Guides

Guides for different kinds of traveller

Practical guides for particular kinds of trip, each built from official sources and linked to our destination pages.

LGBTQ+ travel in Britain

The law in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Pride dates, LGBTQ+ neighbourhoods and how to report hate crime.
Travelling alone as a woman in Britain

Booked minicabs, Ask for Angela, texting the transport police and who helps after an assault.
Business travel to the UK

What a business visitor may do, ETA or visa, VAT, and the main conference centres.
Students, gap years and young travellers

Railcards, coachcards, hostels, short study and the Youth Mobility Scheme.
Working remotely from the UK

What the visitor rules allow, the six-month limit, tax residence and practical set-up.
Weddings and honeymoons in Britain

Marriage Visitor visa, giving notice, Scotland's rules and where to honeymoon.
School trips to the UK

School trip forms for France and Germany, ETAs for everyone else, and planning the day.
Coach tours and group travel

Entry documents for groups, drivers' hours, booking group visits and scheduled coaches.

Photos are Wikimedia Commons files; authors and licences are shown on each guide and on our photo credits page.