Useful links for travelling and living in Wales

Travel & Information

• Budget places : find cheap hotels, hostels, bed & breakfast, and apartments in the UK.

• : holiday parks, boats, country cottages, city apartments and lodges around the UK.

• Hotels.com : one of the world's most trusted hotel search engines. Extensive listing, competitive prices and extremely reliable service.

• Rail Europe : check national and international timetables and fares, and purchase discounted tickets and railcards online.

• The Trainline : train information for Britain - includes timetables, fares and online tickets.

• National Express : long-distance buses throughout the UK - includes timetables and fares.

• Stagecoach : short-distance and city buses throughout the UK - includes timetables and fares.

• CarRentals.co.uk : compares car rental prices from multiple companies.

• American Express Travel Insurance : make sure you are covered while you travel with this world renowned and competitive travel insurance.

• Cadw - Welsh Historic Monuments : protect, conserve, and to promote over 100 Welsh heritage buildings and monuments.

• National Trails : promotes, maintains and develops the network of long distance footpaths in Wales.

Life in the United Kingdom

• 192 - Directory Enquiry : phone numbers and addresses throughout Britain.

• BBC News : all the latest news about the UK and the world.

• Viagogo : online ticket exchange that allows people to buy and sell live event tickets in a safe and guaranteed way. Available for the UK and other countries.

• Tesco : provides free home delivery on online orders (groceries, wine, books, electronics, DVD's, etc.).

• Waterstone's : one of the largest online English bookshop - free UK delivery.

Emergencies & Services

• The Royal Mail : include tariffs and a postcode and post office search engine.

• NHS Search : search for GP's, optcians, dentists, hospitals, pharmacies, and emergency services throughout the UK.

• List of banks in Wales.

• The UK Police Service.

Government

• National Statistics : official stats for the UK.

• Home Office : all the UK's domestic affairs.

• UK Visas : detailed information about visas for the UK and online application forms.

• Foreign & Commonwealth Office : the UK's relations with the rest of the world.

• UK Parliament : at the heart of British politics.

Travel Community

Ask your travel questions on the UK & Ireland Travel Forum