The 90 Top Free Information Links on the Web

There is a wealth of information available on the internet, many providers make you try and pay - and of course I don't like that.   So I wanted to collect together some of the best free information sources on the web.  To do it I asked MoneySavers to suggest their favourites, and here's a categorised list of top picks.

• House Buying & Selling
• In the Home
• Work & Benefits
• Family
• Travel & Holidays
• Legal Info
• Studying & Teaching
• News, Politics & Entertainment
• Government Sites
• Statistics
• Other Useful Stuff

 House Buying & Selling

• What did the other houses in your street sell for? Nethouseprices

• Info on Planning Applications

• Find a property's council tax band VOA

• House price movement within the UK Halifax House Prices

• Info on where you live, house prices & schools UpMyStreet
  

• Find out about the who, what, where of your neighbourhood Neighbourhood Statistics

In the Home

• All you ever wanted to know about repairing toilets! Toiletology

• Lost an instruction manual, find it here Instruction Manual or Instruction Sheets

• Info on gluten intolerance Gluten Free

• Information on car buying Honest John, Parkers, UK Motoring Directory

Work & Benefits

• How does your pay compare? Payfinder or Paywizard

• What benefits can you get? turn2us

• Search all the major job boards in one go All the Jobs

• Check you're paying the right amount of Tax & NI Tax Central

Family

• Trace your family tree for free Rootsweb

• Large collection of genealogical info Genuki

• Family history links including government records Family Records

• US directory of genealogy resources Cyndislist

• Local and National childcare information Childcare Link

• Info & support for lone parents Gingerbread

• How to fundraise for schools Schoolzone

• Educational resources for schools, children & parents Happy Child

Travel & Holiday's

• Find the cheapest way to call overseas CallChecker

• Find a cheap flight abroad FlightChecker

• Check for motorway traffic jams Frixo

• Eastern European City Guide Inyourpocket.com

• Worldwide airport guides World Airport Guide

• Get a UK road map to plan your route Route Planner

• Downloadable maps Ordnance Survey 

• Nationwide cycle route info Sustrans

• How to get to and from hundreds of the world's airports ToandFrom

• Find reviews on holiday destinations, hotel and apartments Holidays Uncovered

• Links to hotels, caravan parks, theme parks & museums around the world Travelxl

• Restaurant advisory and reservation service Restaurant Services 

• Links to non-smoking facilities in UK, Eire, Europe and Worldwide Beginners

• International rail travel info, fares, timetables, routes Seat Sixty-One

• Info on which budget airlines fly into and out of the UK Attitude Travel

• Universal Currency Converter Xe

• Online community for the travel and tourism industry Travelmole

• Long distance walking paths in Great Britain Rambler's Association

• Planning a journey by bus, coach or train UK wide Traveline

• Nationwide bus timetables Timetables

• Links to car hire companies nationwide So Much Easier

• Route Planners The AA, RAC, Multimap, Mappy

• Free maps with links to facilities in the area Google Maps 

Legal Info

• Legal information including free packs for landlords and employers Compact Law

• Legal resources in the UK and Ireland Venables

• Small claims court information Free Advice

Studying & Teaching

• Info and resources on all aspects of learning Support4Learning

• Lesson plans & activity ideas for Primary teachers Primary Resources

• Links for studying anything ABC Study Links

• A map of all UK Universities, Colleges and HE Institutions Free or affordable online courses

• Teacher's resources on consumer rights Shoppers guide 

• Online dictionary and translations (Need to download trial version) Babylon

• List of language related links iLoveLanguages

• Searches lots of dictionaries in one go One Look

News. Politics & Entertainment

• Encyclopaedia about films old and new Internet Movie Database

• London pubs Fancy a Pint

• Find a pub anywhere Beer in the evening

• TV & satellite listings Radio Times

• Listen to radio stations around the world Live Radio

• Online newspapers, radio & television broadcasts Broadcast live

• Lists and links galore on UK politics from the University of Keele

• International telephone directories Infobel

Government Sites

• Find out who your local MP is and exactly what they do They Work For You

• Advice on all consumer issues Consumer Direct

• Find contact info for public sector, charity and voluntary organisations in the UK DirectGov

Facts & Statistics

• Find out the distances between two places anywhere on earth Escape artist

• A wealth of Statistics For information and facts about everything in the world! Wikipedia

• Information & Statistics on different countries Cia Factbook

• Flags of the World FOTW

Charity

• Find out where to send used stamps for charity Used Stamps

• Information on how to volunteer Year of the Volunteer

• Find the nearest place to give blood

Other Useful Stuff

• Information on Domain name owners All Who Is

• Clear instructions on how to do (just about) everything eHow

• Finds area codes Magenta

• Check if those emails clogging up your inbox are legit or spam Snopes

• Postcode & Address finder (need to register) Royal Mail

• Converters and calculators Convertalot

• A worldwide events database What's on When

• Event guide and venue directory Aloud 

• Free small business information and advice is4profit

• Worldwide listings of internet cafes Netcafes