For American Visitors to the United Kingdom
The following information is designed to help Americans visiting the United Kingdom, whether for business or pleasure, to locate information that will help them to plan their stay.
The Visit Britain web site offers comprehensive information for visitors to Britain.
For those visitors arriving at London Gatwick or London Heathrow airports who need to travel to central London, the quickest means of transportation is via Gatwick Express and Heathrow Express respectively. There are alternative means of transportation though, and these and air transfer facilities from other airports in the United Kingdom to nearby city centers can be found under "Planning Your Trip: Transportation" at the British Tourist Authority site.
The Met. Office is the U.K. national weather service and provides detailed weather reports and forecasts.
London Theatre Guide run by the Society of London Theatre, a trade association which represents the producers, theatre owners and managers of the fifty major commmercial and grant-aided theatres in central London. Further information on theatres in London and other cities may be found at VisitBritain listed under "Plan Your Trip: What To See & Do"
U.S. and Canada have joined the U.K. PET Travel Scheme: information on changes to U.K. quarantine laws.
Further information on Travelling & Living in the United Kingdom is provided by the American Embassy London's Special Consular Services unit.
Background Reading
The State Department's Background Notes: United Kingdom gives basic statistics on the UK, a brief account of U.S./U.K. relations and some background on U.K. government and politics. The State Department also from time to time issues travel warnings and country specific information on travel to particular countries.
Visiting the British Houses of Parliament
U.K. Government Information Sources
The British Monarchy: the official Web site of the Monarchy in Britain.
No. 10 Downing Street the web site of the the London home and office of the British Prime Ministers since 1735.
Directgov provides an alphabetical listing of UK government bodies and a wide range of other public service information.
United Kingdom Parliament this official site carries information about the U.K. Parliament: the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
The Northern Ireland Assembly
The Scottish Parliament
The Welsh Assembly
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) is the British Government department responsible for overseas relations and foreign affairs, through its headquarters in London and through Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates throughout the world.
BritainUSA This site is maintained by British Information Services, the New York based Press and Public Affairs Office of the British Embassy in Washington DC.
This site is produced and maintained by the Public Affairs Section, American Embassy, London. Links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views contained therein.
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