Welcome to the Web Site of the
Zondervan's Christian
Travelers Guide to Great
Britain
Great British links:
Visit Britain
- the Official British Web Site
British
Heritage Trail
Graham
Week's Home
Page
Where are they buried?
- where to find the graves of the rich and famous.
Anglican links:
St Simon's
Anglican Essentials
Local Web Sites dealing with places discussed in the
guide:
Aberdeen
- Andrew
Murray
Avebury
Bannockburn
- see Stirling
Barrow ***
Bath - Bath
and Wells
Bedford and
John
Bunyan
Beverly
Blantyre
- and David Livingstone
Museum
Bewcastle
Cross *** Boston
Bristol
- John Wesley
Cambridge
Canterbury
- Augustine,
Augustine's
Mission to Britain and Becket
-
Cardiff - Carlisle
Cheltenham
*** Chester *** Chichester
*** Colchester -
Cumbria
see: Hardknott
Roman Fort; Gosforth
Cross; Lake
District;
Roman
Cumbria
Derby *** Dumfries
Edinburgh
- John Knox,
Reformation
Scotland
Ely
*** Fountains Abbey
Glastonbury
*** Glasgow
Gloucester
- Beatrice
Pottter
Hexham
*** Holy Island
Iona - Iona
Community -St.
Patrick
Ironbridge
*** Jedburgh
Keswick - Convension
Kidderminster
St. Mary and All
Saints Richard
Baxter
Lancaster
- Landercost
Priory - Lichfield
-
London
- National Gallery,British
Museum, Westminster
Abbey
Manchester
- John
Rylands Library Exhibition and John
Wesley's Preachers
Jarrow
-Bede
Norwich
Orkney
Islands - Highland
Park Web Site
Oxford -
William Tyndale
Oxford
University Pitt-Rivers Museum
Ravenglass
*** Ravenglass
Railway
Richmond
- Rievaulx
Salisbury
- Shrewsbury
- Skara Brae
- Stirling
Stonehenge
- Unofficial
Stonehenge
Sweetheart
Abbey
Tewsksbury
- Tintern
Abbey
Vindolanda Roman
Army Museum
Wells - Wells
Cathedral
Winchester
Cathedral
York York
Minster
Useful addresses provided by the British
Tourist Authority:
Accommodation:
www.host-guest.co.uk (Host & Guest Services, B&B, Host
Family Accommodation)
www.theaa.co.uk/hotels(AA's Hotel and Restaurant finder)
Hotel Chains
www.basshotels.com/basshotels (Listings and reservations
for Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and Forum hotels.)
www.bestwestern.co.uk (Best Western Hotel consortia.)
www.corushotels.com (Corus and Regal Hotels.)
www.choicehotelseurope.com (Operates Clarion, Quality,
Comfort and Sleep Inn hotel brands.)
www.forte-hotels.com (Operates Le Meridien, Heritage,
Posthouse, Signature and Travelodge brands).
www.hilton.com (Hilton Hotels)
www.jarvis.co.uk (Jarvis Hotels)
www.savoy-group.co.uk (The Savoy Group)
www.thistlehotels.comwww.thistlehotels.com (Thistle
Hotels)
www.marriotthotels.com(Marriott Hotels) Activity holidays
www.walkingbritain.co.uk (walking information)
Car Rentals:
www.thrifty.co.uk (Car hire information)
www.bcvr.co.uk (Car and van rentals)
www.autocarrentals.co.uk (Car rentals) www.hertz.co.uk
(Hire information)
www.avis.co.uk (Hire information)
Foreign Exchange Sites:
www.americanexpress.com
www.thomascook.co.uk (Money and Exchange Rates)
General Information:
www.britishcouncil.org/where/addressbook.doc (British
Council offices worldwide)
www.visitbritain.com www.scoot.co.uk www.eyp.co.uk (Yellow
Pages)
Maps:
uk.multimap.com/map/places.cgi (Multimedia map UK)
News and weather:
www.news.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/weather/core.html (Weather
Forecast)
www.meto.gov.uk (Global Weather Service)
Places to eat:
www.timeout.com www.restaurant-services.co.uk (Enquiries
about London Restaurants)
Mail:
www.royalmail.co.uk/paf (Postcode/Address finder)
Music:
www.ticketmaster.co.uk www.aloud.com (Comprehensive
music listings)
www.globaltickets.com (Comprehensive music listings)
www.nme.com (Comprehensive information on concerts,
music listings and news.)
www.ticketweb.co.uk (Direct links to pop venues plus
comprehensive pop listings.)
www.sbc.org.uk (Royal Festival Hall and Hayward Gallery
information)
www.royalalberthall.com (The official website)
Museums and Galleries:
www.museums.co.uk (A-Z of museums)
www.galleries.co.uk (London galleries, antique fairs,
exhibitions, auctions)
www.ncpm.co.uk (The National Centre for Popular Music,
Sheffield)
www.24hourmuseums.org.uk (UK Museums, Galleries, Heritage
London Museums)
www.nhm.ac.uk (Official site of the Natural History
Museum.)
www.vam.ac.uk (Official site of the Victoria and Albert
Museum.)
www.tate.org.uk (Information on new Tate Modern)
www.royalacademy.org.uk (Information on the Royal Academy
of Arts.)
www.nmsi.ac.uk/welcome.html (The Science Museum’s website.)
www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk (Information on the British
Museum.)
www.thenationalgallery.org.uk (Information on the National
Gallery.)
www.nmgw.ac.uk/mwl/index.en (Museum of Welsh Life, St.
Fagans.)
www.nmgw.ac.uk (National Galleries and Museums of Wales.)
www.nms.ac.uk (National Museums of Scotland website.)
www.natgalscot.ac.uk (National Galleries of Scotland
site.)
National Tourist Boards:
www.englishtourism.org.uk (England)
www.ni-tourism.com (Northern Ireland)
www.visitscotland.com (Scotland)
www.visitwales.com (Wales)
Regional Tourist Boards:
www.cumbria-the-lake-district.co.uk (Cumbria) www.ntb.org.uk
(Northumbria)
www.visitbritain.com/north-west-england (North West)
www.ytb.org.uk (Yorkshire)
www.visitbritain.com/heart-of-england (Heart of England)
www.eetb.org.uk (East of England)
www.westpart.wctb.co.uk (South West Tourism)
www.visitbritain.com/southern-england (Southern)
www.seetb.org.uk (South East England)
www.londontown.com (London)
www.scillyonline.co.uk (Isles of Scilly) .
Newspapers/Magazines:
www.thetimes.co.uk (Information from this UK broadsheet
newspaper.)
www.independent.co.uk (Information from UK broadsheet
newspaper.)
www.guardian.co.uk (Information from UK broadsheet newspaper.)
www.timeout.com www.telegraph.co.uk (Daily Telegraph,
Electronic Telegraph)
www.thisislondon.com (Evening Standard)
Transport/Travel:
www.gobycoach.com (National Express)
www.railtrack.co.uk www.thetrainline.com (train timetable,
tickets etc, for private use only - not to be used commercially)
www.nationalrail.co.uk (Information on rail news, train
times and delays.)
www.londontransport.co.uk www.thetube.com (London Underground
official website)
www.pti.org.uk/docs/air.htm (UK Public Transport Information)
www.a2bairports.com (Airports Guide) www.baa.co.uk (British
Airports Authority)
www.shellgeostar.com(Route planner)
www.london-guides.co.uk/chapter/ew1/e0901010.htm (Parking
London)
www.traintaxi.co.uk (taxi ranks at all train, metro,
tram and underground stations)
Ferry Companies:
www.stenaline.com (Stena Line)
www.poportsmouth.com (P&O European Ferries (Portsmouth)
www.poirishsea.com4 (P&O European Ferries (Irish Sea)
Limited)
www.ponsf.com (P&O North Sea Ferries) www.dfdsseaways.com
(DFDS Seaways)
www.hoverspeed.co.uk (Hoverspeed UK Limited)
www.brittany-ferries.com Brittany Ferries www.fjordline.com
Fjord Line (Color Line)
www.seafrance.co.uk (Sea France Limited)
www.swansea-cork.ie (Swansea Cork Ferries)
www.cunardline.com (Cunard Seabourn Limited) www.seabourn.com
(Cunard Seabourn Limited)
www.norse-irish-ferries.co.uk (Norse Irish Ferries)
www.irishferries.ie/index.html (Irish Ferries UK Limited)
www.hovertravel.co.uk (Hovertravel Limited)
www.redfunnel.co.uk (Red Funnel Ferries) www.wightlink.co.uk
(Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries)
www.calmac.co.uk (Caledonian MacBrayne)
www.steampacket.com (Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
Limited)
www.seacat.co.uk (Seacat) www.lundyisland.co.uk (Lundy
Company)
www.jogferry.co.uk (John 0’Groats Ferries)
www.shetland.gov.uk (Shetland Islands Council)
www.orkneyislands.com (Orkney Ferries Limited) www.smyril-line.fo
(Smyril Line)
www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk (Isles of Scilly Steamship
Company)
www.condorferries.co.uk (Condor Ferries Limited)
www.emeraudelines.com (Emeraude Lines) www.sarkshipping.guernsey.net
(Isle of Sark Shipping Company Limited)
www.norfolkline.com (Norfolkline) UK
Weather:
www.meto.gov.uk