Considering a trip to England?
Not sure what to expect?

Need information to make you feel more comfortable during your trip?
These pages have been created to help you.

This is not a ‘normal’ travel guide. If you want traditional boring travel stuff you can go buy Fodor’s or Frommer’s. These pages concentrate on what England is LIKE, what you can expect to find, local customs and other such items that don't usually make their way into travel guides. The goal is provide information to enable you to make the most of your trip and enjoy every minute of it.

Nothing can compare to those rolling green fields, quaint little villages and old historic castles, houses, churches and beautiful gardens. England has a wealth of historic wonder that the English just take for granted. To others especially those from the new world (the Americas) this is a marvel to be explored and savored.

WEBSITE ARRANGEMENT.

These pages are arranged into sections. General and specific information. This website is an information site so there is lots of text. Yes I know people like to skim and surf but thats not what this site is about.

GENERAL INFORMATION.

That’s where you are now, see menu bar for options. Here we deal with England as a whole, what to expect, what some of the customs are etc. Even though they speak English (real English not American or Australian or such like) there are surprising differences in language, culture and they way things are done. These items deal with generalities for the whole country with some specific regional items. However in your travels you may well come across other customs that are not mentioned here.
For such a small country England has a very diverse culture. Until this last century travel from one section to another was time consuming and only few people undertook to do so. Therefore regional cultures evolved which are very different from one another and although these are now fast disappearing amongst the people the architectural remnants still remain for us to see. Don’t assume therefore because you have been to London and stayed in a hotel there (See London Hotels), or perhaps been to the Norfolk Broads that you have seen England. Although London does have its own rich culture, each region is unique, often like stepping into yet another country. In these pages we can only ever skim the surface! There is so much to know about the country that it would be impossible to place it all here without an extensive data base which as yet I don't have the space for.

SPECIFIC INFORMATION.

This deals with particular regions or counties in England to give you a feel of what the area is like. I have tried to include photos when I can, as pictures give a better idea than words ever can. The regional sections which have their own menu options are not supposed to be a complete guide to the area but only to skim the surface of some of the most interesting towns sites and areas of beauty. Most areas of the country have so many things to see and do that it would be impossible to list them all, so please don't write to me and tell me I have missed something out. Once in England almost any bookshop or newsagent (shop that sells papers and magazines) will also carry a few books on the local area. Plus more and more information centres are springing up with a wealth of brochures to guide you to the things that most interest you.
Addition of specific information will be ongoing, it takes a long time to write and my time is limited.

WHAT THE PAGES COVER.

Be aware these pages deal with ENGLAND. Not Wales, Scotland or Ireland. I know many people think it's all one place but Britain or the United Kingdom is really made up of four different countries. Be aware of this when you travel, Scots people tend to get rather annoyed if you take them for English. After all they have been fighting the English for most of recorded history so being taken for an Englishman is rather an insult to many of them. The Welsh don't seem to get so upset but then they have their own language which is quite daunting when seen in written form, they don't need to get annoyed with something like that on their side.

In any of the pages you can return to the top of the page by clicking on the dividers of English flags like these: