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Let’s Go With The Children Time
provide information on child- During the winter months,
friendly sights. Discounts for Britain is on Greenwich Mean
children or family tickets are Time (GMT), which is 5 hours
available for travel, shows and ahead of New York and 10 hours
other forms of entertainment. behind Sydney. From late March
You will find a good choice until late October, the clocks
of child-friendly restaurants go forward 1 hour to British
(see p181) on the South Coast, Summer Time (BST). At any
plus baby-changing facilities time of year, you can check
at most shopping centres and the correct time by dialling
major museums. Stores such 123 for the Speaking Clock.
as Mothercare also deliver basic
necessities if you order online.
Electricity
Interactive displays for children at the Smoking and Alcohol The voltage in Britain is
Science Museum in London 220/240 AC, 50 Hz. Electrical
Smoking is forbidden in all plugs have three rectangular
Travelling with Children public indoor spaces and the pins and take fuses of 3, 5
The South Coast offers a wealth use of electronic cigarettes is and 13 amps.
of activities and fun days out also banned in many places. For Rooms in most hotels
for families. Local tourist office information on smoking-related will have regular plug sockets
websites provide plenty of issues, visit the ASH (Action on but the bathrooms will only
tips and useful information. Smoking and Health) website. have two-pronged European-
Peak holiday times – Easter, It is illegal to buy cigarettes if style sockets for shavers.
school half-terms, July, August you are under the age of 18. North American visitors will
and Christmas – have most to Visitors should note that age need both plug adaptors
offer in terms of entertainment restrictions also apply in pubs, and voltage converters for
for children. Museum websites where you must be over 18 to be appliances such as laptops,
highlight child-orientated served alcohol. Some bars cater hairdryers and phone chargers,
events, and organizations such to over-21s only, and customers while most other visitors will
as Day Out With The Kids and may be asked for identification. need only plug adaptors.
DIRECTORY
Passports and US Embassy Visitor Disabled Persons
Visas 24 Grosvenor Sq, Information Railcard
London W1A 2LQ ∑ disabledpersons-
Australian High Tel 020 7499 9000 VisitBritain railcard.co.uk
Commission ∑ uk.usembassy.gov ∑ visitbritain.com
Australia House, Strand, Open Britain
London WC2B 4LA Travel Safety Heritage Tel 0845 1249971
Tel 020 7379 4334 Advice Organizations ∑ openbritain.net
∑ uk.embassy.gov.au
Australian English Heritage Tourism for All
Canadian High Department of Tel 0370 333 1181 ∑ tourismforall.org.uk
Commission Foreign Affairs ∑ english-heritage. Travelling with
Canada House, Trafalgar and Trade org.uk Children
Sq, London SW1Y 5BJ ∑ dfat.gov.au
Tel 020 7004 6000 ∑ smartraveller.gov.au National Trust Day Out With The Kids
∑ canadainter UK Foreign and Tel 0344 800 1895 ∑ dayoutwiththe
national.gc.ca Commonwealth ∑ nationaltrust.org.uk kids.co.uk
New Zealand High Office Travellers with Let’s Go With
∑ gov.uk/foreign-
Commission travel-advice Special Needs The Children
New Zealand House, ∑ letsgowiththe
80 Haymarket, London US Department Adapted Car Hire children.co.uk
SW1Y 4TQ of State ∑ adaptedcarhire.co.uk
Tel 020 7930 8422 ∑ travel.state.gov Mothercare
∑ mfat.govt.nz Angel Vehicle Hire ∑ mothercare.com
Customs ∑ angelvehiclehire.
UK Visas and Information co.uk Smoking and
Immigration Alcohol
∑ gov.uk/government/ Pet Passport Disability Rights UK
organisations/uk-visas- ∑ gov.uk/take- Tel 020 7250 8181 ASH
and-immigration pet-abroad ∑ disabilityrightsuk.org ∑ ash.org.uk

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