UK Holidays

The United Kingdom is a fabulous place to take a holiday and residents of the country find a never ending supply of  towns and country regions to visit each year.

Persons who live in the United Kingdom tend to take holidays  either in the countryside or at  any one of a number of coastal resorts. Accommodation in holiday areas varies from Hotels to Bed and Breakfasts right through to self catering Holiday Cottages. In many of the Holiday hot spots, cottages have been snapped up by second home owners who often make them available for rent during some of the months of year and these are very popular. Favourite destinations include Devon & Cornwall, Norfolk and the  Lake District. Although the weather in the United Kingdom cannot always be guaranteed to be good, the scenery at our top holiday spots can be quite breath taking and there are always plenty of outdoor pursuits to keep most people happy.

Persons visiting the United Kingdom from abroad tend to visit one of the major cities  at least on their first visit, as mentioned above, if you come from abroad and are looking for a beach holiday then the United Kingdom would not be your first chance, large numbers of Uk residents even take beach holidays abroad where there is  more of a guarantee of good weather. Our seaside resorts are quite quaint but you certainly won't find the waters surrounding these islands to be that warm.

Without doubt , London is the favourite destination of overseas visitors and  2006 saw a record number of visitors coming to the capital. The city is very large and has a never ending supply of attractions such as the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge The London Eye, not forgetting the picturesque River Thames that runs right through the heart of the city. London's Tourism industry is worth around 7.5 billion pounds a year and approximately 15 million people visit London every year. London's share of the global tourism market is around 1.75 % with the bulk of new visitors coming from Europe.  

Although London is usually the first port on any new visitors travels, their are simply hundreds of other towns and cities in the United Kingdom in which you can take a holiday. Although in many you will  find the architecture to be similar , they are all different , often the result of centuries of development and usage.

Bath is a spa town and has some wonderful regency architecture. Brighton, a town on the South Coast of England has a fine pier and The Royal Pavilion, it has a number of good beaches and  it is easy to reach from London by train. Cambridge & Oxford, both University towns are well worth a visit. Canterbury has a wonderful cathedral. Dover, has a world famous port and the White Cliffs are a major outside tourist attraction. Even Liverpool, a place until fairly recently that would have been considered as a tourist spot is now a world heritage site and receives thousands of visitors each year. Nottingham is synonymous with the Legend of Robin Hood, Stratford-upon-Avon with Shakespeare, the list is endless.

Where ever you decide to visit in the United Kingdom you will find plenty of accommodation is available to rent either on a long term or short term basis (Holiday letting. There are a large number of houses to choice from a number of internet sites now specialise in renting holiday property. Letting of property in the United kingdom is a highly regulated industry and you will find that for long tern lets ( over 6 months) and short term holiday lets, the Uk landlord will present you with a contract to be signed. The contract will; outline all the terms and conditions, the duration of the stay and who is responsible for the insurance arrangements.