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If the upcoming May bank holidays are anything like the Easter break just gone, then we’re in for a treat. The Easter weekend delivered temperatures surpassing 20C , which saw Londoners flocking to their local parks and tucking in to a cans of G&T.
With two bank holidays on the horizon, Trainline has analysed data from prior May bank holidays to find the most popular day trip destinations for Londoners this year. You may want to have your G&T while punting along the River Cam during the next bank holiday weekend instead, as Cambridge tops the list of the most popular day trip destinations for Londoners.
This is closely followed by Oxford, Birmingham, Brighton and Manchester.
You can find the top 10 day trip destinations below.
The top 10 May bank holiday day trip destinations from London
1. Cambridge, 43 minutes from London, £17.80 (cost per person for super off-peak day return ticket)
2. Oxford, 58 minutes from London, £27.40
3. Birmingham New Street, 1 hour and 56 minutes from London, £31.40
4. Brighton, 53 minutes from London, £29.40
5. Manchester Piccadilly, 2 hours and 28 minutes from London, £89.60
6. Margate, 1 hour and 27 minutes from London, £25.20
7. Whitstable, 1 hour and 12 minutes from London, £24.70
8. Dover Priory, 1 hour and 4 minutes from London, £27.50
9. Coventry, 1 hour and 24 minutes from London, £24
10. Canterbury West, 56 minutes from London, £28
As the next bank holiday is less than two weeks away, Trainline recommends booking a day trip ticket now to take advantage of the super off-peak fares.
The rail booking company said: “You can save on average 51 per cent by booking ahead and selecting train times where Advance tickets are still available to buy.”
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If you’re travelling in a larger group (three to eight people), you can also use the app’s GroupSave feature to save up to 34 per cent on group booking tickets.
