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Travel to Burford next week - Burford travel question

Posted by starfisharts

I will be traveling to Burford next Tuesday and need to get there by bus from Heathrow. On Thursday, I need to get to St Pancras Station for a 3pm Chunnel train to Paris. Could you tell me how I plan this? Thank you. Laurie (email: starfisharts@aol.com)

Bike routes in the SouthWest - London, Exeter, Cornwall travel question

Posted by hellodreams

What would be a good route to bike from Exeter to somewhere in Cornwall? Also does anyone know of good camping spots in Cornwall?

general bristol travel - Bristol travel question

Posted by stupendous

what is traveling around bristol like, in general?

Overstay in the UK

Posted by delungra

Depends, can be anything from a fine to a "Don't come back". They scan the barcodes in your passports as you enter and leave the country. I suppose they have visa info and dates on them? Cheers Darren....have given up trying to ...

Overstay in the UK

Posted by darrenstravels

Depends, can be anything from a fine to a "Don't come back". They scan the barcodes in your passports as you enter and leave the country. I suppose they have visa info and dates on them?

Helpful British terminology chart

Posted by barryrimell

You missed out the British Islands! I think these were just invented to confuse matters, but check this link for the complete diagram:

The least visited towns and cities in the UK - Dundee

Posted by charlotte

Hi , Just replying to greekcypriot's interesting post about the least visited places in the UK. I cannot comment on Bradford or any of the others in the list, because... um... ahem... well I have not visited them and I'm British However ...

Overstay in the UK

Posted by delungra

My partner overstayed the 6 months visitor entry clearance to the UK by 7 weeks, I believe they give 4 weeks grace which means she has still overstayed 3 weeks. Does anyone know how long she has to wait before she can re-enter the UK on another 6 month ...

Free and Cheap London (sights and attractions)

Posted by greekcypriot

I found a very interesting article about 12 of the best sights and attractions in London which are free or almost free. The cost of 10p for a theatre performance is ridiculously cheap, and I just wonder why the cost is so low. What is it about? I do ...

Stranded - Dover travel question

Posted by mattsd175

I have a car and am wondering if anyone wants a lft home , North of dover ?

The Castle of Dover

Posted by greekcypriot

Hi Darren Thanks for adding more useful information to this guide. Any other member can add more to this guide of course!

The Castle of Dover

Posted by darrenstravels

Dover Castle is pretty damn cool, tho more for the tunnels than the actual castle. I wouldnt advise taking the train, it takes forever to get there from London. Other castles in the area are Leeds Castle (in my home town) and Bodium Castle on the Kent/ ...

The Castle of Dover

Posted by greekcypriot

The Dover Castle guide Arguably the most important fortress ever built in Britain - and certainly the most strategically placed. Dover is one of the historic Cinque Ports, the five-pronged network of strongholds along the south-east coast established in ...

Bradford: Is it Dangerous, Ugly and Boring?

Posted by greekcypriot

I wonder, if Bradford in Yorkshire is really the city that travellers least want to visit. A city that houses the National Media Museum, which is considered to be the most visited museum outside London and host to the nationally acclaimed Bradford Film ...

Manchester -A Perfect place for a City Break

Posted by greekcypriot

There are flights from Athens to Manchester these days and I was wondering what a tourist can do to take advantage of this trip out there. I found the guide interesting and decided to share it with you. I am sure there are members who are planning ...

Check your Change!

Posted by madcaravanner

I was completely not aware of this. I thought a country like UK will have better control over such issues. Unfortunately not andthe banks don't help =as long as they weigh right they are acceptable and as peole weigh in coins in £20 bags ...

Winter Road Chaos

Posted by kathryn77

You still have snow? There is snow on the hills around Edinburgh and Stirling and big mounds of icy snow piled up at the side of roads and carparks up here! Yup up on the higherhilltops we have a whits covering and this morning aided by ...

Winter Road Chaos

Posted by manzara

Difficult to understand how the previous post relates to Winter Snow Chaos in the UK!

Need help with local info

Posted by kathryn77

I'm going to be meeting a friend at Gatwick. I want to make sure there is only one station for the Gatwick express within Gatwick? Is there a good noticeable rally point at the Gatewick express. I planned on meeting there, because I'm flying ...

Winter Road Chaos

Posted by madcaravanner

You still have snow? There is snow on the hills around Edinburgh and Stirling and big mounds of icy snow piled up at the side of roads and carparks up here! Yup up on the higherhilltops we have a whits covering and this morning aided by an ...

Winter Road Chaos

Posted by sianeth

Oh Well snow is pretty up here in the Peak District You still have snow? There is snow on the hills around Edinburgh and Stirling and big mounds of icy snow piled up at the side of roads and carparks up here!

Winter Road Chaos

Posted by madcaravanner

Apparently they "turned down" the chance to buy half-price grit last year aswell! Suckers! Well England had it alot worse than Scotland from what I hear but the whole thing was rather calamitous... I imagine it will happen all over ...

Winter Road Chaos

Posted by sianeth

Apparently they "turned down" the chance to buy half-price grit last year aswell! Suckers! Well England had it alot worse than Scotland from what I hear but the whole thing was rather calamitous... I imagine it will happen all over again ...

Need help with local info

Posted by bigjakesrq

Yeah, the London-Brighton trains stop off there. Gatwick is far better than Heathrow, and although further out of London, is easy (in my opinion) to get to. I'm going to be meeting a friend at Gatwick. I want to make sure there is only one ...

Need help with local info

Posted by darrenstravels

Yeah, the London-Brighton trains stop off there. Gatwick is far better than Heathrow, and although further out of London, is easy (in my opinion) to get to.

Winter Road Chaos

Posted by darrenstravels

Once again, winter catches Britain by surprise! It doesn't catch us by surprise, we just have many, many morons who make everything worse for everyone else.

Check your Change!

Posted by madcaravanner

And yet if you go to the bank and get a bag of pound coins you can guarantee THEY have not checked for counterfiets as long as the money weighs right that's all that matters. So be careful out there if a sharp eyed shop assistant notices that you' ...

Winter Road Chaos

Posted by madcaravanner

Well the first half of winter has gone and the weathermen are threatening us with another load of snow But we will only find out if the councils and Government have learnt their lesson (probably not) about the British weather and I bet if it comes again ...

Weekends in UK

Posted by mynameiskrit

I'm in London and going to have a one week break next week. if anyone fancy hanging out in London such as pub, bar, club, outdoor activities, let me know. i'm in.

Britain's Best Job?

Posted by manzara

Skomer Island, Wales: Noisy birds and meagre pay: the job of warden on the beautiful Pembrokeshire island is no match for Queensland's PR stunt.

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