Britain by BritRail has been the best-selling and most respected rail guide to the British train system for twenty-five years. Filled with tips on keeping costs down, travelling light, conquering jet lag, and exchanging currency, this time-tested book provides the most up-to-date information on fares, schedules, and pass options. Learn how to use London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Cardiff as base cities for more than forty rail trips and day excursions to outlying areas and points of interest in England, Scotland, and Wales, from Shakespeare's birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon to Robert Burns's cottage in Ayr and Caldey Abbey in Tenby. Travellers will become their own tour guide and set their own pace with this guidebook in hand. It is the perfect travelling companion for unhurried, comfortable, and scenic train travel in Britain.