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English travel and tourism
      Titles Descriptions
  1. English Heritage
  2. Enjoy England
  3. Images of London
  4. London Net
  5. London Underground Maps
  6. Mostly Medieval: Exploring the Middle Ages
  7. Tour Guides
  8. Tower of London
  9. Transport for London
  10. Youth Hostel Association (England and Wales)

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English Heritage
Includes information on publications, survey work, emergency recording, general heritage news, and links to related heritage resources.
     Author: English Heritage
     Subjects: british archaeology - general, british history - general, english travel and tourism
     DeweyClass: 936
     Resource type: documents
Enjoy England
Resource providing information on aspects of visiting and touring England, including events and attractions and a guide on how to plan your trip.
     Author: VisitBritain
     Subjects: english travel and tourism
     DeweyClass: 914.2
     Resource type: guide
Images of London
Commercial resource with photographs, original paintings, and watercolour reproductions of prominent London locations. Users are free to browse or search the images, and are also able to purchase them online.
     Author: London Northwest
     Subjects: english travel and tourism, painting
     DeweyClass: 942.21
     Resource type: image collection
London Net
Magazine publicising news, shopping, events, and sightseeing in and around London. Offers a guide to cinema, clubs, music, and theatre, and also provides information about accommodation available for visitors.
     Author: Adonis
     Subjects: english travel and tourism
     DeweyClass: 914.2
     Resource type: magazine
London Underground Maps
A selection of maps of the London Underground, including a view-only map in full colour, and a selection of downloadable maps in PDF format. Also includes train information for each line.
     Author: London Transport
     Subjects: english travel and tourism, rail travel
     DeweyClass: 912.421
     Resource type: map
Mostly Medieval: Exploring the Middle Ages
This fully searchable resource offers information pertaining to heraldry, myths, religion, and medicine during the Middle Ages, with a special emphasis on Scotland and England. Divided into seven thematic areas, such as Ballads, Beasties, Book of Days, God and War, Heraldry, and Medicine, users can view complete text versions of numerous ballads from the Middle Ages, information on the time-honoured practice of heraldry and a dictionary of 'beasts' used in coats-of-arms. Mostly Medieval also offers early medieval music that can be sampled by downloading the available MP3 files, and travel information for those wishing to explore the medieval tourist sights of Scotland and England.
     Author: Wallace, Susan
     Subjects: english travel and tourism, medieval history, scottish culture, scottish travel and tourism
     DeweyClass: 941.101
     Resource type: documents, images
Tour Guides
Guided tours of London, covering history, music and theatre, business, and local travel.
     Author: Tour Guides
     Subjects: english travel and tourism, theatre guides
     DeweyClass: 914
     Resource type: guide
Tower of London
Provides a historical overview of the Tower, a map of the grounds, and details of traditions and ceremonies which take place there. Also tells of prisoners held from 1100 onwards, the Crown Jewels, and ghost stories. Visitor information such as opening hours and transport links is also given. Shockwave is required.
     Author: Camelot International
     Subjects: english travel and tourism
     DeweyClass: 914.2
     Resource type: promotion
Transport for London
Information about visiting London, which is designed to help tourists find their way around the capital, detailed travel information, which gives costs and details of buying tickets, and general background information about the company.
     Author: Transport for London
     Subjects: english travel and tourism, rail travel
     DeweyClass: 914.421
     Resource type: documents, news
Youth Hostel Association (England and Wales)
Includes information on joining the association and the benefits of membership, YHA environmental policy, information on youth hostel holidays, a directory of the Youth Hostels in England and Wales (including an active map), links to the International Booking Network and Hostelling International, and a facility to give feedback to the YHA.
     Author: Youth Hostel Association England and Wales
     Subjects: english travel and tourism, wales
     DeweyClass: 647.9442
     Resource type: institution