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London to Canterbury trains, bikes and storing things
On Thu, 01 May 2003 03:37:59 +0000, Dave Kahn wrote:
"Jerry Neuburger" wrote in message y.com... My wife and I will be coming to the UK to do a one month tour of southern England. We'll be arriving at Heathrow on Sunday, June 28th at about 10 AM. We'll have our bikes in bags. I'd like some local advise on getting to Canterbury by train. Should we assemble our bikes at Heathrow or leave them in their bags and haul them to Canterbury. I would really prefer to assemble them at Heathrow since the 3'x4' bags weigh about 35 pounds each and don't carry easily. I understand that we can catch a train from Heathrow to Victoria Station and then another train to Canterbury. Will they take assembled bikes on the trains? If so, which trains? Will there be a fee? I thought of coach journeys, but http://www.gobycoach.com says that coached go from Heathrow to London then London to Canterbury. Anybody know about putting bike bags in coach luggage holds - which are very large. Victoria Coach Station would certainly be an easier place to change with heavy luggage than a Tube journey. Also, it might prove worth it to get a local minicab firm in Canterbury send a people carrier (minivan) or estate car to meet you. Do a web search on (say) www.yell.com or yahoo.co.uk for taxi firms in Canterbury. Phone them, giving your flight number. Ask for a quote for the journey, and specify an estate car. Might be 50 pounds (I don't know) This will save you a lot of wear and tear wehn you are tired. The minicab driver will park his car in a Heathrow car park and wait for you, holding a sign. They normally check landing times, you you are OK if the flight lands late. This leaves you the problem of then finding a place to leave the bike bags in Canterbury. |
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London to Canterbury trains, bikes and storing things
From Victoria to Canterbury there's a mix of the old slam door trains with
guards vans (great for bikes) and the new style ones (bad for bikes). Hopefully they'll be able to tell you when a slam door is leaving. The coach from Victoria Coach Station to Canterbury has been mostly empty when I've been on it (seats together and room for bikes underneath the coach), and the journey isn't too bad (once it's shunted its way out of London). The coach is probably your safest bet, as they'll be less hassle finding a place for your bikes. |
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London to Canterbury trains, bikes and storing things
From Victoria to Canterbury there's a mix of the old slam door trains with
guards vans (great for bikes) and the new style ones (bad for bikes). Hopefully they'll be able to tell you when a slam door is leaving. The coach from Victoria Coach Station to Canterbury has been mostly empty when I've been on it (seats together and room for bikes underneath the coach), and the journey isn't too bad (once it's shunted its way out of London). The coach is probably your safest bet, as they'll be less hassle finding a place for your bikes. |
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