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Travel Links: County-by-County Guide
Bedfordshire
- Bedfordshire/Buckinghamshire Photos
- http://www.countyviews.com
- Extensive collection of photos of these two counties; unfortunately, no information is given about the buildings.
Berkshire
- David Nash's Royal Berkshire History
- http://www.berkshirehistory.com/index.html
Buckinghamshire
- Bedfordshire/Buckinghamshire Photos
- http://www.countyviews.com
- Extensive collection of photos of these two counties; unfortunately, no information is given about the buildings.
Cambridgeshire
Channel Islands
- Guernsey Tourist Board
- http://www.guernseytouristboard.com/whyguernsey/placestovisit/listing.aspx?
- This is Guernsey
- http://www.thisisguernsey.com/code/showarticle.pl?ArticleID=000016
Cheshire
- Chester Tourism Office
- http://www.chester.gov.uk/main.asp?page=372
- ChesterTourist.com
- http://www.chestertourist.com
- An excellent private website on the city of Chester.
- Northwest Tourist Board
- http://www.visitnorthwest.com/attractions.asp
- Covers Lancashire, Merseyside, and parts of Cheshire.
- Visit Cheshire
- http://www.visit-cheshire.com/
Cornwall
- Cornwall Online
- http://www.cornwall-online.co.uk/heritage-trail/
- Cornwall Tourist Board
- http://www.cornwalltouristboard.co.uk
- Cornwall boasts a range of accommodation options suitable for all budgets, from camping and caravanning, to bed and breakfasts, guesthouses and hotels. Tel: +44 (0)1872 322900.
- Cornwall Villages
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/villages/index.shtml
Cumbria
- BBC: Cumbria: The Border Reivers
- http://tinyurl.com/kjlr8
- The Cumbria Directory
- http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/
- Attractions, map, cultural information, walks, traditions, etc.
- Cumbria Directory: Town Websites
- http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Town_or_Village/Town_or_Village.php
- Links to town and village webpages in Cumbria.
- Cumbria: Circles and Cairns
- http://www.rheged.freeserve.co.uk/cumbriastoneage.html
- The Lake District
- http://www.golakes.co.uk/
- The official Cumbria/Lakes District tourism website.
- Visit Cumbria
- http://www.visitcumbria.com
- Though not the official tourism website for Cumbria, this is what a county tourism site should be, and what all too few of them are!
Derbyshire
- Amber Valley
- http://www.ambervalley.gov.uk/tourism/
- Derbyshire
- http://www.derbyshireuk.net
- Derbyshire Caving Club
- http://www.derbyscc.org.uk
Devon
- Dartmoor: The Online Guide
- http://www.dartmoor.co.uk/
- Dartmoor
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmoor
- A great overview of the history and prehistory of Dartmoor.
- Dartmoor National Park Authority
- http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/
- The official site for the park, with seasonal guided walks programme and a selection of fact files covering various aspects of Dartmoor life. (Warning: I was not able to access this site without freezing)
- Dartmoor Way
- http://www.dartmoorway.org.uk/
- "The Dartmoor Way is a circular walking and cycling route that sweeps for almost 140 km./90 miles around Dartmoor National Park."
- Discover Dartmoor
- http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
- Discovering Dartmoor
- http://www.discoveringdartmoor.co.uk/
- Exmoor National Park
- http://www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/
- Visit Exmoor
- http://www.visit-exmoor.info/
- Exmoor Tourism
- http://www.exmoor.com/
Dorset
Durham
- Finding Your Ancestors in County Durham
- http://www.durhamrecordsonline.com
Essex
Gloucestershire
Greater Manchester
- Manchester
- http://www.explore.destinationmanchester.com/home/
Hampshire
- Hampshire Attractions A-Z
- http://www.hants.gov.uk/leisure/attract_az.html
- Hampshire Walking Routes
- http://www.hants.gov.uk/walking/longdistance/
Herefordshire
Hertfordshire
Isle of Wight
Kent
- Historic Kent
- http://www.historic-kent.co.uk
- Kent - the Garden of England
- http://www.invectis.co.uk/kent/index.htm
- This personal website consists primarily of pictures, but is a great photo tour of Kent. Check the links at the bottom for more detailed pages on specific locations.
- Kent Tourism
- http://www.kenttourism.co.uk/
- Medway Tourism
- http://www.medway.gov.uk/tourism
- Medway Towns Portal
- http://www.medwaytowns.net/portal/
Lancashire
- Lancashire Town Guides
- http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/lancashire/info/guide.html
- Lancaster Tourism
- http://www.visitlancaster.co.uk
- Northwest Tourist Board
- http://www.visitnorthwest.com/attractions.asp
- Covers Lancashire, Merseyside, and parts of Cheshire.
- Ribble Valley District Towns & Villages
- http://www.lancslinks.org.uk/
- Virtual Lancaster
- http://www.lancasterukonline.net/
Leicestershire
- Leicestershire Tourism website
- http://www.leicestershire.gov.uk
Lincolnshire
- Lincolnshire Information
- http://www.touruk.co.uk/lincs
- Lincolnshire Places
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire/asop/places/
LONDON
- AHOY! LondonNet Newsletter
- http://www.londonnet.co.uk/ahoy/index.html
- An excellent guide to current events, exhibitions, performances, etc. in London. Free.
Merseyside
- Liverpool
- http://www.visitliverpool.com
- Northwest Tourist Board
- http://www.visitnorthwest.com/attractions.asp
- Covers Lancashire, Merseyside, and parts of Cheshire.
Norfolk
- BBC: Norfolk A-Z
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/your/a-z_norfolk
- Norfolk
- http://www.visitnorfolk.co.uk
- http://www.norfolkbroads.com/leisure/main.htm
- Norfolk Coast etc.
- http://www.norfolkcoast.co.uk
- Nice guide to Norfolk towns and villages, with different sections on Historic Norfolk, etc. -- confusing to navigate.
> - Norfolk Windmill Trust
- http://www.norfolkwindmills.co.uk/
- Find out about 19 of Norfolk's windmills, including those open to visitors. (Go to http://www.norfolkwindmills.co.uk/details.htm if the clickable map doesn't work.)
- Towns, Villages and Cities in Norfolk
- http://www.norfolka2z.co.uk/tv/townsandvillages.htm
- Links to pages on most of Norfolk's towns and villages; site has not been developed much as yet, so there is often no information on many of the towns.
Northamptonshire
Northumberland
- Northumberland Castles
- http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/vg/rcastle.html
Nottinghamshire
Oxfordshire
- TimeTravel-Britain.com Guide to Historic Sites in Oxfordshire
- http://www.timetravel-britain.com/guides/oxfordshire/index.shtml
- Oxfordshire Historic Churches
- http://www.ohct.org.uk/30churches.html
- Brief info on 30 historic churches in Oxfordshire.
- Oxfordshire Towns
- http://www.oxtowns.co.uk
- Information on towns and villages; click "Travel" and then "Attractions" for local sites of interest.
Shropshire
- Shropshire Tourism
- http://www.shropshiretourism.info
- Virtual Shropshire
- http://www.virtual-shropshire.co.uk
Somerset
- Somerset
- http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/
- Somerset Museums
- http://www.southsomersetmuseums.org.uk
Staffordshire
- Stoke-on-Trent Tourist Information Office
- http://www.visitstoke.co.uk
Suffolk
- The Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
- http://www.stedmundsbury.anglican.org/pages/mission/tourism/list.htm
- "We are gradually compiling a list of all the open churches and what is available nearby."
- Simon's Suffolk Churches
- http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/Alist.htm
- A guide to 650 churches in Suffolk, with a detailed description of each church and lots of photos.
- Suffolk Museums
- http://www.suffolkmuseums.org/pages/sufb.htm
- The Wodenose
- http://www.wodewose.co.uk
- Formerly "Sylly Suffolk," this site now celebrates "the medieval image in East Anglia."
- Suffolk Churches
- http://www.aidansemmens.co.uk/churches/index.htm
Surrey
Sussex (East and West)
- Sussex Archaeological Society
- http://sussexpast.co.uk/property/site.php?site_id=15
- Lists several historical sites in Sussex, along with links to more info.
- Ye Olde Sussex Pages
- http://www.yeoldesussexpages.com
- Sussex sites of interest, history, oddities, architecture, folklore and tales, churches, and more. Private website.
Tyne & Wear
Warwickshire
- Ancestral Locations
- http://www.ancestral-locations.co.uk
- Ancestral Locations is a website providing items of family and local history and pictures, particularly relating to Warwickshire, the Midlands and the Republic of Ireland. Contains a selection of pictures of Warwickshire churches (but no direct links or detailed info).
- Heart of England
- http://www.cv81pl.freeserve.co.uk/default.htm
- This personal website is packed with history, local information and wonderful photos from throughout Warwickshire. You'll find out more about the county's historic sites and features here than on any official tourism page.
- Shakespeare Country/South Warwickshire Tourism
- http://www.Shakespeare-country.co.uk
- Warwickshire Museum's Take the Timetrail website
- http://timetrail.warwickshire.gov.uk/default.aspx
- The web site contains a database of information about thousands of known sites and finds in the county, dating from prehistory through to the 20th century. It includes a wide variety of sites, from Bronze Age barrows to medieval settlements to Second World War gun emplacements. The information comes from the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record (SMR). You can search the archaeology database for sites by clicking the Search link.
West Midlands
- Ancestral Locations
- http://www.ancestral-locations.co.uk
- Ancestral Locations is a website providing items of family and local history and pictures, particularly relating to Warwickshire, the Midlands and the Republic of Ireland. Contains a selection of pictures of Warwickshire churches (but no direct links or detailed info).
Wiltshire
- Victoria Guide to Wiltshire County
- http://www.british-history.ac.uk
- (Use the regional search function to search on Wiltshire)
- Weird Wiltshire
- http://www.weirdwiltshire.co.uk
- Wiltshire Travel Guide
- http://www.britainexpress.com/counties/Wiltshire/
Worcestershire
Yorkshire (North, South, East, West)
- TimeTravel-Britain.com Guide to Historic Sites in Yorkshire
- http://www.timetravel-britain.com/guides/yorkshire/index.shtml
- Captain Cook Country
- http://www.captaincook.org.uk/
- The Cistercians in Yorkshire
- http://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/index.php
- Links to Cistercian Abbeys in Yorkshire, plus a list of Cistercian Abbeys throughout Britain, with lots of historical information.
- Dale-Net
- http://www.daelnet.co.uk
- A guide to the Yorkshire dales, with links to towns, accommodations, attractions, history, and loads more. An excellent site for visitors. (Includes a glossary of Yorkshire place names at http://www.daelnet.co.uk/placenames/.)
- Explore Yorkshire
- http://www.yorkshirevisitor.com/
- This is Yorkshire's official Tourism website -- which could explain why Yorkshire is struggling to attract more tourists. From this site, one would think Yorkshire had about ten visitor sites in the entire county.
- North Yorkshire Links
- http://www.thirsk.org.uk/nylinks.html
- Links to various Yorkshire sites.
- North East England History Pages
- http://www.thenortheast.fsnet.co.uk
- Tourist Information Centres, N. Yorkshire
- http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/tourism/tics.shtm
- A list of tourist information centres in North Yorkshire, with e-mails for most (these are "real-world" centres, not websites).
- Wolds Villages (East)
- http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds.htm
- Guide to the villages of the Wolds - each village has its own page with a bit of history and some information on its major buildings, plus often some fascinating local info in the forums.
- York Tourism
- http://www.visityork.org
- Yorkshire Dales (North)
- http://www.yorkshire-dales.com/contents.html
- Links and information to a wide range of attractions and villages in the Yorkshire Dales area.
- Yorkshire Net
- http://www.yorkshirenet.co.uk/seegde/index.htm
- A fairly limited list of attractions; visit more "local" pages for more information.
- YorkshireTour.co.uk
- http://www.yorkshire-tour.co.uk
- An excellent town-by-town guide to Yorkshire; doesn't provide much info on individual attractions.
- Yorksview
- http://www.yorksview.co.uk/places.htm
- A good town-by-town guide to Yorkshire, with lots of excellent photos.
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