UK mountaineering
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UK Mountain
Leader Training Board. Find out more about Mountain Leader
qualifications and training. |
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British Mountaineering
Council. News, Insurance, Publications. |
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UK rock climbers
site. Articles, gear reviews, news etc. |
| Marylebone
Mountaineering Club |
One of
London's friendliest mountaineering clubs, inviting
members of all standards. |
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Dedicated to
mountaineering & rock climbing in the UK. Contains
database of all mountains in UK plus climbing routes,
gear, weather and comprehensive links directory. |
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General interest
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Tour de France
Website. The run up to this year's tour. Past tours, historic
events, stage profiles and lots more! |
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Salamander
Treks is run by a friend and fellow IML who has set up
his home in Chamonix. He runs family friendly trekking
holidays, and his website is well worth a look. |
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thatsfrance.com
: The website for anyone who wants to know more about
France. |
| Moving
to France |
The One Stop
Shop for Moving to France |
| Southern
France |
Holiday
villas and vacation rentals in the South of France |
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Extensive
database on information for
English speakers in the Midi Pyrenees, from legal
support to accommodation and tourism. |
| Travel to France |
Detailed region by region travel guide for France, and thousands of French gites and villas. |
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The Languedoc
in the South of France: everything you need to know
about the Languedoc-Roussillon : weather, holidays,
beaches, property, tourism and travel, Cathar castles,
history, etc. |
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Ax-les-Thermes
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Tourist Information
office - everything you need to know about the area (except
the best walks and single track) also in English. |
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More information
on the X-country ski station. Includes snow report and
piste maps (in English) |
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Ax down hill
ski resort. Check the condition of the snow, piste maps
etc. There is some very good skiing to be done in Ax (in
French). |
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France Meteo
3 day forecast for Ax-Les Thermes. |
| ARIEGE.COM |
Excellent
website with lots of useful information about the local
area |
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Weather
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An excellent
website for finding out what the weather is going to be
like on your trip. |
| Atlantic
Pressure Chart |
One to copy
to your favourites. The basic weather chart. |
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The best online
weather forecasts for the UK and the rest of the world.
This link takes you to the free 7 day forecast for Ax-les-Thermes. |
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France Meteo
Website. (mostly in French) |
The Holiday
Weather team
http://www.holiday-weather.com |
Holiday
Weather provides weather, weather forecast and
holiday weather for Toulouse |
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Transport
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UK Coach Network.
Including express services from most cities to the
London Airports. Online timetables and bookings. |
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British Railway
Network. Online timetables and bookings.. |
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European coach
network. Online timetables and bookings. |
| AA
JOURNEY PLANNER |
An excellent
route planner for road journeys in Europe. You can even
select scenic routes. It gives distances and approximate
timings. |
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French rail
network website, timetables |
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Flights form
Manchester to Toulouse |
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Flights from
London Stansted to Carcassonne, Pau, Perpignan, Nimes,
Biarritz, St Etienne. |
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Flights from
London Gatwick to Toulouse |
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Flights from
London Gatwick to Toulouse |
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Flights from
London Heathrow to Toulouse |
| bmi baby |
Flights from
Nottingham and Cardiff to Toulouse |
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Flights from
Bristol and Birmingham to Toulouse |
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UK biking shops
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Online
mountain bike shop stocking everything you could ever
dream of. They are based in Ireland but ship all over
the world. |
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Dysons
Cycles Shop in Dunstable. They stock all the major brands
of gear and have an active cycle club. |
| Cannock
Cycling Centre |
Cannock
Cycle Centre. Specialising in Servicing, Repairs, Parts
and Accessories. Claud Butler Trail Bikes in stock
Electric and Folding bikes available. |
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Based
in Cardiff, on the outskirts of the city, established
over 54 years, and encompassing a 9000sq feet site. |
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UK Skiing / Rollerskiing
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Try out this
fast growing sport either as training for some cross
country skiing or purely for the buzz of it. Ian
Ballentine, experienced skier and roller skier runs this
company and will introduce you to roller skiing and get
you hooked! Check out the website for more info. |
| SNOW SPORT
ENGLAND |
This
'unofficial' website of the Snow Sport England committee
contains info on everything that you need to know about
cross-country skiing. It has an up-to-date calendar of
events and links to all UK club websites. |
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Cross-country
skiing and Nordic Walking website run by our friend Mary
Wray. Articles, info etc. |
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UK biking
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| Clarencourt |
Very active
and welcoming Road and MTB club based in Cheam, Surrey.
A group from this club came on our Classic Cols of the
Tour de France trip in May 2005 |
| Addiscombe
Biking Club |
Great biking
club if you live in South London |
| BristolMTB |
Information
and mailing list for mountain bikers in the south west
of the UK |
| Bigfoot
MBC |
Active biking
club in Gloucester |
| BRCC |
Bognor Regis
Cycling Club |
| Newbury
Bikers Club |
Newbury Road
and Mountain Bikers Club |
| Bournemouth
Cycling Club |
Bournemouth
Jubilee Wheeler |
| Dirt
Devils |
Sussex MTB
club |
| Bogtrotters |
Lancaster Mountain
biking Club |
| Plomesgate
CC |
Suffolk Race
/ MTB / Touring club |
| Swindon
RC |
Swindon Biking
Club |
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UK walking
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| London
Mountaineering Club |
Very Active
club with a lodge in Snowdonia. They organise some excellent
trips. |
| Dales
and Vales accommodation directory |
All types of
accommodation in Scotland and Northern England, Great
Britain. |
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UK Triathalon and running
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Larks |
Based in from
the Larkfield Leisure Centre in Kent, The Larks welcome
Triathletes, Adventure Racers, Road and Cross-Country
Runners of all abilities. They are a nice bunch of active
people who meet every Tuesday and Thursday evenings
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Accomodation in the Pyrenees
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| Moulin
De Perle |
Gite accommodation
in Fosse, 1 hr from Perpignan. This recently renovated
water mill makes an ideal base for exploring the Cathar
country. |
| L'Alpage |
B and B accommodation
in Ax-les-Thermes. Run by Alan Toogood, who maintains
a warm and welcoming atmosphere in his lovely house. |
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Gite and
Chambre D'hote Accommodation in the heart of
Ariege. Make use of the Prime family's knowledge and
enthusiasm for the area to explore independently. |
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Not quite the
Pyrenees, but if you are interested in a down hill skiing
holiday in the French Alps, I can highly recommend this
fully Catered Luxury Chalet in Châtel. |
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Self catering accommodation
for 1 - 4 on the edge of the Pyrenees. Perfectly
situated for exploring the area by bike or on foot. |
| LA
GENADE |
Luxury B and B located
on the stunning Route des Courniches. |
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Going green
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| www.climatecare.org |
Options to
offset your carbon emissions from flying (av of £7.50
per tonne of CO2) |
| www.carbonneutral.com |
Another
excellent website for carbon offsetting, plus lots of
general information. |
| www.climatesure.co.uk |
Buy travel
insurance with your offsets already included! |
| www.defra.gov.uk |
Find out the
latest info on environmental legislation plus useful
links and publications. |
| www.carbonbalanced.org |
Support the
Worldland Trust (for which David Attenborough is a
patron) by offsetting your carbon emissions |
| www.carbon.footprint.com |
General information
on greenhouse effect, carbon footprints etc. |
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Miscellaneous
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| Dartmoor
Outdoor Company |
Run a couple
of my friends. They offer an excellent selection of walking,
climbing and kayaking courses in and around Dartmoor. |
| Barcelona
Apartments |
Short term
apartment and flat rentals in Barcelona city Center. |
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Lots of useful
bike related directories plus forums, events directory
etc - excellent |
| Cycleweb |
The only website
you need for info in bikes, shops local clubs etc - an
excellent resource. |
| Maps
Worldwide |
Internet based
map shop. |
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Solomons
Farm
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Solomons farm is a run
by Margaret and Malcolm Thompson. They breed miniature donkeys,
pygmy goats, dartmoor greyface sheep and rare turkeys and bantams. |
