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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 months
Hebrides the year and they experience four distinct seasons, at validity beyond the intended stay. A visa is not
times overlapping. There’s always a reason to visit in required for holiday travel for up to six months
any season. on arrival. Travellers also need to have sufficient
Inverness
Skye Loch Ness Summer (June to August) is the warmest season, means of support to maintain and accommodate
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 at
Hebrides Fort William In autumn (September to November), the safetravel.govt.nz.
Loch
Linnhe Dundee temperature starts to dip and nights become colder.
Perth It’s a beautiful time to visit though - the countryside
ATLANTIC OCEAN Mull TIME
Loch is 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 year
Arran Moffat
Ayr with markets, mulled wine and hot chocolate.
CURRENCY
In spring (March to May), the days slowly get longer United Kingdom: Pound Sterling (GBP),
Derry 2HRS 15MIN Dumfries Newcastle Upon Tyne and temperatures warmer. It can still be quite wet Ireland: Euro (EUR)
NORTHERN Stranraer Carlisle and windy, however, Spring showers bring May
IRELAND Penrith Durham flowers and the Chelsea Flower Show!
Belfast • Bangor Grasmere ELECTRICITY
220-240v 50Hz. An adaptor is required.
Sligo Enniskillen Armagh Isle Of Windermere The North GETTING AROUND
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 Tipping in Great Britain and Ireland is not as
IRISH SEA Leeds own pace. Remember in the UK and Ireland, driving prevalent as in other countries. Some restaurants
Preston is also on the left hand side of the road. Travelling by
8HRS include a service charge on the bill, in which case
IRELAND train is a scenic and relaxing way to see the country
Liverpool Manchester a tip is unnecessary.
3HRS 15MIN and adds a sense of adventure to your trip.
Galway Dublin • Lincoln
Holyhead Conwy Chester
Caernarfon Llangollen TEMPERATURE & RAINFALL
Ennis ENGLAND
Shannon Norwich London, England J F M A M J J A S O N D
Shrewsbury Leicester Temperature (max ºC) 5 5 7 10 13 17 19 18 16 12 8 6
Limerick
Birmingham East Anglia Average rainfall (mm) 56 39 46 45 49 50 48 53 56 60 61 58
Tralee Rosslare Manchester, England J F M A M J J A S O N D
Waterford 3HRS 15MIN WALES Stratford-upon-Avon Cambridge Temperature (max ºC) 4 5 7 9 13 16 18 17 14 11 7 5
Killarney Hereford
Blarney Castle Harwich Average rainfall (mm) 84 59 66 58 64 71 72 89 87 91 94 94
Cork Fishguard Gloucester Edinburgh, Scotland J F M A M J J A S O N D
Oxford Temperature (max ºC) 3 3 5 8 10 13 15 14 12 10 6 4
Pembroke Swansea London Average rainfall (mm) 61 43 51 43 54 52 63 70 70 70 68 61
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Cardiff • Bristol Windsor Ramsgate Glasgow, Scotland J F M A M J J A S O N D

Bath Dover 1HR 30MIN Temperature (max ºC) 3 3 5 7 11 14 15 14 12 9 5 4
Stonehenge Average rainfall (mm) 124 82 95 62 70 67 78 95 120 128 124 126
Salisbury Cardiff, Wales J F M A M J J A S O N D
Southampton Portsmouth Brighton Calais
CELTIC SEA Bude Temperature (max ºC) 5 4 7 8 11 14 16 16 15 12 8 6
Exeter Weymouth Isle Of Wight Average rainfall (mm) 90 60 90 40 30 40 40 60 50 70 70 70
Torquay France Belfast, Northern Ireland J F M A M J J A S O N D
Newquay Temperature (max ºC) 4 4 6 7 10 13 15 14 12 10 6 5
Plymouth ENGLISH CHANNEL
Average rainfall (mm) 93 67 67 62 64 69 77 94 97 94 97 95
Penzance Dublin, Ireland J F M A M J J A S O N D
Land’s End Temperature (max ºC) 5 5 6 8 11 14 15 15 13 11 7 6
Average rainfall (mm) 70 52 53 50 60 55 53 71 75 76 72 80

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