A comprehensive guide to traveling England, Scotland, and Wales by train describes more than forty day trips that can be made by train from London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Cardiff and offers tips and up-to-date information on schedules, fares, pass options, and more. Original.
For nearly 30 years, Britain by BritRail has been the best-selling and most respected rail guide to the British train system. This time-tested book provides the most up-to-date information on fares, schedules, and pass options. It is also packed with travel tips, including information on keeping costs down, traveling light, conquering jet lag, and exchanging currency. Learn how to use London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Cardiff as base cities for more than 40 rail trips and day excursions to outlying areas and points of interest in England, Scotland, and Wales, from the medieval city of York to Dover and its famous cliffs.
Readers will become their own tour guides and set their own paces with this book in hand. It is the perfect traveling companion for unhurried, comfortable, and scenic train travel in Britain.
This rail-traveler's companion provides all the information necessary to tour Great Britain by train. Up-to-date information on fares, schedules, and pass options is complemented by detailed day excursions from London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Cardiff to more than 40 points of interest including Cambridge, Dover, and St. Andrews.
