Extra Holidays and Breaks

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Holidays and Travel in laterlife is edited by travel writer Hugh Taylor.

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The British Tourist Authority

The British Tourist Authority has an excellent website called www.visitbritain.co.uk. For all kinds of information about exploring the UK, it's first class.

Breaks In Britain and Ireland

Warner Hotel at Cricket St Thomas

If you feel sometimes that it would be nice to get away for a weekend break or a short holiday break, then this page is for you. There is information to find the best place at the best price without spending hours searching the internet, as well as information to decide where to go for your break in the first place.

As well as a good range of information for short breaks in the UK, there are also some excellent sites for any holiday destination which is aimed specifically at the over 50s. Try www.travel55.co.uk to see a range of holidays. 

Information Britain Hotels, Bed & Breakfast, Pubs & Inns, Self Catering (Efficiencies) & Attractions in Britain. Great information site for everything you need to plan a short holiday or weekend break within the British Isles.

Self-Catering Accommodation and Holiday (Vacation) Rentals UK and Ireland Arrange a holiday across the UK and Ireland staying in a self-catering cottage

a2btravel Travel information and booking including on-line maps and many other useful features. Ideal for planning a journey, finding accommodation and making a booking.

Museums is the complete guide to museums in the UK. It contains an A-Z database as well as regional listings giving addresses and contact numbers for the museums in its database. If you work for a museum which isn’t included in the database you can give the site the information.

See the Sights includes a complete guide to museums in the UK. If the museum has a website it is here with details of displays, prices, and opening times among other things. This site is also part of the National Learning Grid, which is well worth following up.

British Empire and Commonwealth Museum in Bristol
A major new museum that opened in September 2002. Visit the web site to see what is there. You'll be impressed!

Canals & Lakes

Canal junction is packed full of all the information you need about taking a short break on a canal - either alone or with a group.

One very interesting feature if you don't fancy navigating yourself are the Hotel Boats where you not only have a skippered boat, but have the chance to meet others too.

Worldwide

Travel

eBookers.com is an online travel service offering over 2 million discounted flights to destinations throughout the world. Established in several European countries originally offering flights only, it now also offers hotel booking, car hire and travel insurance. Don't be put off by the initially bewildering home page - this site has a lot to offer, particularly if you know what you want to do and want to enjoy the benefits of cutting out a travel agent. 

Specialist Holidays

A well-established company with an excellent reputation is Sagaholidays who specialise in providing all kinds of goods and services specifically aimed at the needs of the over 50s. Saga is the world leader in over 50s travel, and offers excellent service, thanks to its specialist planned holidays. The website gives you access to Saga Holidays’ extensive list of locations and travel plans, along with complete details of what their holidays comprise. The parent site is worth a visit at SAGA.

50plus Expeditions - Adventure Travel for People Over 50
50plus Expeditions is an adventure travel company specialising in active trips to exotic destinations for people 50 and over. It caters for small groups (maximum 16 travellers). 50plus Expeditions is a Canadian Company but caters for UK clients.

Leisure Holidays

LeisureHunt. This is a great site for planning holidays and breaks worldwide. You can search across the world by region, search by facilities in hotels, places of interest, and it has a new facility for speed-booking holidays

National parks & Protected Areas

World Conservation Monitoring Centre. This is the UN register of national parks and protected areas, and contains complete listings for every country in the world as well as the relevant acts and legislation, and a directory giving longitude and latitude of these areas. Well worth a visit.

Books

Amazon - Holidays and Travel

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