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1. Great British Web Sites
2. New at Britain Express
3. UK Hotels
4. Travel tips from Britain
Welcome friends, its time to put the kettle on, settle into a comfortable armchair, and enjoy the best of Britain with Britain Update. But before you do, please take the time to forward this newsletter to someone who loves Britain as much as you do.
David Ross, Publisher
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Great British Web Sites
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John Dawson's Lake District Walks at https://www.lakedistrictwalks.com/ is an excellent, simple to navigate site detailing over 40 walks in the Lake District. Hundreds of photos illustrate the walks, and the accompanying commentary is clear and engaging. There is a walk distance calculator, even a Lake District Screen Saver and a glossary of Lakeland terms (did you know, for example, that a "thwaite" is a piece of land reclaimed from forest or wetlands; from the Old Norse "thveit", a paddock?). The author of the site is a professional guide and it shows. I would have appreciated maps of the area, but that is a minor quibble for an enjoyable site.
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UK Hotel Reservations
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Britain Express has launched a new service to bring you real-time hotel reservations at over 1300 hotels in Scotland, England, and Wales. These hotels are available at rates up to 70% off, and frequently rooms can be booked even if the hotels are "officially" sold out. Many of the hotels are from trusted names like Marriot, Forte, and Utell, but we also feature independently owned and operated hotels in every corner of the UK.
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New at Britain Express
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In addition to the hotel booking service mentioned above, here are a few highlights of recent additions to Britain Express:
Countryside:
Lyme Regis
The Pendle District
Destination profile:
Ely, Cambridgeshire
In our popular History and culture section, some of our new articles include: Gwenllian, last princess of Wales
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UK Travel Tips
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Two of London's newest attractions are the Millennium Dome and the London Eye (aka the Big Wheel). Both attractions are proving extremely popular, but you can avoid the queues by booking in advance.
Both attractions have their own web sites - the Dome at http://www.dome2000.co.uk and the London Eye at http://www.british-airways.com/londoneye/. You can book online for the Dome, but for the London Eye you'll have to phone the booking line when you know the dates of your visit. The London Eye is at +44 (0)870 500 0600, and the Dome at +44 (0)870 606 2000. They will take your booking and hold the tickets for you on the day you specify. Just make sure you bring your credit card with you on the day to verify your identity.
The Dome also sells tickets through National Lottery retailers in the UK, but if you order a ticket by phone more than a week ahead they will send them to your address in the UK.
That's all for now. Until next issue, let me remind you that laughter is contagious. Be a carrier.
David Ross, Publisher, Britain Express
