Useful websites
Travel
The National Trust : manages some 200 historical buildings and 248,000 hectares of English countryside.
National Trails : promotes, maintains and develops the network of long distance footpaths in England and Wales.
The Trainline
: train information for Britain - includes timetables, fares and online tickets.
: find the cheapest car rental thanks to this search engine comparing the best rates on the Internet.
National Express : long-distance buses throughout the UK - includes timetables and fares.
Stagecoach : short-distance and city buses throughout the UK - includes timetables and fares.
Opodo
: competitive flight and hotel search engine.
Hotels.co.uk
: one of the best hotel search engines for the UK
: holiday parks, boats, country cottages, city apartments and lodges around the UK.
Life in the United Kingdom
Just-eat-co.uk
: home delivery from over 3,000 restaurants throughout the UK.
Tesco
: provides free home delivery on online orders (groceries, wine, books, electronics, DVD's, etc.).
Waterstone's
: one of the largest online English bookshop - free UK delivery.
Careerbuilder.co.uk
: search jobs from top employers in the UK.
Information
BBC News : all the latest news about the UK and the world.
Multimap : detailed maps of the UK and Europe. All you need to find your way around.
192 - Directory Enquiry : phone numbers and addresses throughout Britain.
Viagogo
: online ticket exchange that allows people to buy and sell live event tickets in a safe and guaranteed way.
WhatsOnWhen : festivals and entertainment events information around the world.
Emergencies & Services
The Royal Mail : include tariffs and a postcode and post office search engine.
NHS Search : search for GP's, optcians, dentists, hospitals, pharmacies, and emergency services throughout the UK.
List of banks in England.
The UK Police Service.
Government
National Statistics : official stats for the UK.
Home Office : all the UK's domestic affairs.
UK Visas : detailed information about visas for the UK and online application forms.
Foreign & Commonwealth Office : the UK's relations with the rest of the world.
UK Parliament : at the heart of British politics.
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