We are planning to spend around 4 days in the UK on our trip, focusing on London. I'm pretty sure we have a free place to stay in Oxford, so my question is, are the free accomodations worth the time/cost of the daily commute to London from Oxford, or should we just pay to spend at least a couple of nights in London itself?
Posted by
Troy, Oh, USA
2775 posts
If you take a direct train the trip is 60 minutes, if the train makes stop the trip will be 90 minutes.
Posted by
Virginia, USA
5508 posts
Make sure that you factor the cost of getting to and from Oxford along with the time. Walk-up train fares are not cheap, particularly if you are traveling during peak hours.
Personally, if my focus were London, I would stay in London. If you are interested in doing things in the evening like going to shows or pub walks, I would absolutely stay in London.
Posted by
Malaga, Malaga, Spain
410 posts
I love Oxford and there is plenty to see and do around there for 4 days (and more) but if you want to focus on London, I would stay in London.
It is a lot of travel time - would you really want to travel back and forth each day? Or even most days?
I do see the appeal of free accommodation - especially as London is so expensive.
Posted by
Ojai, CA
591 posts
I'd definitely stay in London at least 2 nights just for the opportunity to go to the theatre in the evening. A very good value hotel is the Sanctuary House Hotel located just 2 blocks from Westminster Abbey(starts at £139 per night). I have stayed there and its quite clean and has a friendly pub on the ground level where you get your breakfast.
Posted by
OP
Seattle, WA, United States
873 posts
Thanks for the comments, everyone! As it stands now, I think we will definitely spend at least a couple of nights in London. I'll start looking around for hostels.