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Plan your visit to London Transport Museum: Opening hours, ticket prices and visitor tips

The London Transport Museum is a highly popular central London attraction in Covent Garden. This practical guide covers ticket prices, transport, and visitor tips. Buy tickets here. London Transport Museum: quick facts InformationDetailsOpening hoursDaily 10:00–18:00 (Last entry 17:15)Ticket pricesAdults: £25.00, Concessions: £24.00, Under 18s: FreeAddressCovent…

Christ Church College in Oxford, England.

9 reasons to visit Oxford, England

Visitor highlights in Oxford include Christ Church, the Story Museum, Thames boat tours and guided literary walks. Oxford Castle and Prison The Oxford Castle and Prison complex incorporates St George’s Tower, which is over 1,000 years old and is widely believed to be the oldest…

Linton Falls, Yorkshire Dales: Ticket prices, hours, parking & visitor guide (2026)

The River Wharfe drops over a geological fault line where rocks shifted millions of years ago, creating Yorkshire's most accessible waterfall just minutes from a car park. After heavy rain, standing on the footbridge by Linton Falls can feel precarious as the full force of…

Whitelady Waterfall, Devon: Ticket prices, hours, parking & visitor guide (2026)

Devon's tallest waterfall plunges 30 metres down a moss-covered cliff into the River Lyd, tucked inside what may be the deepest gorge in southwest England. The path down to the Whitelady Waterfall involves a steep descent through temperate rainforest — one of the rarest habitats…

The Wookey Hole Caves in Wells, South-West England.

Wookey Hole Caves, Somerset: Ticket prices, hours & visitor guide (2026)

Many a child has visited Wookey Hole and been terrified of the Witch – a stalagmite formation that, with enough imagination and dim lighting, resembles a hooded figure. Legend claims she was a real witch turned to stone by a monk from Glastonbury. The site…

6 incredible European castles for your bucket list

Sometimes it’s about size, sometimes about history and sometimes about lavish decoration – but these six European castles are truly astonishing. Prague Castle, Czechia So large that it’s more a separate town on a hilltop than a mere castle, it’s easy enough to spend a…

Lower Force at Aysgarth Falls, North Yorkshire.

Aysgarth Falls, Yorkshire: Ticket prices, hours, parking & visitor guide

The first thing that surprised me about Aysgarth Falls in the Yorkshire Dales was that they're not one waterfall but three separate cascades spread across nearly a mile of the River Ure. The second surprise was watching families paddling in the upper falls' pools whilst…

The Tyne Bridge in Newcastle, North-East England.

7 reasons to visit Newcastle, England

Top attractions in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne include Newcastle Castle, the Discovery Museum, Seven Stories and the Victoria Tunnel. Newcastle Castle Is Newcastle’s castle one of the most imposing or impressive in Britain? No. In fact, much of it no longer exists, having fallen into disuse over the…

The Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire.

Ribblehead Viaduct, Yorkshire Dales: Ticket prices, hours, parking & visitor guide (2026)

Standing beneath the arches, craning your neck upwards at 32 metres of Victorian engineering, you feel humbly small. Twenty-four limestone piers march across Batty Moss in perfect formation, carrying trains across terrain that shouldn't be crossable. What really struck me about the Ribblehead Viaduct in…

Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Malham Cove, Yorkshire Dales: Ticket prices, hours, parking & visitor guide (2026)

The first time I stood at the base of Malham Cove in North Yorkshire, I couldn't quite grasp the scale until someone at the top waved. That person — a tiny speck against the limestone — was 80 metres above me. This curved amphitheatre of…