European Explorer Travel Guide
TravelHOME | | SET AS HOME | PRINT | CURRENCY CONVERTER | TRAVEL TIPS
European Travel Information
European Travel Information
Europe Travel Information

England

General Information about England

England is part of Great Britain, the largest of the British Isles. Great Britain is made up of England, Scotland and Wales. Great Britain is part of the United Kingdom, which also includes Northern Ireland. The capital of England is London and the population of England is approximately 50 million. England has Wales to the West, Scotland to the North and Northern Ireland to the North West. France is England's closest non United Kingdom neighbour, located across the English Channel.

England offers so much to see and a full range of activities and attractions. There are a number of World Heritage sites where you can visit such places as the Roman remains at Bath, Canterbury Cathedral and Durham Castle (to name just a few). There are over 2500 museums and galleries in the whole of the United Kingdom with many of them offering free admission, to cater for the discerning cultural visitor. For those with more of an outdoor interest, there are lots of walking trails, cycling holidays, fly fishing trips, as well as cruising down the canal system.

As with a lot of other countries, every budget is catered for from luxurious hotels to bed and breakfasts, farm stays or low cost hostels. A number of well known universities also offer campus accommodation in the student holiday periods.

England Photo Gallery (8 of 382 Photos)

Climate

Find out what the climate is like in England

July and August are the warmest months to visit England with temperatures occasionally reaching 30+ degrees. January and February are the coldest months with temperatures dropping as low as 0 degrees and sometimes below. The weather is usually unpredictable and rainfall is pretty evenly spread throughout the year with most rain falling during the winter months. Rain falls on a rough 1 day out of 3 on average.

Wettest areas include the Lake District, Pennines and the South West England Moores.

Economy

Learn about the economy in England

London in one of the worlds greatest ports and it exports many goods such as Petroleum, tea, metals, timbers and meat just to name a few. Tourism, engineering and scientific research are a very important factors to the economy. The main currency is the Pound. The finance sector is one of London's main source of employment.

Geography

Geographical information of England

England is divided into two major regions of the Highland and the Lowland zone. The Highland zone has big hills and mountains in the north and west with the Lowlands consisting mostly of rolling plains. The Lake district is in the Highland zone with mountains as high as 3000 feet. In the lower zones is where most of England's population resides. The soil is more fertile in the lowlands than the highlands although the rainfall is not as frequent.

Festivals and Events

Find out whats on in England

There are many events happening throughout the year in England with something on every month. Just to name a few we'll start with January where there is the popular New Year's day Parade in London. Then in March pedigree dogs compete in the Crufts Dog Show for the world's most coveted canine prize. July welcomes the International Jazz Festival in Birmingham followed by The Great British Beer Festival in August with live bands and colourful street carnivals. Finally December brings England's biggest holiday of Christmas.

England Destinations

Travel Guides for Destinations in England

* Ashburton * Ashby de la Zouch * Ashford
* Aylesbury * Banbury * Barnsley
* Barnstaple * Barton upon Humber * Basildon
* Basingstoke * Bath * Beaulieu
* Bedford * Beverley * Birmingham
* Blackburn * Blackpool * Bolton
* Bournemouth * Bracknell * Braintree
* Bridport * Brighton * Bristol
* Bude * Burnley * Burton
* Bury St Edmunds * Camberley * Cambridge
* Cannock * Canterbury * Carlisle
* Chelmsford * Cheltenham * Chester
* Chichester * Chorley * Clitheroe
* Corby * Cornwall * Coventry
* Crawley * Crewe * Dartford
* Daventry * Derby * Derbyshire
* Devon * Doncaster * Dorchester
* Dorset * Dover * Driffield
* Durham * East Grinstead * East Sussex
* Essex * Exeter * Falmouth
* Folkestone * Fowey * Garstang
* Gateshead * Gloucester * Gloucestershire
* Grantham * Grimsby * Harlow
* Hastings * Hatfield * Hemel Hempstead
* Hexham * Hounslow * Huddersfield
* Isle of White * Kent * Lancaster
* Ledbury * Leeds * Leicester
* Lincolnshire * Liverpool * London
* Luton * Maidenhead * Manchester
* Market Harborough * Middlesbrough * Milton Keynes
* Newcastle Under Lyme * Newquay * Norfolk
* North Yorkshire * Northampton * Norwich
* Nottingham * Oakham * Oxford
* Oxfordshire * Penrith * Penzance
* Peterborough * Plymouth * Portsmouth
* Preston * Reading * Rotherham
* Runcorn * Salisbury * Sandbach
* Sheffield * Skegness * Slough
* Somerset * Southampton * Southport
* St Ives * Stevenage * Stockton on Tees
* Stratford-upon-Avon * Suffolk * Surrey
* Sutton Coldfield * Swindon * Telford
* Tetbury * Torquay * Walsall
* Warwick * Weybridge * Whitby
* Winchester * Windermere * Windsor
* Woking * Worcester * Yeovil
* York

Apartments in England

* Badminton Apartments* Birmingham Apartments* Bournemouth Apartments
* Leeds Apartments* Lincoln Apartments* Liverpool Apartments
* London Apartments* Manchester Apartments* Newcastle Upon Tyne Apartments
* Nottingham Apartments* Windsor Apartments

Attractions, Activities and Tours in England

* Bath Attractions* Cambridge Attractions* Liverpool Attractions
* London Attractions* Manchester Attractions* Newcastle Upon Tyne Attractions
* Oxford Attractions* Stratford-upon-Avon Attractions* Warwick Attractions
* Windermere Attractions* Windsor Attractions* York Attractions

Guesthouses in England

* Birmingham Guesthouses* Blackpool Guesthouses* Bournemouth Guesthouses
* Bristol Guesthouses* Cambridge Guesthouses* Colne Guesthouses
* Coventry Guesthouses* Derby Guesthouses* Gatwick Guesthouses
* Hastings Guesthouses* Heathrow Guesthouses* Isle of Wight Guesthouses
* Kingston Upon Thames Guesthouses* Liverpool Guesthouses* London Guesthouses
* Loughborough Guesthouses* Manchester Guesthouses* Middlesbrough Guesthouses
* Minehead Guesthouses* Newcastle upon Tyne Guesthouses* Newquay Guesthouses
* North Yorkshire Guesthouses* Nottingham Guesthouses* Southampton Guesthouses
* Stansted Guesthouses* Stratford-upon-Avon Guesthouses* Swaffham Guesthouses
* Torquay Guesthouses* Warwick Guesthouses* York Guesthouses

Hostels in England

* Ashby de la Zouch Hostels* Bath Hostels* Berwick on Tweed Hostels
* Birmingham Hostels* Blackpool Hostels* Bolton Hostels
* Bournemouth Hostels* Bradford Hostels* Brighton Hostels
* Bristol Hostels* Broadstairs Hostels* Bude Hostels
* Cambridge Hostels* Canterbury Hostels* Chester Hostels
* Cornwall Hostels* Cotswolds Hostels* Derby Hostels
* Doncaster Hostels* East Sussex Hostels* Exeter Hostels
* Exford Hostels* Fowey Hostels* Gateshead Hostels
* Gatwick Hostels* Glastonbury Hostels* Grouville Hostels
* Harlow Hostels* Haworth Hostels* Heathrow Hostels
* Hexham Hostels* High Wycombe Hostels* Hounslow Hostels
* Ilfracombe Hostels* Lake District Hostels* Ledbury Hostels
* Leicester Hostels* Liverpool Hostels* London Hostels
* Louth Hostels* Luton Hostels* Manchester Hostels
* Marlow Hostels* Middlesbrough Hostels* Middlesex Hostels
* Milton Keynes Hostels* Newcastle upon Tyne Hostels* Newquay Hostels
* Nottingham Hostels* Oxford Hostels* Penrith Hostels
* Penzance Hostels* Perth Hostels* Peterborough Hostels
* Plymouth Hostels* Portsmouth Hostels* Reading Hostels
* Saint Helier Hostels* Salisbury Hostels* Sheffield Hostels
* Stansted Hostels* Stevenage Hostels* Stockton on Tees Hostels
* Stratford-upon-Avon Hostels* St Ives Hostels* Tavistock Hostels
* Torquay Hostels* Westward Ho Hostels* Whitby Hostels
* Windermere Hostels* York Hostels

Hotels in England

* Ambleside Hotels* Andover Hotels* Arundel Hotels
* Ashburton Hotels* Ashford Hotels* Aylesbury Hotels
* Banbury Hotels* Barnsley Hotels* Barnstaple Hotels
* Basildon Hotels* Basingstoke Hotels* Bath Hotels
* Bedford Hotels* Beverley Hotels* Birmingham Hotels
* Blackburn Hotels* Blackpool Hotels* Bolton Hotels
* Bournemouth Hotels* Bracknell Hotels* Bradford-on-Avon Hotels
* Bradford Hotels* Braintree Hotels* Brentwood Hotels
* Bridlington Hotels* Bridport Hotels* Brighton Hotels
* Bristol Hotels* Burnley Hotels* Burton upon Trent Hotels
* Bury St Edmunds Hotels* Buxton Hotels* Camberley Hotels
* Cambridge Hotels* Canterbury Hotels* Carlisle Hotels
* Carlyon Bay Hotels* Chatham Hotels* Chelmsford Hotels
* Cheltenham Hotels* Chester Hotels* Chesterfield Hotels
* Chichester Hotels* Chipping Campden Hotels* Chipping Norton Hotels
* Chorley Hotels* Cirencester Hotels* Clitheroe Hotels
* Cobham Hotels* Colchester Hotels* Corby Hotels
* Cornwall Hotels* Coventry Hotels* Crawley Hotels
* Crewe Hotels* Darlington Hotels* Dartford Hotels
* Daventry Hotels* Derby Hotels* Derbyshire Hotels
* Devon Hotels* Doncaster Hotels* Donington Hotels
* Dorchester Hotels* Dorking Hotels* Dorset Hotels
* Dover Hotels* Driffield Hotels* Durham Hotels
* Eastbourne Hotels* East Grinstead Hotels* Exeter Hotels
* Farnborough Hotels* Farnham Hotels* Fleet Hotels
* Folkestone Hotels* Garstang Hotels* Gatwick Airport Hotels
* Gloucester Hotels* Grantham Hotels* Gravesend Hotels
* Grays Hotels* Grimsby Hotels* Guildford Hotels
* Halifax Hotels* Hampshire Hotels* Harlow Hotels
* Harrogate Hotels* Harrow Hotels* Hastings Hotels
* Hatfield Hotels* Hathersage Hotels* Haverhill Hotels
* Heathrow Airport Hotels* Hemel Hempstead Hotels* Hereford Hotels
* Hertfordshire Hotels* Hexham Hotels* High Wycombe Hotels
* Horsham Hotels* Huddersfield Hotels* Hull Hotels
* Hungerford Hotels* Ilminster Hotels* Ipswich Hotels
* Kent Hotels* Kidderminster Hotels* Kingston Upon Thames Hotels
* Lake District Hotels* Lancaster Hotels* Leamington Spa Hotels
* Leeds Hotels* Leicester Hotels* Leigh Hotels
* Letchworth Hotels* Lichfield Hotels* Lifton Hotels
* Lincoln Hotels* Lincolnshire Hotels* Liverpool Hotels
* London Hotels* Luton Airport Hotels* Maidenhead Hotels
* Maidstone Hotels* Malvern Wells Hotels* Manchester Hotels
* Marlow-on-Thames Hotels* Middlesbrough Hotels* Milton Keynes Hotels
* Nantwich Hotels* Newbury Hotels* Newcastle Under Lyme Hotels
* Newcastle Upon Tyne Hotels* Newmarket Hotels* Newton Le Willows Hotels
* New Forest Hotels* Northampton Hotels* Northumberland Hotels
* North Yorkshire Hotels* Norwich Hotels* Nottingham Hotels
* Nutfield Hotels* Oakham Hotels* Oxford Hotels
* Peterborough Hotels* Plymouth Hotels* Poole Hotels
* Portsmouth Hotels* Preston Hotels* Ramsgate Hotels
* Reading Hotels* Redditch Hotels* Ringwood Hotels
* Ripon Hotels* Rotherham Hotels* Royal Tunbridge Wells Hotels
* Rugby Hotels* Runcorn Hotels* Saffron Walden Hotels
* Salisbury Hotels* Sandbach Hotels* Sandown Hotels
* Scarborough Hotels* Sevenoaks Hotels* Sheffield Hotels
* Shepton Mallet Hotels* Shrewsbury Hotels* Shropshire Hotels
* Skegness Hotels* Slough Hotels* Solihull Hotels
* Somerset Hotels* Southampton Hotels* Southport Hotels
* Stafford Hotels* Stansted Airport Hotels* Stevenage Hotels
* Stockton Hotels* Stoke on Trent Hotels* Stratford-upon-Avon Hotels
* Stratford-upon-Avon Hotels* St Albans Hotels* St Helens Hotels
* Suffolk Hotels* Sunderland Hotels* Sutton Coldfield Hotels
* Swindon Hotels* Taunton Hotels* Telford Hotels
* Tewkesbury Hotels* Thetford Hotels* Tonbridge Hotels
* Torquay Hotels* Ventnor Hotels* Wakefield Hotels
* Walsall Hotels* Warrington Hotels* Warwick Hotels
* Watford Hotels* Weston-Super-Mare Hotels* Wetherby Hotels
* Weybridge Hotels* Widnes Hotels* Wigan Hotels
* Winchester Hotels* Windermere Hotels* Windsor Hotels
* Woking Hotels* Wolverhampton Hotels* Worcester Hotels
* Worcestershire Hotels* Worksop Hotels* Yeovil Hotels
* York Hotels

European Explorer would like to wish you an enjoyable stay in England.

European Sponsorship


European Travel Information