Visit Britain maintains a website at www.visitbritain.com. You can also get information from Visit Britain offices. There's one in the United States at 551 Fifth Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10176-0799 (tel. 800/462-2748 or 212/986-2266). In Canada call tel. 888/VISITUK. In Australia, Level 2, 15 Blue St., North Sydney 2060 (tel. 02/9021-4400). In New Zealand, go to the Fay Richwhite Building, 17th Floor, 151 Queen St., Auckland 1 (tel. 0800/700-741; fax 09/377-6965). For a full information packet on London, write to Visit London Tourist Board, Glen House, Stag Place, Victoria, SW1E 5LT (tel. 020/7234-5800; www.visitlondon.co.uk). You can call the recorded-message service.
What's on the Web?
The most useful site was created by a very knowledgeable source, namely Visit Britain. A wealth of information is available at www.visitbritain.com, which lets you order brochures online, provides trip-planning hints, and even grants prompt answers to e-mail questions. This site covers all of Great Britain. Visit London, the official visitor organization for the city, offers more specific information about the city on its website, www.visitlondon.com. The site gives users the opportunity to organize their trip online by booking discounted rail tickets, accommodations, restaurants, and a London Pass that offers free or reduced entry to more than 50 London attractions. The Visit London website includes both comprehensive information on what's new in town and more specific sections, including Kids Love London, Gay London, and London by Night. Go to www.baa.com for a guide and terminal maps for Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, and other London-area airports, including flight arrival times, duty-free shops, airport restaurants, and info on getting from the airports to downtown London. Getting around London can be confusing, so you might want to visit www.tfl.gov.uk for up-to-the-minute transit info. For the latest details on London's theater scene, consult www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk or www.londontheatre.co.uk.
Finding Maps
At www.multimap.com, you can access detailed street maps of the whole United Kingdom -- just key in the location or even just the postal code, and a map of the area with the location circled will appear. For directions to specific places in London, consult www.streetmap.co.uk.
