Mini-guides to seven destinations, each within easy reach of the capital.
If you are based in London and want to see more of England without changing hotels, the rail network puts an impressive range of destinations within a single day's reach. Below are seven of our favourites, from Roman baths to royal castles.
Around 90 minutes from London Paddington, Bath offers the ancient Roman Baths and elegant Georgian streets. It is also the centrepiece of our Literary Pilgrimage tour.
An hour from London Victoria, Brighton offers the Palace Pier and the winding shopping streets of The Lanes, right on the south coast.
Just under an hour from King's Cross, Cambridge is perfect for punting along the River Cam and visiting its historic colleges.
An hour from Paddington, Oxford's university colleges and the Bodleian Library make for a rich half-day of history — also featured on our Oxford, Cambridge & The Cotswolds tour.
Around 40 minutes from central London, Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world, and still an official royal residence.
Roughly an hour from St Pancras, Canterbury Cathedral is one of the oldest and most significant Christian sites in England.
Trains to Moreton-in-Marsh (around 90 minutes from Paddington) put you at the gateway to the Cotswolds' honey-stone villages, a highlight of our own regional tour.
