The professional association for Blue Badge Tourist Guides and Tour Managers in Cornwall, Devon and Somerset

• Local -  Met. Office - Devon & Cornwall (incl 5 day forecasts)

• Regional & UK -  Met. Office    BBC (incl UK weather map)

• International -  WeatherNet - "the world of weather" 

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- Accidents, Roadworks, Events etc:    West Country     London     National

- Motorway Service Areas : Info & History

- West Country

• Devon & Cornwall Police - Current situation updated every 8 mins

• BBC -  Cornwall    Devon    Somerset

• Roadworks - Current & Planned:
  The services previously offered by both Cornwall & Devon County Councils seem no longer to be available - please e-mail us if you find them !
  Meanwhile, for major roads, see the Highways Agency, AA, BBC and RAC under Regional/National below.

- London

• BBC Radio London includes web cam views 

• Metropolitan Police

  • Events Diary for marches & demos
    can be useful for street closures & parking restrictions during big events but is rather selective & excludes the City so is best used in conjunction with TfL's site (see below).

• Transport for London (TfL) Very useful indeed here is: 

  • Map showing situation on London's roads

  either now or planned works, events, marches etc within next 7 days. Default is 'Today' so select number of days forwards from menu. Zoom in on map for a good substitute for an A-Z!

- Regional / National

• AA 'Roadwatch'

• BBC

• Highways Agency - currently has two almost parallel sites:

  • Traffic England - real time info (incl what's on Mway signs)

  • Traffic Info - real time & forecast traffic 

• RAC Traffic News  - select region then sort results by County for best results.

- Motorway Service Areas

• General

• Trivia - good resource for history, old names etc

For a handy A4 list of UK MSA's with contact numbers, operators & fuels available, please email malc[at]beguidedby.me.uk. Sorry, this is available only to qualified Blue Badge Tour Guides

 

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• General UK Travel News 

• Timetables, Fares, Bookings & Operators' own Travel News   

• Travel Agents for Cheap Holidays & Flights   

General UK Travel News - 

• BBC  - Trains, ships & planes as well as roads

Travel Information, Timetables & Bookings -

Air          Bus & Coach           Sea             Train & Tube      

Air        

- Airlines

• Air South West

• Ryanair

- Airports

• Plymouth

Buses & Coaches

• First Group - Devon & Cornwall maps, fares & timetables

• Megabus

• National Express Coach Services

• Transport for London - London Buses

Sea - Cruise Liners, Ferries & Ports

- Cruise Liner Operations

• Cruise Community for details of ships & operators

• Destination South West for calendar of calls, suggested itins etc

- Cruise Liner Operators

• Fred Olsen

• Princess   for UK shore excursions choose Europe & wait for refresh

- Ferry Operators

• Brittany Ferries

- Ports in the West Country

• Falmouth

• Fowey

• Plymouth

Train Timetables, Fares & Travel Info

- General / National

• Trainline - search for times & fares for anywhere in UK

• National Rail Enquiries 

  • Live Arrivals & Departures Boards even for stations without one on site ! 

• Transport for London (TfL) Tram, Tube & Underground

- Train Operators serving the West Country

• Bodmin & Wenford 

• First Great Western  Live Arrivals & Departures Boards at W.Country stations

• Megatrain 

• Paignton & Dartmouth

- Travel Agencies - cheap flights, insurance etc

• Budget Travel Shops & Direct Holidays 
  A directory aimed at those looking for budget travel shops, city breaks and direct holidays but also has useful links to BITOA. AITO, airports, tour operators etc

• Cheap Travel Insurance 
  This directory will give you the latest prices and special offers on cheap holiday insurance, flights and cheap travel from agents in the UK

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• London

• Book London Hotels Online

• Book London Restaurants Online
  

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