USEFUL LINKS
WALKING
- +Youth Hostel Association
- Home of the excellent Youth Hostel Association now modernizing and offering inexpensive quality bed and board in beautiful locations. Family friendly, for all ages, and great fun.
- +The Ramblers' Association
- 140,000 members can't be wrong! The Ramblers Association has been at the forefront of the battle to secure rights for Britain's walkers through most of the 20th century and into this one. An excellent organization providing all kinds of support for the dedicated walker. Will locate your nearest walking group.
- +The Met Office
- Check out the weather for your region before you set out. A first class government site offering all the weather information you'll need.
- +Walking Britain
- An excellent site for downloading walks for free. The site has 150 walkers contributing walks to the site and more help in covering all the counties is needed.
- +Walk In Scotland
- Simply an essential site if you are planning a walking trip north of the border. Plenty of resources and information about accommodation, travel, events, etc. And a database of almost 1000 walks.
- +go4awalk.com
- A very busy website with bags of information and articles of interest on everything from athletes foot to navigation skills. A database of over 13,500 walks!
- +Walking In Wales
- Good reference for walking in Wales. The site gives good information on packaged holidays and guided walks, walking areas and long distance trails. You can order a free booklet online.
- +walkingworld.com
- A good general site for the walker in Britain. You can download a small selection of walks and, if you subscribe, get access to a large archive of over 3000 detailed walks.
- +Walking-Routes.co.uk
- A site which simply links you to walks on many other sites.
- +Country Walking
- The home of Britain's top walking magazine. A good quality site with plenty of resources regarding accommodation, weather, beginners' guides etc.
- +Mountain Weather Information Service
- A great little site giving free detailed weather conditions for 8 of Britain's mountainous regions. Well worth supporting.
- +Walking Women
- A company specializing in walking holidays for women.
- +Age Concern Surrey
- Age Concern offers a regular walking programme.
- +Surrey Walks Club
- A walks group, local to us, offering 120 walks a year of varying grades of difficulty. Affiliated to the Ramblers Association.
In addition remember that your local council's web site will probably offer useful information on walking specifically for your area.
TRAVEL
There is certainly no shortage of resources online for the independent traveller. Here are a few of our favourites.
- +Lonely Planet
- A terrific site with bags of information. You could do worse than begin your journey planning here with everything from flights to accommodation. The famous guides are authoritative and up to date.
- +Advice for Health of Travellers
- A very useful government site for travellers. From here you can order your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) giving you access to free medical care within the EEC. There are the latest health updates from around the world as well as advice on getting treatment in different countries. There is advice on staying healthy and on avoiding specific diseases.
- +Google Earth
- Like a living detailed atlas. If you haven't experienced the power of this programme before, go there now!
- +Rough Planet
- Gives an excellent brief overview of every country giving basic information on topics such as currency, attractions, crime and weather. A nice one to check out if you're still undecided where to go.
- +Backpacker Planet
- Describing itself as a "budget guide for the independent traveller", this is a very nicely designed site full of useful information and tips.
- +XE.com
- Handy currency converter.
- +Randy's Travel Page
- Articles, anecdotes, galleries, tips - lots to whet the appetite!
- +dohop.com
- An online flight planner. Dohop searches more than 660 airlines around the world for the best flights and connections. It finds the fastest route, checks the latest prices and finds links to airlines and travel agents.
- +The Man in Seat Sixty-One
- An interesting site giving you global sea and rail travel options as an alternative to flying.
- +Travel Library
- Good for checking out hotels rentals, hostels etc. Lots of reviews and recommendations.
- +Nature Travels
- UK specialists for wildlife trips and outdoor holidays in Sweden.
BUSHCRAFT
- +Ray Mears
- Through his wonderful television programmes Ray has single-handedly defined and put the subject of Bushcraft into the front of popular consciousness. A really attractive site offering courses and quality bushcraft tools.
- +Woodcraft School
- One of the best bushcraft schools around, offering courses on everything from wildlife to bow making. With Plumpton College in Sussex they offer a recognized qualification in Bushcraft Leadership.
- +Native Eyes
- A unique education project that gives children of all ages the chance to get their first taste of Bushcraft,and start to rediscover the natural world from an inspiring new perspective - through the eyes of indigenous peoples and our own ancestors. Workshops blend Bushcraft skills,green woodworking,storytelling and nature studies, and can be designed for any setting - from a school gym or playground to a camp deep in the woods. Courses for adults and corporate groups are also available. Contact davidandemmahunt@btinternet.com or 07768 731958
MILITARY
- +The British Army
- Official website of the British Army. Includes information on careers, the equipment and role of the Army, current operations and regimental histories.
- +arrse.co.uk
- Stands for the Army Rumour Service and describing itself as the unofficial British Army website, this site offers lively and lighthearted discussion on any and all topics of military interest.