| Passport Required? | |
|---|---|
| British | N/A |
| Australian | Yes |
| Canadian | Yes |
| USA | Yes |
| Other EU | 1 |
| Visa Required? | |
| British | N/A |
| Australian | No |
| Canadian | No |
| USA | No |
| Other EU | No |
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/
Edinburgh
Bicycle Cooperative: cycling routes and guide
maps Londoncyclist.co.uk:
exists to make your every day cycle that bit
more enjoyable Lands
End to John O'Groats Cycle route: list
of mid-range+ accommodation and secure bicycle
storage| drinks and snacks | food: local markets; restaurants; and stores |
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| water (mineral) |
1 litre 1 litre 300ml 1 litre |
0.80 0.95 tba 1.00 |
bread loaf-white |
550g 750g |
0.90 1.50 |
| cheap curry + rice/ naan vege/ tofu chinese meal chips pizza-takeaway |
one serving one serving one serving 15" |
5-8.00 3-5.00 1-2.00 10-12.00 |
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| beer-local wine |
330ml 750ml |
0.80-1.00 4.50 |
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| tea coffee (cafe / bar) Nescafe instant coffee-ground |
25 bags per cup 125g 500g |
1.00 2.00-2.50 1.90 2.50 |
rice (white) pasta eggs tinned tomatoes |
kg |
1.00 0.55 1.80 0.40 |
| milk yoghurt / curd cheese Magnum icecream |
1 litre 200g kg each |
0.80 |
potatoes onions tomatoes brussell sprouts |
kg kg kg kg |
0.50 0.60 1.20 1.50 |
| chips salted peanuts dried apricots |
200g pack kg kg |
tba tba tba |
apples oranges bananas |
kg kg kg |
1.00 0.80 1.20 |
| cornflakes chocolate biscuits-plain biscuits-chocolate |
375g pack 100g block 200g pack 200g pack |
1.60 0.60 0.50 1.00+ |
pineapple (can) oil (olive) |
500g can 500ml |
0.85 2.00 |
| peanut paste jam |
500g jar 400g jar |
tba 1.50 |
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| accommodation | personal | ||||
| budget city hostel budget hotel / hostel |
9-15 per dorm bed 30+ double with share bathroom 50+ double with bathroom |
deodorant - roll-on |
50ml 150g bar 200ml each 100ml 5 pack each |
2.50 0.60 2.20 tba 1.50 3.50 tba |
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| eurocamping
1 star wild camping |
13.00 is rock bottom price in north |
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| internet | 1.00-2.00 per hour | ||||
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* tba = price to be announced * January 2009: at time of writing 1.00 USD = 0.69 GBP all prices have been taken from internet resources such as wikitravel, hostel world, leading supermarket chains, travel blogs, forums and of course our own travel experiences and purchases of everyday products in food markets, bazaars and local shopping facilities. They are only an indication and designed to give you a general impression of the cost of living in the UK. Items are geared towards the budget conscious traveller with the occasional craving for a bit of luxoury. |
Source:www.exchange-rates.org |
| * | Bargaining
is sometimes accepted at various markets if you
are purchasing more than one item or in bulk;
otherwise prices are fixed. |
| * | Most restaurants
put a service charge on their bill of anything
from 10 to 15%. There are debates as to whether
you can refuse this or not. Either way, you would
still be expected to tip. |
| * |
Taxis,
especially black cab drivers also expect a 10%
tip, though there is no law stating that you must. |
Wild camping can be difficult due to all of British land being owned by someone, but the alternative of paying for a pitch is often costly. Away from the cities and towns there are a few cheaper options. Still, if you have a good map, you can take side routes to try and find an out of the way place. Respect the environment and clean up after yourself. If it looks like farmer's land, make the effort to find the owner and ask permission first.
Water is not difficult to find, if you plan you trip well, stock up at petrol stations and have a filter with you for those more out of the way places.
Handy information about accommodation on the Lands End to John O'Groats stretch: Lejog Accommodation List
The sad news for vegetarians is the British kitchen pays homage to the animal and all its bodily parts. This came about during the war, when meat prices were astronomical and hard to source. Some of the most ingeniously frugal cooking came about, but absolutely not where a non-meat eater wants to tread. Therefore, most traditional fare suitable for vegetarians, will undoubtedly have something to do with: the faithful potato; be a cheap reinvention of left over food; or have the word pudding in it.
Pudding actually has its own definition in Britain: meaning 'any desert' as opposed to as the rest of the world's interpretation of a particular desert. Still, hats off to those in the English kitchen, because they certainly know how to bake them. You know, there is always room at pudding time for some spotted dick, baked alaska, trifle, banoffi pie, jam roly-poly, also known as dead man's leg, bakewell tart, bread and butter or queen of puddings. And things wouldn't be complete if they weren't topped off with a couple of big ladles of creamy vanilla custard.
| Why not try these
for starters? |
Chips and Vinegar While it is rumoured that the idea of battered fish and chips probably originated in Greece, the United Kingdom has entwined this fast food around the backbone of British society. Vegetarians and Vegas alike will be pleased to know that practically all snack bars cook their chips in a separate oil fryer to fish and other meat products, so by all means tempt yourself to a portion of thick crispy chips wrapped in paper, with lashings of vinegar and a sprinkle of salt. Just the thing to warm you up and get you thirsty enough for a pint in the pub. |
Indian Curry Some of the tastiest curries in the world come from the UK and its dirt cheap to eat out in the local curry house. One of the hybrid versions is to substitute the rice or naan bread with chips. Apparently, a good meal to have on the way home from a night in the pub. |
| The Sunday Roast |
Bubble & Squeak This is one of those dishes designed to use up leftovers and typically from yesterday's Sunday roast. The chief ingredients are potato and cabbage, carrots and peas, but really any vegetable can be used. Chopped into small pieces and fried up until golden brown, this dish is one of those comfort meals. The name comes from the sound the vegetables make while being fried. |
| Deep Fried Mars
Bar |
Scones,
Jam and Clotted Cream You must try these just once to know what everyone is talking about. |
Bread
and Butter Pudding Another clever way to use up stale bread: buttered slices layered through sweet nutmeg, egg custard, scattered with sultanas and baked until crunchy brown on top. Some prefer theirs with the crusts cut off but it's scrumptious either way. Serve it hot with a scoop of vanilla icecream. |
Trifle Layers of jammy sponge cake soaked in tinned fruit juice, the fruit, custard, jelly and cream. Sometimes a bit of sherry or brandy finds its way into the cake and there could be crushed nuts on top too. Whatever: its damned good pudding worthy of seconds! |
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