Beyond London

Honey-stone colleges, the Bodleian Library and the Ashmolean Museum. Trains from Paddington or Marylebone.

King’s College Chapel, the Backs and the Fitzwilliam Museum; the timber Cambridge Central Mosque welcomes visitors.

Windsor Castle, St George’s Chapel and the Long Walk. In winter the castle opens Thursday to Monday and closes 24–26 December.

Roman Baths, Georgian crescents and the Christmas Market, which runs 26 November to 13 December 2026.

The Royal Pavilion’s Indian-style domes, the Lanes and a bracing walk along the pier and seafront.

A UNESCO-listed botanic garden with Victorian glasshouses; Christmas at Kew lights it up in the evenings.

The Royal Observatory, the Cutty Sark and the Old Royal Naval College; arrive by Thames Clipper for the river views.

Henry VIII’s Tudor palace, with festive fairs on some December weekends.

Wild parkland with free-roaming deer. Keep at least 50 metres away from them.