England Backpackers' Guide

A Little Lowdown on Backpacking in England

England Facts

Capital: London
Population: 60,441,457
Currency: British pound (GBP)
Religions: Church of England, Methodist, Baptist, Catholic, Muslim, Hindu and Sikh
Government: constitutional monarchy
Languages: English
Climate: temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast
Phone Code: 44

England Photos

Photos of England that we found just lying about the web so we decided to pilfer from Observations of an Unimportant Man.

Drinks on the Sidewalk - London, England

Everything's For Sale - Brixton Market - London, England

A Peek Through the Leaves - Canary Wharf - London, England

Socks and Jocks - Camden Market - London, England

Heading Down to Charing Cross Tube - London, England

England Festivals

Festivals in England courtesy of 2camels Festivals.

World Egg Throwing Championships article

Mower Racing World Championships article

Boomtown Fair snippet

Kendall Calling snippet

Boomtown Fair photos

Kendall Calling photos

Larmer Tree Festival video

Bestival video

Boomtown Fair web site

Kendall Calling web site

Check out more festivals in England

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England Hotels

An Aussie in London features hotels in a number of locations across England.

Hotels » England

England Flights

Virgin Atlantic (England) - Long regarded as the leader in customer service, Richard Branson's, Virgin Atlantic now flys to dozens of destinations in the States and beyond.

British Airways (England) - British Airways flys to over 100 countries worldwide and has extensive trans-Atlantic and European flight networks

BMI (England) - From their Heathrow hub BMI operate services in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa

Monarch (England) - Monarch is a UK based airline that flys chartered and scheduled flights to destinations in Europe and North Africa

An Aussie in London has scoured the web for airlines that fly to England. We feature only hand picked links (like the one above to Monarch) through to airline sites that feature flights to England.

Book Flights to England Online

An Aussie in London has teamed up with Skyscanner to locate the web's most exceptional flight offers.

Click a departure point and a destination on the map below, then hit show flights and you're away. It couldn't be simpler. Bon voyage!

Cheap Flights with Skyscanner

European Train Travel

An Aussie in London has teamed up with Rail Europe to provide our readers with fabulous fares on all European rail passes - EuRail, BritRail, ScanRail, France, German, Swiss and Eastern Europe rail passes and more - as well as individual train tickets spanning Europe from Norway to Greece.

England Car Hire

Europcar - Europcar is the World's Leading Leisure Car Rental Company operating in more than 150 countries through 13,000 stations covering all major airports. Europcar offer:

Only new rental cars - the average age of their rentals is only 6 months
An all inclusive rates guarantee - no surprises at the desk
24 hour roadside assistance - wherever you are, at any time
24/7 car rental service at major airports - late night flight, they'll meet your reservations
Flight delayed? - no problem, let Europcar know your flight number and they'll be there waiting

England Tours

Tours in England

England Travel Insurance

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At World Nomads you get so much more than just budget travel insurance. You get your own online travel journal, destination guides and free language guides for your iPod but best of all, you can buy, extend or make a claim online from anywhere in the world, even after you've left home!