CHRISTIAN TRAVEL GUIDES

WEB LINKS FOR THE CHRISTIAN TRAVELERS
GUIDE TO BRITAIN

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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

 

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