Travel and Tourism
planning your journey, holidays and days out in the UK, international travel
planning your journey
transport direct www.transportdirect.info Journey planner, maps and regular travel updates
National Rail www.nationalrail.co.uk News, updates and timetables, including live departure boards, for the rail network.
National Express www.nationalexpress.com Find coach destinations home and abroad.
Centro www.centro.org.uk organisation responsible for promoting and developing public transport across the West Midlands metropolitan area. Includes a link to the Network West Midlands site for bus, rail & Metro tickets, timetables, fares, mapping and journey planner.
Highways Agency www.highways.gov.uk/ Includes information about current roadworks.
Automobile Association www.theaa.com The AA site includes a route planner and traffic news.
RAC www.rac.co.uk The RAC's home page which includes a useful route planner and motoring advice.
holidays and days out in the UK
Warwickshire Web/tourism www.warwickshire.gov.uk/tourism Warwickshire County Council's leisure and tourism pages, with links to the District Councils' tourism pages and local attractions.
Enjoy Warwickshire www.enjoywarwickshire.co.uk Gateway to visitor information about Warwickshire and the City of Coventry, to help you make the most of your visit to the area.
Visit Britain www.visitbritain.com Official travel guide to Britain from the British Tourist Board.
The National Trust www.nationaltrust.org.uk Information on membership, holidays and, of course, all of their places to visit.
English Heritage www.english-heritage.org.uk Details of English Heritage membership, sites and events.
Hudson's Historic Houses and Gardens www.hudsonsguide.co.uk Guide to over 2,000 heritage properties, historic gardens, stately homes, ancient monuments and castles that are open to the public and to those available for functions, weddings and special events.
National Gardens Scheme www.ngs.org.uk Includes a directory of around 3,000 gardens open to the public.
Council for National Parks www.cnp.org.uk Charity for the National Parks of England and Wales. Find information on all the parks along with other useful links.
24 Hour Museum www.24hourmuseum.org.uk Gateway to over 2,500 UK museums, galleries and heritage attractions.
British Waterways www.britishwaterways.co.uk How to enjoy and help conserve Britain's inland water network.
British Activity Holiday Association www.baha.org.uk BAHA is the trade association for private sector providers of activity holidays and courses in the UK. Their site includes listings of summer camps and holidays for families, schools and adults.
international travel
Warwickshire Trading Standards www.warwickshire.gov.uk/tradingstandards How to protect yourself against the holiday from hell.
Foreign & Commonwealth Office www.fco.gov.uk/travel Travel advice, by country, from the Foreign Office.
Lonely Planet www.lonelyplanet.com Useful site for both tourists and travellers. Guides are based on destination and theme. There are interesting articles and a discussion forum. The World Guide contains printable versions of the country guides.
XE.com www.xe.net/currency/full Currency converter.
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