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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
Hebrides the year and they experience four distinct seasons, months validity beyond the intended stay. A visa is
at times overlapping. There’s always a great reason not required for holiday travel for up to six months
to visit, no matter what the season. on arrival. Travellers also need to have sufficient
Isle of Inverness means of support to maintain and accommodate
Skye Loch Ness Summer (June to August) is the warmest season,
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
Hebrides Fort William In autumn (September to November), the at safetravel.govt.nz.
Loch
Linnhe Dundee temperature starts to dip and nights become colder.
Perth It’s a beautiful time to visit as the countryside is
ATLANTIC OCEAN Mull TIME
Loch 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
Arran Moffat
Ayr year with markets, mulled wine and hot chocolate. CURRENCY
In spring (March to May), the days slowly get longer United Kingdom – England, Northern Ireland,
Londonderry 2HRS 15MIN Dumfries Newcastle upon Tyne and temperatures warmer but it can still be quite Scotland and Wales: Pound Sterling (GBP),
NORTHERN Stranraer Carlisle wet and windy. However, spring showers bring May Republic of Ireland: Euro (EUR)
IRELAND Penrith Durham flowers and the Chelsea Flower Show!
Belfast • Bangor Grasmere ELECTRICITY
Sligo Enniskillen Armagh Isle Of Windermere The North GETTING AROUND 220-240v 50Hz. An adaptor is required.
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
IRISH SEA Leeds own pace. Remember in the UK and Ireland, driving Tipping in Great Britain and Ireland is not as
Preston is also on the left hand side of the road. Travelling by prevalent as in other countries. Some restaurants
8HRS
IRELAND train is a scenic and relaxing way to see the country include a service charge on the bill, in which case
Liverpool Manchester
3HRS 15MIN and adds a sense of adventure to your trip. a tip is unnecessary.
Galway Dublin • Lincoln
Holyhead Conwy Chester TEMPERATURE & RAINFALL
Caernarfon Llangollen
Ennis ENGLAND London, England J F M A M J J A S O N D
Shannon Norwich Temperature (max ºC) 5 5 7 10 13 17 19 18 16 12 8 6
Shrewsbury Leicester
Limerick Average rainfall (mm) 56 39 46 45 49 50 48 53 56 60 61 58
Birmingham East Anglia Manchester, England J F M A M J J A S O N D
Tralee Rosslare Temperature (max ºC) 4 5 7 9 13 16 18 17 14 11 7 5
Waterford 3HRS 15MIN WALES Stratford-upon-Avon Cambridge
Killarney Hereford Average rainfall (mm) 84 59 66 58 64 71 72 89 87 91 94 94
Blarney Castle Harwich Edinburgh, Scotland J F M A M J J A S O N D
Cork Fishguard Gloucester Temperature (max ºC) 3 3 5 8 10 13 15 14 12 10 6 4
Oxford
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 Temperature (max ºC) 3 3 5 7 11 14 15 14 12 9 5 4

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

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