Tourist/Visitor Information Centres
Tourist Information Centres (sometimes now called Visitor Information Centres) can advise on local attractions, transport and accommodation, and often stock a range of useful publications including walking books, leaflets and maps. At present only a limited number of TICs are shown on this page. A fully searchable list of TICs in Britain is at www.visitbritain.com; you will also find your local TIC in the phone book under Tourist Information, and they can refer you to a TIC in another part of Britain if necessary.
- Southwest England Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Gloucester, Wiltshire
- Southern England Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Sussex, Kent, Surrey, Berkshire, Buckingham, Oxford
- London
- Eastern England Hertford, Bedford, Cambridge, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk
- East Midlands Northampton, Leicester, Rutland, Derby, Nottingham, Lincoln
- West Midlands Hereford, Worcester, Warwick, Birmingham, Stafford, Shropshire
- Northwest England Cheshire, Manchester, Liverpool, Lancashire
- Yorkshire
- Northeast England Northumbria, Durham, Newcastle, Cleveland, Tyne and Tees
- Cumbria
- Wales
- Scotland
Southwest England
Cornwall
- Bodmin tel 01208 76616, www.northcornwall-live.com
- Boscastle tel 01840 250010, www.northcornwall-live.com
- Bude tel 01288 354240, www.northcornwall-live.com
- Camelford tel 01840 212954, www.northcornwall-live.com
- Falmouth tel 01326 312300, www.go-cornwall.com
- Hayle (seasonal) tel 01736 754399, www.visit-westcornwall.com
- Helston tel 01326 565431, www.go-cornwall.com
- Launceston tel 01566 772321, www.northcornwall-live.com
- Liskeard tel 01579 349148, www.liskeard.gov.uk
- Padstow tel 01841 533449, www.northcornwall-live.com
- Penzance tel 01736 362207, www.visit-westcornwall.com
- Perranporth (seasonal) tel 01872 575254, www.perranporthinfo.co.uk
- St Agnes tel 01872 554150, www.go-cornwall.com
- St Ives tel 01736 796297, www.visit-westcornwall.com
- St Just (seasonal) tel 01736 788165, www.visit-westcornwall.com
- Tintagel tel 01840 779084, www.northcornwall-live.com
- Truro tel 01872 274555, www.go-cornwall.com
- Wadebridge tel 01208 813725, www.northcornwall-live.com
Devon
Dorset
Gloucestershire and Bristol
- Bourton on the Water tel 01451 820211, www.cotswold.gov.uk
- Bristol tel 0906 711 2191 (50p/minute), www.visitbristol.co.uk
- Cheltenham tel 01242 522878, www.visitcheltenham.com
- Chipping Campden tel 01386 841206, www.cotswold.gov.uk
- Cirencester tel 01285 654180, www.cotswold.gov.uk
- Coleford tel 01594 812388, www.visitforestofdean.co.uk
- Gloucester tel 01452 396572, www.gloucester.gov.uk (under Discover Gloucester)
- Moreton-in-Marsh (seasonal) tel 01608 650881, www.cotswold.gov.uk
- Newent tel 01531 822468, www.visitforestofdean.co.uk
- Stow-on-the-Wold tel 01451 831082, www.cotswold.gov.uk
- Stroud tel 01453 760960, www.stroudtown.com
- Tetbury tel 1666 503552www.cotswold.gov.uk
- Tewkesbury tel 01684 295027, www.visitcotswoldsandsevernvale.gov.uk
- Winchcombe (seasonal) tel 01242 602925, www.visitcotswoldsandsevernvale.gov.uk
- Wotton-under-Edge 01453 521541
Isles of Scilly
Somerset
- Bath tel 0906 711 2000 (50p/min), www.visitbath.co.uk
- Bridgwater tel 01278 427652, www.somersetbythesea.co.uk
- Burnham-on-Sea tel 01278 787852, www.somersetbythesea.co.uk
- Cheddar tel 01934 744071, www.somersetbythesea.co.uk
- Chard tel 01460 67463, www.visitsouthsomerset.com
- Frome tel 01373 467271, www.frometouristinfo.co.uk
- Glastonbury tel 01458 832954, www.glastonburytic.co.uk
- Minehead tel 0845 345 2465, www.minehead.co.uk
- Porlock The Old School, West End, High Street TA24 8QD, tel 01643 863150
www.porlock.co.uk - Shepton Mallet 01749 345258, www.sheptonmallet-touristinfocentre.co.uk
- Street tel 01458 447384, www.glastonburytic.co.uk/street/
- Taunton tel 01823 336344, www.heartofsomerset.com
- Wellington tel 01823 663379, www.heartofsomerset.com
- Wells tel 01749 672552, www.mendip.gov.uk
- Wiveliscombe tel 01984 624777, www.heartofsomerset.com
- Yeovil tel 01935 845946, www.visitsouthsomerset.com
Wiltshire
- Amesbury tel 01980 622833, www.salisbury.gov.uk/leisure
- Avebury tel 01672 539425, www.kennet.gov.uk
- Bradford on Avon tel 01225 865797, www.westwiltshire.gov.uk/tourism
- Devizes tel 01380 729408, www.kennet.gov.uk
- Malmesbury tel 01666 823748, www.malmesbury.gov.uk
- Melksham tel 01225 707424, www.westwiltshire.gov.uk/tourism
- Mere tel 01747 861211, www.salisbury.gov.uk/leisure
- Salisbury tel 01722 334956, www.visitsalisbury.com
- Swindon tel 01793 530328; see also Tourism on the council website
- Trowbridge tel 01225 777054, www.westwiltshire.gov.uk/tourism
- Warminster tel 01985 218548, www.westwiltshire.gov.uk/tourism
- Westbury tel 01373 827158, www.westwiltshire.gov.uk/tourism
London
- Visit London www.visitlondon.com
- Bexley (Hall Place) tel 01322 558676
- Camden tel 020 7974 5974. See also Places to Visit on the council website.
- City of London St Paul's Churchyard tel 020 7332 1456
- Croydon tel 020 8253 1009, tic@croydononline.org
- Greenwich Cutty Sark Gardens, London SE10 9LW, tel 0870 608 2000
See also Visiting Greenwich on the council website - Harrow tel 020 8424 1102. See also About Harrow on the council website.
- Heathrow Terminals 1,2,3 Underground station (personal callers only)
- Hillingdon tel 01895 250706, clibrary@hillingdon.gov.uk
- Hounslow tel 0845 456 2929, www.hounslow.info/touristinformation
- Kingston tel 020 8547 5592; see also Enjoying on the council website
- Lewisham tel 020 8297 8317
- Richmond tel 020 8940 9125; see also Tourism on the council website
- Southwark London Bridge tel 020 7357 9168, www.southwark.gov.uk/CultureHeritage/Tourism
- Swanley tel 01322 614660, touristinformation@swanley.org.uk
- Tower Hamlets See Visitor pages on the council website
- Twickenham tel 020 8891 7272
- Westminster Britain Visitor Centre, 1 Lower Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus, London SW1Y 4XT (personal callers only)
Southern England
Berkshire
Buckinghamshire
Hampshire
- Aldershot tel 01252 320968, www.northhampshire.co.uk
- Alton tel 01420 88448, www.easthants.gov.uk
- Andover tel 01264 324320, www.visit-testvalley.org.uk
- Basingstoke tel 01256 817618, www.northhampshire.co.uk
- Fareham tel 01329 221342, www.fareham.gov.uk
- Fleet tel 01252 811151, www.northhampshire.co.uk
- Fordingbridge (seasonal) tel 01425 654560, www.thenewforest.co.uk
- Gosport tel 023 9252 2944, www.gosport.gov.uk/enjoying
- Hayling Island (seasonal) tel 023 9246 7111, ww.havant.gov.uk
- Lymington (seasonal) 01590 672422, www.thenewforest.co.uk
- Lyndhurst tel 023 8028 4404, www.thenewforest.co.uk
- Petersfield tel 01730-268829, www.easthants.gov.uk
- Portsmouth tel 023 9282 6722, www.portsmouthand.co.uk
- Ringwood tel 01425 470896, www.thenewforest.co.uk
- Romsey tel 01794 512987, www.visit-testvalley.org.uk
- Southampton 023 8083 3333, www.southampon.go.uk/leisure
- Winchester tel 01962-840500, www.visitwinchester.co.uk
Isle of Wight
Kent
Oxfordshire
- Abingdon tel 01235 552711, www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk
- Banbury tel 01295 259855, www.cherwell-dc.gov.uk/leisure/tourism.cfm
- Bicester tel 01869 369055, www.cherwell-dc.gov.uk/leisure/tourism.cfm
- Burford tel 01993 823558, www.oxfordshirecotswolds.org
- Chipping Norton tel 01608 644379, www.oxfordshirecotswolds.org
- Faringdon tel 01367 242191, www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk
- Oxford tel 01865 726871, www.visitoxford.org
- Wantage tel 01235 760176, www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk
- Witney tel 01993 775802, www.oxfordshirecotswolds.org
- Woodstock tel 01993 813276, www.oxfordshirecotswolds.org
Sussex
- Sussex Tourism www.sussextourism.org.uk
- Arundel tel 01903 882268, www.sussexbythesea.com
- Battle tel 01424 773721, www.battletown.co.uk
- Bexhill tel 01424 732208, www.rother.gov.uk
- Bognor Regis tel 01243 823140, www.sussexbythesea.com
- Brighton tel 0906 711 2255 (50p/minute), www.visitbrighton.com
- Burgess Hill tel 01444 238202, www.burgesshill.gov.uk
- Chichester tel 01243 775888, www.chichester.gov.uk
- Crawley tel 01293 545322, www.crawley.gov.uk/enjoying
- Eastbourne tel 01323 411400, www.visiteastbourne.com
- Hailsham (Sussex Country South, Lower Dicker) tel 01323 442667, www.sussexcountry.com
- Hastings tel 01424 781111, www.visithastings.com
- Horsham tel 01403 211661, www.horsham.gov.uk
- Lewes tel 01273 483448, www.visit-lewes.co.uk
- Littlehampton tel 01903 721866, www.sussexbythesea.com
- Midhurst tel 01730 817322, www.chichester.gov.uk
- Petworth tel 01798 343523, www.chichester.gov.uk
- Rye tel 01797 226696, www.visitrye.co.uk
- Seaford tel 01323 897426, www.visit-lewes.co.uk
- Worthing tel 01903 221307, www.worthing.gov.uk/visitors
- Wych Cross (Sussex Country North) tel 01825 713862, www.sussexcountry.com
Eastern England
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Hertfordshire
- Hemel Hempstead tel 01442 234222
Norfolk
East Midlands
Derbyshire
- Ashbourne tel 01335 343666, www.visitderbyshiredales.com
- Bakewell tel 01629 816558, www.visitpeakdistrict.com
- Bamford (Upper Derwent Valley) tel 01433 650953
- Buxton tel 01298 25106, www.visitbuxton.co.uk
- Castleton tel 01433 620679, www.visitpeakdistrict.com
- Derby tel 01332 255802, www.visitderby.co.uk
- Edale tel 01433 670207, www.visitpeakdistrict.com
- Glossop tel 01457 855920, www.glossoptouristcentre.co.uk
- Matlock tel 01629 583388, www.visitderbyshiredales.com
- Matlock Bath tel 01629 55082, www.visitderbyshiredales.com
- Ripley tel 01773 841488, www.visitambervalley.co.uk
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
Northamptonshire
Rutland
West Midlands
Birmingham and the Black Country
Herefordshire
- Herefordshire Tourism PO Box 4, Hereford HR4 0XH, tel 01432 260623, www.visitherefordshire.co.uk
- Bromyard (seasonal) tel 01885 482341
- Kington tel 01544 230778, www.kingtontourist.info
- Hereford tel 01432 268430
- Ledbury tel 01531) 636147
- Leominster tel 01568 616460
- Queenswood (seasonal) tel 01568 797842
- Ross-on-Wye tel 01989) 562768
Shropshire
- Shropshire Tourism www.shropshiretourism.info
- Bridgnorth tel 01746 763257, www.bridgnorthshropshire.com
- Church Stretton (seaonal) tel 01694 723133, www.churchstretton.co.uk
- Ellesmere (seasonal) tel 01691 622981, www.northshropshire.co.uk
- Ironbridge tel 01952 432166, www.ironbridge.info
- Ludlow tel 01584 813190, www.shropshiretourism.info/ludlow
- Market Drayton tel 01630 652139, www.northshropshire.co.uk
- Much Wenlock (seasonal) tel 01952 727679, www.bridgnorthshropshire.com
- Oswestry tel 01691 662753, www.oswestry-welshborders.org.uk
- Shrewsbury tel 01743 281200, www.shrewsburytourism.co.uk
- Telford tel 01952 238008, www.cometotelford.co.uk
- Whitchurch tel 01948 664577, www.northshropshire.co.uk
Staffordshire
Warwickshire
Worcestershire
Northwest England
Cheshire
Lancashire
Manchester
Merseyside
Yorkshire
East Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
- Bedale (seasonal) tel 01677 424604
- Easingwold (seasonal) tel 01347 821530
- Great Ayton (seasonal) tel 01642 722835
- Guisborough tel 01287 633801 or see Leisure at council site
- Harrogate tel 01423 537300
- Helmsley tel 01439 770173, www.ryedale.gov.uk
- Knaresborough (seasonal) tel 01423 866886
- Leeming Bar tel 01677 42426
- Leyburn tel 01969 623069
- Malton tel 01653 600048 www.ryedale.gov.uk
- Middlesbrough tel 01642 264330
- Northallerton (seasonal) tel 01609 776864
- Pateley Bridge (seasonal) tel 01423 711147
- Pickering tel 01751 473791, www.ryedale.gov.uk
- Redcar tel 01642 471921 or see Leisure at council site
- Ripon tel 01765 604625
- Saltburn tel 01287 622422 or see Leisure at council site
- Settle Town Hall, Cheapside, Settle BD24 9EJ, tel 01729 825192 www.settle.org.uk
- Scarborough tel 01723 373333
- Thirsk tel 01845 522755, www.herriotcountry.com
South Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
- Batley tel 01924 426670, www.kirklees.gov.uk/visitors
- Bradford tel 01274 433678, www.visitbradford.com
- Haworth tel 01535 642329, www.visitbradford.com
- Halifax tel 01422 368725, www.calderdale.gov.uk/tourism
- Hebden Bridge tel 01422 843831, www.calderdale.gov.uk/tourism
- Holmfirth tel 01484 222444, www.kirklees.gov.uk/visitors
- Huddersfield tel 01484 223200, www.kirklees.gov.uk/visitors
- lkley tel 01943 602319, www.visitbradford.com
- Leeds tel 0113 242 5242 or see Tourism and Leisure at council site
- Otley tel 0113 247 7707 or see Tourism and Leisure at Leeds council site
- Saltaire tel 01274 774993, www.visitbradford.com
- Todmorden tel 01706 818181, www.calderdale.gov.uk/tourism
- Wakefield tel 01924 305000/305001, www.wakefield.gov.uk/culture
- Wetherby tel 01937 582151 or see Tourism and Leisure at Leeds council site
Northeast England
Durham
Northumberland
Tyne and Wear
Cumbria
- Cumbria Tourist Board, tel 015394 44444, www.golakes.co.uk
Outdoor activities website: www.lakedistrictoutdoors.co.uk - Alston 01434 382244, alston.tic@eden.gov.uk
- Ambleside 015394 32582, amblesidetic@southlakeland.gov.uk
- Appleby 017683 51177, tic@applebytowncouncil.fsnet.co.uk
- Barrow-in-Furness 01229 894784, touristinfo@barrowbc.gov.uk
- Bowness-on-Windermere 015394 42895, bownesstic@lake-district.gov.uk
- Brampton (seasonal) 016977 3433, tourism@carlisle-city.gov.uk
- Broughton-in-Furness (seasonal) 01229 716115, email@broughton-
ic.fsnet.co.uk - Carlisle 01228 625600, www.historic-carlisle.org.uk
- Cockermouth 01900 822634, www.allerdale.gov.uk
- Coniston 015394 41533, conistontic@lake-district.gov.uk
- Egremont 01946 820693, www.copelandbc.gov.uk
- Grange-over-Sands 015395 34026, www.grange-over-sands.com
- Grasmere 015394 35245, grasmeretic@lake-district.gov.uk
- Hawkshead 015394 36525, hawksheadtic@lake-district.gov.uk
- Kendal 01539 725758, kendaltic@southlakeland.gov.uk
- Keswick 017687 72645, keswicktic@lake-district.gov.uk
- Killington Lake (M6 South) 015396 20138
- Kirkby Lonsdale 015242 71437, kltic@southlakeland.gov.uk
- Kirkby Stephen 017683 71199, www.visiteden.co.uk
- Lake District National Park
- Maryport 01900 813738, www.allerdale.gov.uk
- Millom 01229 774819, millomtic@copelandbc.gov.uk
- Penrith 01768 867466, www.visiteden.co.uk
- Rheged tel 01768 860034, www.visiteden.co.uk
- Sedbergh 015396 20125, sedbergh@yorkshiredales.org.uk
- Silloth 01693 31944, www.allerdale.gov.uk
- Southwaite (M6) 016974 73445, southwaite@scot-borders.co.uk
- Ullswater 017684 82414, glenriddingtic@lake-district.gov.uk
- Ulverston 01229 587120, ulverstontic@southlakeland.gov.uk
- Whitehaven 01946 852939, www.copelandbc.gov.uk
- Windermere 015394 46499, windermeretic@southlakeland.gov.uk
- Workington 01900 606699, www.allerdale.gov.uk
Scotland
Angus
Dumfries and Galloway
Argyll and Bute
Edinburgh and Lothian
Glasgow
Fife
- Kingdom of Fife Tourist Board www.visitfife.com
- Anstruther (seasonal) tel 01333 311073
- Crail (seasonal) tel 01333 450869
- Dunfermline tel 01383 720999
- Forth Bridges tel 01383 417759
- Kirkcaldy tel 01592 267775
- St Andrews tel 01334 472021
Perth and Kinross
- Perthshire Tourism www.perthshire.co.uk
- Aberfeldy tel 01887 820276
- Auchterarder tel 01764 663450
- Blairgowrie tel 01250 872960, www.strathmoreglens.org
- Crieff tel 01764 652578
- Dunkeld tel 01350 727688
- Kinross tel 01577 863680
- Perth tel 01738 450600
- Pitlochry tel 01796 472215
Scottish Borders
Wales
Cardiff, Swansea and Glamorgan
Carmarthenshire
Ceredigion
- Ceredigion Tourism www.tourism.ceredigion.gov.uk
- Aberystwyth tel 01970 612125
- Aberaeron tel 01545 570602
- Borth (seasonal) tel 01970 871174
- Cardigan tel 01239 613230
- New Quay (seasonal) tel 01545 560865
Conwy
- Llandudno Tourism (covers whole area) www.llandudno-tourism.co.uk
- Betws-y-Coed tel 01690 710426
- Colwyn Bay tel 01492 530478
- Conwy tel 01492 592248
- Llandudno tel 01492 876413
- Rhos-on-Sea tel 01492 548778
Denbighshire and Flintshire
Gwynedd
Isle of Anglesey
Monmouthshire and Gwent
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