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| Travel
Advice |
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The Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Get up to date information on the country you plan to travel
to. All the latest Foreign Office advice.
www.fco.gov.uk |
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TripAdvisor
Read articles and reviews about the world's hotels and attractions
www.tripadvisor.com |
| Currency
Conversion |
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Get up to date
exchange rates before you leave for the country you are visiting -
rates are updated once every minute!
www.xe.net/currency/ |
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Providing
a fast, efficient and secure way to order your travel money over the
internet, we can cut the cost of arranging your currency and travellers
cheques.
www.holidayextras.co.uk/travelmoney |
| Air
Travel Information |
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Airlines of
the Web
Covers worldwide air travel and includes a search to help
you find the best deal.
www.itn.net/airlines
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Information on Britain's major
airports, including
how to reach them.
www.baa.co.uk/ |
Flypark -
competitive off airport parking at all major UK airports.
www.flypark.co.uk |
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The World's
Favourite Airline
Find out more here or
visit www.ba.com
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Airport
Parking Direct
Book secure airport parking at every major UK airport instantly online.
www.acp-direct.com |
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Manchester
Airport Car Parking
FSS provide secure airport car parking within one mile of Manchester
airport including free luxury shuttle service to and from all the airport
terminals.
www.airport-car-parking-manchester.co.uk
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Gatwick
Airport
Parking
UK airport parking guide and price comparison
website. Find out about every UK airport car park, then compare prices before
you book.
www.1stairportparking.co.uk |
| Railway
Information |
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British Railway Timetables
- Just key in the date,
time, point of departure, and point of arrival for the
train timings you need.
www.railtrack.co.uk |
French Rail Timetables
www.sncf.fr/indexe.htm |
Swiss
Railway Timetables
www.sbb.ch |
Italian Railway
Timetables
www.fs-on-line.com |
Eurostar Train times and fares via
the Channel Tunnel.
www.eurostar.com |
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German
Railway Site
This is a particularly good site, as you can obtain train timetables
for the whole of Europe. www.bahn.de |
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Book UK Rail Tickets on Line
Qjump is the impartial rail ticketing website from the National Express Group PLC providing the faster way to buy train tickets online.
www.Qjump.co.uk
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| Coach
Information |
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Coach services throughout the U.K.
www.nationalexpress.co.uk |
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Dalebus
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Provides information on public transport in the Yorkshire Dales
website.lineone.net/~travelinfo/dales/intro.html
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| Car
Hire |
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CAR HIRE- book on line. Holiday
autos is the world’s largest online car rental broker with fully inclusive
car rental in over 4000 locations UK and worldwide.
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| Tourist
Information |
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Explore Yorkshire with the
Yorkshire Tourist Board
Website - accommodation, attractions and events. www.ytb.org.uk |
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Cumbria Tourist Board
Local information and maps.
www.cumbria-the-lake-district.co.uk
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St Bees Community website
Everything you need to know about the village where Wainwrights coast to
coast walk begins.
www.stbees.org.uk
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Peak District Online - Peak District Online is an extensive resource for information and details about all things concerning the Peak District, from eating out in the Peak District to its history! Whether it's information on Holiday Cottages or simply the best place to tour!
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Northumbria Tourist Board
Where to stay, what to see and do etc.
www.ntb.org.uk |
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Britain Express
Britain Express is your UK travel and heritage guide, featuring UK
accommodation, attractions, English history and culture, and much more...
welcome to anglophile heaven!
www.britainexpress.com |
UK Grand Tour
This site provides information for visitors and travellers in Britain.
www.uk-grand-tour.co.uk |
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Destination-Iceland
A great website full of information and pictures of this fascinating
country.
www.destination-iceland.com |
Corsica
An English language website about the Mediterranean island of
Corsica.
www.corsica-isula.com |
Tibet
Information Network
If you are planning on travelling to Tibet, you can find all the
latest information here.
www.tibetinfo.net |
| Equipment
and Clothing |
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Galloway Fleece - fleece, fun fur and
moleskin garments made entirely in the UK. www.gallowayfleece.co.uk
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Páramo -
outdoor clothing with a difference. Unique directional fabrics combined with intelligent functional
designs born in the mountains, to keep you drier and more comfortable than ever before. www.paramo.co.uk
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Hawkshead brings you a great range of outdoor clothing and accessories.
We aim to deliver within 7 days.
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Welcome
to Cotswold Outdoor, part of the A.S.Adventure Group (Europe) and one of the
leading outdoor retailers in the UK, with 13 ideal store locations, spanning
the length and breadth of the county
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Field & Trek is one of the
UK’s leading technical retailers of outdoor clothing and equipment,
supplying everything you would need for walking trips, camping holidays,
backpacking & trekking expeditions, mountaineering & climbing,
adventure racing and travel. F&T (Field & Trek) has won awards for
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Expedition
Equipment
For quality equipment & gear at affordable prices visit
www.expeditionequipment.co.uk |
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MOUNTAIN WAREHOUSE
The UKs best value outdoor stores.
www.mountainwarehouse.co.uk/
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Craghoppers
Outdoor Clothing
Whether you need outdoor clothing or clothing for your adventures.
Outdoor clothing provides you with the protection you need.
www.craghoppers.com
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Get Yourself Fitter
investing in an affordable pedometer or step counter will enable you to see how
much you do walk over a given period of time and will also help to motivate you
to do more.
www.getyourselffitter.com
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ALT-BERG
The last remaining British Bootmaker actually
manufacturing walking, military and motorcycle boots in the UK
www.altberg.co.uk
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| Books,
Maps and Videos |
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Guidepost
sell a wide range of maps and walking books on Britain and Ireland, and are
continually expanding the range to cover other countries and outdoor activities.
www.guidepost.uk.com
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James Herriot's Yorkshire
One of the most successful travel videos about the English Countryside
www.guerilla.u-net.com/jhy.htm
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AQUA3 All Weather Maps
Europe's No.1 publisher of weather proof leisure maps.
www.aqua3.co.uk
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Ordnance
Survey Maps
1:25000 scale ( 4cm to 1 KIlometre or 2.5 inches to 1 mile)
Every part of England, Scotland and Wales - however remote - is covered by 403 maps specially designed for walkers, off-road cyclists, horse riders and all involved in outdoor activities.
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps
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National Map
Centre - maps of every country in the world.
www.mapstore.co.uk
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The Inn Way
A series of award-winning guidebooks by Mark Reid offer a new and unique approach to discovering the wonderful countryside of England’s North Country, as well as its wealth of hidden and unspoilt pubs.
www.innway.co.uk
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HARVEY
has 25 years experience of
making award winning maps.
Harvey maps are compiled from
original aerial surveys and field checked by our experienced surveyors,
themselves hill-walkers.
Harvey maps are clear and easy to
use. They are a manageable size and waterproof.
Harvey maps contain safety and
services information with important telephone numbers
www.harveymaps.co.uk
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Books and Trail Guides
in association with Amazon.co.uk
To assist you in the planning of
your walk and to accompany you along the way, we recommend a selection of
guidebooks that you can comfortably carry in a rucksack pocket or walking
jacket.Select a Trail from the list
below for maps & guides:
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| Photography |
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Jessops on Line store is Europe’s leading specialist photographic retailer. Our comprehensive range of nearly 20,000 products includes cameras, camcorders, digital cameras, binoculars, and accessories. |
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Camera, camcorder and photographic equipment hire from anything from one day
to a month. Cameras delivered to your door next day by courier.
www.hireacamera.com
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| Cycling
Sites |
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The
C2C Guide is designed to act as a resource and advice centre for the
C2C cycle route which runs across the north of England from
Whitehaven to Sunderland.
www.c2c-guide.co.uk |
| Walking
Sites |
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Walking
Britain
Walking Britain is a site dedicated to walking the footpaths of
Britain with the emphasis on the high ground. Over 50 detailed
walks and hundreds of photos.
www.walkingbritain.co.uk
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With over 3000 pages of information,
"Walking Britain" is dedicated to the footpaths that cross the
landscape. The National Parks feature strongly including the Lake District,
the Peak District and Snowdonia, not to mention the Yorkshire Dales. Also
detailed are the Brecon Beacons and Pennines. Coverage of Scotland and
Ireland will be improved with more emphasis on these areas in future. www.walking-routes.co.uk
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For Hiking -
resource directory for hiking and hikers.
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WalkingAndHiking.co.uk
was formed to offer a unique reference point on trekking and rambling in
safety.Whether on a short stroll through the woods or a five peak challenge,
we offer great tips and advice on keeping fit and safe.
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| Other
Useful Sites |
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Software
and recipes for camping, fishing, hunting and other recreation.
Pack Lite Pro offers a software program to help outdoors people plan
their trips successfully and also has a collection of delicious recipes.
www.packlitepro.com |
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Greenstop.net
Through its marketing GreenStop.net will raise the profile of
initiatives being taken in global industry, research and commerce,
leading to increased trade, profits and innovation combined with
good environmental practice and social responsibility. This
will help leisure travellers to make an informed choice of holiday
and travel and weigh up the consequences.
www.greenstop.net |
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