You don't need a "photo" printer to print excellent photos. In fact, Consumer Reports (USA) in their testing found that most non-photo printers did as good or better job with photos than the "photo" printers. High on their list were Canon and HP. A $100 Canon (S520) was their top printer - but it seems not to be available in the UK. So, for less than £200 you should be able to find a very good printer.

The advantage of the photo printers is that they will take some of the memory cards and you don't have to go through your computer to print photos. But this gives you very limited, if any, editing features.

You will need some sort of editing programme, Irfan View is a free download, limited but usable. Some printers come with a basic programme. HP usually have one. The company web sites will tell you what is included with each printer.