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You will
find two types of maps in our pages: Google maps and Multimap.com
maps
Google maps: We have placed
links to Google online maps on many of our pages because they offer
different features to multimap.com maps. For example you can change
the display to a satellite view of the area and zoom in like this
link which will open a satellite view of Windsor Castle,
Windsor.
Plus Google maps give you an easy way to print
out routes from one place to another location -
click here for more
details on Google maps. For this reason
you will find a link to a Google map beside each of the town or
village names in our
pages of towns
and villages by county where you
open a display of cottages within 25 miles of the location you
select.
Multimap.com maps:
When you view the property details page of a
cottage the link 'Find this property on a map' will open a map from
multimap.com showing you the location of the cottage - please see
details below about multimap.co. maps
Multimap.com online maps are also packed with features. You can even print them out
Links to maps in The UK Holiday Planner have been constructed to take you directly to a map of the location described. •Note that you can zoom the map to drill down to view individual streets or back out to display the location of the town or city in the country.
Click to open Multimap.com
Here is
a portion of the the map that opens when you click on the link "Find
this property on a map" in the property details page for a cottage
in Middleham, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire.
Features available now include the weather, transport
links, Cash Point machine locations, Parking, Petrol Stations, and Wi-Fi
hotspots (more and more people are looking for Wi-Fi hotspots when they
are away from home - you can get online to check your emails and the
internet even if your home is the other side of the world.
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What is Wi-Fi?
WiFi hotspots
in 50 different countries around the world
An increasing number of travellers are keen to go online with their
laptops and up until now it has been difficult to find
Wi-Fi hotspots,
but now multimap.com brings you the ability to select a location then
display the Wi-Fi hotspots in that area. Note that your will display
more detail as you zoom-in the map (show less area but more
detail).
The website
Multimap.com offers an excellent way to find Wi-Fi
hotspot locations in many parts of the world.
You will see this section (below) displayed to the left
of the multimap page giving you a summary of what facilities are
available in the map displayed. If you zoom the map to show more
territory the numbers associated with these facilities will
increase. Here we see that there are 2 Wi-Fi - also known as WiFi - hotspots in the map
displayed. Many of these Wi-Fi hotspots charge for access.
If you frequently travel with your laptop you should look out for wireless
hotspots that will allow you to connect to the internet for free.
When
you click the free hotspots locater link above, try entering
the Postcode for Stratford-Upon-Avon - CV37 6QZ - Postcodes
are accurate for identifying locations throughout the UK.
This is a rapidly developing technology and it is likely that the
areas covered and service provided will improve dramatically in the
future.
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Click "Wi-Fi hotspots (2)" to display the
symbols for the hotspots in the map.
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Click on the Wi-Fi hotspot locator and a popup display will give you the
location of the hotspot. Use the control below to zoom the map.
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