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A 25-minute ride from Baker Street takes you to a 1901 pub, an ancient hilltop, and the school that shaped Churchill, Byron, and Nehru.

You've got your days in London mapped out — the towers, the museums, the markets. But what about the morning you want something quieter, older, and a little off the usual route? Expat Andy takes us to Harrow-on-the-Hill. A green hilltop in the city's northwest that people have treated as sacred for more than twelve hundred years, sitting just 25 minutes from Baker Street on the Metropolitan line.

There's a pagan shrine older than England, a hilltop church consecrated in 1094, and the famous school where Byron carved his name into the paneling, Churchill came back to sing during the Blitz, and a future first Prime Minister of India read his way toward revolution. At the foot of the hill sits The Castle — a Fuller's pub built the year Queen Victoria died, with its original curving bar, glazed partition, and three working fireplaces still in place. CAMRA rates its interior of outstanding national importance. It's barely changed since opening day in 1901.

Expat Andy gives you the story and the logistics in one go: why this hill matters, what to look for inside the pub, and exactly how to get there (Harrow-on-the-Hill tube, Zone 5, then a ten-minute walk up the hill). If you want one easy, atmospheric escape from central London that most visitors never find, this is your blueprint. Real history, real ale, no clichés — a signal in the travel information static.

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Thinking of taking a day trip from London to Brighton? In this episode, I cover whether Brighton is worth visiting for a day, how to get there by train, what to see and do, and how to make the most of one day in Brighton.

An hour from Victoria sits "London by the Sea." Here's the one-walk, half-day Brighton plan—palace, pier, oldest pub in town—for your London trip.

You've done the museums. You've queued. Your feet hurt and everyone around you is staring at their phone. So here's the move smart London visitors have made for two hundred years: get on a train at Victoria and an hour later you're standing on the beach in Brighton — "London by the Sea."

This is your half-day escape, planned door to door. One downhill walk to the water, one historic pub in the middle, and a town that exists, to misbehave beautifully by the sea.

You'll get the lay of the land before you arrive. The bohemian North Laine, the bonkers Royal Pavilion that looks like a Mughal palace dropped by a twister, the Palace Pier, the burnt-out skeleton of the West Pier, and the oldest working electric railway on Earth. Lunch is sorted at The Cricketers, the oldest pub in Brighton, where Graham Greene wrote part of Brighton Rock.

Then the why. How a Saxon fishing village became a royal party town, how the 1841 railway turned an aristocrats' resort into everybody's, and why Brighton has always been the place where the rules loosen — right up to its standing as the unofficial LGBTQ+ capital of Britain.

If you're planning a London trip and want one perfect day out of the city — no car, no kids to wrangle, no guidebook autopilot — this is the one to save.

I'm Expat Andy. This is Publicity — Your London Travel Toolkit, Summer Shorts Series.

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Planning a day trip to Bath from London? This episode shows you how to spend one day in Bath, England, exploring 2,000 years of history, iconic architecture, literary landmarks, local food, and a traditional pub—all on foot.

Just 90 minutes west of London by train, Bath is one of England’s most rewarding day trips. The only city in the UK that's a UNESCO World Heritage Site in its entirety.

Discover the Roman Baths, Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent, the Circus, Pulteney Bridge, the Pump Room, and the city’s connections to Jane Austen, William Herschel, Ralph Allen, and Georgian society.

Along the way, explore Bath’s Roman origins, medieval wool trade, honey-colored Bath stone architecture, hidden historic streets, and famous landmarks. You’ll also discover where to stop for a Sally Lunn bun, afternoon tea, and a traditional pint before catching the train back to London.

For travelers looking for the best things to do in Bath in one day, this episode provides a practical walking route through the city and the fascinating stories behind the places you’ll see.