United Kingdom
ABOVE: Royal Band, London,
England.
General Tourist Information
European National
Tourist Offices: United Kingdom
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Order printed literature or get answers to questions by using the addresses
and other contact information in my European
National Tourist Offices directory.
VisitBritain
The UK's official tourism site offers a little of everything, including regional profiles.
Accommodations
Venere: United Kingdom
our partner
Some 30 cities are in this discount reservation service's online booking
database, including
London and
Edinburgh.
HotelsEngland.com
our partner
Like Venere, this booking service is often able to beat standard hotel "rack
rates." As a bonus, many of the
hotel descriptions include ratings and reviews by guests.
Cornwall
Bodmin
& Wenford Railway
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Combine a steam-railway journey with
hiking or cycling in Cornwall.
St.
Ives
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England's leading art colony is also a popular
seaside resort.
Dover
Dover Castle
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Explore 2,000 years of English history atop the White Cliffs of Dover. The
castle's attractions include a medieval keep, a battlements walk, and a tour of
WWII's Secret Wartime Tunnels.
England (General)
English Tourist Board
Click the logo to access a massive library of information on English
destinations, transportation operators, events, etc. The site also has a large
collection of photos.
Family Travel
Family Travel: London
Teresa Plowright of Travel With
Kids offers tips based on two visits to London with her nine-year-old son.
London
London Guide
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Read our collection of London travel articles, and browse through a
gallery of 128 London photos with captions.
The
Amateur Historian's Guide to the Heart of England
Book review: This
informative, engaging, 410-page paperback describes nearly 200 medieval and
Tudor sites within two hours of London.
All-Info About London
Carol Fisher spent most of her adult life in London; her tourism site has
articles, annotated links, and a message board.
The Channels
Take a virtual tour, search for a
hotel room, and more.
VisitLondon
The city's official tourism organization offers a blend of information and
direct sales.
London Attractions Guide for Tourists
Looking for a quick overview of London? This site has pages on transportation,
museums, parks, shopping, public markets, more.
Black Taxi Tours of London
Enjoy London's sights with guides who know the city best: London taxi drivers.
Media
DailyNewspaper.co.uk
See what's happening in Britain before you visit, or after you get home.
This site has links to newspapers (and some magazines) throughout the United
Kingdom.
Nightclubs
UKEvents.net
Search for a club by name, or browse the regional indexes to see what's on at
various nightclubs throughout Britain.
Isle of Wight
Isle of
Wight Web Guide
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Queen Victoria's favorite resort island lies
just two miles off the English coast.
Living in Britain
Travel Planner: Living in Europe: United Kingdom
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Learn about the expatriate life, including details on taxes, moving, and other
practical matters.
Maps
SpyMaps:United
Kingdom
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View a quick-downloading CIA map of the country, then use the related links to
see other maps and geographical information.
Media
British Media Online
Read British newspapers and magazines on the Web with the help of this
remarkably useful site. Also see the News
and Newspapers in Britain page.
Northern England
Hadrian's
Wall
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When in England, do as the Romans did. Twenty miles of
well-preserved ruins are just a stone's throw from Newcastle.
Newcastle upon
Tyne
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Northern England's liveliest city is also a ferry gateway
to Norway and Denmark.
Northern Ireland
Northern
Ireland Tourist Board
Whether you're interested in nature, golf, affordable culture, or towns that
haven't been exploited by mass tourism, Northern Ireland is well worth a
visit.
Walking in
Ireland
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With coastal scenery, green pastures, friendly people, and a pub in
every village, Ireland is an undiscovered paradise for walkers.
European National
Tourist Offices: Northern Ireland
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Order printed literature or get answers to questions by using the addresses
and other contact information in my European
National Tourist Offices directory.
Photos
European Photo
Galleries: London
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A growing collection of images from my European
Photo Galleries, where you'll also find pictures of other cities in
Europe.
Scotland
Edinburgh
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Plan your trip with illustrated
articles on sights, tours, transportation, and other topics.
Irn-Bru
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"Scotland's other national drink" is a fizzy soda that has been the
Hibernian teetotalers' tipple of choice since 1901.
Bagpipes
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If you aren't ready to buy pipes as a souvenir, enjoy one of
Scotland's many piob-mhor competitions.
Highland Park
Whiskys
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After you've had a wee dram of a Highland Park single-malt Scotch at home, visit
Orkney for a tour of the world's northernmost whisky distillery.
Scotland's
Whisky Distilleries
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More than 40 makers of Scotch whisky open
their doors to tourists and tipplers.
VisitScotland
In addition to this worldwide tourism site, the Scottish Tourist Board
operates a special site for U.S. visitors at
www.toscotland.com.
Scotland for Visitors
Read the articles, explore the links, view the picture galleries. You'll also
find news headlines from The Scotsman.
Edinburgh and Lothians Tourist Board
This well-organized tourism site has information on Edinburgh and its nearby
countryside and coast.
The Internet
Guide to Scotland
Joanne Mackenzie-Winters wrote this 80,000-word guide, which emphasizes the
Highlands and islands of Scotland.
Spas
Spa Resorts in England
An extensive list of links from Julie Registar's Spas.
Also see the spa pages for Scotland
and Wales.
Theatre
The British Theatre Guide
Peter Lathan tells what to see and where to see it in the UK. His site
includes hundreds of links to theatres, professional companies, amateur
groups, and other resources.
Transportation
National Rail Enquiries
Use this centralized timetable to plan a trip on the British mainland's
trains. For Northern Ireland, use the
Translink
journey planner.
UK Railways on the Net
This collection of links includes a list of
UK Railway
Companies.
Tips on traveling in Britain
If you plan to drive in the United Kingdom, read my articles on
driving in Europe and
car rentals: when to rent, when to lease. For
train travel, consider a rail pass from our
partner, Rail
Europe .
(You can even get "Rail n' Drive" passes that combine rail travel with a rental
car.)
Wales
Wales Tourist Board
The official Wales tourism site admits to having technical problems, but it
supplies links when it can't provide original information.
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