Shopping and Travel
www.lakeland.co.uk
Lakeland, popular kitchenware, crafts and gifts website. Browse or order online in case you've lost your catalogue! Home delivery.
www.cruise.co.uk
Very comprehensive "encyclopaedia" of cruises. Search by liner, destination and price. Look out for last minute deals and special offers. Links you to all relevant shipping lines for booking. Reviews.
www.johnlewis.com
John Lewis online. Very clearly presented site with all John Lewis's usual departments. Good close-up photos of the products, other features like wedding lists. Browse any time but register before ordering for the first time. Various delivery options.
www.tripadvisor.co.uk www.holidaywatchdog.com
Famed for its honest reviews of hotels from people who who have stayed there. Type a hotel name in the search slot at the top of the page for reviews and information or use the city search function to get a full range of hotels and rates in a chosen city. Wide range of reviews of popular holiday resorts all round the world. Photos and opinions of people who have stayed there.
www.theaa.com www.rac.co.uk
The AA and RAC's home sites- crucial things to do with motoring, try their online route finders with maps and instructions which you can print out. Other useful information on insurance, breakdown advice and their recommended hotels.
www.waitrosedeliver.com www.sainsburys.com/groceries www.tesco.co.uk www.asda.co.uk
Buy groceries online from these well known supermarkets and have them delivered. Vast range of foods and other services available. These huge sites are not for novices and take time at first but are worth the initial effort. Look for links that indicate shopping for groceries. Browse any time but register before first order.
www.amazon.co.uk
Amazon - famously popular, huge online store, originally for books but now sells music, dvds, electronics, home and garden products and more. Reliable site with good deals to be had. Customer reviews on all products are very helpful. Browse for free and register if you want to buy. Make sure that you are in the UK (with prices in £s) and not the US site.
www.nationalrail.co.uk
Train travel information site, most useful for checking train arrival and departure times, planning train journeys and checking prices. NB to purchase tickets online you will be directed to agent sites where you will have to re-enter your choices. Rather a complex procedure in total.
www.ikea.com/gb/en
Ikea online - everything you need for the home - check stock, prices, get ideas or send for a catalogue before driving to your nearest branch. Most but not all products available online. Delivery available. Big site with several ways of searching.
www.moneysupermarket.com
Money Supermarket compares prices on a wide range of services such as loans, mortgages, insurance, motoring, gas and electricity, mobile phones and broadband providers.
www.travelsupermarket.com
Find cheap flights fast. This site searches a wide range of agents and airlines with links to the sites offering the deals, also compares holidays, hotels and car hire prices. Some sponsor ads.