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As well as the information on this page take a look
at our Holiday and Travel section, with a huge range of Holidays and Breaks
all selected to match your travel interests in later life and
to be that little bit different.
Holidays and Travel in laterlife.
Holidays and Travel in laterlife is
edited by travel writer Hugh Taylor.
Make sure you visit our
Travel offers section too, covering offers
for UK, European, Long Haul, Cruises, Long
stay holidays and more!
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@UK is a UK Travel and Tourist Guide and is an
extremely comprehensive guide for anyone interested in a vacation,
holiday or just a day out in the UK
Brittania The travel resource guide to Great Britain. Aimed at US
visitors, but well worth a look. Not only does this magazine cover
destinations, travel and travel companies, it also offers stories from
around the British Isles, cookery, government, and the arts
Take a look at these
special offers just for web users
from Warner Breaks. Warner pride themselves on their high quality
hotels and resorts with packages aimed specifically at adults. Click on
the link or image above to view the latest offers and information on the hotels
featured.
If you want to find someone to travel with, go to
http://uk.dir.yahoo.com/
Recreation/Travel
/Companion_Services/
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If you are thinking about going to London, consider getting the
tourist card for London, the London Pass, which gives free entry to many
attractions as well as lots of other benefits. Click on the link below to
have a look at it.
To find out where to go and what to see generally in the UK,
go to
Direct.Gov.Uk for a comprehensive guide on places to see, areas to
visit,
journey planning help and even the
weather forecast. There are pages
on
museums and galleries,
waterways,
the coast and beaches,
where to stay on
holiday and lots more. There are also links to lots of other useful sites
that will give you ideas on what to do and where to go.
If you plan to use rail for any part of your journey then
you can do all you need on-line at the
trainline - this site provides facilities to plan your journey, checking
train times on the central rail reservation system. Once you've planned your
journey you can then order your tickets on-line too.
If you or one of your party should have a wheelchair or
need any other sort of helping hand then you can call JourneyCare on 0345
443366 to arrange assistance.
Britain's biggest guide to all airports for the UK and Ireland Lots of
information about the airports through an easy map interface, plus links to
accommodation and entertainment information in the UK, as well as travel
information and airport weather. Once you're at the website, click 'Travel
Info' and then 'UK Airports'.
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The British Torist 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.
Museums around the
UK is 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
Visit our
Pre-retirement Courses
section here on laterlife or our
dedicated Retirement Courses site
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