Day Trips From London
Jul 16, 2015, 11:46 am
#17
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... great scenery and tour of the finest Victorian structural engineering as well as travel aboard the finest passenger trains ever built [1] included with every train ticket.
[1] While HST services last. Passenger opinions may vary. Experience not quite so good since the HSTs were all re-engined and the Valenta engines replaced with some mediocre growlers.
[1] While HST services last. Passenger opinions may vary. Experience not quite so good since the HSTs were all re-engined and the Valenta engines replaced with some mediocre growlers.
Jul 16, 2015, 2:06 pm
#18
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If you're spending 2 hours getting to Bath, you could also instead hop on a Eurostar and visit Lille in about the same time! You can easily walk from the station to the old town, which has loads of great restaurants and bars, plus historic flemish-style buildings. There's several good art museums, a small but free zoo, remains of a castle etc.
Aug 9, 2015, 8:43 pm
#19
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Happy to find this thread. We will be in London in May 2016.
What have you heard about the Eurostar to Paris with lunch on the Eiffel Tower followed by a Sienne river cruise? We were thinking about doing that on my birthday.
What have you heard about the Eurostar to Paris with lunch on the Eiffel Tower followed by a Sienne river cruise? We were thinking about doing that on my birthday.
Aug 9, 2015, 9:49 pm
#20
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Windsor, Hampton Court, and Greenwich are easy day trips by train. I prefer a boat TO Greenwich and the Dicklands light rail back to Tower Hill, though you can take the train to Greenwich.
Windsor is my favorite.
You can also do Oxford and even Stratford on Avon.
Windsor is my favorite.
You can also do Oxford and even Stratford on Avon.
Aug 10, 2015, 5:05 am
#21
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It's a nice enough place to visit but probably not the "day trip" the OP is looking for.
Aug 10, 2015, 5:30 am
#22
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Personally I'd avoid lunching at the Eiffel Tower and the Seine cruise because it's tourist hell but it's your birthday so do what makes you happy!
But as an alternative, you could lunch at Chez Julien in the 4th. It's "typically French" then enjoy a stroll over the Seine to Ile de la Cite/Notre Dame/St Michel etc or have a wander through the Marais.
http://www.chezjulien.paris/
Aug 10, 2015, 8:49 am
#23
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Bicester Shopping Village - 21st Century Pillage
60 Miles out of London, we came to Bicester Shopping Village
What a glorious sunny day, amidst British tillage
Driving here was part of our voyage.
Designer Outlet Goods, stocked in many a cottage
Polo, Ralph Lauren, Prada & Ferragamo
Intense shopping by Arab, Indian, Chinese supremo
Watch the world go by, sipping my cappuccino
Wondering why no Russian and Latino
Life aint' fair, I can't afford a Gucci
My wife understands, she still gives me a smoochie
At least back home we have mangosteen and lychee
While I relax and focus on my tai-chi
60 Miles out of London, we came to Bicester Shopping Village
What a glorious sunny day it was, amidst British tillage
Visa/Mastercard, no swords - 21st Century pillage
Thank God for a holiday, what a great privilege!
60 Miles out of London, we came to Bicester Shopping Village
What a glorious sunny day, amidst British tillage
Driving here was part of our voyage.
Designer Outlet Goods, stocked in many a cottage
Polo, Ralph Lauren, Prada & Ferragamo
Intense shopping by Arab, Indian, Chinese supremo
Watch the world go by, sipping my cappuccino
Wondering why no Russian and Latino
Life aint' fair, I can't afford a Gucci
My wife understands, she still gives me a smoochie
At least back home we have mangosteen and lychee
While I relax and focus on my tai-chi
60 Miles out of London, we came to Bicester Shopping Village
What a glorious sunny day it was, amidst British tillage
Visa/Mastercard, no swords - 21st Century pillage
Thank God for a holiday, what a great privilege!
Aug 10, 2015, 9:09 am
#24
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It is just shopping after all.
Only saving grace is you can earn Avios on all your purchases if you take your receipts into the visitor centre.