I am traveling to London for 6 days at the end of April. I have never been, so I want to see and do as much as I can.

Is it worth it to take the time and see Stonehenge and Bath (through a bus tour) or should I spend the time and see more of London? I don't want to feel like I've run out of time at the end of the trip.

Thanks

You will get lots of answers on this. But, for the first trip, London only will keep you more than busy as will many trips to come. Having said that, getting out of London is great as well, but save it for the next trip.

Save it for future trips. I've visited London over a dozen times and it wasn't until last year when I went to Stonehenge.

Hi Shar,

You shouldn't get bored with London in only 6 days.

If, for some reason, London begins to pall, you don't have to sign up for a tour more than a day or so in advance.

"Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford."
— Samuel Johnson

What is it about Stonehenge? Is it a must-see in some overseas travel guide? FWIW, Stonehenge is a collection of large stones in the middle of nowhere, spoilt by two fairly busy roads and is particularly badly presented by English Heritage. Your jaw will drop for a few seconds and you can wonder endlessly about how it got there, and that's it. If you die without ever going your life will not be incomplete. Or your travels in England come to that.

At the age of 55 my knowledge of my own little country is still hugely incomplete. Six days in London will be no problem. If you need a change try Hampton Court or Windsor.

Also, I have been going to Britain annually for 25 years and never went nor plan on seeing Stonehenge.

It all depends on your interest, but so far I've been to London twice, each for over 6 days and I still haven't seen everything I want to see in London and nearby.

There is so much to see and other easy great day trip options....Oxford, Hampton Court, Kew Gardens and that's just what I've managed to do. There are many other easily done day trip I want to do and to be honest with you, I haven't even had time to hit the museums in London yet, so I think with only 6 days, you'll be busy enough with London.

Have a great time!

Someone else mentioned Windsor, that was one of my day trips last time I went there. Highly recommend it, great town and the castle is wonderful!

I've spent, in 2 trips, 23 whole days in England and have been to both Bath and Stonehenge and found them absolutely wonderful. However, I agree with the trend of the posters above (I was gonna quote Johnson but somebody beat me to it!) and recommend that you stay in the city and explore London in some depth.

Hampton Court or Greenwich are both easily reached from London for half-day excursions to break up your city visit.

Plus there's the theatre stuff to do in the evenings--either the West End or Shakespeare's Globe--or both!

If I were going to go on only one day trip, I'd hop a bus to Oxford. You don't need any reservations to catch a bus, ride about 90 minutes, and walk around the beautiful old town. But everyone has his own interests.

(Plus do you really have 6 full days or do those include travel?)

Personally I would take the bus trip to
Stonehenge and Bath to add another dimension to my holiday. I thought Stonehenge was fascinating and Bath is exquisite. Follow your heart; whatever you do, it will be wonderful.

Stonehenge is a lot more interesting than the White Cliffs of Dover, which also appear to be on a must-see list somewhere.

London is not representative of Britain, and I think you should try to get out to see Bath, Windsor, Oxford or some countryside while you are in Britain.