In message , at 04:49:03
on Mon, 22 Oct 2012, antoine remarked:
Dear readers I need your suggestion. I will come to England for one week
for visiting London and the sorrondings. Because the airplane is landing
in Stansted, I thaought that taking an accomodation in Cambridge would be
practical for living some days in a beautiful "small" english town and
also being not too far from London.
Is it a good idea to rent a car and to drive from Cambridge to a place
somewhere near London where it is possible to park and to go by
underground train to the center of the city? I always do so when I have
to go to Milan from my town in the north of Italy.
Do you think that the traffic conditions near Cambridge are such that I
can make a good use of the car to visit for instance the seaside (Norfolk)
or another town like Oxford? Or I will be spending ours in queues?
Thank you for your suggestions. I love England where I spent one year
40 years ago (and I also got a british driving licence).

Traffic in the centre of Cambridge is very bad, and also to/from London
during the rush hours. If you are making multiple trips to London I
would suggest getting a rail season ticket: £106 per week, or £135 with
London Travelcard included. As many trips as you like in any seven day
period (can start any day of the week).
--
Roland Perry