hanleyster

Hello all, is it possible to do a day trip from Halifax to London? I see its only about a 3 hour train ride..

Also, what train station in London should I get off to just be walkin around near Big Ben and things like that.

Thank you!

Costs?

willit

It is possible, but would be a very long day. Cost wise depends on how far in advance you can buy the tickets. I had a quick look on thetrainline.com and the cheapest return ticket for the 16th OCtober (I selected the day at random) was £124.

It is cheaper to buy two single tickets at £31 each way, but there is limited availability on these, and I believe they are for a specific train only (e.g the 07:49 from Halifax is the only train you could use).

hanleyster

How do they expect people to want to use the train when they charge so much?!

willit

The joys of capitalism!

afterall

You don't have a choice of stations to "get off". Trains from the north west terminate at either Euston or Kings Cross. And from there you will have to take the tube. Westminster is the closest tube station but Big Ben is not far either from Charing Cross.

Why don't you do a google for "London tube"? Maybe I'll save you the trouble.

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/modalpages/2625.aspx

I'll leave you to google the rail options. You will find what you need if you try hard enough.

Now in return, please tell me where you are from; why you will be in Halifax, and how old you are.

PS - a day trip is not ideal. There are plenty of places to stay in London - and it doesn't have to be expensive.

yk

When do you plan on traveling?

Cholmondley_Warner

As said, yes it's doable as a day trip, but it will be a looonnngg day.

If you can stay overnight then life becomes a great deal more civilised - get a meal, watch a play etc.

BTW What on Earth is a tourist doing in Halifax? Did you lose a bet?

hanleyster

From NY USA, I heard Halifax is really beautiful and touristy?

I am taking a vacation to the UK and using it as my central hub to do day trips from. I am 28 years old. Male, bold and beautiful.

PalenQ

If Willits 124 quid is the cheapest then i would strongly investigate the England Railpass which could be cheaper than 124 pounds and give you three more days of unlimited travel on all trains - fully flexible train - just jump on - in all of England, including airport express trains.

yk

hanleyster-

You need to do some work yourself. When I looked on Nationalrail.co.uk and picked a random date of October 9th, the cheapest rates I got were:

Outbound £12.35
Inbound £17.50

for a grand total of £29.85. These are advance discounted tickets are there's a limited amount of those on each train. You won't be able to get these ticket prices if you buy it at the station on the day of travel.

Maria_H

I wouldn't really describe Halifax as touristy and I'm afraid it always reminds me of the chorus of a folk song - "From Hull and Halifax and Hell, Good Lord deliver me"

I'm sure it's improved from the old times described in the song!

http://www.halifaxuk.co.uk/

Morgana

I live 'oop north' in North Yorkshire and I am afraid Halifax is neither beautiful nor touristy, although it does have some wild and lovely countryside around it. Wouldn't have thought it was ideal as a hub for you either - and am really curious as to where you heard it was so lovely? The Piece Hall is probably its claim to fame. If you want to base yourself somewhere up here then Leeds would be a good idea - it's not beautiful either but it is lively and vibrant, excellent shopping, and good train and bus links to 'beautiful and touristy' places like York.

Morgana

Meant to add - to base yourself in York would be even better! York is gorgeous and also has fast and frequent rail links to Kings Cross, London (many trains take less than 2 hours).

Cholmondley_Warner

From NY USA, I heard Halifax is really beautiful and touristy? >>>

Errr. No.

It would be charitable indeed to call Halifax "Beautiful"

http://www.yell.com/images/uk/west_y...re/halifax.jpg

It's a faded industrial town. You could do much much better.

janisj

hanleyster: &quot;<i>From NY USA, I heard Halifax is really beautiful and touristy? </i>&quot;

It was posted on your other threads that Halifax is - shall we say, not a scenic wonderland. You also asked about going from Swansea to Tenby to Dublin to Halifax and then posted you'd probably just do Manchester to Swansea to Manchester to Dublin.

So - now that we know you are planning Halifax as your base -- what can we do to change your mind? It really is a pit. If you had to go there for a wedding or to see friends or something it might make some sense. But to base a UK holiday - not so much . . . . .

hanleyster

I chose halifax as my hub because that is where my friend lives, he will be working during the week, but at least we can go to the golden fleece for a pint at night. i figured i could do day trips while he is working, perhaps york!

hey waht about blackpool, is that a good place to go in early may???

Cholmondley_Warner

Fairy nuff if you have a friend there.

Blackpool is fun at any time - but don't expect classy. What with the transvestite nightclubs, kiss me quick hats and lots and lots of Bacardi Breezers....

alya

Sorry to tell you that the Golden Fleece has closed - you can have fun though trying to find other pubs, make it your mission to try as many as possible

http://tinyurl.com/57r6lv

&quot;He has used the pubs for publicity through his 18-year-old son Luke - the last licensee at the Golden Fleece.'

Can you imagine allowing an 18yr old to sell alcohol???

There are worse places to visit, Just thank goodness that your friend doesn't live in Keighley I have family that live in and around Halifax so I have fond memories.

I think you'd find Blackpool very 'interesting', don't forget to buy a stick of rock.

Morgana - Piece Hall sucks these days, it used to be a hive of activity in the late 90's with interesting one off shops but most of them have closed down - Pity, It used to be a nice place to go on a Sunday when we visited family.

PalenQ

Blackpool is always a fun place to go for me - great people watching and never a slow season it seems as i've read it's become a very hip place for Londoners and trendy younger folk to come for a weekend or week hoot - lots of clubs and theatre, etc. with big names. And there are alwas the trams trundling along the coast for several miles.

Blackpool is to me like a trip back in time too - like to Coney Island at its heyday. I guess they no longer rent mules to ride along the sandy beach (but usually too cold to swim i think)

Cholmondley_Warner

Yes they still rent donkeys.

They won't let fat knackers like me ride them though.

Also - no londoners - too far and you have to change at Preston.

Mainly Mancs and other Northern Monkeys.