England in 6 Days on a Budget (With Daily Costs)
Six days extends the 4-day plan with two more: Oxford, the loosely-planned counterpart to Cambridge, then a combined Bath-and-Stonehenge day, the single priciest day on this whole itinerary at roughly GBP 69-135. The order stays cost-ascending: Windsor, Warner Bros, Brighton, Cambridge, Oxford, then Bath and Stonehenge together. Need the full week? See the 7-day version .
Book these before you go:
- Warner Bros Studio Tour : entry from GBP 56 (~$76), zero walk-up ticket exists, book the exact date first
- Windsor Castle entry
: GBP 32 (
$43) advance, GBP 36 ($49) on the day - Bath and Stonehenge coach tour : the practical way to cover both without a car, roughly GBP 69-135
- Somewhere to sleep for six nights : check cancellation terms against six different train departure times
| Day | Day trip | Travel time from London | Cost per person |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windsor Castle | 22-28 min (Paddington/Slough) or 55 min direct (Waterloo) | ~GBP 44-58 |
| 2 | Warner Bros Studio Tour, Leavesden | ~20 min to Watford Junction, then a GBP 3 shuttle | ~GBP 70-95 |
| 3 | Brighton | ~1 hour direct from Victoria or St Pancras | ~GBP 16-22 |
| 4 | Cambridge | 45-49 min direct from King’s Cross | ~GBP 41-66 |
| 5 | Oxford | 45-60 min direct from Paddington | ~GBP 13-25 (free college exteriors) |
| 6 | Bath and Stonehenge, combined | Coach tour, or Salisbury train plus shuttle, then ~1h15 Bath-Paddington | ~GBP 69-135 |
Day 1: Windsor Castle
Paddington to Slough then the branch line into Windsor & Eton Central runs 22-28 minutes; direct Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Riverside takes about 55 minutes. Book entry through rct.uk , GBP 32 advance versus GBP 36 on the day.
Day 2: Warner Bros Studio Tour
No walk-up ticket exists for the Studio Tour , entry alone starts at GBP 56. Euston to Watford Junction, about 20 minutes, then the GBP 3 shuttle, is the cheap route in.
Day 3: Brighton
Victoria or St Pancras to Brighton runs about an hour direct, fares from around GBP 8 each way booked ahead. Free to wander the pier, the Lanes, and the seafront.
Day 4: Cambridge
Cambridge is 45-49 minutes direct from King’s Cross. King’s College Chapel runs from GBP 16.50, plus an optional shared punt on the Cam for roughly GBP 12-20.
Day 5: Oxford
Oxford has no single admission ticket, individual colleges charge their own entry on term-time hours. Trains run 45-60 minutes direct from Paddington, and skipping a paid college interior in favor of the Bodleian’s exterior and the Bridge of Sighs keeps the day near GBP 13-25.
Does skipping a paid college actually save that much?
Yes, roughly GBP 20-25, since a single college interior ticket like Christ Church’s runs about that much on its own. The Bodleian’s reading rooms and the Bridge of Sighs cost nothing to view from the street, and a slow wander through the town centre delivers most of the atmosphere for free. Add the paid interior back in only if one specific college is the reason you’re going.
Day 6: Bath and Stonehenge
Stonehenge has no train station, so most car-free visitors book a combined coach tour from London rather than assembling the train-plus-shuttle route themselves. Standard Stonehenge admission runs GBP 27.20 on its own; Bath Spa is 1 hour 15 direct from Paddington, and the Roman Baths run from roughly GBP 20 on dynamic pricing. Bundled into one coach tour, the whole day runs GBP 69-135, the priciest single day in this six-day plan by a wide margin.
Before you go
Contactless cards and phones cover every London-leg fare here the same as an Oyster card. Warner Bros stays the only sight across these six days with zero walk-up option. Running total for all six days, transport and entries only, lands somewhere between GBP 250-400 per person, front-load the cheap days (Brighton, Oxford without a college ticket) if the back half of the trip needs the slack.