably Canada, and some bits of France

Think of Great Britain and what comes to mind? Tea. Caravans. The Queen. Bradley Wiggins. Stiff upper lip. More tea. Maybe some cricket. Rain. Ooh, and a drop more tea. Lovely. But Britain is changing—in these modern times the very essence of the country is shifting before us, and it's handy to have a reminder about exactly what it is that makes the country what it is. Which is where Top Gear A-Z of Britain comes in! With its canny mix of charm, tact, and wit, Top Gear is in the perfect position to take you on a whirlwind tour of these fair isles, offering a handy guide to all things British. From caravans to vicars, motorways to country pubs, cups of tea to endless, pointless conversations about the weather, no aspect of Britishness is left unexamined—and with Clarkson, Hammond, and May on hand to offer words of wisdom, what could possibly go wrong?

Richard Porter is script editor for BBC's Top Gear, a columnist for Evo magazine and contributing editor for Top Gear magazine. He is author of BBC Books' Crap Cars and Top Gear: The Alternative Highway Code.