While there is enough to keep everyone busy in London alone it can be fun to explore further afield. Here are some recommended day trips from the capital.
London is a great place to base yourself for a trip to the UK. Not only because there is so much to do here but also because you are well-positioned for some great days out around England. Here are some fun days out for you to try.
Enjoy these photos of Windsor Castle. Windsor Castle is easily accessible from London. Either take a train from Paddington or book a coach tour to see around the Queen's preferred family home.
Enjoy these photos of Stonehenge. The most convenient way to visit Stonehenge is as part of an organized coach tour as it's not that near a train or bus station. Tour companies usually combine a visit to Stonehenge with Bath as it's relatively close (45 minutes drive).
Enjoy these photos of the Roman Baths in the City of Bath, UK. Bath is a World Heritage Site and is a unique city with its springs, Roman Baths, Abbey, and Georgian stone crescents. The surrounding countryside also makes it worth the trip.
The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre opened in 2005 to celebrate the life of this great children's author. It's a short train ride from London and here's all the information for need to plan a visit.
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You'll find discount prices in more than 100 chic designer and brand name boutiques at Bicester Village near Oxford.
Plan a visit to the RHS demonstration and trial garden, RHS Wisley, an English garden to visit, 20 miles southwest of London.
Dickens World opened in May 2007 and is dedicated to Charles Dickens. It is in Chatham Maritime in Kent, near Rochester.
Thirteenth century castle that was once the childhood home of Anne Boleyn. Magnificent gardens including The Water Maze on Sixteen Acre Island and the Yew Maze to challenge both adults and children alike.
Sissinghurst Castle Garden in Kent, is an English country garden connected to the ruins of a Tudor castle and the romantic country cottage of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson.
Nymans Garden in West Sussex, not far from Brighton and its Royal Pavilion, is a theatrical and colorful English Garden to visit, designed and cared for by three generations of an artistic English family.
Hidcote Manor Garden, designed by Paris born American horticulturalist Lawrence Johnston, is a masterpiece of English Arts &4Crafts garden design in the Cotswolds.
Stowe Landscape Gardens is one of the earliest examples of English landscape gardening. Worked on by Vanbrugh, Capability Brown,Charles Bridgeman, William Kent and James Gibbs, it is 750 acres of parkland with 40 listed temples and monuments.
