Backpacker Tours

Some great sites that you might like to give you inspiration for your next backpacking adventure!

The web sites below are selected to be of interest to the backpacker - the special breed of traveller that is independent, on a budget, fun loving and adventurous...continue your travels with the help of these sites!

21st Century Travel U.K Ltd (Sightseeing Tours) - Luxury guided sightseeing coach tours of London and Britain. Extensive range of coach and mini bus tours available with secure online reservations. Tours depart daily from central London. Extended and private tours also available.

The Backpacker Tour Company U.K (Budget / Student Tours) - U.K Backpackpacker Tours - Best value overland adventure budget tours of Britain, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Budget travel and Hostel links.

People 2 Places - (U.K Coach Hire) - Luxury chauffeur driven guided tours of London and Britain. Executive car, mini-bus and coach hire. Airport and London Hotel transfers, language tours private sightseeing and comprehensive links for the tourist in London.

The Stonehenge Tour Company - (Specialist Travel) - Daily guided sightseeing tours of Stonehenge Stone Circle and ancient Britain. Our unique special access allows you to go beyond the fences and touch the stones. Other tours include Glastonbury, Avebury Stone Circle, King Arthurs Avalon, crop circles and much more.

Astral Travels U.K Tours - (Sightseeing Tours) - Luxury Mini Coach Tours of England. Guided sightseeing tours depart daily from central London. Destinations include; Stonehenge, The Cotswolds, Salisbury, Oxford, Stratford, Bath, Stratford, Warwick Castle, King Arthurs Avalon, and much more - personalised tours easily arranged for groups of any size.

21st Century Worldwide Travel and Tours - (Worldwide Travel) - Searchable global travel database for all your touring and travel requirements. Sightseeing tours, adventure travel, budget and backpacker tours of all Cities and Countries, including Britain and Europe, Australia, Africa, Asia, New Zealand, South America, USA and much more. Tourist directory and secure on-line reservations. The World is Your Oyster....

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Dalhousie Castle and Spa, Edinburgh: hotel review (Daily Telegraph)
Anne Jepson reviews Dalhousie Castle and Spa, a hotel that successfully mixes baronial splendour, architectural quirks and a sense of seclusion and relaxation in Edinburgh.
The Sun Inn, Edinburgh: hotel review (Daily Telegraph)
Anne Jepson reviews The Sun Inn, Edinburgh, a refurbished inn with a buzzing bistro and rooms including a suite with an extraordinarily comfortable copper bath.
Demands for inquiry as food bill at ERI more than doubles (The Scotsman)
HEALTH chiefs were today facing demands for an inquiry into the soaring cost of food at Edinburgh's main hospital after it emerged the bill for feeding patients had more t
Joe Worsley: 'In Edinburgh you feel the hostility in the air' (Independent)
Joe Worsley has been playing international rugby for a dozen years now and has accumulated more England caps – 75 going on 76, having been restored to the starting line-up for the Six Nations set-to with Scotland on Saturday evening – than some of those to be found in that corner of the red-rose pantheon reserved for back-row forwards: Richard Hill, Neil Back and Peter Winterbottom, to name but ...
ERI food bill: 'It is time for NHS Lothian to come clean' (The Scotsman)
HOSPITAL food has always been a bit of a joke – but no-one should be laughing at the latest offering being served up at the ERI.