English Countryside

Old Oct 21st, 2016, 07:46 PM
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English Countryside

I am traveling to London next week and will have six whole days. I would like to take a day trip out of the city (on public transit) but I haven't had much time to think about where I should go and what I should see. Any favorites out there people really love?
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Old Oct 22nd, 2016, 12:04 AM
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Your options ate limitless . . . your title says 'countryside'. Do you want to walk in the country -- or mainly just get out of London?

Easy city breaks would include places like Oxford, Cambridge, Salisbury/Stonehenge, Bath, Canterbury, Windsor, Winchester.
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Old Oct 22nd, 2016, 01:32 AM
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And if you decide to go to Cambridge you might add Ely:

https://mytimetotravel.wordpress.com...19/loving-ely/
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Old Oct 22nd, 2016, 03:58 AM
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Plenty of bookshops have guides on precisely this topic, and you could try getting some examples at
http://www.wegoplaces.me/walks-near-london/
http://www.walkingclub.org.uk/book_1/

Personally, I like the walk from Manningtree station through "Constable Country" via Flatford Mill to Dedham, and back; or from Tring to Ivinghoe Beacon and back; or Baldock to Ashwell and back.

But any of these walks will take up pretty well a whole day, and I wonder if you will really want to when you have so little time here. Don't forget you can get a fair bit of walking through greenery in London: if walking through the parks from Trafalgar Square to Kensington is still too urban for you, there is Hampstead Heath, or the Thames Path from Richmond to Kingston and Hampton Court.
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I overlooked the fact that you're talking about this coming week. Keep an eye on the weather, and bear in mind it's getting dark by about 6.30pm. Maybe I'm over-cautious but I'd stick closer to London: on that first link I gave you, the walks around Ashtead Common or Box Hill might be more sensible, in terms of timing, than some of those further out.
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You could amble through Virginia Water, a huge garden near Eton.
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Old Oct 22nd, 2016, 10:37 AM
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Thanks everyone! My question was more along the lines of, "If there is one thing outside of London I should not miss, what do you suggest?" But I will certainly look at all of these. Thanks, again!
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You might consider Hampstead Heath, including Kenwood House (also Fenton House, Keat's House, 2 Willow Road) and a stroll around Hampstead Village. Strictly speaking you're still in London but you'll feel far away. Highgate Cemetery is also nearby, for a complete change of pace.
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Old Oct 22nd, 2016, 12:16 PM
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How about getting a train to Sevenoaks and visiting Knole House. It is surrounded by a huge deer park so really does feel like countryside.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/knole
It is a very regular train service taking just ovre half an hour. Knole is 1.5 miles easy walk from teh station. The house is superb and the grounds are pretty good too.
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>>Thanks everyone! My question was more along the lines of, "If there is one thing outside of London I should not miss, what do you suggest?"
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Consider doing one of the London Walks Explorer Days, using public transit

http://www.walks.com/other-tours/day-trips-from-london/
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The weather's looking good for country walks this coming week - getting warmer (up to the high 50s/low 60sF) and apparently some good chances of sun and very little rain.
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