Days out & breaks across Britain
Our days-out guides start with what’s free, then only what’s worth paying for, and end with exactly how to get there.
Photo: Robin Hood's Bay - geograph.org.uk - 3726877 by Anthony Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photos: 6229 Duchess of Hamilton at the National Railway Museum by cooldudeandy01, CC BY 2.0; Cornwall Beach by weldonwk, CC BY 2.0; Swiss Train by aforero, CC BY 2.0
Free and cheap days out with children, each planned from the station platform.
The main line to get you there, and a heritage railway that is the day out.
Everything about days out by train
Photos: 800209 LNER Azuma at Kings Cross by SavageKieran, CC BY-SA 4.0; Train from Grosmont arrives at Goathland Station - geograph.org.uk - 5368658 by Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0
A national museum with a roof terrace, an extinct volcano you can climb, and a free museum devoted entirely to childhood.
Read the guideA World Heritage cathedral that costs nothing to enter, a river loop to walk and a castle on the hill above it.
Read the guideNewhaven sits at Newhaven, between Ashbourne and Buxton. Here is what the park is near, and the local attraction worth building a day around.
Read the guideWaterside sits at Paignton, Torbay. Here is what the park is near, and the local attraction worth building a day around.
Read the guideFifty years of escorted rail tours, river cruises and luxury train holidays, run from York, with no single supplement on selected solo departures.
Read the guideEscorted tours across six continents since 1962 - flights, hotels, meals and guided excursions all arranged for you, with solo traveller options.
Read the guidePhotos: Pentland Hills from the roof of the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Sept. 2011 by In Memoriam: PhillipC, CC BY 2.0; Durham Cathedral, Durham by Brokentaco, CC BY 2.0; Tissington Trail Station #Peakdistrict #dailyshoot by Leshaines123, CC BY 2.0; Cynomys ludovicianus -Paignton Zoo, Devon, England-8a by Steve Polkinghorne, CC BY 2.0; Andermatt - Glacier Express by Kecko, CC BY 2.0; Bellagio, Lake Como, Italy (51180622244) by . Ray in Manila, CC BY 2.0
Every Park Holidays UK park, each with a day out nearby already planned.
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