What is the best way to exchange pounds to euros to get the best rate?
The quickest and cheapest way would be for you to do foreign exchanges in the market. If you have an investors account with FOREX capabilities, you can buy/sell currencies in the open market at the current rate, without having to pay commissions. Banks, and foreign exchange bureaus levy heft (and I find sometimes grossly over-valued) commissions to exchange currencies. If you don’t have an investors account, between banks and exchange bureaus, banks will often (but not always) have the lower rate. Hope this helps.