Day trip to the English countryside from London
Jan 21st, 2020, 03:14 AM
#22
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 20,927
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
One thought that occurred to me: a train ride to Epping, bus to Ongar, and walk past Sainsbury's and then about a mile through fields to the secluded-feeling church at Greensted. Very low-key, but rural enough, and several places in Ongar for a reasonable lunch.
Greensted Church
Greensted Church
Jan 22nd, 2020, 11:38 AM
#23
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 44
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Thank you all for the myriad suggestions!! I'm leaning towards Epping it sounds perfect. Im going to do some research and get back to you guys with more questions.
Thank you for your valuable input!
Thank you for your valuable input!
Feb 24th, 2020, 11:49 PM
#24
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 746
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Lots of fabulous ideas here. My family wanted to do the same thing - get out in the countryside a bit. I’m just going to throw one more idea out that we did last summer.
Take the train to Oxford. It’s a beautiful town, all very walkable. Additionally you can walk along the Thames, past a beautiful meadow to Godstow where there is an old abbey. You also could get bikes in town and follow the path — all the way to Blenheim Palace if you like. There also is punting along the Cherwell past the Botanic Gardens.
https://www.aladyinlondon.com/2018/1...-day-trip.html
That said, as others have mentioned, Hampstead is charming and much closer. The Heath is a great walk and the Kenwood House would make a terrific stop along the way.
https://www.aladyinlondon.com/2017/0...ad-london.html
Take the train to Oxford. It’s a beautiful town, all very walkable. Additionally you can walk along the Thames, past a beautiful meadow to Godstow where there is an old abbey. You also could get bikes in town and follow the path — all the way to Blenheim Palace if you like. There also is punting along the Cherwell past the Botanic Gardens.
https://www.aladyinlondon.com/2018/1...-day-trip.html
That said, as others have mentioned, Hampstead is charming and much closer. The Heath is a great walk and the Kenwood House would make a terrific stop along the way.
https://www.aladyinlondon.com/2017/0...ad-london.html
Last edited by lrice; Feb 24th, 2020 at 11:52 PM.
Feb 26th, 2020, 06:37 PM
#25
Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 9
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Stratford
Just a comment here. I'm a bit late to the party, and it sounds like your decision has been made, but I did want to mention that Stratford is indeed a nice place with children. We used to live in the area and spent a lot of time there.
Once you get to Stratford, you can take a hop on / hop off bus to get to various sites. Mary Arden's House is just outside Stratford and a wonderful site for families. I remember the falconry displays and they had the snowy owl that was in the Harry Potter films.
If you had a car, you could also drive 10 more minutes to Warwick to see Warwick castle, and another five minutes and you are in Kenilworth with a picturesque castle, although not complete as the one in Warwick, but a delightful place to climb around for a bit, and a pretty park nearby.
Once you get to Stratford, you can take a hop on / hop off bus to get to various sites. Mary Arden's House is just outside Stratford and a wonderful site for families. I remember the falconry displays and they had the snowy owl that was in the Harry Potter films.
If you had a car, you could also drive 10 more minutes to Warwick to see Warwick castle, and another five minutes and you are in Kenilworth with a picturesque castle, although not complete as the one in Warwick, but a delightful place to climb around for a bit, and a pretty park nearby.
Thread
Original Poster
Forum
Replies
Last Post
alibassi
Road Trips
20
Oct 21st, 2016 12:07 PM
Kate
Europe
17
May 26th, 2003 12:55 PM
