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• Oxford Day Trip from London

  South East England × England × Plan Your Trip

  

  Under an hour on the fastest trains, with Christ Church, the Bodleian and a river punt all within walking distance of the station. Oxford is one of the easiest first day trips out of London — no bus connection to plan, no missing station, just a straightforward train there and back.

• Bath Day Trip from London

  England × South West England × Plan Your Trip

  

  A direct train from Paddington, under an hour and a half, into a city small enough to see properly in a day. Bath is one of the few places on this list where the day trip logic actually works without qualification — no bus connection, no missing station, just a straightforward train there and back.

• London to Cardiff by Train

  South West England × Wales × Plan Your Trip

  

  Under two hours from Paddington to the Welsh capital, on trains that run twice an hour on weekdays. Book the right fare type and it’s one of the cheapest long-distance journeys in Britain; book the wrong one and you’ll pay three or four times over for the same seat.