Our equestrian tours in England

England

Travel restrictions
Travelers are permitted to enter the UK as long as they are not traveling from a red-list country:

• For England, consult the following link: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/red-amber-and-green-list-rules-for-entering-england
• For Scotland, consult the following link: https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-international-travel-quarantine/ 
• For Wales, consult the following link: https://gov.wales/arriving-wales-overseas

From March 18th 2022, travelers to the UK will not need to take any COVID-19 tests or fill in a passenger locator form when traveling to the UK from abroad. These changes apply whether you are fully vaccinated or not

As the rules are regularly being updated, please see the UK government’s website for the latest information: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-to-england-from-another-country-during-coronavirus-covid-19#if-you-are-fully-vaccinated 
Please select the country you are traveling to (England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland) for guidance specific to that country.

Measures taken by the government
You can consult the following website in order to see remaining COVID restrictions by nation:
https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/coronavirus-lockdown-rules-four-nations-uk

Testing
If you are not a part of the National Healthcare System, you will need to seek a private clinic for testing. Testing may cost anywhere from £40 – £500 depending on where you are tested and the type of test you take. COVID-19 tests differ in the amount of time they take to get results (from 45 minutes to 48 hours).

For testing at Heathrow, please visit the Heathrow Airport COVID-19 testing site: https://www.heathrow.com/at-the-airport/fly-safe/covid-19-test
DO NOT travel to Heathrow Airport if you are showing any symptoms of COVID-19 or are feeling unwell.

Some local laboratories are (this is not an exhaustive list of every facility performing COVID tests in the UK): Concepto Clinic, Corona Test Center, Harley Medic International, The London Clinic, The London General Practice, PExpo Diagnostics, Private Coronavirus Tests, The Private Harley Street Clinic & TDL Pathology.

In Scotland, private testing is available at a number of facilities: Edinburgh Airport, Newington Pharmacy, Glasgow Medical Rooms & Hawkes Health.

Emergency number (related to COVID-19) while visiting the country
In Wales call 111 (if available in your area) or 0845 46 47

Source: 
US Embassy in the UK https://uk.usembassy.gov/covid-19-coronavirus-information/
Published on October 5th 2022 (checked on December 7th 2022)

For more information please visit our COVID-19 Updates page at https://www.hiddentrails.com/article/covid19update.aspx