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cathhomeschool
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Posted: March 05 2015 at 3:38pm \| IP Logged

My son and some friends will be in England soon and they would like to see London and also go up to the lake district (Swallows and Amazons forever!). Is there a cost effective way for them to do this? They seem to think rail will be expensive.

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Posted: March 05 2015 at 4:17pm \| IP Logged

When I was a student there we used the National Express coach service (bus) - much cheaper than the rail. They can also check for cheaper saver rates on the rail.

For traveling around London (and the counties around) I am sure that they can get special day saver rates on the Underground - probably for off peak travel.

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Posted: March 05 2015 at 11:21pm \| IP Logged

The train prices from Paris to Lisieux were very reasonable when I recently checked. That's all I know. :)

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Posted: March 06 2015 at 6:25am \| IP Logged

The Lake District is a pretty long way from London . . . coach probably is cheaper, and more likely to go to more of the places they want to go. What about hiring a car?

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eta: Oh, I see that they're pretty young? Might not be able to hire a car. Coach will take a long time, but may be the best way to go.

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Posted: March 06 2015 at 11:46am \| IP Logged

Thank you for the suggestions! I will tell them to look into coach and ask if they've looked for saver rates on the rail. I don't know about a car, but will suggest that too.

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