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Islands
 Orkney  Shetland
 Islands
            INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
 Cape Wrath                              TRAVEL TIPS
            ATTRACTION
 Wick       FERRY
            CHANNEL CROSSING             WHEN TO GO                             VISAS & PASSPORTS
 Outer                                   The weather in the UK and Ireland varies throughout   A valid passport is required with at least six
 Hebrides                                the year and they experience four distinct seasons,   months validity beyond the intended stay. A visa is
                                         at times overlapping. There’s always a great reason   not required for holiday travel for up to six months
                                         to visit, no matter what the season.   on arrival. Travellers also need to have sufficient
 Isle of   Inverness                                                            means of support to maintain and accommodate
 Skye  Loch Ness                         Summer (June to August) is the warmest season,
 Drumnadrochit  Aviemore                 with long sunny days and cooler evenings. Take   themselves and hold a return ticket back to their
 Fort Augustus  Aberdeen                 advantage of the extra daylight hours to explore   departure point or another onward destination.
 NORTH SEA
 SCOTLAND                                quaint country villages or dine alfresco.  Travel advice is available from the New Zealand
 Inner                                                                          Government Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
 Hebrides  Fort William                  In autumn (September to November), the   at safetravel.govt.nz.
 Loch
 Linnhe  Dundee                          temperature starts to dip and nights become colder.
 Perth                                   It’s a beautiful time to visit as the countryside is
 ATLANTIC OCEAN  Mull                                                           TIME
 Loch                                    ablaze with colour as autumn leaves turn riotous
 Lomond                                  shades of yellow, orange and red.      The UK and Ireland are 12 hours behind NZST.
 •  Edinburgh                            Winter (December to February) brings shorter days   Daylight savings is observed from the last Sunday
 Glasgow                                                                        in March until the last Sunday in October, where
                                         and cold conditions, often with rain and sometimes   their clocks are turned forward by one hour.

 Isle of                                 snow. It also brings Christmas, a magical time of
 Arran  Moffat
 Ayr                                     year with markets, mulled wine and hot chocolate.  CURRENCY
                                         In spring (March to May), the days slowly get longer   United Kingdom – England, Northern Ireland,
 Londonderry  2HRS 15MIN  Dumfries  Newcastle upon Tyne  and temperatures warmer but it can still be quite   Scotland and Wales: Pound Sterling (GBP),
 NORTHERN  Stranraer  Carlisle           wet and windy. However, spring showers bring May   Republic of Ireland: Euro (EUR)
 IRELAND  Penrith  Durham                flowers and the Chelsea Flower Show!
      Belfast •  Bangor  Grasmere                                               ELECTRICITY
 Sligo  Enniskillen  Armagh  Isle Of  Windermere  The North  GETTING AROUND     220-240v 50Hz. An adaptor is required.
 Country
                                         The best way to discover the UK and Ireland is by car
 Man  Lancaster                          or rail. Self drive holidays allow you to explore at your   TIPPING
 York
 IRISH SEA  Leeds                        own pace. Remember in the UK and Ireland, driving   Tipping in Great Britain and Ireland is not as
 Preston                                 is also on the left hand side of the road. Travelling by   prevalent as in other countries. Some restaurants
 8HRS
 IRELAND                                 train is a scenic and relaxing way to see the country   include a service charge on the bill, in which case
 Liverpool  Manchester
 3HRS 15MIN                              and adds a sense of adventure to your trip.   a tip is unnecessary.
 Galway       Dublin •  Lincoln
 Holyhead  Conwy  Chester
 Caernarfon  Llangollen                  TEMPERATURE & RAINFALL
 Ennis  ENGLAND                          London, England      J   F    M   A    M    J   J    A   S    O   N    D
 Shannon     Norwich                     Temperature (max ºC)  5  5    7   10   13  17   19  18   16  12   8    6
 Shrewsbury  Leicester
 Limerick                                Average rainfall (mm)  56  39  46  45  49  50   48  53   56  60   61  58
 Birmingham     East Anglia              Edinburgh, Scotland  J   F    M   A    M    J   J    A   S    O   N    D
 Tralee  Rosslare
 Waterford  3HRS 15MIN  WALES  Stratford-upon-Avon  Cambridge  Temperature (max ºC)  3  3  5  8  10  13  15  14  12  10  6  4
 Killarney  Hereford                     Average rainfall (mm)  61  43  51  43  54  52   63  70   70  70   68  61
 Blarney Castle  Harwich
 Cork  Fishguard  Gloucester             Cardiff, Wales       J   F    M   A    M    J   J    A   S    O   N    D
 Oxford                                  Temperature (max ºC)  5  4    7   8    11  14   16  16   15  12   8    6
 Pembroke  Swansea  London               Average rainfall (mm)  90  60  90  40  30  40   40  60   50  70   70  70
 •
 Cardiff •  Bristol  Windsor  Ramsgate   Belfast, Northern Ireland  J  F  M  A  M    J   J    A   S    O   N    D

 Bath  Dover  1HR 30MIN                  Temperature (max ºC)  4  4    6    7   10  13   15  14   12  10   6    5
 Stonehenge                              Average rainfall (mm)  93  67  67  62  64  69   77  94   97  94   97  95
 Salisbury                               Dublin, Ireland      J   F    M   A    M    J   J    A   S    O   N    D
 Southampton  Portsmouth  Brighton  Calais  Temperature (max ºC)  5  5  6   8   11  14   15  15   13  11   7    6
 CELTIC SEA  Bude                        Average rainfall (mm)  70  52  53  50  60  55   53  71   75  76   72  80
 Exeter  Weymouth  Isle Of Wight
 Torquay  France
 Newquay
 Plymouth  ENGLISH CHANNEL
 Penzance
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