俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭無疑令歐洲能源價格上漲。汽車燃油以至充電費用都比前2年昂貴。
其中一個節省交通費用的方式就是使用公共交通。雖然英國鐵路予人性價比不高的印象,但是有部分周遊卷 (rovers)十分值得入手。
可從倫敦出發,用作一日遊有 南方鐵路周遊卷 Southern Railway DaySave。使用此卷必須乘搭Southern Railway的列車,不能乘搭Thameslink 、Southwest以及Southeast的列車。
必須留意: 此卷必須在乘搭前3天預購! 其他詳情請參考: http://www.railrover.org/pages/southern-daysave.html
周遊卷價格 (2023年2 月資料)
成人: £22.00
兒童(5-15) (隨行)*: £2.00
3-4人:總共 £44.00, 即每人£11
railcards: no
目的地
Southern Railway沿線目的地主要遍布南海岸, 選擇很多,東起Ashford International/ Rye,西至修咸頓 (Southampton)/樸茨茅夫 (Portsmouth)。整天(或有效時間內)可以無限次乘搭Southern Railway的列車出發的車站:
Milton Keynes
倫敦維多利亞車站(Victoria)、
East Croydon、
Clapham Junction
格域機場
本地旅遊業在維多利亞時期日漸蓬勃,對Southern Railway沿線城鎮發展影響深遠。遊歷這些城鎮可以親身感受歷史變遷。
有關維多利亞時期的英國本地旅遊:
https://theconversation.com/how-the-victorians-invented-the-staycation-165209
此文不會深入介紹目的地,只會粗略列出一些城鎮,附上旅遊局網頁供大家細閱。提及的餐廳並非業配。以後或會陸續加入其他目的地介紹。
目的地介紹 - Lewes
如持有National Art Pass,可免費進入 Lewes Castle 及博物館。
泰國菜館 Pailin Thai Restaurant https://goo.gl/maps/X33EoJ7FjTMaRiaL6
Lewes 旅遊局網頁: https://www.visitlewes.co.uk/things-to-do/24-hours-in-lewes-district
目的地介紹 - Bexhill-on-Sea
Bexhill是一個很典型的海邊目的地。De La Warr Pavilion 是市內地標,於1935年落成。建築目的是提供公共藝術的場地。時至今日,此建築仍然擔當這個重要角色,全年均有展覽及各種文藝活動。大樓咖啡廳面朝大海。
Bexhill 旅遊局網頁: https://www.visit1066country.com/destinations/bexhill
目的地介紹 - St Leonards-on-sea
St Leonards在Bexhill 只1-2火車站之遙;海邊有沙灘。
倫敦標準晚報 在2022年 這樣介紹:
Unlike its ancient neighbour, home of the battle and loads of dead Harolds, St Leonards is relatively young for a seaside town. Purpose-built in the 18th century by famed architect James Burton, who was responsible for developing most of Bloomsbury and Regent’s Park, St Leonard’s became the seaside go-to for artists and writers including Turner and Dante Gabriel Rosetti (it was basically the pre-Raphaelites’ answer to Soho Farmhouse).
After a golden age as the most exclusive resort this side of Sussex, the town deteriorated in the 1980’s and 90s, but has been undergoing a quiet renaissance in recent years. The main beach won a Blue Flag award this year, is never busy and is flanked by farmer’s markets, mouth-watering seafood restaurants, bucolic parks and enough Georgian architecture to keep even the most avid Jane Austen fan placated until the next adaptation of Persuasion.
意大利餐廳 Fortes Pizzeria: https://goo.gl/maps/nGf1gZRiPyy9WbCr6
旅遊局網頁: 只找到 Hastings 的網頁- https://www.visit1066country.com/destinations/hastings/things-to-do