{"id":1070,"date":"2026-04-16T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/?p=1070"},"modified":"2026-04-10T19:47:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:47:47","slug":"uk-eta-christmas-winter-travel-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-christmas-winter-travel-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"UK ETA fyrir j\u00f3la- og vetrarfer\u00f0ir til Bretlands"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Heims\u00f3kn til Bretlands \u00e1 j\u00f3lunum: ETA Grundatri\u00f0i<\/h2>\n

Bretland \u00e1 j\u00f3lunum og \u00e1 vetrart\u00edmanum er sannarlega d\u00fdr\u00f0leg fer\u00f0asta\u00f0ur. Fr\u00e1 glitrandi lj\u00f3sum og hr\u00f6kkum j\u00f3lamarka\u00f0inum til s\u00f6gulegs fagna\u00f0ar og eldurverka \u00e1 n\u00fdj\u00e1rsafm\u00e6li, bau\u00f0ir Bretland \u00f3gleymandi vetrarupplifun. Ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast \u00e1 milli n\u00f3vember og febr\u00faar \u00fearftu a\u00f0 f\u00e1 sam\u00feykkt UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa kemur.<\/p>\n

Fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed 25. febr\u00faar 2026<\/strong>, ver\u00f0a allir gjaldgengir erlendir gestir a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0 gilt UK ETA. The N\u00faverandi ETA kostar \u00a316<\/a>, gildir \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r, leyfir margar inn- og \u00fatf\u00e6rslur og gerir kleift dv\u00f6l allt a\u00f0 sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0i \u00e1 hverri heims\u00f3kn. S\u00e6ktu um \u00ed gegnum opinber vefs\u00ed\u00f0a bresku r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnarinnar<\/a> or app at least 72 hours before travelling. A fee increase to \u00a320 is planned for 2026, though the exact date has not been confirmed.<\/p>\n

\u00deessi alhli\u00f0a lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir n\u00e6r yfir allt sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 vita um a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja Bretland \u00e1 j\u00f3la- og vetrart\u00edmabili, allt fr\u00e1 j\u00f3laath\u00f6fnum og \u00e1rst\u00ed\u00f0abundnum vi\u00f0bur\u00f0um til \u00feess a\u00f0 b\u00faa \u00feig undir ve\u00f0ri\u00f0 og mikilv\u00e6gar uppl\u00fdsingar um lokun bankafr\u00eddaga.<\/p>\n

Lund\u00fanir \u00e1 j\u00f3lum<\/h2>\n

Lund\u00fanir \u00e1 j\u00f3lat\u00ed\u00f0inni eru ein gl\u00e6silegustu s\u00fdn Evr\u00f3pu. Borgin breytist \u00ed vetrarundrun birtu, skreytinga og \u00e1rst\u00ed\u00f0abundinnar skemmtunar sem dregur til millj\u00f3nir gesta \u00e1 hverju \u00e1ri.<\/p>\n

Oxford Street og Regent Street Lights<\/h3>\n

J\u00f3labirtin \u00e1 Oxford Street og Regent Street eru me\u00f0al \u00feekktari \u00ed heiminum. Venjulega kveikt er \u00e1 birtunum snemma n\u00f3vember og birturnar skapa gl\u00e6silega himilt yfir \u00feokkri verslunarstr\u00e6tum. J\u00f3laprj\u00f3n Regent Street fylgir oft gl\u00e6silegu \u00feema en Carnaby Street er \u00feekkt fyrir skapandi og stundum skrautlega innsetningar. A\u00f0 ganga \u00feessum st\u00e6tum \u00e1 kv\u00f6ldin, me\u00f0 birtunum endurspeglu\u00f0um \u00ed verslunargluggunum, er einn og allt London j\u00f3la reynsla.<\/p>\n

Winter Wonderland \u00ed Hyde Park<\/h3>\n

Hyde Park Winter Wonderland er st\u00e6rsti j\u00f3lah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 Lund\u00fana og stendur fr\u00e1 mi\u00f0n\u00f3vember til byrjunar jan\u00faar. V\u00ed\u00f0\u00e1ttumikla leikasv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 og marka\u00f0urinn eru me\u00f0 skautahlaup, leikaflotum, sirkusframlei\u00f0slum, risast\u00f3ra h\u00e6ttu, bj\u00f3rsl\u00f6ng \u00e1 B\u00e6jarlandi og hundru\u00f0 marka\u00f0sb\u00e1sa sem selja handverk, gjafir og veislufengl. A\u00f0gangur a\u00f0 parkinu er \u00f3keypis en einstakir flutnings\u00f6far og a\u00f0tractions \u00feurfa mi\u00f0a sem \u00e6tti a\u00f0 panta fyrirfram.<\/p>\n

J\u00f3laverslun \u00ed London<\/h3>\n

London er ein af heimsmiklum verslunarsta\u00f0setningum og j\u00f3lat\u00edmabili\u00f0 b\u00e6tir s\u00e9rstakri andr\u00famslofti. St\u00f3rverslunir eins og Harrods, Selfridges og Liberty b\u00faa til gl\u00e6silegar gluggas\u00fdningar sem hafa or\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0dr\u00e1ttarafl sj\u00e1lf. J\u00f3laskreytingar Covent Garden eru eil\u00edf vins\u00e6l, en Borough Market, Columbia Road Flower Market og South Bank Christmas Market bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 einst\u00e6kar gjafir og handverka\u00f0an mat.<\/p>\n

Leikh\u00fasakvi\u00f0v\u00f6run og af\u00fereying<\/h3>\n

West End-leikh\u00fasat\u00edmabil n\u00e6r h\u00e1marki um j\u00f3l, me\u00f0 kv\u00f6ldleikjum, s\u00e9rst\u00f6kum j\u00f3las\u00fdningum og vins\u00e6lum t\u00f3nleikum sem draga fullar h\u00fasakynni. Kv\u00f6ldr\u00eds, einst\u00f6k bresk form af fyndnu leikh\u00fasatruflun me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6ku \u00e1horfenda, er d\u00fdr\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskylduhef\u00f0 sem gestir \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 f\u00e1 reynslu af a\u00f0 minnsta kosti einu sinni. Skautast\u00f6\u00f0ir dukka upp um alla borgina, \u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 \u00e1 N\u00e1tt\u00farus\u00f6gu Safninu, Somerset House og Tower of London.<\/p>\n

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J\u00f3lamarka\u00f0ir um Bretland<\/h2>\n

J\u00f3lamarka\u00f0ir hafa or\u00f0i\u00f0 st\u00f3r a\u00f0dr\u00e1ttarafl um Bretland og koma evr\u00f3putrj\u00f3num hef\u00f0um til breskra borga og \u00fe\u00e9tta.<\/p>\n

Bath Christmas Market<\/h3>\n

Bath Christmas Market stendur frammi fyrir st\u00f3rgl\u00e6silegu bakgrunn Bath Abbey og georgisku arkitekt\u00far borgarinnar, og er ein af st\u00e6rstu j\u00f3lamarka\u00f0inum \u00e1 Bretlandi. Yfir 150 trj\u00f3h\u00fas standa vi\u00f0 g\u00f6tuna og selja handger\u00f0a gjafir, skreytingar og sta\u00f0bundna matars\u00e9rs\u00e9rstaklega. Marka\u00f0urinn er venjulega opinn fr\u00e1 seint n\u00f3vember til mi\u00f0s desember.<\/p>\n

Birmingham Frankfurt j\u00f3lamarka\u00f0ur<\/h3>\n

St\u00e6rsti ekta \u00fe\u00fdski j\u00f3lamarka\u00f0ur utan \u00de\u00fdskalands og Austurr\u00edkis, Birmingham Frankfurt Christmas Market fyllir Victoria Square og New Street me\u00f0 hef\u00f0bundnum \u00fe\u00fdskum st\u00f6llum, bratwurst, gluhwein og handger\u00f0um skartgripum. Marka\u00f0urinn er opinn allt n\u00f3vember og desember og er \u00f3keypis fyrir gesti.<\/p>\n

J\u00f3lamarka\u00f0ur Edinburgh<\/h3>\n

Vetrarkynning Edinburgh breytir borgarmi\u00f0b\u00e6num me\u00f0 j\u00f3lamarka\u00f0i \u00ed Princes Street Gardens, st\u00f3ru sko\u00f0unarhj\u00f3li, skautum og fagna\u00f0arskemmtun. Djarflega bakgrunnurinn af upplystu Edinburgh Castle fyrir ofan marka\u00f0inn skapar \u00f3gleymanlega andr\u00famsloft. Marka\u00f0urinn er opinn fr\u00e1 mi\u00f0n\u00f3vember til snemma jan\u00faar.<\/p>\n

Manchester j\u00f3lamarka\u00f0ir<\/h3>\n

Manchester h\u00fdsir einn af st\u00e6rstu og vins\u00e6lustu j\u00f3lamarka\u00f0avi\u00f0bur\u00f0um \u00ed UK, me\u00f0 m\u00f6rgum m\u00f6rku\u00f0um dreif\u00f0um um mi\u00f0borg borgarinnar. Albert Square, Exchange Square og Cathedral Gardens halda hver um sig s\u00e9rkennda marka\u00f0ssv\u00e6\u00f0i me\u00f0 al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legum mat, handverksst\u00f6llum og liflegri andr\u00famslofti.<\/p>\n

A\u00f0rir athyglisver\u00f0ir marka\u00f0ir<\/h3>\n

York, Winchester, Nottingham, Leeds og Bristol halda \u00f6ll fremra\u00f0andi j\u00f3lamarka\u00f0i. Margar minni b\u00e6ir og \u00feorpir halda einnig heillandi fagna\u00f0armarka\u00f0i, oft me\u00f0 meira sta\u00f0bundnu og \u00f3svikinni tilfinningu en st\u00e6rri borgarvi\u00f0bur\u00f0ir.<\/p>\n

Hogmanay-deildin \u00ed Edinborg: N\u00fd\u00e1r \u00e1 Skotlandi<\/h2>\n

Hogmanay-deildin \u00ed Edinborg er ein st\u00e6rsta og fr\u00e6gasta n\u00fd\u00e1rsatbur\u00f0ir heims. Deildin gengur venjulega fr\u00e1 30. desember til 1. jan\u00faar og felur \u00ed s\u00e9r lokaral\u00f6mu gegnum Gamleborgina, risast\u00e6r\u00f0an \u00fatilegukonsert og gatnaparti me\u00f0fram Princes Street, og gl\u00e6silegan eldurchakra \u00e1 mi\u00f0n\u00e6tti yfir Edinburgh Castle.<\/p>\n

Mi\u00f0ar \u00e1 helstu Hogmanay-atbur\u00f0i fara venjulega til s\u00f6lu \u00e1 haustin og seljast hratt, s\u00e9rstaklega fyrir gatnaparti\u00f0 og t\u00f3nleika. Ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 fagna n\u00fd\u00e1rsafm\u00e6li \u00ed Edinborg, panta\u00f0u b\u00e6\u00f0i mi\u00f0a \u00e1 vi\u00f0bur\u00f0i og gistingu eins flj\u00f3tt og au\u00f0i\u00f0 er. H\u00f3tel og gistih\u00fas \u00ed Edinborg taka yfirver\u00f0 me\u00f0an \u00e1 Hogmanay stendur, og frambo\u00f0 er mj\u00f6g takmarka\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Fyrir utan helstu atbur\u00f0i bj\u00f3\u00f0ar Edinborg d\u00fdr\u00f0lega andr\u00famsloft yfir j\u00f3la- og n\u00fd\u00e1rart\u00ed\u00f0ina, me\u00f0 vetrarfestival, \u00edsskri\u00f0sk\u00f3um og fj\u00f6lm\u00f6rgum kr\u00e1m og veitingast\u00f6\u00f0um sem halda eigin deildum.<\/p>\n

Ve\u00f0ri\u00f0: \u00dea\u00f0 sem \u00e6tla m\u00e1 a\u00f0 blikra fr\u00e1 desember til febr\u00faar<\/h2>\n

Vetra\u00f0ir \u00e1 Bretlandi eru almennt mildir mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 st\u00e6rsthluta Evr\u00f3pu og Nor\u00f0ur-Amer\u00edku, en skilyr\u00f0i geta veri\u00f0 mj\u00f6g mismunandi yfir landi\u00f0 og fr\u00e1 degi til dags.<\/p>\n

Hitastig<\/h3>\n

Me\u00f0altal vetra\u00f0ir hitastig \u00e1 su\u00f0urhluta Englands svifa \u00e1 milli 2 til 8 gr\u00e1\u00f0u Sels\u00edus, me\u00f0 st\u00f6ku k\u00f6ldu bilum sem f\u00e6ra hitastig undir frostmark. Nor\u00f0urhluti Englands og Skotland eru venjulega nokkur gr\u00e1\u00f0u kaldari, og fjallal\u00f6nd og fj\u00f6ll geta s\u00e9\u00f0 verulega l\u00e6gri hitastig. Snj\u00f3r er tilt\u00f6lulega sjaldg\u00e6fur \u00e1 flestum l\u00e1gl\u00f6ndum\u00f6gnum, en hann getur komi\u00f0 fram hvar sem er \u00e1 k\u00f6ldu t\u00edmabilum. Skoskar fj\u00f6ll sj\u00e1 reglulega snj\u00f3 fr\u00e1 n\u00f3vember til mars.<\/p>\n

\u00darkoma og gr\u00e1 logn<\/h3>\n

Desember og jan\u00faar eru me\u00f0al blautitu m\u00e1na\u00f0a \u00e1 st\u00f3rum hluta Bretlands. \u00darkoma og dimm\u00far logn eru almenn, svo vatns\u00fe\u00e9t kl\u00e6\u00f0na\u00f0ur, regnhl\u00edf og hl\u00fdir lagir eru nau\u00f0synlegir. Sem sagt geta skrautlegir, sk\u00f6pulegir vetrardagar \u00e1tt s\u00e9r sta\u00f0 og geta veri\u00f0 fagrir, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00e1 dreifb\u00e6li \u00fear sem frost flytur landi\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Hva\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 kl\u00e6\u00f0ast<\/h3>\n

Kl\u00e6\u00f0ast hl\u00fdjum l\u00f6gum sem \u00fe\u00fa getur b\u00e6tt vi\u00f0 e\u00f0a fjarl\u00e6gt eftir \u00fe\u00f6rfum. Hl\u00fd, vatns\u00fe\u00e9t jakki er nau\u00f0synlegur. \u00de\u00e6gilegir, vatns\u00fe\u00e9tir sk\u00f3r eru mikilv\u00e6gir, \u00fear sem borgarfl\u00f6t og dreifb\u00e6lilegir st\u00edgir geta veri\u00f0 bl\u00e1tr og halir. H\u00fafa, trefill og handsk\u00e1lar eru m\u00e6lst me\u00f0, s\u00e9rstaklega fyrir \u00fati j\u00f3lamarka\u00f0ir og n\u00fd\u00e1rsflokka. Fyrir \u00edtarlegri pakkinarlei\u00f0beiningar, sj\u00e1 okkar Besti t\u00edmi til a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja Bretland \u2013 lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Styttri dagar: \u00c1\u00e6tlanager\u00f0 eftir birtu<\/h2>\n

Ein st\u00e6rsta a\u00f0l\u00f6gun fyrir vetrorkastalagustu til Bretlands er stutir dagbirtir. \u00cd desember f\u00e6r London a\u00f0eins um \u00e1tta klst. af birtu, me\u00f0 s\u00f3larupprunum um klukkan 8:00 a\u00f0 morgni og s\u00f3lareiningu fyrir klukkan 16:00. \u00cd Edinborg er birta jafnvel stytri, me\u00f0 s\u00f3larupprunum eftir klukkan 8:30 a\u00f0 morgni og s\u00f3lareiningu fyrir klukkan 15:45.<\/p>\n

\u00deetta \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 \u00fatilegumst fyrir sko\u00f0unarfer\u00f0ir \u00fearf a\u00f0 skipuleggja vandlega. G\u00f3\u00f0u fr\u00e9ttirnar eru \u00fe\u00e6r a\u00f0 styttri dagir gera j\u00f3lafl\u00f3tur og skreytingar enn gl\u00e6silega, og margar \u00fearfir hafa framlengd kv\u00f6ldfyrirtariffyrirt\u00e6ki \u00e1 gle\u00f0it\u00edmabilinu. S\u00f6fn, listagildi og inni a\u00f0dr\u00e1ttara\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u eru kj\u00f6rin fyrir dimmari s\u00ed\u00f0degina og kv\u00f6ldin.<\/p>\n

Boxing Day og j\u00f3labankafr\u00eddagar<\/h2>\n

Skilningur \u00e1 bankafr\u00edd\u00f6gum Bretlands \u00e1 j\u00f3lat\u00edmabilinu er nau\u00f0synlegur fyrir fer\u00f0a\u00e1\u00e6tlanager\u00f0, \u00fear sem margar \u00fej\u00f3nustur og \u00fearfir hafa verulega breytt opnunart\u00edma.<\/p>\n

Mikilv\u00e6gir dagsetningar<\/h3>\n