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- From: peterw@spider.co.uk (Peter Woodhouse)
- Newsgroups: rec.travel
- Subject: Re: England to Scotland
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.091402.19308@spider.co.uk>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 09:14:02 GMT
- References: <sheffiel.28@bobcat.lmc.edu> <1992Nov23.053903.17562@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca>
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- In article <1992Nov23.053903.17562@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> brit@wagner.Physics.McGill.CA (Dave Britton) writes:
- >In article <sheffiel.28@bobcat.lmc.edu> sheffiel@bobcat.lmc.edu (Susie
- >Sheffield ) writes:
- >>
- >>
- >> I will be in England from 12/2 - 1/8/93 (London). I hope to
- >> get to Scotland for an overnight. Is the train the best way to go?
- >> Where would you recommend going in Scotland with just one to one
- >> and a half days to visit? How long does it take to get to
- >> Scotland from England by train?
- >>
- >Assuming you will be in London, you could get to Edinburgh in about
- >5-hours by train for around $100 return fare. However, whilst
- >Edinburgh is a fine city it seems rather pointless if you only have
- >one and a half days: You will not "see" much of Scotland.
-
- You can actually get a return for 29 pounds if you book 14 days in advance.
- It takes between 4 and 4.5 hours (London-Edinburgh) depending on how many stops
- the train makes.
-
- Peter
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