Free coastal day trips from London
the seaside is free, the train isn't
The sea costs nothing. Every one of these is a free day by the coast, a beach to walk, a clifftop path or a free gallery right on the front, and the only real cost is the train. Each page lists the cheapest line and an honest fare so the whole day stays cheap. Pack a picnic and go.
Free · in Kent, Sussex & Essex · 8 places
- Brighton by the sea — Brighton · East Sussex, nearest tube Victoria → Brighton.
- Whitstable for the sunset — Whitstable · Kent, nearest tube Victoria → Whitstable.
- Margate and the Turner — Margate · Kent, nearest tube St Pancras → Margate.
- Leigh-on-Sea — Leigh-on-Sea · Essex, nearest tube Fenchurch Street → Leigh-on-Sea.
- Bexhill and the De La Warr Pavilion — Bexhill-on-Sea · East Sussex, nearest tube Victoria → Bexhill.
- Dover's white cliffs — Dover · Kent, nearest tube St Pancras → Dover Priory.
- Folkestone by the sea — Folkestone · Kent, nearest tube St Pancras → Folkestone Central.
- Seven Sisters cliffs — Seaford to Eastbourne · East Sussex, nearest tube Victoria → Seaford / Eastbourne.
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