Information Britain

Destination of the Month
The Forest of Bowland: Is it sad that so few Britons know the Forest of Bowland, or great for those of us who do? Bowland covers a huge area, but it has few large settlements within its boundaries, perhaps one of the reasons for its relative obscurity, and certainly for its attraction. For town ...More

Spring is here

Old Coastguard Hotel, Mousehole Straw Bales

British Harvest

Minard Castle, Argyll

The Felin Fach Griffin, Brecon

Cressbrook Hall & Cottages, Derbyshire

Lundy Island

UK Castles London

London

movie sets

famous places

On this day: Battle of Arkinholm - 1455, Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon - 1588

Britain by county | Britain by town

Over 20,000 places to stay around the UK have been selected for this, Britains largest Travel Information site - all to a certain standard and all either bookable online or bookable direct. We have selected the highest quality Hotels, B&B's, Inns, Country Houses and Self catering to ensure that your stay will be memorable and matched them with attractions so gloriously diverse so as to appeal to the most inquistive of minds with Over 20,000 attractions, castles, museums, historic houses, cathedrals, zoos, crafts, activities, sports and events are gloriously featured within these pages.

Events this month include
Derbyshire: BLUEBELL WALK & DINE North Yorkshire: Tulip Festival Sussex: Streets of Brighton South Yorkshire: EUROPEAN FESTIVAL OF THE PLOUGH Edinburgh and the Lothians: Children's International Theatre Festival Bath: Bath Festival of the Arts Derbyshire: Folk Weekend, More events

We have 20,000 unique and truly British shops, over 2,000 markets for bargain hunters. 4,000 Estate Agents and 1,000 schools serve to aid those relocating. Packed with 1 million pages of information.
Information Britain holds all you could ever need to plan a trip to or within the British Isles.

Luxury breaks away

Hotels: We have picked the highest rated, the most beautiful, world renowned truly great British Hotels to rest your weary heads and completely relax. More...
Castle Hotels | Golf Hotels | Spa Hotels | Hip/Cool Hotels

We have more than 6,500 hotels around the country with 1,000 specially recommended

Visits, trips, tours and Excursions

Attractions. Over 10,000 ideas for places to experience, sights to see and things to do. More...

Cosy bargain breaks

B&B. Highly rated and unusual B&Bs adorn these pages from farmhouses to mansions, private homes to chocolate box character cottages, Guest houses to small hotels - these inexpensive gems are definitely those that can be hard to find on the world wide web. More...

Children Welcome | Historic B&Bs | Licensed B&Bs | Budget | Farm

We feature over 2,000 quality B&B's nationwide

Pints, food & rooms

Pubs and Inns. What could be more British than the quintessential Village Inn, walls reverberating with the tales of locals and travellers alike. More...
Restaurants | Traditional Inns | Restaurants with Rooms | Gastropubs

More than 700 handpicked inns where you can stay await you, 15,000 pubs and bars and 11,000 delectable and quality restaurants

Stylish self-catering

Self Catering. Character cottages, Farms, Serviced apartments, Flats, Country houses. Whether you are looking for city centre convenience or rural peace and quiet you will find our hard to beat selection perfect if you are looking for all the freedom that a self catering holiday affords. More...

750 stunning places appear within and we have 2,000 parks for campers and caravanners

Places we like

Bits of Britain that we really go for. As well as the famous spots, there are other places like Hertford (for the castle & the bustle), Durham and Ely (for the cathedrals), North Cornish Coast (for the rough seas) Heart of Devon (for the lush green fields) West Norfolk (for the wide sandy beaches) and Taunton (for the cider).

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Most recent famous Britons added:
Ken Clarke, Alastair Campbell, Johnny Briggs, Jon Snow, Michael Fish, Jack Vettriano, Gary Rhodes, David Mellor, Steve Rider, Nanette Newman, Dale Winton, John Lydon (Johnny Rotten), Rory McGrath, Audley Harrison, Daniel Day Lewis, Phil Jupitus, Nick Berry, Todd Carty, Barry McGuigan, Neil Tennant, Dave Stewart, Roger Black, Jimmy Nail, Russell Watson, Lisa Riley

Most recent famous Dates added:
1588, Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon, 1765, HMS Victory launched, 1840, Penny Black issued (words 1st stamp), 1966, Moors murderers found guilty, 1930, Amy Johnson begins her flight upon Gypsy Moth, 1780, 1st Running of the Derby, 1611, 1st publication of The new King James bible, 1926, TUC meets to agree on a General Strike, 1885, Women permitted at Oxford University, 1923, 1st Wembley FA Cup Final, 1965, Official opening of the Pennine Way, 1916, Start of the Easter Uprising, 1509, Death of Henry VII. Accession of Henry VIII, 1907, Sinn Fein Formed, 1881, Opening of the Natural History Museum

Where we've been

Barton Grange has a great feel to it, something that comes from a mix of factors. In type it falls comfortingly between the rather stuffy country house hotel and the ...
Barton Grange Hotel, Lancashire

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