Having just graduated and decided I want to do a PhD its seams I have left it all too late as there are very few left. What should I do? Keep applying or wait for the next lot next year... and if I do wait what should I apply for in the mean time?

You can try a Master in the mean
or you can try abroad for example here in Italy PhD starts
in different period in diffirent univerisities.

Some PhDs start in January too so keep an eye out.

You can go travelling!!

A PhD can start whenever, generally unis will have several dates a year when you can register e.g. Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. However most people start in Oct at the start of the academic year. If you start during the other times it feels weird as I've just started and the dept and uni is dead at the moment as it's the middle of the summer! I'm also the only new person and can't wait for other new people to start!

I would go travelling now while you have the chance. I wished I did when I had the opportunity as I felt I couldn't go without trying to get a place first. However now that I have a place and it happened so fast I didn't get a chance to go! Hopefully I can go somewhere along the way but it's going to be difficult getting someone who is going to be free at the same time! : )