2007-03-04 07:31:18 · 6 answers · asked by HJ232 2 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ London
Almost none do - public transportation is pretty good (not great). Check both train and bus/coach services.
Brighton is really interesting; Eastbourne is less glitzy, but a beautiful place on the south coast (you can get a taxi to Beachy Head); Canterbury; Oxford; Cambridge; Greenwich is really almost in London, but has the Cutty Sark, the Naval Observatory, Inigo Jones's Queen's House, and fantastic park; Sissinghurst in Kent is a great estate that not only has interest if you're into Elizabethan history, but also has a connection to the Bloomsbury Group; Charleston House and Monk's House in West Sussex (I think) are really funky and great. You can easily get to and from Hastings/Battle (the site of the 1066 Norman Invasion) from London.
There are hundreds of places to go, depending on what you're interested in seeing. Great country houses (Petworth), hiking spots (Sussex Downs and Devil's Dyke), austerely beautiful landscapes (Dungeness, which also has the late filmmaker Derek Jarman's extraordinary cottage garden - in the shadow of a huge nuclear power plant - on the edge of a fantastic windwept rocky beach).
Remember: England is small. Very small. It's a long way from London to Cornwall, true, but much of the country in accessible in a day. And nearly all of it if you have a couple of days.
Make sure that you call ahead if you're planning to see a country house. The opening times are always changing, and the individual sites' schedules are very idiosyncratic.
2007-03-04 07:47:51 · answer #1 · answered by Ron C 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can take the train from London (Waterloo Station I believe) to Salisbury which is a tremendously cute little town with a magnificent Cathedral and an original copy of the Magna Carta on display. From the Salisbury station there are frequent bus trips out to Stonehenge which is only about 20 minutes out of town. This trip is definitely worth a few hours or a whole day at least!
By train you can travel many places from London quickly and conveniently. A day out to Bath would also be magnificent! If money is more of an issue you can take coaches from Victoria Station, but they will usually be a longer trip.
2007-03-05 06:31:45 · answer #2 · answered by Scotch Tape 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would have to be taking the ferry down to greenwich from westminster pier. Great way to see the city of London and the observatory and maritime museum are all free of charge.
Enjoy!
2007-03-04 07:37:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why not catch the DLR and spend a day at Greenwich... plenty of stuff to see
2007-03-04 07:39:41 · answer #4 · answered by Malta Tims 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to Hyde park, very nice place
2007-03-04 07:33:04 · answer #5 · answered by Adam 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the pubs according to my friend that lives there...lol
2007-03-04 07:33:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋