• England Guide

  • Introduction to England
  • Weather
  • Things not to miss
  • Getting around
  • Entry requirements
  • Money
  • Public holidays

• Explore England

  • Kent and Sussex
  • Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire
  • Oxfordshire, the Chilterns and the Cotswolds
  • Bristol, Bath and Somerset
  • Devon and Cornwall
  • East Anglia
  • The West Midlands and the Peak District
  • The East Midlands
  • The Northwest
  • Cumbria and the Lakes
  • Yorkshire
  • The Northeast

• Cities

  • Bath
    
  • Birmingham
    
  • Bradford
    
  • Brighton
    
  • Bristol
    
  • Cambridge
    
  • Canterbury
    
  • Carlisle
    
  • Chester
    
  • Chichester
    
  • Durham
    
  • Ely
    
  • Exeter
    
  • Hereford
    
  • Lancaster
    
  • Leeds
    
  • Lincoln
    
  • Liverpool
    
  • London
    
  • Manchester
    
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
    
  • Norwich
    
  • Nottingham
    
  • Oxford
    
  • Portsmouth
    
  • Salisbury
    
  • Sheffield
    
  • Wells
    
  • Winchester
    
  • York
    

England Guide

Getting around

By bus

The bus services run by National Express ( 0870/580 8080, www.nationalexpress.com ) duplicate many intercity rail routes, very often at half the price or less. If you're a student, or under 26 you can buy a National Express Coachcard (£10), which gives up to thirty percent off standard fares. Their BritXplorer Pass offers unlimited travel for visitors at £79 for seven days, £139 for two weeks and £219 for a month.

EasyBus ( www.easybus.co.uk ) offers services for as low as £1, while Megabus ( www.megabus.com/ ) has a range of popular city-to-city journeys, again starting at £1.

Local bus services are run by a bewildering array of companies, but there are very few rural areas which aren't served by at least the occasional minibus.