Hertford and Ware

Two scenic market towns beside the pretty River Lea: stroll along the water or take a bus to the Henry Moore gardens at Perry Green.

Nottingham

Nottinghamshire is a great place to explore car-free. Visit the castle on foot, the arboretum by tram, Newark by train or Melton Mowbray by bus.

Sudbury

This pretty market town, where Thomas Gainsborough was born, is on a charming branch line; it passes the East Anglian Railway Museum and a monumental viaduct.

Blenheim Palace

Historic house and gardens set in spectacular landscaped parkland on the edge of the Cotswolds.

Car-free offer: 30% off when you arrive by train, bus or bike - using online discount code**

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.

Castle Howard

A magnificent historic house, near York, with ornate interiors and artworks, set in 100 acres of parkland and landscaped gardens

Car-free offer: 20% off entry when you show bus ticket*

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!

Coastliner buses

From York to the Yorkshire coast across miles of purple heather. No wonder the Coastliner was recently voted Britain’s most scenic bus ride.

Haunted journeys

Travel by bus, boat, train and foot to discover the UK's creepiest corners...

Stirling

Time-travel through historic Stirling and Falkirk, from a medieval castle to an 18th-century chateau, from a traditional whisky distillery to a 1960s university.

Sheffield

Walk to some great art galleries or ride the Supertram for panoramic views. Take a bus to Chatsworth or a scenic train ride – all aboard!

Snowdrops without a car

They herald the end of winter, forming beautiful carpets in woods and gardens. Here are ten different places where seeing snowdrops doesn’t need to involve a car.

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.

NT Knole

Historic house, dating back over 600 years, set in Kent's last medieval deer park.

Car-free offer: 20% off in Knole’s gift shop and bookshop when you show your bus or train ticket at the till

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.

Oxford

Avoid the traffic and stroll through Oxford’s streets on foot; find flowering meadows, stride out along the Thames or ride a bus to Blenheim Palace.