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Day trips
Practical London guides tagged Day trips.
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Day trips
Chessington World of Adventures from London: Tickets, Trains and Rides
Chessington tickets are from £32 online and £68 at the gate, with the zoo and SEA LIFE included and under-90cm children free. It is in Zone 6, 36 minutes from Waterloo on Oyster. Every ride's height limit, Fastrack prices, and the days it is shut.
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LEGOLAND Windsor from London: Tickets, Trains, Height Limits and Queues
LEGOLAND Windsor costs from £32 booked online at least a day ahead and £68 on the day. The train-and-bus route from Paddington or Waterloo, the 702 bus from Victoria, every height limit, Fastrack prices and the 2026–27 closed dates.
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Paultons Park from London: Peppa Pig World, Tickets, Trains and Height Limits
Paultons Park, home of Peppa Pig World, is £46.75 a person booked ahead in October 2026 and £61.50 on the day, with under-1m children free and parking free. The train and bus from Waterloo, every height limit, the new Valgard coasters and the closed dates.
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Theme Parks Near London: Every Day Trip Compared
Thorpe Park, Chessington, LEGOLAND Windsor, Paultons Park and four smaller parks compared: the train from London, the cheapest ticket, who each one suits, and the dates each is shut in autumn and winter 2026.
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Thorpe Park from London: Tickets, the Train and Height Limits
Thorpe Park tickets are from £32 online and £68 on the day, and anyone under 1.2m goes free. The train from Waterloo to Staines and the 950 bus, every ride's height limit, Fastrack prices, and when the park is shut.
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Disneyland Paris from London: The Train, the Cost and Whether a Day Trip Works
There is no direct train from London to Disneyland Paris. Eurostar to Gare du Nord plus the RER gets you to the gates by about 10:30 for roughly £103 return in Standard; the single Eurostar ticket via Lille costs about £200 and arrives after noon.
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Oxford from London: The Day Trip, Priced and Timed
An Off-Peak return to Oxford is £37.70 and the coach is £28 and runs all night. Which colleges charge, when they shut their halls, and what the free museums cost you — nothing.
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The Harry Potter Studio Tour: Tickets, Extras and How to Get There
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London costs £58.50 for 2026 dates and cannot be bought on the door. Every optional extra with its price, the cheapest ways to get there from London, and what is included.
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Bath from London: The Roman Baths, the Spa and the Train
Paddington to Bath Spa takes 1h15 and Advance singles cut the return from £75.90 to £47.60. The Roman Baths cost £26.50 on a weekday and £29.00 at the weekend, the rooftop pool is £44, and cars pay nothing in Bath's Clean Air Zone.
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The Beatles in London: Everything a Fan Can Actually Do
The Abbey Road crossing is free. A two-hour Beatles walking tour costs from £20. The rooftop concert plaque went up at 3 Savile Row in 2019. Prices, addresses and a costed Liverpool day trip.
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Bridgerton in London: Everywhere a Fan Can Actually Go
Ranger's House is free to view, with its interior open on select dates in 2027. Castle Howard played the Duke of Hastings's estate. Bath's Assembly Rooms are closed until 2027. Locations, prices and the Bridgerton tours you can book.
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The Cotswolds from London: Which Villages You Can Actually Reach
The Cotswolds is not one place and it has almost no buses between villages. Paddington to Moreton-in-Marsh is £54 return and the 801 bus gets you to Stow and Bourton hourly, including Sundays. Bibury and Broadway have no Sunday service at all.
Getting around London
Hiring a Car in the UK: Licence Rules, Costs and Driving Out of London
What you need to hire a car in the UK as a visitor: which licences are accepted, the age limits and surcharges, the excess and deposit, and every charge London adds.
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Cambridge from London: The Day Trip, Priced and Timed
An Off-Peak return to Cambridge is £32.40 and the fast train takes 49 minutes. Which colleges charge and when they shut, what punting really costs, and why the man selling you a punt on King's Parade is breaking the law.
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Science in London: The Lectures, Lates and Days the Engines Run
A Royal Institution Discourse is £20 and starts at 7.30pm without an introduction. Gresham College has been free since 1597. And the Victorian beam engines at Crossness, Kempton and Kew Bridge only turn on published dates.
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Paris from London: The Eurostar, the Fares and the Hours You Actually Get
St Pancras to Gare du Nord takes as little as 2h16 on Eurostar, with Standard fares around £55 booked two weeks ahead against £220 on the day. Arrive 75 minutes early for UK exit and EU entry checks, and the last realistic return gives you a genuine 7 to 8 hours in the city.
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Day Trips from London: What They Cost and How Long They Take
Windsor, Oxford, Cambridge, Bath, Stonehenge, the Cotswolds and the Harry Potter Studio Tour compared, with real fares, journey times, entry prices and closure days.
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Windsor from London: The Castle, the Trains and the Rest of the Day
Windsor Castle is £32 in advance and shut every Tuesday and Wednesday. Contactless works to both Windsor stations — £7.90 off-peak from Paddington — and St George's Chapel is closed to visitors on Sundays.
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Canterbury, Dover and Leeds Castle from London: Trains vs the Tour
St Pancras to Canterbury West is under an hour on Southeastern's high-speed line, against 1h30 from Victoria to Canterbury East. Dover Castle costs from £24.65 and Canterbury Cathedral from £18. Leeds Castle has no useful station, so seeing all three in one day means the £79-£125 coach tours instead.
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Edinburgh from London: The Trains, the Castle and the Case for a Night
King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley is from 4h08 on LNER's fastest trains, Advance singles from £41.40; Lumo runs the same route from £31.90. Edinburgh Castle is £23.50 booked online, and a same-day return leaves too little time — one night works far better.
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Brighton and the Seven Sisters: A Day Trip from London
Brighton is under an hour from Victoria or London Bridge, and the Seven Sisters chalk cliffs are a bus ride on from there. The Pier, the Royal Pavilion, the Lanes and the i360, then Birling Gap by the 12, 12A or 12X — compared against GetYourGuide's escorted day trips.
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Bruges from London: The Eurostar, the Belfry and the Canals
St Pancras to Bruges takes about 3 hours 20 minutes with a change at Brussels-Midi: Eurostar Standard from £39 one-way, then a Belgian train from €17.60, bookable together on Eurostar's site. Arrive 75 minutes early for UK exit and EU entry checks; the day gives you roughly seven hours in Bruges before the last realistic train home.
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Brussels from London: The Eurostar, the Grand-Place and the Atomium Question
St Pancras to Brussels-Midi takes as little as 1h51 on Eurostar, from around £51 in Standard booked ahead. Arrive 75 minutes early for UK exit and EU entry checks, and the last realistic return gives you eight to eleven hours for the Grand-Place, the comic-strip walls and the Atomium question.
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Amsterdam from London by Eurostar: The Train, the Fares and a Day or a Weekend
A day trip to Amsterdam from London is possible but tight: 4h19 direct on Eurostar from £39 one-way, plus 75-90 minutes of border checks at each end. One night is better.
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Stonehenge from London: What It Costs and How to Get There
Stonehenge admission is £27.20 to £32.30 in advance depending on the date. The train-and-bus route really works, but only five buses a day leave Salisbury in winter — and the Stone Circle Experience is the only way inside the stones.