British holiday information

If planes, trains and automobiles are your ‘thing’, get yourself along to Manchester Airport this weekend for Europe’s biggest Aviation and Transport Fair. The fair, which is now in its fourth year, is one of the biggest of its kind in the world, attracting visitors from across the UK and from as far afield as [...]

Here’s a novel way to spend Father’s Day if your dad is into trains. The London Transport Museum is operating a 1938 Tube train along the western end of the Piccadilly line this Sunday, 19 June 2011. The tube will leave Northfields traveling to High Street Kensington via Earl’s Court making an unusual cross over [...]

From Friday, 3 December 2010, the popular Barclays Cycle Hire scheme in London is expanding its cycle hire to casual users. From Friday, anyone with a Visa or MasterCard credit or debit car will be able to hire a bike – be aware the scheme doesn’t accept Maestro, Amex, Diners or JCB In order to [...]

If you’re planning to travel to the Isle of Man you can now take advantage of a speedier journey thanks to the reintroduction of the fast craft schedule on the Liverpool to Douglas route. The spring fast craft schedule is now operating using the £20m Manannan, which will be assisted on the route by the [...]

The Isle of Wight is situated just off the south coast of England, south of Portsmouth in the English Channel. Portsmouth and Southsea are easily reachable via train from London – approximately 1hr 30minutes from London Waterloo Station or 2 hours from London Victoria Station. In order to get to the Isle of Wight you [...]

The Isle of Man is situated half way between England and Scotland in the middle of the Irish Sea and if the island is your chosen holiday destination this year, or you are visiting for the TT, Manx Grand Prix or for any other reason, how should you get there? You have two options, you [...]