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Pocklington / Yorkshire Wolds - Walks in the Yorkshire Wolds, based around Pocklington, East Yorkshire, UK. Includes the Wolds Way.

Knowhere Guide to Britain is an unconventional tourist guide to a random selection of British towns, featuring places to buy records, cheap food, comics and clothes, plus good places to skateboard.

South East England Tourist Board The official tourist information for South East England. Information on events, accommodations, attractions and regional tourist boards for the counties of Kent, Surrey and Sussex.

Diving in the UK includes trip reports, pictures, diving news and pointers to other internet diving sites.

UK Climbing - descriptions of climbing areas in England and Scotland, UK weather links, info on the British Mountaineering Council, links to other climbing pages and much more. Well done site.

The City of Cambridge - list of links to information about the city and surrounding area.

Cotswold Hyperguide - nicely done guide listing things to see and do while visiting the area.

City of Hereford provides information on accommodations and eating establishments in this city near the Welsh border.

Visitor's Guide to the English Lake District and Visitors Guide to Furness and Cartmel offer a nice introduction to the English Lake district and include useful information to help you plan your visit.

Long Distance Paths - A personal log of several walks through the English countryside. Includes pictures and suggestions for reference guides pointing hikers to camping, B&B's, and detailed maps of the areas covered.

Walks in the English Lake District includes detailed descriptions and directions.

Royal Parks of London - provides a descriptions of the parks and their amenities.

Manchester IVC - sports, social and leisure activities club for for graduates & young professional people in the UK. Outdoor activities include walks from 3 to 30 miles, weekends away, sailing, cycling etc.

Welcome to Nottingham offers a nice overview to Nottingham sites and events. Small site with some pictures.

Oxford Information eclectic collection of pointers to WWW services providing information relevant to and about Oxford.

Mountain Bike Info is dedicated to Mountain Biking. The pages have a slight UK slant to them.

The REAL Oxford Uni Cave Club WWW site (like actually in Oxford!)

The UBU Hiking Club Page - Bradford, UK.

Lancaster University Hiking Club Page.

Scotland

Scottish Tourist Board gopher pages provide lots of info on what to see and do in the area. For descriptions of each region see: Amberdeen and the Grampian Highlands
Heart of Scotland
Islands of the West
Orkney & Shetland
Royal Scotland
South of Scotland
The Highlands

The Outer Hebrides of Scotland -Good introduction to the area and people of the Western Isles of Scotland. Site includes maps, lodging information and air and ferry service schedules.

About Scotland - : Travel guide for Scotland that includes lodging, sights, events and cultural information.

Welcome to Scotland -- history and background of the Scottish flag by the University of Edinburgh Department of Geology.

Scottish Highlands and Islands Server includes information about sports, leisure activities, tourism and culture in the Highlands.

Scotland Travel and Accommodations - includes ferry schedules and some information on accommodations by area.

Scotland Travels provides some information on what to see and do while visiting Scotland. The site will soon include hotel listings.

The Scottish Border

Scottish Hill Walkers electronic books, Fanzine, and other useful information.

Aberdeen - general information on the area.

A visitor's Guide to Dryburgh lists what to see and do in Dryburgh. A brief section is included on walks in the area.

Dundee - information on where to eat/drink and what to see while visiting the area.

Edinburgh - Scotland's Capital City features the "Official Guide" to the city which lists area attractions. Maps of the city center and suburbs are also available.

Edinburgh Information includes tourist sites, accommodations informations, events listings, etc.

Edinburgh - general overview information.

Edinburgh and Lothians Tourist Board - The official tourist guide for holidays and vacations in and around Edinburgh, with comprehensive listings for accommodation , things to see and do, restaurants, events and regional guides.

Glasglow - overview of the area including information on what to see and do.

Alan Paxton's personal page includes a nice biking section with some trips reports (Edinburgh to Nice, Pyrennees, Turin-Geneva-Venice), some short ride and route reports (mostly from the Edinburgh area) and a list of pointers to other biking sites on the web.

Nessie on the Net - information on the Loch Ness monster and the Scottish Highlands.

Scottish Climbing Home Page - information on local climbs in the area, guidebooks, Scottish gear shops and mailing lists.

The Climbing Pages - includes information about climbing around the Ben Nevis / Fort William area, an online guide book to the Poldubh Crags, and pointers to other climbing resources.

UK Climbing - descriptions of climbing areas in England and Scotland, UK weather links, info on the British Mountaineering Council, links to other climbing pages and much more. Well done site.

Glasgow Section of the Junior Mountaineering Club of Scotland

Scottish Flyfishing FAQ by Peter Marrow.

Edinburgh University Montaineering Club

Scottish Cave Server with Yorshire Dales info and access to Craven Pothole Club and Grampian Speleological Society home pages.

Wales

Wales contains basic information on Wales and a guided tour of the 8 counties.

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Tourist Board - travel, information services, geography, reservation services, selected events, etc.

Welcome to Northern Ireland - the Northern Ireland Tourist Board's home page includes tons of information to help you plan a trip. Include information on attractions, outdoor activities and much more!

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland - Touring and places to visit

Isle of Man

Isle of Man - useful information for this island in the Irish Sea between England, Northern Ireland, Eire, Scotland and Wales.

US State Department - Travel Advisory - United Kingdom



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