TIMELESS TRAIN JOURNEYS

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Pick up a BritRail pass for unlimited and flexible rail travel and enjoy discounts for families, groups travelling together, seniors, younger people and off-peak seasonal travel. Travel with British friends or relatives and they get 50 per cent off too.
Eurostar (www.eurostar.com/dynamic/index.jsp) is currently offering more than 25,000 return tickets for 77€ per person in standard class to encourage visitors to come to London during the January Sales.
Enjoy Britain’s heritage on your journey – take a Harry Potter route over the Glenfinnan Railway viaduct in the West Highlands of Scotland, stop off at Carnforth station in Lancashire made famous in the film Brief Encounter, enjoy the scenery of one of our most beautiful landscapes on the Settle to Carlisle railway, travel through the high peaks of Snowdonia on the Llandudno to Blaenau Ffestiniog line. All are covered by your discounted BritRail pass.

Buses are a good way to cover long distances and usually cheaper than the train. National Express (www.nationalexpress.com/) and Megabus (www.megabus.com/landing.php) offer fares from £1 if booked in advance, and serve heritage destinations such as Bath, Stratford-upon-Avon, Oxford and Cambridge, as well as the great outdoors – National Parks such as Brecon Beacons and Snowdonia in Wales, the Lake District in England and the Cairngorms in the Scottish Highlands.

But if you prefer to have your own wheels, consider hiring a car. Easycar (www.easycar.com/) and 1Car1 (www.1car1.com/) have competitive rates and this can be a great way to get off the beaten track.