Knocka's Net
Culture, books and art
- The National Gallery Online artwork.
- Whichbook A new way of choosing what to read.
- Cool Reads Book reviews for kids, by kids.
- Access Art Online art tutorials and courses.
- Nature Photographers Stunning photographs.
- Hillman Wonders The 100 greatest wonders of the world.
- Icons Vote on what it means to be English.
- Get Crafty Like Blue Peter, but without sticky-backed plastic.
- What Should I Read Next? Help in choosing books to read.
- Collect Britain 90,000 images and sounds from across the UK.
- Crazy Fads Crazes, fads and trends from 1920 to the present.
- Jackson Pollock Create your own masterpiece.
Entertainment, celebs, TV, film, music, etc
- Awful Plastic Surgery When plastic surgery goes bad.
- Commercial Breaks And Beats Identify music from TV ads.
- Movie Mistakes Big screen bloopers.
- TV Cream Memories of classic TV shows.
- Muppets.com Kermit, Miss Piggy and friends.
- Carry Online Online tribute to the Carry On films.
- Find Videos Track down free (and legal) music videos.
- Disco Disco for everything disco.
- Morecambe & Wise Home Page Bringing you sunshine!
- Script-O-Rama Search for TV and movie scripts.
- TV Ark The online television museum.
- R2 Easter Eggs Find hidden extras on your DVDs.
- Music Plasma Unusual musical search engine.
- I Am The Beatles All you need to know about the Fab Four!
- Kids TV Reminisce about childhood favourites.
- Simpsons Archive Simpsons fan-site.
- Funny.co.uk British comedy site.
- Metacritic Combining reviews for TV, movies, film, music, etc.
- Rubber Faces Distort your least favourite celebs' faces.
- Aardman The company that made Morph and Wallace & Gromit.
- Movie Clichés Cinematic flaws and stereotypes.
- Song Tapper Identify a song by tapping the rhythm on your keyboard.
- Popcorn Song Dedicated to the Hot Butter classic.
- The Queen's 80th Birthday Official site.
- Every Hit Database of every Top 40 hit single and album ever.
- Ice Age 2: The Meltdown Fun & games on the movie's official site.
- TV Genius Interactive, searchable online TV guide.
- Song Facts Interesting info about your favourite hits.
- BBUK Big Brother fan site.
- IMDb Internet Movie Database.
- YouTube Watch 1000s of video clips online.
- Digital UK Helping you convert to digital TV.
- DS:BB Another Big Brother fan-site.
- Chortle News and reviews of the British comedy scene.
- Pandora Discover and hear new music based on what you already like.
- All Movie Information on just about every film ever.
- The Custard Free, customisable online TV guide.
- Orlando Is A Doll Dress (and undress!) Orlando Bloom.
- Public Information Films Jimmy Savile, Charley says... & more!
Facts and education
- Domesday Book The legendary historic book, online.
- Guinness World Records Amazing feats from around the globe.
- Making The Modern World History of science and innovation.
- Word Count Interactive list of the most to least popular words.
- Behind The Name Information and history of names.
- Implosion World Watch big buildings being demolished!
- Old Maps Check out your local area, centuries ago.
- Good Quotes Amusing and interesting quotations.
- Word Spy Tracking new words and phrases in the English language.
- Wikipedia Online encyclopaedia.
- Collect Britain 90,000 images and sounds from across the UK.
- Underground History Featuring London's hidden tube stations.
Family stuff
- Babyworld Advice and information for new parents.
- Mumsnet Parenting advice.
- Behind The Name Information and history of names.
- Think Baby Names Meanings and origins of names.
- Baby Names Advice on naming your child.
- Think U Know Important internet safety advice for kids.
- UK Deed Poll Service How to change your name.
- MyHeritage Face recognition software - do you look like a celeb?
- GoMama Today Advice for new and expectant mothers.
- Wedding Chaos Getting married? Essential advice and help.
Money saving and finance
- Global Rich List Find your place in the list of the world's richest.
- USwitch Find cheaper utility suppliers.
- Train Refunds Get compensation for train delays.
- Skyscanner Find the cheapest budget flights.
- Xe.com Handy online currecny converter.
- Pension Calculator Find Are you saving enough for retirement?
- Say No To 0870 Cheaper alternatives to 0870 phone numbers.
- HotUKdeals Special offers and discounts for online shopping.
- Text Me Free Save money by sending free texts to friends.
- Trolly Dolly Supermarket price comparator.
- Money Saving Expert Protecting those pennies and piling up those pounds!
- IB-Long Raise money for charity whilst shopping online.
- PayFinder Are you getting paid what you deserve?
- PetrolPrices Find the cheapest petrol prices near you.
- Pipeline Card Aiming to bring you discounts on petrol.
- 5pm.co.uk Cheap offers on eating out.
- DVD Price Check Compare DVD prices, whatever the region.
- Airport Parking Shop Find the cheapest airport parking.
- Travel Supermarket Useful price comparison site.
- Smart Free Stuff Find online discount vouchers and freebies.
- Entitled To Discover what benefits you can get.
- PayWizard Are you earning what you should?
Food and drink
- Delia Online The Queen of the Kitchen's homepage.
- Madge And Geoffrey Online curry shrine.
- Webtender Online cocktail creator.
- Feed Me Better Jamie Oliver's campaign for better school food.
- Internet Wine Guide For budding Jilly Gooldens.
- Spam.com Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam...
- Beer In The Evening Find the best local pubs.
- Camp Recipes Recipes for outdoor cooking.
- Healthy Eating Detailed nutrition advice.
- Curry House For fans of Indian cuisine.
- Barbecue Bible Recipes and tips for a successful BBQ.
- The Chocolate Review Opinions on the nation's favourite chocolate.
- Cheap Cooking Healthy recipes on a budget.
- Nice Cuppa Tea How to make the perfect cuppa!
- Grab A Meal Find a local takeaway.
- Salad Recipes A healthier site than yesterday's!
- Bread Recipes Get baking your own bread!
- Epicurious Mouthwatering recipes.
- 5pm.co.uk Cheap offers on eating out.
- Daily Diet Tracker Help with your diet and fitness regime.
- Cheese On Tour Pieces of cheese in popular tourist destinations.
- Chopstix Dedicated to Chinese food.
- Debbie & Andrew's N. Yorks sausage-makers we met at Ideal Home Show
- Weird Food Disgusting delicacies from around the world.
- British Barbecue Pit BBQ advice, hints, tips and recipes.
- Sausagelinks Helping you find (or make!) the best sausages.
- Eat Well Useful advice on healthy eating.
- Nice Cup Of Tea And A Sit Down and maybe a biscuit?
Japery, fun and games
- Play Free Online Games 80s style arcade games and more.
- My DJ Name Want to be a superstar DJ? You need a DJ name!
- Framley Examiner Spoof local newspaper.
- Whoohoo Regional dialect translator.
- Which Is Worse? Decide on online dilemmas
- Hot or Not Find out how gorgeous you really are (or not)!
- Cillit Bang & Esure Remixes Cheesy TV ads go drum 'n' bass!
- U2 Vertigo Alternative Video See, they do sing 'Birmingham'!!!
- I Used To Believe Strange childhood beliefs.
- City Creator Design your own towns and cities.
- Armchair Travel View the world in 360 degrees from your PC.
- Virtual Dog Own your own cyber-dog.
- Pun Of The Day Groansome jokes.
- Cybercones Make your own virtual ice-cream.
- Am I A Lookalike? Think you look like someone famous?
- Cave Of Magic Clever online card trick.
- Amusing Place Names Odd (and rude) place names near you!
- Google Earth Brilliant, highly detailed 3D simulation of the world.
- Inner Geek Find out how geeky you really are.
- Mystical Ball A site that claims to read your mind!
- Exploding Dog Online art you can inspire!
- Pick Up Help Some of the world's worst chat-up line.
- Phone Spelling Find words in your phone number.
- Anagram Site For fun with words.
- Sliding Puzzle A high-tech version of an old classic
- Jigsaw Land Online version of the classic puzzle.
- Email Roulette Share email messages with random people.
- Job Predictor Find out what job you should be doing.
- Prongo Fun and games for the kids.
- Rock Star Name What would you be called as a rock star?
- Cool Optical Illusions ...does funny things to your eyes!
- bored.com Ultimate boredom-busting links.
- Sloganizer Make yourself an instant slogan.
- Smack Louis Get your own back on Louis Walsh!
- World Of Kitsch For everything a bit tacky and retro.
- Fun With Words Word puzzles and oddities.
- Rubber Faces Distort your least favourite celebs' faces.
- Mr Picasso Head Get all arty.
- MatchAge Can you guess the age of the people in the photos?
- Sheep Emporium Adopt a virtual sheep.
- Fun4Birthdays Birthday related trivia
- Sketch Swap Draw a picture, receive a picture.
- Block Frenzy Simple but addictive online game.
- Tall Or Not? Check your height against famous people.
- Reincarnation Station What will you come back as?
- Net Disaster Destroy your least favourite websites!
- Beat The Broker Highly addictive and uncannily like TV's Deal Or No Deal.
- Weebl's Stuff Very funny animations, and the home of Weebl & Bob!
- Drawtoy vs Byokal Funky online kaleidoscope.
- Four Second Fury Annoyingly fast quick-fire online games.
- Sheep Game Virtual, online One Man And His Dog.
- Romance Scale How romatic are you?
- Rating Pets How cute is your pet?
- Rock Paper Scissors Online Virtual version of the classic game.
- Brickfilms Excellent Lego movies!
- Pranksite Hilaaarious practical jokes.
- Name Humor Real people, silly names!
- Best Arcade 3000+ free online games.
- Origami.com The art of folding paper.
- Jackson Pollock Create your own masterpiece.
- Bunnyhero Labs Adoption Centre For virtual pets.
- Baby vs Baby Which baby is the cutest?
- Optical Illusions Makes your eyes funny (so do all the pop-ups!).
- Hamster Dance Return of the site that spawned a 90s craze!
Personal and Health
- Common Cold Advice on dealing with those sniffles.
- Daily Diet Tracker Help with your diet and fitness regime.
- Yoga Kitty How to do Yoga... with your cat!
- NHS Direct Online medical advice and help.
- Feed Me Better Jamie Oliver's campaign for better school food.
- Healthy Eating Detailed nutrition advice.
- Embarrassing Problems Advice on personal problems.
- UK Transplant The NHS Organ Donor Register.
- Endless Agony Online problem page.
- Hair Boutique Having a bad hair day? Try a new style!
- No Smoking Day Helping you kick the habit.
- All Natural Beauty Make your own natural beauty products.
- Romance Scale How romatic are you?
- How Was Your Day? The website that cares.
- Eat Well Useful advice on healthy eating.
Home and Garden
- Doctor Greenfingers Gardening advice and help.
- The Property Medics DIY and homecare advice.
- Ask The Builder DIY advice.
- Telephone Preference Service Stop unwanted sales calls.
- USwitch Find cheaper utility suppliers.
- UpMyStreet Useful information about your neighbourhood.
- I Am Moving Online change of address service.
- Help I Am Moving Useful advice on moving house.
Children
- Cool Reads Book reviews for kids, by kids.
- Muppets.com Kermit, Miss Piggy and friends.
- Think U Know Important internet safety advice for kids.
- Simpsons Archive Simpsons fan-site.
- Prongo Fun and games for the kids.
- Bugbios All about creepy-crawlies.
- Show Me The best bits from Britain's museums for kids.
- Mr Men Official site of the Mr Men and Little Miss.
- Ice Age 2: The Meltdown Fun & games on the movie's official site.
Lifestyle and work bits
- Totally Off The Record Share your workplace irritations.
- The Best Man Advice if you're about to be a mate's Best Man.
- Life Is Busy Organises your life with remiders of things to do.
- The Student Zone News, entertainment and advice for students.
- What The Papers Say Rounding up the top stories.
- UKVillages.co.uk Community info for villages across the UK.
- Urban Dictionary Translations of what 'da kidz' are saying.
- Red And Proud Online home of people with red hair.
- I Work With Fools Vent your spleen about work colleagues.
- Endless Agony Online problem page.
- Get Relaxed A very stress-making 'relaxation' site!
- Find Extra Work Looking for a bit of extra money? This may help.
- The Weekly Gripe Vent your spleen about whatever hacks you off.
Sport
- Soccerbase Comprehensive football information.
- Runnersweb History Information and advice for runners.
- Torino 2006 Official website of the Turin Winter Olympics.
- Extreme Ironing Possibly the world's most bizarre sport.
- The World Cup In Germany For footy fans everywhere.
- Wembley Stadium Should be good... once it's finished!
- London 2012 Check the progress of the British Olympics
- FIFA World Cup 2006 Official World Cup site.
- Cricinfo Devoted to everything Cricket.
- Ugly Footballers Not all soccer stars look like David Beckham.
Travel and Leisure
- Lonely Planet Holiday and travel guides.
- 5minutesaway Cheaper alternatives to motorway services.
- Days Out UK Events and attractions across the country.
- Holidays Exposed Holiday reviews, written by holidaymakers.
- Camp Recipes Recipes for outdoor cooking.
- Good Beach Guide Find Britain's cleanest shorelines.
- Pet Friendly Hotels Helping you take your dog on holiday.
- Couch Surfing A cheaper way of travelling the world.
- Boots And Paws Great places to walk your dog.
- Train Refunds Get compensation for train delays.
- Skyscanner Find the cheapest budget flights.
- PetrolPrices Find the cheapest petrol prices near you.
- Hillman Wonders The 100 greatest wonders of the world.
- Pipeline Card Aiming to bring you discounts on petrol.
- NorthYorks.com Attractions from around the county.
- VR York Take a 360 degree virtual tour of York.
- Airport Parking Shop Find the cheapest airport parking.
- Yorkshire Visitor Tourist inspiration across Yorkshire.
- Explore Hawnby Tourist site for the North Yorkshire village.
- Highways Agency Traffic Info Check road delays at a glance.
- Great Yorkshire Show The official site.
- Transport Direct How to get from A to B - journey planner.
- Yorkshire Visitor Tourist inspiration across Yorkshire.
- Travel Supermarket Useful price comparison site.
Science and Technology
- Digital Camera HQ Advice on buying digital cameras.
- How Stuff Works Scientific mysteries explained.
-- SETI @ Home Join the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
- Engadget The latest technologies for gadget freaks.
- Drive Me Insane Annoy a man by switching his lights on & off.
- Archive.org Complete archive of the internet.
- Review Centre Customer reviews of thousands of products.
- Immobilise Reuniting stolen and lost items with their owners.
- Space.com For budding Patrick Moores.
- HubbleSite Official site of the space telescope.
- Visible Earth Amazing photos of the earth from space.
- ClimatePrediction.net Help scientists predict climate change.
- GetNetWise Advice on safe and trouble-free surfing.
- Phylotaxis Where science meets culture.
- UK Free TV Comprehensive guide to free digital TV services.
- ADSL Guide Broadband help, advice and news.
- MetCheck Detailed weather forecast site.
- Phylotaxis Where science meets culture.
- Piczo Create your own website and share photos with friends.
- Digital UK Helping you convert to digital TV.
- Wallpaperbase Make your desktop prettier.
- nasa.gov Official NASA site - loads about space.
Bizzare and weird
- Extreme Ironing Possibly the world's most bizarre sport.
- Men Who Look Like Kenny Rogers Old men with white beards!
- Hungover Cures for that 'morning after' feeling.
SETI @ Home Join the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
- Mullet Junky Short at the front and sides, long at the back.
- Nessie On The Net Join the search for the Loch Ness Monster.
- Airline Meals.net Plastic cutlery, wet-wipes, mini bread rolls, etc.
- Virtual Fag Break The healthy way to take a ciggy break!
- Wacky Uses Unusual uses for everyday products.
- Old Superstitions Superstitions and Old Wives' Tales.
- Ugly Footballers Not all soccer stars look like David Beckham.
- Old Wives Tales Sayings and superstitions.
- Unusual Phobias Strange things that people are scared of.
- Cheese On Tour Pieces of cheese in popular tourist destinations.
- Drive Me Insane Annoy a man by switching his lights on & off.
- Sandals and Socks Forever The world's worst fashion faux pas?
- Cheese Racing An unusual sport for barbecue fans.
- Rodney Rabbit A pet bunny's homepage.
- Disturbing Auctions The worst rubbish from online auctions.
- Bee Dogs Pictures of dogs dressed as bees!
- Yoga Kitty How to do Yoga... with your cat!
- Googlism Find out what the web thinks of you.
- Trashlog Rubbish art... literally!
- Is This You? Reuniting lost photos with their owners.
- INCH Putting a stop to giving kids silly names.
- Fat Felines Photos of overweight cats!
- I Hate My Name How to name (and how not to name) children!
- Pavement Gear Odd things found at the roadside.
- Odd Animals Strange, ugly and funny animals.
- Contortion Home Page The most supple people on the planet!
- Bennett Robot Works Brilliant robot sculptures made from junk.
- Mullets Galore Short on the top and sides, long at the back.
- One Red Paperclip Can a paperclip lead to owning a house?
- Popcorn Song Dedicated to the Hot Butter classic.
- Tall Or Not? Check your height against famous people.
- Reincarnation Station What will you come back as?
- Chronicles Of George Think you're bad with computers? Think again.
- Now Start A Beard Bizarre time-lapse photography project.
- Pimp My Snack Chavved up chocolate and more!
- Nobody Here Weird Artificial Intelligence stream of consciousness.
- Crazy Thoughts Questions to get you scratching your head.
- MyHeritage Face recognition software - do you look like a celeb?
- Brickfilms Excellent Lego movies!
- Cloud Gazing Finding pictures in the sky.
- Reverse Speech Hidden reversed messages.
- Bagladies Exploring the contents of your handbag.
- Cardstacker A man who stacks playing cards.
- Poke Alex In The Eye Bizarre online game - and it's not me!
- Drunk Browsing Test Not to be used to test ability to drive.
- Bunnyhero Labs Adoption Centre For virtual pets.
- One Mile Website If you wanna be a record breaker... yeahhh!.
- Dress Kevin Decide what Kevin wears every day.
- Factorizer Discover interesting facts about yourself.
- Ghost Pictures Spooky photos.
- Dull Men's Club And you thought you were nerdy?
- Things That Make You Go Aahh Pass the sick bucket!
- Optical Illusions Makes your eyes funny (so do all the pop-ups!).
Useful and interesting
- How Stuff Works Scientific mysteries explained.
- Re-Date Find out your more unusual anniversaries.
- Telephone Preference Service Stop unwanted sales calls.
- Ask Oxford Online home of the Oxford English Dictionary.
- Archive.org Complete archive of the internet.
- Webtender Online cocktail creator.
- The Hunger Site Donate food to the Third World for free.
- So You Wanna How to do... just about anything.
- Life Is Busy Organises your life with remiders of things to do.
- How To Complain Advice on your consumer rights.
- Mindtools Advice for a successful career.
- USwitch Find cheaper utility suppliers.
- UK Deed Poll Service How to change your name.
- How To Clean Anything Got a tricky stain? This might help.
- Review Centre Customer reviews of thousands of products.
- Train Refunds Get compensation for train delays.
- Watch That Page Alerts you when favourite web sites update.
- Skyscanner Find the cheapest budget flights.
- The Site Non-preachy information for young people.
- Doglost Online help with finding your lost pooch.
- Birthday Alarm Never forget a friend's or family's birthday.
- UpMyStreet Useful information about your neighbourhood.
- Whichbook A new way of choosing what to read.
- NHS Direct Online medical advice and help.
- Cheap Cooking Healthy recipes on a budget.
- Couch Surfing A cheaper way of travelling the world.
- Phone Spelling Find words in your phone number.
- Excuses.co.uk How to get out of tricky situations.
- Grab A Meal Find a local takeaway.
- Xe.com Handy online currecny converter.
- MEND Reuniting stolen and lost electronic items with their owners.
- Say No To 0870 Cheaper alternatives to 0870 phone numbers.
- Pet Friendly Hotels Helping you take your dog on holiday.
- The Answerbank Find out the answer to almost anything.
- Text Me Free Save money by sending free texts to friends.
- i Resign Advice on handing in your notice.
- Hints And Things Handy hints and tips for around the home.
- Money Saving Expert Protecting those pennies and piling up those pounds!
- I Am Moving Online change of address service.
- IB-Long Raise money for charity whilst shopping online.
- eHow How to do (just about) everything!
- PetrolPrices Find the cheapest petrol prices near you.
- Help I Am Moving Useful advice on moving house.
- Think Baby Names Meanings and origins of names.
- UK Free TV Comprehensive guide to free digital TV services.
- MetCheck Detailed weather forecast site.
- Every Click The search engine which raises money for charity.
- mailbigfile.com An easier way to share big files than emailing.
- Song Tapper Identify a song by tapping the rhythm on your keyboard.
- TV Genius Interactive, searchable online TV guide.
- UK Phone Info Find out where those dialling codes are from.
- Piczo Create your own website and share photos with friends.
World, Environment, Charities
- ClimatePrediction.net Help scientists predict climate change.
- Nature Photographers Stunning photographs.
- Global Rich List Find your place in the list of the world's richest.
- Fairtrade Make your shopping list ethically sound.
- Make Poverty History The campaign of the Live 8 concerts.
- Greenchoices Ways to make your life more eco-friendly.
- Global Rich List Find your place in the list of the world's richest.
- World AIDS Day Official site.
- IB-Long Raise money for charity whilst shopping online.
- Visible Earth Amazing photos of the earth from space.
