Resources for the Slow Traveller
Looking for resources to plan your Slow Trip? Find the the best ways to get around, places to stay, tours to take and much more, all in one place. Click on the photos to go to the company website.
Transport
Covering ferry journeys from 764 ports worldwide and 3325 routes, ideal for those looking to avoid air travel. They have price comparisons and often do special offers such as free meals.
Accommodation
Get from A to B using public transport. Add your location and destination, and let the website do the planning for you. Filter routes with least walking, fewest transfers or preferred transport.
Stay in someone's home to look after the house and their pets while the owners are away. Stay from a few days to months, a great way to experience a place living as a local.
Find self-catering holidays in the UK countryside, with thatched cottages, luxurious barn conversions and former churches on offer, often with log burners, hot tubs and games rooms.
Places to Visit and Things To Do
Champing is when you camp inside a church and you get the whole place to yourself. It is a great way to stay in new places, and helps raise money for the preservation of these ancient buildings.
Similar to the National Trust but without the politics and controversy, Historic Houses are lived in by their owners who will often offer guided tours of their incredible properties.
Book your tours and experiences through Get Your Guide and not only do you get everything arranged for you, you can travel in groups and save the need for cars.
Looking for a concert, gig, sporting event for your trip? Ticketmaster is committed to being the safest, most reliable ticketing marketplace in the world.
Food
Big Barn will help you find locally produced, seasonal food wherever you are staying in the UK, and many of these places will deliver direct to your holiday home.
An app to help you avoid all of the chain owned pubs in the UK and to help you find those in every city, town and village which are independently owned. A real asset to shopping local.
Help prevent food waste by downloading this app and picking up cut price food that would otherwise end up in landfill. There are some real bargains to be had.
