Useful Links

General:

• National Trust
  The National Trust, founded in 1895, is a registered charity and acts as a guardian for the nation in the acquisition and protection of threatened coastline, countryside and buildings. The National Trust cares for over 248,000 hectares (612,000 acres) of beautiful countryside in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus almost 600 miles of coastline and more than 200 buildings and gardens of outstanding interest and importance..
• Landmark Trust
  The Landmark Trust is a charity that rescues and restores historic buildings at risk and gives them a new life by offering them for holidays. For full details of all their buildings available to paying guests visit their Web site where you can purchase the 20th edition of the Landmark Trust handbook, containing 212 pages of photos, descriptions, histories, maps and plans of all 178 buildings available for holidays.
• Royal Horticultural Society
  Visit the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Web site for details of the best gardens to visit in Britain. As well as the renowned and beautiful RHS gardens at Wisley, Rosemoor, Hyde Hall and Harlow Carr, there is information on a wide range of outstanding and inspirational gardens. Some are open all year, others for just their peak season, but all offer access for certain times of the year.
• British Ramblers Association
  Britain's biggest walking charity that provides unrivalled help and advice on walking in England, Scotland and Wales. The BRA provides detailed information of over 200 walking routes, national parks, and areas of outstanding natural beauty, community forests, areas of protected countryside and public parks and open spaces. Advice is also available on getting started, walking for health, planning easy walks, walking with children and walking for people with disabilities.

Getting around:

• Internal Airline
  We believe Flybe is the best airline for internal flights within the UK. Flybe's route network encompasses 17 domestic destinations and is the UK's no.1 independent regional low fares airline. Indeed it was voted the most recommended UK low fares airline by Holiday Which? Magazine in Spring 2003.
• Buy Train Tickets Online
  Created in 1997 by Virgin Rail Group thetrainline.com was the first impartial rail retailer to sell train tickets online. Thetrainline.com has over 7.4 million registered users and customers are supported by the biggest call centre operation in the UK travel sector.
• Dover calais cross channel ferry to france - Hoverspeed
  Keep up-to-date with current news, views and information about Hoverspeed, it's cross Channel Seacat services, special offers and products.
• CoolCars4Hire
  They specialise in hiring cool, fun and special occasion lifestyle cars, at competitive rates and with an excellent service. Mini Coopers, Smart Cars and VW Beetles are all a good choice for a hire car. The cars are great to drive and suitable for a whole range of functions, events or occasions.

Recommended reading:

• Pubs & Inns of England & Wales
  A marvellous Sawday selection - pubs and inns of all shapes and sizes with something special: authenticity, atmosphere, good looks. From coastal haunts with flagged floors and ancient settles to pubs with swish open kitchens and a city buzz. Many have great food and rooms, too.
• British Bed and Breakfast 9th Edition: Alastair Sawday's Special Places to Stay
  This book is a breath of fresh air amongst the many B&B listings on the market. Rather than focus on whether establishments have the requisite number of facilities to qualify for a certain grading, the emphasis is on the friendliness of the hosts, the comfort of the beds, the tastiness of the breakfast or the quality of the views... If you are genuinely looking for a 'special' place to stay then you need look no further than here. We have recently had wonderful stays at smart, comfortable places in Devon and Bath thanks to the recommendations of Mr Sawday and his team.
• British Hotels, Inns and Other Places: Alastair Sawday's Special Places to Stay
  Alastair Sawday has a finely tuned sense of what lifts a hotel out of the mundane or functional into a special experience. He treasures individual enterprises that strive to offer the best possible accommodation, food and drink in exceptional surroundings. No branded chains are found here! All the usual practical information is laid out in a straightforward format, but it's the eye for the unusual and the quirky that makes this book so useful for the traveller who wants more than just a bed for the night.
• London: Alastair Sawday's Special Places to Stay
  Happy, hip and handsome - a brilliant selection of B&Bs, hotels and apartments, from the inexpensive to the indulgent.