With the recent last minute changes by the government on which countries are deemed safe for us to visit there is some confusion around what countries you can visit without the need for self-isolation upon your return.
Almost everyone entering the UK – including British nationals – must fill in a ”passenger locator” form, regardless of which country you have arrived from and whether or not there is a need to quarantine so filling this form in is no indication of you needing to stay home
This week has seen more confusion to where you can or cannot travel with different restrictions in place depending on which UK nation you reside.
Below we have listed the most up to date list of destinations people residing in Swindon (or the rest of England) can visit. Remember this is subject to change at any time with little or no notice given so travel at your own risk.
Holiday destinations where you don’t need to quarantine when you get back to the UK:
Despite not needing to quarantine you will still need to complete the passenger locater form before you enter the UK.
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Barbados
Bermuda
Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba
British Antarctic Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Cayman Islands
the Channel Islands
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Denmark
Dominica
Estonia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
French Polynesia
Gibraltar
Germany
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
the Isle of Man
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Macao (Macau)
Malaysia
Mauritius
Montserrat
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Norway
Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
Poland
Portugal
Reunion
San Marino
Seychelles
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Korea
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
St Barthélemy
St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Pierre and Miquelon
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Taiwan
Turkey
Vatican City State
Vietnam
If you travel to a country not on this list or indeed the government place a restriction on whee you have gone and you haven’t returned back home in time here are the restirctions that will be in place for 14 days, starting from the day after arrival.
People who are quarantining should not:
- Use taxis or public transport to reach their destination on arrival in the UK, if possible
- Use public transport or taxis once at their destination
- Go to work, school, or public areas
- Have visitors except for essential support
- Go out to buy food, or other essentials, if they can rely on others
