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BANK HOLIDAY DATES 2007

Easter April 6-9
May Bank Holiday May 7
Spring Bank Holiday May 28
Bank Holiday (Northern Ireland) July 12
August Bank Holiday (Scotland/Ireland) August 6
August Bank Holiday (others) August 27
Christmas December 25-26

TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Our contact numbers are for use in the UK. If you are telephoning from abroad you need to prefix the number with 00 44 and then omit the first 0 of the telephone number, eg. 01234 123456 would be 00 44 1234 123456

RATES OF EXCHANGE
The prices on our website are pounds sterling.
For today's rates see RATE OF EXCHANGE

WEATHER FORECASTS
Useful information on the weather in the UK can be found on the following site:
UK Meteorological Office.

TRAVEL INSURANCE
This is an impartial guide that compares all insurance providers in the UK in one place and advises on types of insurance. This is provided by travelinsuranceguide.org.uk
travelinsuranceguide.org.uk

TRAVEL MAPS
To help you plan your route from A to B use ROUTEFINDER
For detailed maps of a particular area see MULTIMAP or STREETMAP

INTERNATIONAL TIME ZONES
To compare time differences please visit TIMEANDDATE.COM

AIR TRAVEL
These are the major airports in the UK:

HEATHROW
MANCHESTER
GATWICK
NEWCASTLE
LUTON
CARDIFF
STANSTED
BIRMINGHAM
LIVERPOOL


There are a number of airlines flying to the UK and Ireland from all over the world and some also have internal flights for travel within the country. These include:
BRITISH AIRWAYS, AIR CANADA, QUANTAS, RYANAIR,
BRITISH MIDLAND, AMERICAN AIRLINES, KLM, IBERIA, SOUTH AFRICAN AIRLINE

ROUTEHUNTER.COM
More than 15,000 routes, 700 airports and 150 low cost airlines ready to browse

RAIL TRAVEL
There is a railway network all over the UK. Look at THE OFFICIAL UK RAILWAYS WEB SITE for routes, fares and timetables.
THE TRAINLINE is the easy way to buy train tickets online
There are special rates for travel booked in advance and Britrail Passes, Rover Tickets are available at discounted rates for International Travellers.
For details about rail travel between England and Paris/Brussels visit EUROTUNNEL
BRITAIN ON TRACK is the top provider of British Rail products to the North Amercian and world market.

COACH TRAVEL
Travelling by coach has become a more economical way of seeing the country with some very good deals about. Please check on the day of travel and time to find current offers. NATIONAL EXPRESS covers many areas in the UK.

FERRY TRAVEL
There are ferry services to many ports in the UK. The major ones are covered by BRITTANY FERRIES, P & O, SEAFRANCE