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PUBLIC TRANSPORT MAKES LONDON POSSIBLE.

        Getting around London's maze of streets and neighborhoods is fun. Although you can see a lot of London just by walking from your HOME AT FIRST apartment, you can get to almost anyplace in Central London most quickly using the London Underground. Or you can enjoy the smashing scenery from the top of a double-decker bus. Passes for the Underground and the buses of London are supplied as part of HOME AT FIRST's Full Packages and Ground Arrangements Only travel programs to London.
 
Photo Credits: London Underground Sign, Tower Hill Underground Station at Night, Night Buses at the Tower of London and St. Paul's Cathedral, and Tower Gateway of the Docklands Light Railway © HOME AT FIRST. London Underground's Earl's Court Station courtesy britainonview/FCO/Damir Fabijanc.

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      What is there to see and do in London? What about theater and museums and London walks and pubs and clubs and markets and parks and history and restaurants and those red-coated soldiers with bearskin high hats? HOME AT FIRST provides you our exclusive "London Activities Guide" with dozens of ideas for things to do in London during your stay.

Photo Credits: Tower Bridge, St. Paul's, Globe Theatre, and Tower of London
© HOME AT FIRST. Big Ben and London Eye courtesy John Mraz. Changing of Guard, Chelsea Flower Show, and English Breakfast Sign courtesy britainonview: Pawel Libera, Troika/Michael Walter, and Ingrid Rasmussen.
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LONDON = LOTS TO DO!
 

To see a sample London day trip from HOME AT FIRST's "London Activity Guide", CLICK HERE!
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"ENGLAND ACTIVITY GUIDE"

                 
         Discovering London is exciting and can be non-stop. But maybe you would like a break from the hustle of the city. Why not take a day in the English countryside? No place in Britain offers better public transportation connections to more of the places you want to go. Take the train somewhere fun: the seaside at Brighton, to the great castle at Arundel, Royal St. George's Golf Club in Sandwich, or to medieval Canterbury. Try to solve the mystery of Stonehenge. See what the Romans were up to a St. Albans. Stop for high tea in Windsor after visiting the Queen's castle. Go punting at Cambridge, or visit the magnificent library at Oxford. Discover and enjoy local pubs and fine restaurants

throughout the region.

          HOME AT FIRST guests in London receive our exclusive "London Activities Guide" and "England Activities Guide". The "Activities Guides" are full of suggestions and maps for things to see and do in London plus dozens of easy-to-do railway day trips throughout much of England: where to go, what to do, and how to do it efficiently and inexpensively. Rye, Bath, Salisbury, Winchester, Portsmouth, Chester, Lincoln, Bury St. Edmunds, Oxford, Stratford on Avon, Greenwich, King's Lynn, York, and even Cardiff in Wales are just a few of the hundreds of day trip destinations possible from London. The high speed trains of Britain make it possible. HOME AT FIRST's exclusive "Activities Guide" makes it easy. London guests can order BritRail Passes to make day trips throughout much of England and Wales by train convenient and economical.

HUNDREDS OF PLACES ARE
REACHABLE AS DAY TRIPS
FROM LONDON BY TRAIN.
Images of Canterbury, Chester,
Oxford, Arundel, York, and
Salisbury © HOME AT FIRST.
 

See a sample day-out-of-London excursion from HOME AT FIRST's exclusive "England Activity Guide": CLICK HERE!

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THE TELFORD BRIDGE AT
ST. KATHARINE'S MARINA
Photo © HOME AT FIRST
 

            "The St. Katharine's Dock area is lovely, and gives the feeling of security. Being so close to the supermarket is a real plus. We felt very secure in the apartment and enjoyed the room it afforded us. We took day trips to Oxford, Bath, and Shrewsbury from London using our BritRail Pass. British trains run so incredibly on time!"                                          — J. Mowery, Illinois



            "We took several trips away from London, all from different train stations, and all were excellent. Always on time, and plenty of trains. Our longest wait — 15 minutes."
                                                          — K. & N. Kirkwood, California

            
        Should we bring the kids along? Are you kidding?! There are great parks, theater the whole family will love, train rides and boat rides better than in any amusement park, and, oh yes, amusement parks, too. Want history to come alive for your kids? Why not take them where so much history has been made? Worried about being away from McDonald's and TV? Don't be. Kids of all ages can get their burgers, fries and CNN all over Britain. And, who knows, maybe the kids will discover new tastes: fish 'n chips, ice lollies, and the crazy convenience of public transportation as a minimum, to bring home as souvenirs. SEE OUR FAMILY TRAVEL PAGE FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION!

 

 
ATTENTION!
KIDS STAY FREE
WITH
HOME AT FIRST!
 

 

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WITH HOME AT FIRST'S VACATIONS TO LONDON?
         You get all the elements your trip requires. You don't get more than you need. Your trip comes with the independence and flexibility that will let you travel at your own pace and explore according to your interests. CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE DETAILS!
           HOME AT FIRST helps you do it all with its exclusive, expansive LONDON & ENGLAND ACTIVITY GUIDES, plus a current calendar of events happening in London during your visit.

 

ST. KATHARINE'S MARINA WITH THE TOWER BRIDGE.
Photo © HOME AT FIRST