UK Travel Gifts for Holidays and Special Occasions

What's New in 2011. Find top new travel gifts in 2011. These gadgets for friends and family will make traveling a lot easier and more pleasant for the confirmed wanderer on your list

British Museum Royal Wedding souvenirs include a traditional tea towel and a mug

Whether you honor Mum in March or Mom in May, it's a challenge to come up with something more original than flowers and chocolates. Here are some new ideas to make life a little more pleasant for Mom's who like to travel.

For travel security, it's always a good idea to put extra currency, passports, jewelry and other valuables in your room or hotel safe. If that's not possible, you can still get a measure of anti-theft protection with a bit of clever deception.

Every traveler wishes for an extra pair of hands once in a while. These will be the helping hands on anyone's travel shopping list.

Remember when you could toss any old thing into your carry on bag at the last minute? Today, packing to meet all the rules and regs is a science. These travel space savers can help.

Travel comfort accessories to carry aboard a long flight can make a big difference to the first few days of a UK vacation.

Most visitors don't expect a heatwave in the UK and have no idea about how to keep cool in Britain because cold snaps during the summer months can be just as common. But every summer sees hot weather days increase and temperatures breaking higher records in the UK. With airconditioning and ice cold beer still uncommon, a UK heatwave can be a lot...

These portable electronic entertainment devices are great gifts for travelers. They help pass the time waiting out delays at airports, help soothe cranky children and turn cold, strange hotel rooms into hip or homey retreats.

People who travel often love travel gadgets with a payoff that far outweighs the precious luggage space they occupy. This selection of handy travel helpers all fit the bill. Lightweight, compact and very useful, none of them puts a weighty drag on anyone's luggage. And, at under $50, they aren't too heavy for most budgets either.

Christmas carols and holiday choral music, sung by the best English Cathedral Choirs, make grand gifts for music lovers and are great for updating your own seasonal music collection. Travelers who have been to (or are heading for) England's historic cathedrals will also appreciate these gifts of Christmas music from England's Top Cathedral Choirs.

The classic English Rose is a game girl or a sporty woman who loves the outdoors (and has all the right, rugged outdoorsy clothes to enjoy it) but who also likes fresh and classic, natural scents and toiletries. Sound like anyone you know?

Transatlantic travelers always appreciate handy travel gadgets as holiday gifts. In 2007, with airlines - and governments - tightening baggage weight restrictions, the best travel gadgets have to earn their passage - balancing genuine utility with the space and weight they occupy. These clever holiday gifts definitely fit the bill.

Coffee may be international but in Britain, even coffee drinkers like nothing better than a nice cup of tea, with or without milk, of an afternoon. And they'll have none of those fancy, spiced or gourmet teas if you please. Just good, solid black teas, brewed to perfection and served in the right sort of cup. These teas, teapots and kettles will...

Fashions come and go but English country style is classic. The rugged tweeds, lanolin rich woolens and traditional English country waterproofs are made for outdoor activities and changeable weather. Classic English country clothes never date. They make great holiday gifts for men on your list who like the outdoor life.

These are the top UK Discount Passes for United Kingdom Visitor Attractions. Find out the best visitor passes to save money while sightseeing in Great Britain

These dual voltage appliances can be used at home and abroad, in the UK and throughout Europe. Why buy heavy and expensive converters and transformers when, with dual voltage products all you need is a cheap adaptor plug?

Read about the Orkney Craft Trail. Find out how you can visit the workshops of artist and artisans to see beautiful handcrafted jewelry, clothing, furniture, pottery and tapestries made or to commission original pieces for yourself.

Bicester Village is a designer brand outlet mall about 10 miles from Oxford. Find luxury clothing and products for the home at this discount outlet mall of chic boutiques about an hour from London

This has got to be one of the best museum shops ever. The V&A's focus is applied design so goods in the shop not only reflect its historical collection but highlight the very best of the V&A's themes in contemporary British design -- ceramics, jewelry, clothes, housewares, glassware. Shopping here is my own personal Christmas treat.

Gardeners at some of the greatest gardens in Europe are proud to show off what they call their "English" gardens. Here are some ideas to inspire the English gardener or would be English gardener on your gift list.

Looking for some ideas for gifts for kids? The British Museum is chock full of the kinds of things kids love. Egyptian mummies, Ancient Roman and Anglo Saxon masks and helmets, stories of Greek heroes and gods - even the magical Lewis Chessmen, featured in the Harry Potter films. The museum's wonderful shop is a great place to find inexpensive...