Getting Around

13 March 2008

There are many different ways to travel around the United Kingdom. The extensive train system is well known. The Underground and Buses will take you just about anywhere you want to go within the Greater London area. Certainly enjoying a drive down a true country lane can be an exhilarating experience for an foreigner. What is less known is how many walking, cycle and bridle paths that grace the U.K. countryside.


Boat
Bateaux London (Glass Boat Dinner Cruises)
Canals (Slow Travel England, Canal Holidays, Canal Junction, Bath Narrowboat, Jason's Trip)
City Cruises (Tourist Rides)
River Thames Boat Hire
Thames Clippers (London Commuter Service)

Car
Google Maps
Live London Traffic Alerts
Live Search Maps
MultiMap

Cycle
British Cycling (Britain's governing body for cycling)
Cycle-n-Sleep (UK long distance cycle routes, maps and accommodation)
Cycle Route
Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative

Horseback
Bridleways (directory of national routes suitable for horse riders)
Byways and Bridleways Trust (BBT)
Horse Data
Rights of Way

Rail
British Rail and Underground

Walk
Department for Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) (Public Rights of Way)
Ramblers' Association (Public rights of way information in England and Wales)
Walk It