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Travel information for your visit to the UK and Ireland
BANK
HOLIDAY DATES 2008
St Patrick's Day,
Ireland..................……...…
March 17
Easter
............................................……….…
March 21-24
May Bank Holiday ..............……………...
May 5
Spring Bank Holiday
.............…….....….…..
May 26
Bank Holiday (Northern Ireland) .........…….
July 14
August Bank Holiday (Scotland/Ireland) ......
August 4
August Bank Holiday (others)
................….
August 25
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
To telephone the Irish hosts from outside Ireland
prefix the number with 00 353 and omit the first 0 of
the telephone number, eg 012 34567 would be 00 353 12
34567
RATES OF EXCHANGE
The prices on our website are pounds sterling in the UK and
euro in Ireland.
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 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
CAR HIRE
There are a number of agencies. Contact them to find the best
deals. Some allow you to hire a car from one town and return it at
another. Some of the main agencies are:
EUROPCAR, NATIONAL
CAR RENTAL, HERTZ, AVIS,
BUDGET, ALAMO CAR HIRE CAR
RENTALS, ARGUS CAR HIRE
NATIONAL CAR RENTAL, (low
cost discount car rentals in IRELAND)
IRISH
CAR RENTALS (low cost car rentals in IRELAND)
5TH
GEAR (Hire cars delivered to
bed and breakfasts around mainland UK, no need to go to a rental branch)
TIGER
CAR RENTAL
Low cost car hire provided only by the leading car rental
companies in their particular country.
SIMPLE
AUTO RENTALS Budget car rental from over 4000
locations worldwide including one way car rental and
online booking reservations
AIR TRAVEL
These are the major airports in the UK and Ireland:
Airport
Parking Discount Travel
Airport parking information,
availability and prices with secure online booking, tickets and directions.
Parking at 21 UK airports including Gatwick,
Heathrow Stansted and Manchester
UK Airport Parking Secure
and friendly service for airport parking at great prices.
Totallyairports
You
fly, we drive. Securely prebook a
car to take you to or from the airport
Manchester
Airport Parking
Cheap Manchester airport information and car parking for parking with
hotels at manchester airport UK.
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
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
Many of our cottages are near railway stations but if you do not have your own
transport ask before booking.
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 and Ireland. The
major ones are covered by BRITTANY
FERRIES, P & O, SEAFRANCE
HOLIDAY
INSURANCE
Columbus
Direct Low cost travel insurance from a leading specialist
Trip Medical Insurance offers
affordable, low cost Medical Travel Insurance from companies you can depend upon
Travelersmed.com offers
a wide selection of travel insurance companies so that you
can compare and buy direct on-line
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