UK holidays: When and where can I go.... and who with?
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Holidays in the UK are back on.
Limits on where you can stay - and who with - have been relaxed significantly, but some rules still apply.
Where can I travel in the UK?
You can travel between England, Scotland and Wales - and, from 24 May, Northern Ireland.
However, anyone planning to visit a Scottish island is encouraged to take two lateral flow tests beforehand. And people are advised not to travel from Scotland to Bedford, Bolton, Blackburn and Darwen, due to concerns about the Indian variant
Can I stay in a holiday home or hotel?
The rules vary around the UK.
In England:
- All holiday accommodation - including hotels, hostels, B&B, caravans and boats - can open
- Six people from multiple households, or any number from two households, can stay together
- You can stay overnight in a private home, subject to the rule of six
In Wales:
In Scotland:
Most of mainland Scotland is now in Covid protection level two. Scottish islands - with the exception of Skye - have moved to level one.
In these areas:
- Hotels, B&Bs, self-catering, caravan and campsites can open
- Six people from three households can share self-catering accommodation
- You still can't share a hotel room with someone you don't live/bubble with
However, Glasgow City is still in level three, because of high levels of infection there:
- Hotels, B&Bs, self-catering, caravan and campsites can open
- Members of different households cannot mix indoors, so you cannot share a private dwelling or holiday accommodation with people you don't live with
- You must not travel to or from a level three area for a holiday
In Northern Ireland:
- All holiday accommodation can open
- Up to six people from two households can stay together overnight (children aged 12 and under are not counted)
When can I go on holiday abroad?
Foreign holidays are allowed again, but the government says people should only travel to destinations on its amber list in "exceptional circumstances".
Countries have been categorised as red, amber or green to reflect their Covid risk, with different rules for each.
When will other restrictions be eased?
England won't move to step four of the government's roadmap until at least 21 June.
Then, it's hoped "all legal limits on social contact" will be removed. A review of social distancing and other Covid measures must report first.
Scotland hopes to move the rest of the country to Covid protection level one from 7 June - and then level zero from late June.
Covid rules in Wales are due to be reviewed next in the first week of June, and in Northern Ireland on 10 June.