Britain by BritRail 2003, 23rd; Touring Britain by Train

by LaVerne Ferguson-Kosinski

• ISBN13: 9780762724895
• ISBN10: 0762724897
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2002-12-01
• Publisher: Globe Pequot

Summary

How to tour England, Scotland, and Wales by train, with detailed side trips to other towns and points of interest from London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Cardiff.

Author Biography

LaVerne Ferguson-Kosinski and her late husband, George Ferguson, first coauthored a guide to touring Britain by train in 1984. She is a Fort Myers, Florida, resident with over 25 years' experience traveling the rails in Britain and Europe.

Table of Contents

About RailPass.com	xii
In the Beginning	1	(4)
How to Use Britain by BritRail
Planning a BritRail Trip	5	(22)
Travel Economy
How to Get There
BritRail Passes
Travel Tips
En Route Tips
What to Do about Jet Lag
Train Travel Tips
Safety Tips
Arriving in Britain	27	(8)
The Airports
Clearing Customs
British Currency
British Telephones
British Traditions
The Language Barrier
British Pubs
British Passenger Trains	35	(6)
First Class, Standard Class?
Train Schedules
Ask the Guard
The Channel Tunnel and Crossing the English Channel	41	(10)
The ``Chunnel'' and Eurostar Trains
Other Channel Crossings to France
Crossing the Channel to Other Ports
Crossing the Irish Sea	51	(4)
Sea Links to Ireland/Northern Ireland
Special Itineraries/Tours	55	(4)
BritainShrinkers
Continental Quickies
British Pullman Day Tours
BritRail by Night
England	59	(114)
Rail Travel in England
London	61	(17)
Arriving by Air
Arriving by Train
Getting Around in London
London--At Your Service
London Limelights
Shopping
Restaurants and Pubs
Day Excursions
Train Connections to Other Base Cities from London
Bath (see Cardiff)
Birmingham	78	(3)
Brighton	81	(4)
Bury St. Edmunds	85	(3)
Cambridge	88	(3)
Canterbury	91	(4)
Chester	95	(3)
Coventry	98	(3)
Dover	101	(3)
Folkestone	104	(4)
Gloucester	108	(3)
Greenwich	111	(3)
Hastings	114	(3)
Ipswich	117	(3)
Isle of Wight	120	(4)
King's Lynn	124	(3)
Lincoln	127	(3)
Liverpool	130	(4)
Nottingham	134	(4)
Oxford	138	(2)
Penzance (see Cardiff)
Plymouth (see Cardiff)
Portsmouth	140	(4)
Ramsgate	144	(3)
St. Albans	147	(3)
Salisbury	150	(3)
Sheffield	153	(3)
Southampton	156	(3)
Stonehenge	159	(3)
Stratford-upon-Avon	162	(3)
Windsor	165	(3)
York	168	(5)
Scotland	173	(62)
Rail Travel in Scotland
Edinburgh	175	(12)
Arriving by Air
Arriving by Train
Getting Around in Edinburgh
Enticing Edinburgh
Day Excursions
Train Connections to Other Base Cities from Edinburgh
Aberdeen	187	(4)
Ayr	191	(2)
Dunbar	193	(3)
Dundee	196	(3)
Dunfermline	199	(2)
Inverness	201	(3)
Kyle of Lochalsh	204	(2)
Linlithgow	206	(3)
Montrose	209	(3)
Perth	212	(3)
St. Andrews	215	(3)
Stirling	218	(3)
Stranraer	221	(3)
Glasgow	224	(11)
Arriving by Air
Arriving by Train
Glasgow Central Station
Queen Street Station
Glasgow Gazette
Glasgow Connections to Day Excursions
Train Connections to Other Base Cities from Glasgow
Wales	235	(67)
Rail Travel in Wales
Cardiff	238	(9)
Arriving by Air
Arriving by Train
Getting Around in Cardiff
Capitalize on Cardiff
Train Connections to Other Base Cities from Cardiff
Day Excursions
Bath	247	(4)
Penzance	251	(5)
Plymouth	256	(3)
Swansea	259	(4)
Tenby	263	(4)
Appendix
Calling the United Kingdom	267	(1)
British Tourist Information Centers	267	(9)
Recommended Information Sources	276	(1)
Useful Phone Numbers
London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cardiff	276	(3)
Train-Operating Companies	279	(3)
A Selection of One-Way Rail Fares in Britain	282	(1)
Passport Information	283	(1)
Tips and Trivia	284	(1)
Climate	285	(1)
2003 Bank and Public Holidays	285	(1)
Toll-Free Airline Numbers and Web Sites	286	(1)
Entertainment Booking Agencies	286	(1)
Toll-Free Hotel Reservations Numbers	287	(1)
Sea Travel Information	287	(1)
BritRail Passes	288	(3)
Eurail Passes	291	(1)
Country and Regional Passes	292	(7)
Rail/Drive Passes	299	(3)
London Underground Map	302