Title:		UKsights
Version:	98c April 98
Platform:	S3 and S5
Description:	Key details of interesting places to visit in the British 	
		Isles
Terms:		Freeware
Author:		Gerard Mulholland


Hi,

These notes describe the 'UKsights' Psion database file, which provides 
details of interesting places to visit in the British Isles. I never found a 
holiday book that consistently provided the details I needed on tourist 
attractions, so I produced this.

This version primarily contains enhancements to background information 
from the previous version. 

'UKsights' consists of a single Psion database file. Two versions are 
provided depending on which type of Psion it will be loaded onto.

 The filenames are:

1.  UKsights		(S5 version)

2.  Uksights.dbf	(S3a/S3c/Siena version)

On the S5, a data file can be placed almost anywhere, whilst on the S3 it 
should be copied into the \DAT\ directory on any disk. The entries for the 
S5 version can be sorted into a different order than what I have chosen, 
but at present they are in geographical order:

1 London
2 Rest of England
3 Wales (Cymru)
4 Scotland
5 Northern Ireland
6 Republic of Ireland (Eire)

The entries for England, Northern Ireland and Wales are sorted according 
to a generally anticlockwise tour. Other regions are still underrepresented. 
but I hope to address that in later releases.

The following abbreviations are used:

AKA		Also known as
am, pm		ante meridiem, post meridiem
AV		Audio Visual (presentation)
Ave		Avenue
BH		Bank (Public) Holiday
Co		County
Ctr		Centre
Eas		Easter
Esp		Especially
Exc, Inc	Excluding, Including - Inclusive
ft		foot, feet
Gdn		Garden
hr		hour
Hse		House
Jan-Dec		January-December
Jnt		Road junction
Lt		Late
min		minute
ml		mile
Mo-Su		Monday-Sunday
Mts		Mountains
OAP		Old-age pensioner
Pk		Park
PWR		Pressurised Water Reactor
Rd		Road
Rm		Room
Sq		Square
St		Street, Saint
Sum, Win	Summer, Winter
Typ		Typically
Usu		Usually
WW		World War
yd		yard
yr		year
/		per
>		Greater than, more than


The following is a list of the fields:

Geo:
An integer indicating geographical position. This field is hidden in the S5 
version and non existent in the other version. After sorting on the 'Geo' 
field (default) records will be displayed in geographical order (See 
Appendix 1).

Chrono:
An integer best indicating the year associated with the sight, e.g., 
Shakespeare's  Birthplace '1564'. This field is hidden in the S5 version 
and non existent in the other version. After sorting on the 'Chrono' field 
records will be displayed in chronological order. This gives a view of the 
historical development of the UK.

Name:
Name of the sight.

Description:
A brief description.

Address:
The geographical address.

Undergrnd:
The nearest underground station, where applicable, for sights in central 
London or Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Notes:
General notes about the location.

Did u know:
Typically historical information and interesting facts to put things into 
context. Only available on the S5 version. The S5 software doesn't seem 
to like converting a large memo field to any other type of fixed-size field 
such as is used with the S3.

Tel:
Telephone number. 'R' after a number indicates a recorded message, 
usually interrogateable from a TouchTone telephone. To call a UK 
number from outside the UK, dial the international access code of your 
own country, followed by '44' for the UK, followed by the telephone 
number shown but with the initial '0' removed. For example, to call '01453 
123456' from the USA.  Dial '011 44 1453 123456'. Numbers for the Irish 
Republic are preceded with the '+' sign. The '+' indicates the international 
access code e.g. 00 in the UK, 011 in the USA.

Cost:
Unless stated otherwise, only the single adult entrance fee is given. Many 
cathedrals and museums allow a voluntary subscription, whilst some 
suggest a minimum contribution.

Open:
All opening times are in the 24hr format. They are as accurate as I can 
establish at present, however, details change frequently, and it would be 
advisable to ring the particular location before visiting just to be certain. 
Most attractions are closed on obvious days such as Christmas and New 
Year. However, this has been omitted from the database file to save space. 
The last admission time is shown after the closing time using the letters 
'LA' followed by the difference between last admission time and closing 
time. For example a closing time of 17.00 with a last admission time of 
16.00 would be shown as 17.00LA-01.00. There is a subtlety insofar as, if 
there is no space between the closing time and the 'LA' the last admission 
time applies only to the time to which it is juxtaposed, otherwise it applies 
to all the closing times in the field. Unless stated otherwise, month ranges 
are inclusive, e.g., Mar-Oct denotes the beginning of March until the end 
of October. A closing time followed by '/dusk' means that closure will 
occur at the time shown or at dusk if that is earlier.

http://
An Internet home page address if available.


And that's about it.

For any comments, additions or general improvements, feel free to email me at:

gmulholland@geocities.com


The only other thing to mention is that I can't give any guarantees as to the 
accuracy of the data. Having said that, however, I've tried the best I can to 
maximise accuracy.

Also, if you fall out of a balloon, sink in a boat, get run over by a tour bus 
or if any harm, trouble or unpleasantness arises as a result of your reading 
or acting upon the information given (including, but not limited to, your 
bungee rope snapping), you have my sympathy but that's all. The same 
degree of sympathy extends to the effects of accessing the information on 
your Psion. I don't expect any problems to arise but I like to cover myself.

Hope you find it useful.


Best Regards,

Gerard Mulholland.





Appendix - Database Contents List




	London 
Heathrow Airport Observation Deck 
Gatwick Airport Observation Deck 
St Paul's Cathedral 
Westminster Cathedral 
Westminster Abbey & St Margaret's Church 
St Martin-in-the-Fields 
Southwark Cathedral 
Palace of Westminster 
Buckingham Palace 
St James's Palace 
Kensington Palace 
Lambeth Palace 
Hampton Court Palace 
Spencer Hse 
British Museum 
'Old' British Library Reading Rms 
British Library Reading Rms 
Dickens Hse Museum 
Pollock's Toy Museum 
Museum of Mankind 
Wellington Museum 
Guards Museum 
Science for Life Exhibition 
Science Museum 
Victoria & Albert Museum 
Natural History Museum 
Geffrye Museum 
London Transport Museum 
Design Museum 
Bramah Tea & Coffee Museum 
BT Museum of Telecommunications 
BT Tower 
National Postal Museum 
Museum of London 
Royal Mint 
Sherlock Holmes Museum 
Museum of Garden History 
Imperial War Museum 
National Army Museum 
Museum of The Moving Image 
Jewish Museum 
Marylebone Cricket Club Museum 
Toy & Model Museum 
National Gallery 
National Portrait Gallery 
The Queen's Gallery 
Royal Academy of Arts 
Hayward Gallery 
Royal Mews 
Tate Gallery 
Wallace Art Collection 
Saatchi Art Collection 
Prime Minister's Residence 
Public Record Office Museum 
Family Records Office 
Cabinet War Rms / Museum 
Nelson's Column 
Memorial to Crimean War 
Leicester Sq 
Piccadilly Circus 
Charring Cross Rd 
Marble Arch 
Cleopatra's Needle 
Golden Hinde 
HMS Belfast 
Britain at War Experience 
Cutty Sark 
The Mayflower Public Hse 
Old Royal Greenwich Observatory 
National Maritime Museum 
Thames Barrier 
Millennium Dome & Exhibition Ctr 
Tower of London 
Tower Hill Pageant 
The Beefeater 
Tower Bridge Experience 
Clink Prison Museum 
London Dungeon 
House of Detention 
London Aquarium 
Florence Nightingale Museum 
Pepsi Trocadero 
Planet Hollywood 
Hard Rock Cafe 
Royal Institution of Great Britain 
Commonwealth Institute 
Planetarium 
Madame Tussaud's 
Samuel Pepys Exhibition 
The Guildhall 
Bank of England Museum 
Mansion Hse 
Lord Mayor's Show 
The Monument 
Lloyds of London Building 
London's China Town 
Canary Wharf Tower 
Oxford St 
The BBC Experience 
Hamley's Toy Shop 
Carnaby St 
Speakers' Corner 
Harrods 
London Discovery Walks 
London Pub Walks 
Covent Gdn 
St James's (Royal) Pk 
Green (Royal) Pk 
Kensington Gdns. Extension of Hyde (Royal) Pk 
Albert Memorial 
Regent's (Royal) Pk 
London Zoo 
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum 
Wembley Stadium 
The Twickenham Experience & Museum 
Alexandra Palace 
RAF Museum 
Grave of Karl Marx 
United Grand Masonic Lodge of England 
Trooping the Colour 
Horse Guards' Parade Ground 
London Marathon 
University Boat Race 
Notting Hill Carnival 
Earl's Court 
London Bus Tours 
The Great Balloon Experience 
Bungee Jumps 
Thames Lunch & Dinner Cruises 
Thames Sightseeing Cruises 
Thames Night-time Cruise & Meal 
The Guardian Interactive 
Phone Guide to London 
Telegraph Box Office 
Theatre Museum 
Barbican Ctr 
Royal Albert Hall 
Royal Festival Hall 
Lyttleton Theatre 
Cottesloe Theatre 
Olivier Theatre 
National Film Theatre 
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre & Museum 
Wigmore Hall 
Royal Opera Hse 
The Coliseum 
Adelphi Theatre 
Albery Theatre 
Aldwych Theatre 
Apollo Theatre 
Labatt's Apollo Theatre 
Apollo Victoria Theatre 
Arts Theatre 
Cambridge Theatre 
Comedy Theatre 
Criterion Theatre 
Dominion Theatre 
Duchess Theatre 
Fortune Theatre 
Garrick Theatre 
Gielgud Theatre 
Haymarket Theatre 
Her Majesty's Theatre 
London Palladium 
Lyceum Theatre 
Lyric Theatre 
New London Theatre 
Old Vic Theatre 
Open Air Theatre 
Palace Theatre 
Phoenix Theatre 
Piccadilly Theatre 
Playhouse Theatre 
Prince Edward Theatre 
Prince of Wales Theatre 
Queen's Theatre 
Royal Court Theatre 
Savoy Theatre 
Strand Theatre 
Shaftesbury Theatre 
St Martin's Theatre 
Theatre Royal 
Theatre Royal 
Vaudeville Theatre 
Victoria Palace Theatre 
Whitehall Theatre 
Wyndhams Theatre 
Soho

	England 
Blenheim Palace 
Christ Church College & Cathedral 
Oxford Story Exhibition 
Princess Diana's Grave & Museum 
Hughenden Manor 
Bekonscot Model Village 
Woburn Abbey 
Woburn Safari Pk 
Whipsnade Wild Animal Pk 
Hatfield Hse 
Old Palace Banquets 
Fresh Tracks 
King's College Chapel 
Cambridge 'Guide Friday' Tours 
Geoff's Bike Hire 
Scudamore's Punt Hire 
Cambridge University's Fitzwilliam Museum 
American Military Cemetery 
Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory 
Wimpole Hall 
Duxford Air Museum 
Peterborough Cathedral 
Ely Cathedral 
Oliver Cromwell's Hse 
Lakeside 
National Nuclear Bunker 
Essex Secret Bunker 
Bradwell Nuclear Power Station 
Colchester Castle 
Colchester Zoo 
Britain's National Stud 
The National Horse Racing Museum 
RAF Mildenhall Annual NATO Airshow 
Lavenham 
Sizewell Visitor Ctr 
Snape Maltings 
Somerleyton Hall & Gdns 
Pleasurewood Hills 
Norwich Cathedral 
Norfolk Broads Boat Hire 
Carting Action Sports 
Muckleburgh Collection 
East Anglian Falconry Ctr 
Holkham Hall & Bygones Museum 
Sea Life Ctr 
North Norfolk Steam Railway 
Sandringham Estate 
Grimes Graves & Thetford Forest 
Donington Pk 
Bosworth Battlefield & Visitor Ctr 
British Gas Museum 
River Soar Boat Hire 
Stonehurst Farm 
Rutland Cycle Hire 
Rutland Water Butterfly & Aquatic Ctr 
Lincoln Cathedral 
Rutland Open Air Theatre 
World of Robin Hood 
Chatsworth Hse 
Eureka 
Royal Armouries 
Thackray Medical Museum 
Harewood Hse 
National Museum of Photography, Film & TV 
Colour Museum 
Bront Parsonage Museum 
John Bull World of Rock 
Yorkshire Air Museum 
York Story Exhibition 
York Dungeon 
Guy Fawkes Night 
Jorvik Viking Ctr 
York Brewery Tour 
Archaeological Resource Ctr 
The York Ghost Trail 
York Minster 
York Castle Museum 
Boeing 737-200 Flight Simulator 
Mother Shipton's Cave 
Castle Howard 
Eden Camp 
Sea Life Ctr 
Scarborough Castle 
Millennium 
Rievaulx Abbey 
Lightwater Valley 
Birds of Prey Ctr 
Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Gdns 
Middleham Castle 
Richmond Castle 
North Yorkshire Moors Steam Railway 
Wade's Causeway 
Whitby Abbey 
Captain Cook's Birthplace 
Captain Cook's Endeavour 
Barnard Castle 
Bowes Museum 
Durham Cathedral 
Beamish 
Metro Ctr 
Theatre Royal 
Tyne Theatre & Opera Hse 
Discovery Museum 
Lindisfarne Priory 
Hadrian's Wall 
Kielder Water & Forest Visitor Ctr 
Sellafield (formerly Windscale) Visitor Ctr 
Windermere 
Lakeland Sheep & Wool Ctr 
William Wordsworth's Birthplace 
Cars of the Stars Motor Museum 
Blackpool Tower 
Magic of Coronation St 
Her Majesty's Customs & Excise Museum 
Granada Studios 
Jodrell Bank 
Chester Zoo 
Alton Towers 
Aerospace Museum 
Sea Life Ctr 
Cadbury World Visitor Ctr 
Hereford Cathedral 
Warwick Castle 
Coventry Cathedral 
Twycross Zoo 
Shakespeare's Birthplace 
Royal Shakespeare Theatre 
SS Great Britain 
Clifton Suspension Bridge 
The Exploratory 
Roman Baths, Pump Rm & Museum 
International Helicopter Museum 
Cheddar 
Cheddar Cheese Co 
Moorlynch Vineyard 
Wookey Hole 
Wells Cathedral 
Glastonbury Abbey & Tor (Hill) 
Haynes Motor Museum 
Fleet Air Arm Museum 
Dartmoor National Pk Moorland Visitor Centre 
Buckfast Abbey 
Plymouth Dome 
Total Solar Eclipse in Devon & Cornwall 
King Arthur's Castle 
Tate Gallery 
Land's End 
Minack Amphitheatre & Exhibition Ctr 
St Michael's Mount 
Goonhilly Earth Station 
Glendurgan 
Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race 
Lost Gdns of Heligan 
Stone Age Giant 
Portland Castle 
Tank Museum 
Longleat Estate 
Stonehenge 
Avebury Stone Circles 
Salisbury Cathedral 
Wilton Hse 
Legoland 
Windsor Castle 
Savill Gdn 
Frogmore Hse, Gdns & Mausoleum 
'New' Forest 
Beaulieu Hse 
Highclere Castle & Gdns 
Winchester Cathedral 
Jane Austen's Hse & Gdns 
Stratfield Saye Hse 
Submarine World 
Portchester Castle 
D-Day Museum 
Historic Ships Exhibition 
The Needles 
Great Thorpe Pk 
Kew Gdns 
Gatwick Zoo 
Royal Horticultural Society's Gdn 
Sussex Falconry Ctr 
Fishbourne Roman Palace 
Chichester Cathedral 
The Dolls' Hse Museum 
Petworth Hse & Pk 
Bignor Roman Villa 
Pulborough Brooks Nature Reserve 
Southdown Gliding Club 
Arundel Castle 
The Body Shop Tour 
Leonardslee Gdns 
Deers Leap Pk 
Bluebell Railway 
Sea Life Ctr 
Paradise 
Beachy Head & Exhibition Ctr 
Herstmonceux Science Ctr 
Battle Abbey 
Hever Castle 
Chartwell Hse 
Knole 
Penshurst Place & Gdns 
Lamberhurst Vineyards 
Lullingstone Castle 
Lullingstone Roman Villa 
Rochester Castle 
Chatham 
Museum of Kent Life 
Leeds Castle 
Dungeness Nuclear Power Stations 
The Old Lighthouse 
U-475 Russian Submarine 
Channel Tunnel 
The White Cliffs Experience 
Dover Castle 
Walmer Castle & Gdns 
Deal Castle 
Canterbury Cathedral 
Claremont Landscape Gdn 
Chessington World of Adventures 
Balloon Flights 
Virgin Balloon Flights 
Center Parcs 

	Wales / Cymru 
Farm World 
Motor Safari 
Doctor Who Experience & Model Railway World 
Llangollen Annual International Musical Eisteddfod 
Llangollen Steam Railway 
The Bunny Farm 
Afonwen Craft & Antique Ctr 
Bodelwyddan Castle 
Harlequin Puppet Theatre 
Alice In Wonderland Ctr 
Conwy Castle 
Bangor Museum & Art Gallery 
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch 
Museum of Childhood 
Stone Science 
Wylfa Visitor Ctr 
Bird World 
Anglesey Sea Zoo 
Caernarfon Castle 
Segontium Roman Museum 
Caernarfon Air World 
Welsh Slate Mine Museum 
Dinorwic Discovery / Electric Mountain 
Llanberis Pass 
Snowdon Mountain & Railway 
Pathfinder Mountain Activities 
Bodvel Hall 
Glasfryn Activity Pk 
Lloyd George Museum & Childhood Home 
Sygun Copper Mine 
Llechwedd Slate Caverns 
Harlech Castle 
Welsh Gold 
King Arthur' Labyrinth 
Celtica 
Borth Animalarium 
Coastal Voyages 
Dolaucothi Gold Mines 
Museum of The Welsh Woollen Industry 
Portmeirion 
Cilgerran Gorge Canoeing 
Pembroke Castle 
Carmarthen Museum 
Dan-yr-Ogof Showcaves 
Welsh Whisky Visitor Ctr 
Caerphilly Castle 
Llanerch Vineyard 
Museum of Welsh Life 
Turner Hse Gallery 
Cardiff Castle 
Welsh Industrial & Maritime Museum 
Techniquest 
National Museum & Gallery 
Caerleon Roman Legionary Museum 
	Scotland 
Edinburgh Castle 
Edinburgh Tattoo 
Alexander Graham Bell's Birthplace 
Hogmany 
Edinburgh Zoo 
Holyroodhouse Palace 
Scotch Whisky Heritage Ctr 
Deep Sea World 
Royal Yacht Britannia 
Family Records Office 
Waltzing Waters 
Balmoral Castle 
Loch Ness 
Cluanie Pk 
Scone Palace 
Culloden Moor & Visitor Ctr 
Duncansby Stacks 
John o' Groats 
Dounreay Visitor Ctr 
HMS Vulcan Military Nuclear Base 
Bannockburn Heritage Ctr 
Burns' Cottage & Museum 
Castle Kennedy Gdns 
The Callanish Stones & Visitor Ctr 
Loanhead of Daviot Stone Circle 
Duff Hse 

	Northern Ireland 
South Down 
The Flagstaff 
Silent Valley 
Spelga Dam & Reservoir 
Tollymore Forest Pk 
Castlewellan Forest Pk 
Legananny Dolmen 
Down Cathedral 
Strangford Lough & Ferry 
Exploris Aquarium 
Seaforde Butterfly Hse 
Mount Stewart 
Ulster Folk & Transport Museums 
Her Majesty's Prison Maze 
Glens of Antrim 
Carrick-A-Rede 
Giant's Causeway & Visitor Ctr 
Castle Coole 
Lough Erne Cruises 
Navan Hill Fort & Ctr 
Armagh Planetarium 
Gosford Castle Forest Pk 
Orangemen's Day 
UK National Weather Report 
HotelWorld 

	Republic of Ireland / ire 
Trinity College 
Dublin Castle 
St Mary's Abbey 
Historical Walking Tours of Dublin 
Dublin City Bus Tour 
Dublin Grand Bus Tour 
St Stephen's Green 
Garden of Remembrance 
Dublin's Viking Adventure 
Dublin Writers' Museum 
Kilmainham Jail 
War Memorial Gdns 
The Shaw Birthplace 
National Botanic Gdns 
James (Augustine Aloysius) Joyce Museum 
St Enda's Pk 
Castletown Hse 
Glendalough 
John F. Kennedy Arboretum 
Irish National Heritage Pk 
New Ross River Cruising Restaurant 
Waterford River Cruising Restaurant 
Waterford Crystal Visitor Ctr 
Dunmore Cave 
Kilkenny Castle 
Jerpoint Abbey 
Wreck of French Armada 
Crag Cave 
Bunratty Castle & Folk Pk 
Kilrush Exhibition 
Cliffs of Moher 
The Burren 
Aillwee Cave 
Conemarra 
Grave of W B Yeats 
Co Donegal 
Silver League 
New Grange 
Heywood Gdns 
Clonmacnoise 
St Patrick's Day 


