Weather

Planning a trip? The following sites are currently the best sources of weather forecasts:

Met office UK forecast http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_forecast_weather.html

Met office mountain area forecasts http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/loutdoor/mountainsafety/index.html

Mountain weather information service http://www.mwis.org.uk

Avalanche forecasts for Scotland http://www.sais.gov.uk

Maps, routes and books

Walking in Hertfordshire Hundreds of FREE walks to download, details of all the books, maps and walking clubs in the county.

YHA

For information about the Youth Hostels Association (England and Wales) and details of all the Youth Hostels in the country, see the YHA home page at http://www.yha.org.uk.