Abingdon - whats to do

Alfrescodave

Blue264 are you sure about the prices? I often travel that route and a day return (after 09:30) is usually approx £20. To travel at 08:38 is commuter time and would have commuter prices ....not £4 even if booked 7 days in advance. The cost of the coach (bus) to London is over £10 return!

McKneff

blue 264, i see the tickets are still available at £4 each but that is to Paddington, is there a better station to get the train too. i need to book tonight so your reply would be appreciated asap

msmicawber

Trains from this neck of the woods only go into Paddington, Annie. An alternative would be to change at Reading then you can go to Clapham Junction and Waterloo.

McKneff

if anyone is on line, i intend to go from Oxford to London on Tuesda and
i really dont know which station to go to in london, there seems to be such a lot. i can get from Oxfod to Paddington for £4 single but is there a more central station?

McKneff

oooh a bit nervous about booking lots of little journeys and getting connections, i know its silly but i wouldnt get so would up if i can get from a to b, but thanks anyway. unles i hear anything else tonight i will just go to paddington and get the underground to somewhere central

McKneff

i got all the way through the forms at the £4. tarrif, and it jsut said the site
was temporaril down. i was booking for next Tuesday which would have been 8 days. i am going to try again now (this is for alfresco dave too

msmicawber

Paddington's OK, Annie as it's got lots of tube lines running through it. The Bakerloo'll have you as central as you could wish in about 10-15 mins. Make sure you get a day's travelcard as well.

McKneff

:T thanks dzug1, took your advice. booked with first great western at
£8 for two of us to Paddington and for £12 for two of us back to Oxford
No. booking fee, (raileasy was £2.00 each way) and no. cc charge
(raileasy was about 80p) so i saved nearly a fiver. Also if you need to contact by phone Raileasy was £1. a minute. greedy gits.

Thanks to all for the help and we will take up suggestions for days out.

great site this isn't it.:j

McKneff

how do i get the day travelcard, what does it cover and how much is it - please. my son said one would be offered while i was booking the train tickets but i must have missed that section. Only ever booked online once before so i was a bit nervous.

McKneff

hi guys, just to let yu know we had a fabulous time, just got back tonight.
did millets farm, and abbeyfields where there was a horsy thing going on
went into oxford for the day and window shopped. went to London on another day and sailed down the Thames on a hop off, hop on boat, got off at the Tower and had the best Fish and Chips there including a can of coke for 5 quid, who said london was rip off, well saying that over the other side near the Wheel wihch had a 2 hour waiting time ( we dindnt wait) an ice cream was needed but for 1 scoop at £3., 2 scoops for £4, and 3 scoops for £5.00 we declined the offer because the man wasnt wearing a mask which we think he should have done. All in all a lovely break. and a mention of the Rowen Guest Housej ust outside the abingdon centre, (lovely little place) on the Oxford Road, excellent service, spotlessly clean, brilliant breakfasts and much attention to detail, at £60 a night for two couldnt fault them and we are fussy. Thanks for all your tips and things, kncrd now and orf to bed, some of us have work in the morning