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The Best Day-Trip Experiences TTHEHE BBESTEST 1 DDAY-TRIPAY-TRIP EEXPERIENCESXPERIENCES COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL 004_9781119970569-ch01.indd4_9781119970569-ch01.indd 1 11/19/12/19/12 33:17:17 PMPM 1 hether it’s boating on a lazy river in Cam- bridge, listening to a choir sing in Canter- bury Cathedral, or walking along the pebbly beach in Whitstable, you can have memo- Wrable experiences within just a few hours of London’s hustle and bustle. The Best Churches Best The You may be surprised to discover just how much of England you can explore using London as a base. We’ve rounded up our favorite day trip destinations, all of which can be reached by train, bus, or car from the city, allowing you to be back in time for dinner. Some of our trips are less than an hour from central Lon- don so could be enjoyed within an afternoon, whilst the farthest, York, is 195 miles (314km) to the north, but you can get there in 2 hours on a fast intercity train and still have plenty of time to discover the destination. Day Trips Made Easy For each day-trip destination, we provide you with all the useful information you need, including the practicalities of getting there, opening hours and admission fees. We also suggest a day’s itinerary featuring the top attractions, along with suggestions for walks, cycle routes or boat trips in the surrounding area. In addi- tion, we give you tips on dining and shopping and other places you can visit. We THE BEST DAY-TRIP EXPERIENCES DAY-TRIP THE BEST want to make sure that you don’t miss the Tiepolo painting in Leeds Castle, that you visit Sissinghurst Castle Garden at a time when you can enjoy it without a crowd, and that you follow the best walking route when exploring the ancient town of Rye. In “Planning Your Day Trips” (Chapter 10), you’ll fi nd general information on traveling in and out of London, including special passes that will bring down the cost of your trips. There are a lot of trips to choose from, and each one is intriguing in its own way. What are your interests? Would you like to visit Monk’s House, Virginia Woolf’s country retreat near the Sussex Downs? Walk down the time-hallowed nave of 800-year-old Canterbury Cathedral? Stroll along the medieval walls that still encircle York? Explore enormous Windsor Castle, the queen’s favorite royal residence? There are trips for every interest in this book. To help you narrow down your options, here are some of our favorites, organized by category. THE best CHURCHES W Church of St. Mary, East Bergholt This 16th-century church is packed with extraordinary curios, including carvings that were a secret code for Catholics during the Reformation. The walls are lined with memorial stones carved with poetic and exquisitely morbid sayings. The church bells are in a cage outside and ring at ground level. See p. 25. PREVIOUS PAGE: Dover cliff s. 2 004_9781119970569-ch01.indd4_9781119970569-ch01.indd 2 11/19/12/19/12 33:17:17 PMPM 1 THE BEST DAY-TRIP EXPERIENCES DAY-TRIP THE BEST The Best for Book Lovers for Best The Bells of the Church of St. Mary, East Bergholt. The ancient church in Bradford on Avon. W King’s College Chapel, Cambridge This fi ne Gothic chapel dates back to the Middle Ages. Inside, Rubens’s Adoration of the Magi is nearly as striking as the stained-glass windows, paid for by Henry VIII. Carols are broadcast worldwide from the chapel every Christmas Eve and there are con- certs and organ recitals throughout the year. See p. 135. W St. Thomas Church, Salisbury Although it may be slightly overshad- owed by Salisbury’s famous cathedral, this 700-year-old church is quite extraordinary, particularly for the medieval murals inside. The terrifying wall painting Doom shows people rising from their graves and marching toward heaven or hell. See p. 66. W Saxon Church of St. Laurence, Bradford on Avon So old that nobody knows quite how old it really is, this church was considered ancient in 1120, and was converted into a cottage for hundreds of years until its origi- nal function was re-established in the 19th century. Tall and narrow in char- acteristic Anglo-Saxon style, it is still used for services. See p. 19. THE best FOR BOOK LOVERS W Lewes Both Virginia Woolf and her sister Vanessa Bell lived in this small town outside Brighton, and other members of the Bloomsbury Group regu- larly stayed here. Charleston, Bell’s farmhouse, is an extraordinary place. Bell and her partner and friends painted the walls, fl oors, furniture—in fact anything that stood still—in fanciful designs. W Oxford So many famous writers lived in Oxford that we don’t have the space to list them all. The dreaming spires and ivory towers of this historic town were home to Oscar Wilde, C. S. Lewis, John Donne, and J. R. R. Tolk- ien, as well as many others. Today you can visit their colleges, drink in their pubs, and walk in their footsteps. 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