Croydon countryside

Half an hour south of the centre of London, you can find some beautiful walking country: flowering parkland, historic commons, woods and nature reserves.

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.

Go Cotswolds Tours

Small-group day tours of the Cotswolds starting from Stratford-upon-Avon and Moreton-in-Marsh railway stations

Car-free offer: Free hot/cold drink (Day Tour) or free Purity beer (Brewery Tour), when you quote 'Good Journey' and travel car-free

Falmouth

Explore the subtropical South Cornish landscapes by train, bus, boat, or on foot from Falmouth, a busy port with the world’s third deepest natural harbour.

Car-free Welshpool

A steamy ride on the Welshpool & Llanfair light railway, a stroll up to medieval Powis Castle, or an epic journey to the coast.

Edinburgh

Craggy castles, cobbled streets, sandy beaches, riverside walks, world-class museums and scenic train rides: a wealth of great car-free experiences in the Scottish capital

Spring adventures

Head out of London to explore palaces and parkland, spring cities and blooming gardens. Travel by train or bus, on foot or even by boat.

Saffron Walden

Saffron Walden is full of character and there's more to discover nearby. Get a bus to neighbouring villages or hike the Saffron Trail deep into the rolling Essex countryside.

Cambridge

Cycle downriver to Grantchester, catch a train to see Shepreth’s red pandas or hop on the bus to visit bird-haunted lakes at Fen Drayton.

Enfield

London’s most northerly borough offers flowering gardens, riverside walks and rural adventures, from Jacobean Forty Hall to wild woods and fields.

Brighton

Between the South Downs and the sea, Brighton is perfectly located. Stroll through the characterful narrow shopping lanes or stride through the wooded hills.

Scarborough

With a good network of trains and buses, not to mention ferries and tramways, getting around Scarborough without a car is not just possible – it’s fun!

Beaches

As the days get longer and the sun feels warmer, we all want to head for the sea. But why get there in an overheated car?

Daffodils

Shakespeare’s Perdita longs for daffodils that “take/The winds of March with beauty”; here are six places to see daffs without a car.

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.

Nottingham guide

Nottingham is a great place to explore by bus, tram or on foot: caves and pubs, museums and galleries, flowering parks and pretty shopping streets.