Pre-departure orientation

www.baa.com Website for British Airports
www.ukstudentlife.com Information on living in the UK
www.studyabroad.com Studying Abroad information
www.bbc.co.uk The BBC website.   Everything about everything
www.britainusa.com The British Embassy in the US
www.britishcouncil.org/home The British Council
http://www.unofficial-guides.com/ Unofficial guide to UK Universities, written by students

Budget Airlines

http://www.easyjet.com/ Easy Jet
http://www.bmibaby.com/ BMI Baby
http://www.dgm2.com/m/excelairways/t.asp?A=6247&I=11069 Excel Airways
http://www.flymonarch.com/ Monarch Airways
http://www.ryanair.com/ Ryan Air

Entertainment

www.whatsonwhen.com Literally what is on and when it is happening
www.metro.co.uk Site for London's free newspaper
www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk information on theatre in London
http://www.latenightlondon.co.uk/ Late Night London

Education

http://www.edunet.com/ Educational resources
http://www.educationuk.org/ British Council site for students studying in the UK
http://www.dfee.gov.uk/ Department for Education
http://www.pedagonet.com/   Search engine for learning materials
http://www.open2.net/ the Open University radio and TV listings
http://education.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph Education
http://www.studyuk.hobsons.com/ Guide to British Education

Eating out

http://www.theaa.com/getaway/restaurants/restaurant_home.jsp The AA restaurant guide
http://www.toptable.co.uk/ Restaurant bookings and reviews
http://www.fodors.com/ri.cgi Fodors guide
http://www.londonrestaurantreview.co.uk/ London restaurant reviews
http://www.ukrestaurantguide.com/ Restaurant Guide

Getting around

www.tfl.gov.uk Transport for London
www.streetmap.co.uk Maps of streets
www.multimap.com Directions and street maps
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ National Rail
http://www.rail.co.uk/ Train company info
http://www.cabnumbers.co.uk/ Taxi phone numbers

History

http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/ The History Channel website with articles and historical information
http://www.royal.gov.uk/ The Royal family website
http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/ Links and details relating to tracing family records
http://www.blackhistory.com/ Black History
http://www.historynet.com/ World History
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ Encyclopaedia of History
http://www.britannia.com/history/ British History
http://www.britishempire.co.uk/ The British Empire
http://www.genuki.org.uk/ Genealogical information
http://www.blackhistorymap.com/ Ethnic History in the British Isles
http://www.iwm.org.uk/ The Imperial War Museum
http://www.ukgenealogy.co.uk/ Genealogy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ BBC History
http://www.channel4.com/history/ Channel 4 History

London

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/ Information for different areas of London
http://www.first4london.com/ London Internet guide
http://www.actionlink.org.uk/ Voluntary work in London/the UK
http://www.ukguide.org/london.html London Guide
http://www.timeout.com/london/ TimeOut
http://www.londontown.com/ London tourist board
http://www.londonprepared.gov.uk/ Government run site on what to do in case of an emergency in London
http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/ BBC London website
http://solo2.abac.com/themole/freelondon.html Free things to do in London
www.tfl.gov.uk London Transport
http://www.latestevents.com/a.pl?14195 What's on in London
http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/ The Royal Parks
http://www.londonwalking.com/ Walks in London

News, business and current affairs

www.bbc.co.uk/news The BBC news website
www.guardian.co.uk The Guardian
www.independent.co.uk The Independent
www.telegraph.co.uk The Telegraph
www.timesonline.co.uk The Times
http://www.number-10.gov.uk Downing Street
www.economist.com The Economist
http://www.bloomberg.co.uk/ Bloomberg
http://www.meto.gov.uk/ Weather
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ Weather
http://www.wrx.zen.co.uk/britnews.htm British Media

Politics and Government

http://www.labour.org.uk/ The Labour Party
http://www.conservatives.com/ The Conservative Party
http://www.libdems.org.uk/ The Liberal Democrats Party
http://www.greenparty.org.uk/ The Green Party
http://www.politicalresources.net/ Political resources
http://www.ukonline.gov.uk/ UK and Local Government
http://www.london.gov.uk/ London Assembly
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk_politics/a-z_of_parliament/ BBC guide to Parliament
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/ Government Statistics
http://www.tagish.co.uk/tagish/links/localgov.htm Info on Local Government and councils
http://www.parliament.uk/commons/cminfo.htm The House of Commons and MPs
http://www.coi.gov.uk/ Central Office of Information
http://www.parliament.uk/ Parliament
http://europa.eu.int/comm/index_en.htm The European Commission
http://www.europarl.eu.int/ European Parliament

Reference tools

http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/ Quotes, clichés, phrases
http://www.dictionary.com/ Online Dictionary
http://www.quoteland.com/ Quotes
http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/ Guide to UK slang
http://www.infoplease.com/ Information site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/lzone/ Education
http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia
http://www.libraryspot.com/ Library and Reference
http://www.calculator.com/ Online calculator
http://www.onlineconversion.com/ Conversion tables
http://www.bt.com/directory-enquiries/ British Telecom directory enquiries
http://www.the-acr.com/codes/cntrycd.htm International Phone codes
http://www.yell.co.uk/ Yellow Pages
http://www.royalmail.co.uk/paf/ Postcode finder (zip code)
http://www.thomweb.co.uk/ Thompson's Directory (like the Yellow pages)

Tourist information

www.visitbritain.com Visit Britain
www.visitlondon.com London Tourist information
www.enjoyengland.com English Tourist Board
http://www.cornucopia.org.uk/ Information on museums around the UK

Travel

www.roughguides.co.uk Rough Guides
www.lonelyplanet.co.uk The Lonely Planet
www.traveljungle.co.uk Price comparison website for travel
http://bahn.hafas.de/bin/query.exe/en European Train Timetables
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html World maps
http://www.virtualtourist.com/ Tourist information
http://www.expedia.co.uk/daily/places/ Expedia world Guide
www.baa.co.uk British Airports Authority