If you are a visitor to the UK – especially from the US with the $ being strong against the £ at the moment – a good way to see more of the country is a BritRail pass allowing travel on our railways.

Choose a pass between 3, 4, 8 or 15 days which you can spread out over a 2 month period.

• Adult: ages 26 – 59 years
• Child: ages 5 – 15 years (children under 5 travel free)
• Youth: ages 16 – 25 years
• Senior: ages 60+
• Family Rate: Purchase any select adult or senior BritRail Pass and one accompanying child (age 5 to 15) receives a Pass of the same type and duration for free.  Please enter the relevant number of free child passes below.

Prices for 15 days in First Class is $1,079, and for 3 days in Standard Class is $269 for Adults.

There is an offer now Passes purchased between 15 March 2013 and 11 April 2013 include a FREE extra day of travel, which can be used any time within the two months that the pass is valid.

You can buy passes up to 6 months in advance from this site