Churches

Centuries of glorious art and architecture are packed into Britain’s brilliant churches and cathedrals. These examples, all reachable by rail, showcase a variety of treasures.

The Crown

Visit places where they filmed The Crown - rewarding journeys (even if you’re not a fan) with some discounts for car-free travellers!

Pensthorpe Natural Park

An inspiring 700 acre nature reserve, including gardens, wetlands, woodland and wildlife, as well as interactive trails and eco play areas.

Car-free offer: £4 off when you arrive by bus or bike (£3 off senior/child)

Car-free Monmouth

Wander in the hills, canoe along the river, or enjoy ice creams, bakeries and an award-winning vineyard around this historic market town, birthplace of Henry V.

Ayr

Robert Burns, the 18th-century Scottish poet, was born in a thatched whitewashed cottage; regular buses run to his birthplace and on past beaches and ruined castles.

Centre for Alternative Technology

Seven acres of hands-on displays, green buildings, renewable energy and beautiful organic gardens

Car-free offer: 20% off with train/bus ticket or bike

Derby

Discover Derby’s award-winning riverside pubs and brick textile mills, its light-filled cathedral and green parks. A birthplace of the industrial revolution, a centre for craft breweries, and a gateway to the beautiful landscape of the Peak District.

Thetford

East Anglia’s ancient capital has a ruined priory and film locations for Dad’s Army. Explore Thetford Forest and wild Knettishall Heath, with its Exmoor ponies.

Barmouth

The seaside town of Barmouth, with its classic beach and spectacular viaduct, is a perfect base for adventures by train, ferry, bike or foot.

Northallerton

Catch a bus from Northallerton and climb into wild, open countryside. Visit Mount Grace Priory or cycle around Swainby and return in time for tea.

Perth

Explore Scotland's historic capital, stroll beside the River Tay and take a scenic bus trip out of town.

Linlithgow

With its palace perched above a natural loch, Linlithgow is a fairy tale destination with waterside walks and the Bo’ness and Kinniel steam railway nearby.

Chatsworth

Home to the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, Chatsworth is a family home, a working farm and a living landscape.

Car-free offer:

Malton

Yorkshire’s self-styled "food capital", has some idyllic trips to offer: take a bus into the wooded wolds for a picnic or a boat round Castle Howard’s Great Lake from a vine-fringed tearoom veranda.

Coastal Fife

Medieval villages, royal palaces, woods, hills and harbours, seaside walks past ruined castles… there are so many treasures to discover in coastal Fife.

Stourbridge

Explore the rock houses under Kinver Edge or take a trip to Dudley Zoo to meet the meerkats by bus, train, foot or even boat.