Day trips from London
 

Hi, I will be in London in early September and mid October before a tour and was wondering what you would recommend as a day trip from London? Thinking about Oxford, Cambridge, Windsor, Stratford-Upon-Avon etc. <BR>Which do you think is the most worth it?

Canterbury or Bath, but you'll find a wealth of information on this forum if you do a search. Pick somewhere within 1 1/2 hours via train.

Hi <BR>I have a file on London that includes quite a bit of info on easy daytrips; if you'd like to see it, email me <BR>Recommendations would depend on your interests and how many days you will have in London. For example, if you'll only have 3 days in London, I would not take one of them to do a daytrip.

I would difinatly do Windsor/Hampton Court. This can be done in a coach tour with a company like Evan-Evans or via train. Winsor is the oldest inhabited castle and the town is nice too.

Cassandra, <BR> <BR>There are really two groups of day trips from London. <BR> <BR>• close-in places like Greenwich, Hampton Court, Windsor/Eton, and Kew that you can easily reach in 30 minutes or so from central London <BR> <BR>• places like Bath, Oxford, Cambridge, York, Stratford-upon-Avon that are further afield, but reachable by train in 1-2 hours. <BR> <BR>If your time is limited, stick close to London. Windsor/Eton is a great day trip with the famous castle and the interesting Thames river towns of Windsor and Eton. Hampton Court is also worth half of a day--the palace and gardens are great. Greenwich has a good nautical museum, the facinating old Royal Observatory, etc. <BR> <BR>If you have more time, and don't mind a longer trip, it is certainly possible to get to Bath, Cambridge, and Oxford in just about an hour by train from London. <BR> <BR>The medieval walled city of York, and the famous Stratford-upon-Avon both are 2+ hours from London by train. That begins to stretch the limit of a comfortable day trip, but you could visit either if the length of travel is not a concern. <BR> <BR>Which is most worth it? If I had to pick one from each group, it would be Windsor for close-in; Bath for medium length, and York for longer distance. But ALL of these destinations are good choices. <BR> <BR>Regards, <BR> <BR>David White <BR>http://www.KidsToLondon.com <BR>

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