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Ways to spend your weekend 

Sometimes you can have too much of a good thing. And if London ever gets too much for you, there are plenty of ways to escape for a while..
 
If you don’t want to stray too far from London, how about the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, just a few miles outside the city? Take a stroll around its formal gardens, historic conservatories and amazing plant collections from all over the world. You can even get there by tube!

There are a number of options for fun days outside London too: Henley-on-Thames hosts the annual Henley Royal Regatta, and Ascot or Epsom in Surrey are easily accessible for a day at the races. In fact, it’s quite possible that you’ll find yourself escorting clients to these events.

A day-trip to the seaside, anyone? Brighton is about an hour away by train and even if the weather doesn’t call for sunbathing or paddling, the bracing sea air will help you feel like you’ve escaped town for a while.

And if it’s beautiful countryside you’re after, Surrey and Sussex offer spectacular scenery to take in as you walk, hike, cycle or ride through any of the routes which cross these counties. They’re also famous for cosy country pubs where you can recover from all that fresh air and exercise.

But if you’re looking to go further afield, there’s a huge choice of city break destinations in Europe, or even elsewhere in the UK, serviced by one of the many budget airlines operating from airports close to London, as well as the Eurostar of course. Whether you’ve always wanted to go to Prague or you’re just happy to take pot luck and go for whatever’s available, you could spend every weekend in a different European city!

Outside London

http://www.ascot.co.uk
http://www.brighton.co.uk
http://www.hrr.co.uk
http://www.race-courses.co.uk
http://www.rbgkew.org.uk
http://surreyhills.org 

City Breaks

http://easyjet.com
http://eurostar.com
http://lastminute.com
http://ryanair.com