Things to do in the UK
"Try to enjoy what this place offers, lots of international food, nice countryside. You can visit the cinema, cook or join a hiking group, or anything you like!"
Eleonora Rivalta - School of Earth & Environment
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1. Attractions
The internet has a whole range of resources to help to choose how to spend your time in the UK.
A good place to start your search is the Visit Britain website. It has information on where to stay, venues to visit and events happening throughout the UK. You can also set up email alerts from this site and be notified when new and interesting attractions and events take place.
If you're not sure what you'd like to do but are looking for both indoor and outdoor activities try the holiday search index.
If you have a specific question you would like to ask about things to do in the UK you can try the Lonely Planet Thorn Tree Forum. This is an excellent resource set up by the popular guidebook company.
Other popular places to look are listed below. They include ideas for day trips and quirky places to visit.
2. Sport
Talking about sport and watching sport is a UK pastime. People in the UK are obsessed with sport with well over half the population regularly taking part in some kind of sporting event. The national game is football (soccer) and literally millions of people watch a game somewhere in the UK each week during the football season.
Many other international sports such as rugby, cricket, boxing and tennis originally started in the UK. Sport is promoted both at adult and school level with many cities and towns in the UK offering top class sports facilities.
Watching sport
For the latest online sports news try the sport section of the BBC website. You can also find up-to-date information on the Sky Sports website. For detailed information on football check out Football 365.
Playing sport
If you want to know what sports are available in your area and where you can play them, you can check out your local council website. Each website has full details of local amenities.
Safesport also have detailed advice on how to find out more information about a wide range of sports and Best of the Web have comprehensive information on a large number of sports with local clubs you may like to contact.
The rules
If you're not sure how to play a particular sport but want to join in, click on the following links for details on how to play football, rugby, cricket, golf, bowls, squash and hockey.
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