UK travel and holidays, trains and ferries

UK holidays and travel at The Shopping Centre

Welcome to the UK travel and holiday section of the travel category at The Shopping Centre.

1st 4 London Hotels - offers discounted reservations for a wide selection of budget and luxury hotels in London and 1st 4 UK Hotels - offering secure online reservations for hotels throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland with special discounts available.

12Travel - specialists in holidays and travel to Ireland.

Bed UK - offering a choice of over 300 Bed & Breakfast deals throughout the UK, many of them historic properties or romantic hideaways.

Butlins - offer families and adults a variety of holidays and weekend breaks, packed full of entertainment all year round. Their Minehead resort plays host to the Arena Tours featuring top names in music such as Westlife & Busted. Other entertainment on offer include themed weekend's, 60's, 70's & 80's, soul & mowtown.

Cornish Traditional Cottages - specialising in providing quality self catering holiday accomodation in the beautiful county of Cornwall. View and book the cottages online.

Corus & Regal Hotels - with over 80 hotels in the UK, ranging from Scotland to the West Country, Corus and Regal hotels are one of Britains largest hotel groups. Whether it’s a weekend break or romantic getaway you're looking for, there's bound to be a Corus and Regal hotel somewhere nearby to fit the bill. Hotels range from historic coaching inns and manor houses to modern city centre hotels.

CottagesOnline - sells cottage holidays in the UK and Ireland - all properties featured are privately owned, so prices are lower and much more competitive.

Cottages4you offers over 9,000 self catered cottages for rental throughout England, Scotland, Wales, France and Ireland. Cottages4you offers a wide range of prices and accommodation in just about every location. There really is something for everyone!

Country Holidays - have been offering the widest range of quality cottages throughout the British Isles ever since 1978. That's why today, you can be sure that when you choose a Country Holida, you'll be enjoying the very best Britain has to offer.

English Country Cottages - here you will find your ideal cottage holiday home - from more than 3,000 properties. Each carefully chosen to offer you a relaxing holiday. Their list of cottages for rent vary from converted farmhouses to medieval castles. Whether you want a long holiday or a short break, there is nothing better than a country cottage to enjoy the countryside in England, Scotland and Wales. Using their property search you can find individual cottage details which will tell you, among other information, the time of year you can rent from. Great if you are looking for a country cottage retreat in the Summer or a cosy farmhouse to while away the Winter time.

Haven Holidays - offer the ultimate UK family holiday experience, with 21 fun packed Parks offering a wide choice of Holidays and Short Breaks in some of your favourite locations, throughout England, Scotland and Wales. A Haven family holiday is never far away, you can find a Park at the finest seaside locations from Scotland right through to the South Coast. Haven Holiday Parks are well-equipped with all the facilities you need for your UK holiday and lots to entertain you throughout the day and evening. There are Kids Clubs at all their Parks, so parents can get some leisure time too! Spectacular entertainment venues are all part of your Haven Holiday leisure experience.

Ireland Travel - the site of the Irish Tourist Board - lots of information for the traveller to Ireland.

Irish Ferries - full details of the ferry service between Britain, France and Ireland, together with an online booking facility.

James Villas - specialises in villas with private swimming pools in South-west Europe and Florida.

Late Rooms - the site to visit for booking a hotel room in the UK with over 1500 hotels registered, many of them willing to give large discounts for late bookings.telephone calls, and commission free currency exchange.

Ramada Jarvis Hotels operates over 45 hotels across the UK, all offering fantastic seasonal discounts of up to 25% throughout the year on bed & breakfast rates. The hotel locations range from the highlands of Scotland to the South Coast of Brighton. Choose to stay in picturesque, historic country house hotels in charming locations, including Cotswolds and Chilterns or hotels in exciting city centres, like London and Edinburgh. Ramada Jarvis has everything to offer the leisure and business customer. Wherever you choose to stay, you can be assured of a restful night’s sleep and wake up to a fabulous breakfast. All our hotels offer great dining options, from formal restaurant service, to the lighter lounge menu available in the bar, or relax in the comfort of your room with the room service menu. Over 20 hotels have health clubs. 15 hotels offer Sebastian Coe Health Clubs with fully equipped gym, sauna, spa bath, steam room and indoor heated pool. Whilst 8 hotels offer Poolside Leisure Clubs with indoor heated pools, spa baths, saunas, steam room and gentle work-out area. Guests enjoy free use of all health club amenities when resident at the hotel. Guests also enjoy BT Openzone in the rooms, a public-access wireless broadband (Wi-Fi) service that gets you online at high speed when you're out and about. And Ramada Jarvis is rolling out a multi-million £ refurbishment programme backed up with some great new service innovations to make our customers’ stay with us even more comfortable and relaxing.

The Train Line - the fully impartial rail ticketing website owned by the Virgin Group, Virgin Rail Group and National Express Group, providing the cheaper way to buy train tickets online. thetrainline provides fast, easy and secure access to timetables, tickets and fares for all National Rail journeys across the UK. For the consumer this means combining the speed and efficiency of the Internet with an increasing need to save time wherever possible. With a wide range of delivery options, enabling the customer to book up to 2 hours before travel, thetrainline is the easy way to buy train tickets. Extensive choice:- thetrainline offers the extensive choice of train journeys expected but without the usual queues and hassle associated with buying a train ticket!

Wales Direct - whether you want to travel to Wales in the near future or just want to find out more about this wonderful country, the Wales Direct Travel shop has everything you need. This shop also links to Travel Wales, a site allowing you to make reservations in Welsh guesthouses and hotels on-line.

Warner Breaks - exclusively for adults. They offer inclusive UK breaks at stunning locations, with a wide range of activities, good food and live entertainment every night included in the price of your break. It's just for adults - You can relax and have a great holiday without any 'little interruptions' spoiling the enjoyment of your break. Inclusive - At Warner you can relax and enjoy your stay without worrying about running up too many extra costs. That's why they include almost everything in the price of your break. The cost of the break will include en-suite room, breakfast and three-course dinner, superb nightly live entertainment which could include a star name, and a terrific range of leisure activities from tennis, swimming and saunas to bowls, croquet and more.

Weststar Holidays - the largest family - owned holiday business in the South West of England with 3 holiday parks in Cornwall and Dorset. They provide holidays for over 100,000 people a year, gain 40% repeat business and are ranked in the top 100 companies in Devon and Cornwall by PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

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trains and ferries

AFerry.to - special offers for online bookings for the major ferries in Europe - P&O, SeaFrance, EuroTunnel, Stenna Lines.

Eurostar - book your eurotunnel train journey on line - details of fairs, timetables etc.

Irish Ferries - full details of the ferry service between Britain, France and Ireland, together with an online booking facility.

P&O Ferries - for all your ferry crossings from Dover-Calais, Portsmouth-Bilbao, Hull-Rotterdam and Hull-Zeebrugge. Plus short breaks and mini cruises.

Travelsphere - holidays by Train. Travelsphere is the UK's No. 1 operator of great value escorted holidays worldwide, with over 25 years’ experience. Sit back in comfort and see the world on Travelsphere’s magnificent train journeys. Admire the breathtaking scenery and make new friends along the way.

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