Railrover Tickets in England

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North West Rover:
Bounded by Dumfries/Lockerbie/Hexham-Carlisle-Settle- Leeds-Huddersfield- Manchester Piccadilly-Warrington (Central/Bank Quay)- Chester-Shotton and the Wirral and Irish Sea coasts. Offers a 20% discount on the Lake Windermere Iron Steamboat prices and a £1 discount on a return fare on the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. Not before 0900, but valid after 0830 from Dumfries. Any 3 days in 7 - A: £37; C: £18.50; R: £24.40; 7 days - A: £47.80; C: £23.90; R: £31.55
North East Rover:
Bounded by Newcastle-Carlisle-Settle-Bradford Forster Square-Leeds-Huddersfield- Sheffield-Retford-Cleethorpes and the North Sea coast, plus Leeds-Halifax, Long Preston-Giggleswick and Newcastle - Berwick-upon-Tweed. Not before 0900 but valid on the 0846 Leeds-Carlisle. Any 4 days in 8 - A: £55; C: £36.30. 7 days - A £65; C/R: £42.90.
North Country Rover:
Bounded by Newcastle-Carlisle, Hull-Selby-Leeds-Halifax- Preston-Morecambe and the Irish & North Sea coasts. Offers a 20% discount on the Lake Windermere Iron Steamboat prices and a £1 discount on a return fare on the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. Not before 0900 but valid on 0845 Leeds-Carlisle and 0856 Carlisle-Leeds. Any 4 days in 8 - A: £55; C/R: £36.30.
Lakes & Furness Day Ranger:
Morecambe-Lancaster-Sellafield/Windermere. Also valid on all Stagecoach Cumberland buses in an area bounded by Lancaster-Kendal- Penrith-Keswick- Bassenthwaite-Cockermouth-Sellafield and the Cumbrian Coast. Also valid on Lake Windermere Iron Steamboat sailings. Not before 0830 on trains (no restriction on buses). 1 day - A: £8.70; C: £4.35; R: £5.75; Family (up to 2 adults and 4 children, but with a minimum of 1 child necessary): £16.25.
Settle-Carlisle Day Ranger:
Settle-Carlisle. Not before 0845. 1 day - A: £18; C: £9; R: £11.90.
Tyne Valley Day Ranger:
Whitehaven-Carlisle-Morpeth/Sunderland/Durham. Also valid on the Hadrian's Wall Hexham-Haltwhistle bus. Not before 0900. 1 day - A: £10.50; C: £5.25; R: £6.95.
Tees Day Ranger:
Sunderland/Bishop Auckland-Saltburn/Whitby. Not before 0900. 1 day - A: £10; C: £5; R:£6.60.
Moorslink Ranger:
Middlesbrough-Whitby. Also valid on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (Grosmont-Pickering) and special Moorsbus network (when operating). 1 day - A: £12.50; C: £6.25; Family (up to 2 adults and 4 children): £26.
East Yorkshire Rover:
Scarborough-Hull-Selby-Scarborough. Not before 0900. Any 4 days in 8 - A: £29; C/R: £19.15.

Midlands

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Derbyshire Wayfarer:
Langley Mill/Long Eaton/Burton on Trent/Uttoxeter - Sheffield-New Mills Central plus New Mills Newtown-Buxton and Belper-Matlock. Valid on most bus services throughout all Derbyshire with some extensions. Not before 0900. 1 day - A: £7.25 (includes 1 child or dog free); Unaccompanied C/Senior Citizen: £3.65; Family (up to 2 adults and 3 children): £12. Also available with a Long Eaton/Langley Mill-Nottingham extension at Beeston and Nottingham stations only, for: A: £9.70 (includes one child or dog free); Unaccompanied C/Senior Citizen: £4.85 (no family version).
East Midlands Rover:
Bounded by Cleethorpes/Barton on Humber-Scunthorpe- Sheffield-Derby - Stoke-on-Trent - Nuneaton-Coventry- Bletchley-Bedford- Leicester-Peterborough- Spalding-Skegness and the North Sea coast, plus Sheffield-New Mills Central and Belper-Matlock. Not before 0900. Any 3 days in 7 - A: £43.30; C/R: £28.60; 7 days - A: £56.40; C/R: £37.25.
Coast & Peaks Rover:
Bounded by Birkenhead North-Kirkby-Wigan Wallgate- Atherton-Manchester Piccadilly-Guide Bridge- Marple- Sheffield, then Matlock - Stoke-on-Trent - Stone-Rugeley-Stafford- Crewe-Shrewsbury- Neston-Birkenhead North, plus Salford Crescent-Manchester Victoria, Guide Bridge-Hadfield/ Glossop, Rugeley-Tamworth, Shrewsbury-Church Stretton, New Brighton/West Kirby-Birkenhead North and Shotton-Holyhead/Llandudno/Blaenau Ffestiniog. NOT valid Sheffield-Belper. Not before 0900. Any 3 days in 7 - A: £37; C: £18.50; R: £24.40; 7 days - A: £47.80; C: £23.90; R: £31.55.
Heart of England Rover:
Bounded by Chester-Ruabon- Shrewsbury-Hereford- Worcester-Oxford- Leamington Spa-Coventry- Rugby-Nuneaton-Leicester- Attenborough-Derby- Alsager-Chester, plus Worcester Shrub Hill - Gloucester, Rugby-Northampton, Attenborough-Nottingham and Derby-Matlock but NOT including Stafford-Crewe direct (ie, only valid via Stoke-on-Trent). Note also that the above does NOT permit Birmingham-Cheltenham Spa direct (ie, only valid via Worcester). Not before 0900. Any 3 days in 7 - A: £43.30; C/R: £28.60; 7 days - A: £56.40; C/R: £37.25.
East Midlands Day Ranger:
Note that the following Ranger has been extended to from Mansfield to Worksop. Bounded by Peterborough-Grantham-Derby-Crewe, plus Matlock-Tamworth-Nuneaton- Leicester-Peterborough, plus Nottingham-Lincoln/Worksop /Alfreton/Leicester. Not before 0900. 1 day - A: £17.90; C: £8.95; R: £11.80; Family (up to 6 people, not more than 2 of whom are adults): £35.80. Valid on Central Trains and North Western Trains services only.
Lincolnshire Day Ranger:
Stamford-Peterborough-Spalding-Lincoln-Doncaster, plus Grantham-Skegness and Newark Castle/Northate-Market Rasen-Cleethorpes. NOT VALID SATURDAYS IN JULY & AUGUST. Not before 0900. 1 day - A: £13.10; C: £6.55; R: £8.65; Family (up to 6 people, not more than 2 of whom are adults): £26.20. Valid on Central Trains and Regional Railways North East services only.
West Midlands Day Ranger:
Note that the following Ranger is not only extended to Rugby this year but also includes the new Walsall-Wolverhampton service. Bounded by Wolverhampton, Stourbridge Town, Droitwich Spa, Redditch, Stratford-upon-Avon, Hatton, and by Birmingham New Street-Coventry-Nuneaton- Stafford-Wolverhampton, plus Coventry-Rugby, Hatton-Leamington Spa, Droitwich Spa-Hereford, Wolverhampton-Gobowen and Stafford-Crewe (direct and via Stoke-on-Trent). Not before 0900. 1 day - A: £10.90; C: £5.45; R: £7.20; Family (up to 6 people, not more than 2 of whom are adults): £21.80. Valid on Central Trains, Chiltern Trains, North Western Trains, Silverlink and Thames Trains services only.

East Anglia

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Anglia Plus:
Bounded by Felixstowe, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Thetford, Sheringham and the North Sea Coast. Includes Ipswich Buses & First Eastern Counties through services from Ipswich Station to any point within the Ipswich town boundary and First Eastern Counties services from Norwich Station forecourt to the City centre. Not before 0845 with some local relaxations as shown in the Anglia Timetable/Guide. 1 day - A: £7.50; Unaccompanied C: £3.75; Up to 4 accompanied C per adult: £1; R: £4.95. Any 3 days in 7 - A: £17; Unaccompanied C: £8.50; Up to 4 accompanied C per adult: £2; R: £11.20. Note that the £1 accompanied child-rate for the 1 day version still applies even if the adult uses a railcard which normally gives a £2 flat-fare. The following versions have no time restriction: 7 days - A: £49; C: £24.50. 1 month - A: £179; C: £89.50. Annual - A: £1790; C: £895.
Anglia Plus (Norfolk):
Diss-Sheringham plus Thetford-Great Yarmouth/Lowestoft. Includes Eastern Counties services from Norwich Station forecourt to the City centre. 7 days - A: £26; C: £13. 1 month - A: £99; C: £49.50. Annual - A: £990; C: £495
Anglia Plus (Suffolk):
Ipswich-Bury St Edmunds/Felixstowe/Somerleyton. Includes buses in Ipswich, as above. 7 days - A: £26; C: £13. 1 month - A: £99 C: £49.50. Annual - A: £990; C: £495.
Anglia Plus (Suffolk & Cambridge):
The Suffolk version plus Bury St Edmunds-Cambridge. . 7 days - A: £39; C: £19.50. 1 month - A: £149; C: £74.50. Annual - A: £1490; C: £745.
Anglia Plus (Norfolk, Suffolk & Cambridge):
As for Norfolk & Suffolk plus Bury St Edmunds-Cambridge. 7 days - A: £59; C: £29.50. 1 month - A: £219; C: £109.50. Annual - A: £2190; C: £1095.
LTS Rail One-day Family Ranger.
All LTS Rail services (Shoeburyness-Fenchurch Street - or Liverpool Street at certain times). Not before 0930. 1 day - Family only: A: £5; C: £1. Note that the MINIMUM group-size permitted is one adult and one child, and the maximum 2 adults and 4 children and that whilst each member of the party receives a ticket, priced as shown, the whole party must remain together at all times.

The Cotswolds

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Shakespeare Country Rover.
Available only at Paddington and Marylebone. One return from either terminus to Leamington Spa (only on the services of Thames Trains or Chiltern Railway) then unlimited travel Leamington Spa - Stratford-upon-Avon (Thames or Central Trains). Includes Stagecoach Midland Red buses in the Stratford-upon-Avon area. Days are consecutive and return to London must not be after the last day. 3 days - A: £29; C: £14.50; R: £19.15. 5 days - A: £35; C: £17.50; R: £23.10.
Cotswolds Rover.
Cotswold Rover. Moreton-in-Marsh - Evesham, plus special bus between the same points via Chipping Campden and Broadway. Available only as an add-on to a Network Stayaway or Saver to Moreton-in-Marsh or a Saver to Evesham. 3 days - A: £6; C: £3. Note the three days validity are the day of issue and following two only, but this does not affect the one month validity of the Stayaway or Saver portion. (There is a one-day version as an add-on to a Cheap Day Return, but this only gives unlimited bus, not rail travel).

Southern England

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South

(Surrey) Sunday Rider
Also sold in, and marketed as, a Sunday Rider in Hampshire & West Sussex. 03 May-27 September - the ticket itself is available all year but is only valid on trains within this period. Guildford-Redhill on Thames Trains only. Includes most buses in Surrey, Hampshire & West Sussex. 1 Sunday - A: £4.60; C/Senior Citizen: £3.35; Family (up to 2 adults and 2 children): £9.20.

Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight Rover:
All island stations and Southern Vectis buses. One or two-day, evening and 7-day issues available from bus drivers, IoW stations and SV offices; 4-week issues only from SV offices. 17 May-26 Sep: 1 day - A: £6.25; C: £3.15; Family (up to 2 adults and 3 children): £14.95. 1 evening (after 1800) - A: £2.90 (no child issue). 2 days - A: £9.95; C: £5. 7 days - £25.50; C: £12.75; 4 weeks - A: £52.50; C: £26.75. Until 16 May and from 27 Sep: 1 day - A: £5.25; C: £2.65; Family: £12.50. 1 evening (after 1800) - A: £2.75 (no child issue). 2 days - A: £8.95; C: £4.50. 7 days - £17.95; C: £9; 4 weeks - A: £52.50; C: £26.75. An SV product, there are no railcard discounts. It is possible to buy a combined Day Rover and Ferry ticket on the mainland in the summer giving a discount of approximately £1 over separate purchases.
Island Liner:
All island stations plus Isle of Wight Steam Railway (3rd class). 1 day - A: £7; C: £4.Also available from mainland stations (under the name 'IoW Steam Day Rover') as a £13.50 add-on to the Cheap or Standard Day Return to Portsmouth, to include the Wightlink ferry crossing to Ryde. If the ferry crossing is to be after 1159 (any day) - and, for those with railcards, at all times - it is cheaper to book to Portsmouth, then re-book the ferry and an Island Liner at Ryde Pier Head.

South West

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Note that none of the following tickets (except the Dartmoor Sunday Rover) includes the Sunday Exeter-Okehampton service. Note also that all these specifically bar travel after midnight on 'all days' (though as there are no morning restrictions at weekends, this will not apply Friday or Saturday nights).

Severn, Avon & Wessex Rover:
Bounded by Cardiff-Cheltenham Spa-Swindon- Westbury-Bristol Temple Meads-Cardiff, plus Stapleton Road-Severn Beach, Bristol Temple Meads - Weston-super-Mare, Westbury-Salisbury/Weymouth. Not before 0900, but valid after 0830 from Weymouth. 24 May-27 September: Any 3 days in 7 - A: £29; C/R: £19.15. any 8 days in 15 - A: £45; C/R: £29.70. Until 23 May and from 28 September: Any 3 days in 7 - A: £23; C/R: £15.20. Any 8 days in 15 - A: £38; C/R: £25.10. A second child going with an adult travels free.
South West Rover:
Bounded by Severn Beach-Westbury-Salisbury-Yeovil Junction-Yeovil Pen Mill-Weymouth and the Channel & Atlantic coasts, plus Stapleton Road-Bristol Parkway and Salisbury-Romsey. 10% discount for travel on the Bodmin & Wenford and Paignton & Dartmouth Railways and 20% on the South Devon Railway. Not before 0900 but valid after 0800 from Falmouth and Looe and after 0830 from Weymouth. 24 May-27 September: Any 8 days in 15 - A: £69; C/R: £45.55. Until 23 May and from 28 September: Any 8 days in 15 - A: £59; C/R: £38.95.
Devon Rover:
Weston-super-Mare - Paignton/Gunnislake/St Budeaux Ferry Road, plus Barnstaple-Axminster/Exmouth. 10% discount for travel on the Paignton & Dartmouth Railway and 20% on the South Devon Railway. Not before 0900. 24 May-27 September: Any 3 days in 7 - A: £29; C/R: £19.15. Any 8 days in 15 - A: £45; C/R: £29.70. Until 23 May and from 28 September: Any 3 days in 7 - A: £23; C/R: £15.25. Any 8 days in 15 - A: £38; C/R: £25.10. A second child going with an adult travels free.
Dartmoor Sunday Rover:
24 May-20 September. Plymouth-Gunnislake, plus Exeter Central-Okehampton. Includes the Devon CC network of buses linking Gunnislake with all parts of Dartmoor and to Launceston and Bude. Can be bought on buses or trains. 1 Sunday - A: £5; C: £3; Family (up to 2 adults and 3 children): £10.
Cornwall Rover:
All stations Plymouth and west thereof (including the Gunnislake branch). 10% discount for travel on the Bodmin & Wenford Railway. Not before 0900 but valid after 0800 from Falmouth and Looe. 24 May-27 September: Any 3 days in 7 - A: £24.50; C/R: £16.15. Any 8 days in 15 - A: £39; C/R: £25.75. Until 23 May and from 28 September: Any 3 days in 7 - A: £17.50; C/R: £11.55. Any 8 days in 15 - A: £32; C/R: £21.10. A second child going with an adult travels free.
Penwith Day Rover.
Hayle-Penzance/St Ives. Includes all First Western National bus services in the area (inc to Land's End). 1 day - A: £7.50; C: £4; Senior Citizen (no railcard required): £6. Family (up to 2 adults and 3 children): £15. Valid on Wales & West services only.

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