Some information to help you plan your trip.
(Also see our Days out Diary and Tourist Attractions pages for Tourist Information)
TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Our contact numbers are for use in the UK. If you are telephoning from abroad, please prefix the number with 00 44 and then omit the first 0 of the telephone number, e.g. 01234 123456 would be 00 44 1234 123456.
To telephone the Irish hosts from outside Ireland, prefix the number with 00 353 and omit the first 0 of the telephone number, e.g. 012 34567 would be 00 353 12 34567.
RATES OF EXCHANGE
The prices on our website are Pounds Sterling in the UK and Euro in Ireland.
For today’s rates see XE Currency Converter or Exchange-rates.com
BANK HOLIDAY DATES – 2024
January 1
January 2
March 1
March 17
March 29 – April 1
St George’s Day (England)
April 23
May 6
May 27
August 26
November 30
December 25/26
WEATHER FORECASTS
For a weather forecast of the area you wish to visit: BBC Weather
TRAVEL MAPS
To help you plan your route from A to B use AA ROUTEFINDER
For detailed maps of a particular area see GOOGLE MAPS
Public transport information, for travel by rail, air, coach, bus, ferry etc.
INTERNATIONAL TIME ZONES
To compare time differences, please visit THETIMENOW
CAR HIRE
Some agencies allow you to hire a car from one town and return it at another. Some of the main agencies are:
NATIONAL CAR RENTAL, HERTZ, AVIS, ALAMO CAR HIRE, RHINO CAR RENTAL ZEST CAR HIRE
AIR TRAVEL
For a list of bed and breakfast homes near airports please click here.
Major airports in the UK and Ireland:
BELFAST
BIRMINGHAM
BRISTOL
CARDIFF
CORK
DUBLIN
EAST MIDLANDS
EDINBURGH
EXETER
GATWICK
GLASGOW
HEATHROW
KNOCK
LIVERPOOL
LUTON
MANCHESTER
NEWCASTLE
NEWQUAY
SHANNON
SOUTHEND
STANSTED
A selection of airlines flying to the UK and Ireland:
BRITISH AIRWAYS, AIR CANADA, QANTAS, RYANAIR, EASYJET, LUFTHANSA, AMERICAN AIRLINES, KLM, IBERIA, SOUTH AFRICAN AIRLINES , CATHAY PACIFIC
RAIL TRAVEL
Many of our homes are near railway stations, please ask the B&B owner.
THE TRAINLINE is the easy way to buy train tickets online
BRITRAIL – Passes and tickets including city and attraction passes
For rail travel between England and Paris/Brussels visit LE SHUTTLE and EUROSTAR
There are special rates for travel booked in advance, and Britrail Passes and Rover Tickets are available at discounted rates for international travellers.
COACH TRAVEL
NATIONAL EXPRESS covers many areas in the UK. CITYLINK is Scotland’s leading coach company
FERRY TRAVEL
For a list of bed and breakfast homes near ferryports please click here
There are ferry services to many ports in the UK and Ireland. The major ones are covered by BRITTANY FERRIES, P&O, CALEDONIAN MACBRAYNE, NORTH LINK FERRIES, DFDS