If any single development could be said to have created the tourism industry, it was the railroad. Train travel made it possible for the "average" person to journey long distances in comfort and at relatively low cost. This, in turn, opened up entire towns and regions to floods of tourists (particularly along the coasts) - and transformed those towns with a new way of life and a new industry. Even if one chose to travel by road, however, that didn't necessarily mean using a horse-drawn vehicle. Bicycles were rapidly becoming a favorite mode of transportation for travelers - foreshadowing the day when automobiles would rule the roads!

The Old North Road (Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)

A paper delivered to the Society of Antiquaries, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.

Between Severn and Wye (Leisure Hour, 1860)

My Holiday Walking Tour, and How I Managed It (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1876)

A father-and-son walking tour through Kent and Surrey.

A Dash Through Derbyshire on an Express Engine (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1878)

England on the Rails, by Richard Grant White (Atlantic Monthly, 1878)

From Surrey Hills to the Strand, by Guy Roslyn (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1878)

The Prettiest Road in England (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1880)

The road between Kenilworth and Coventry.

A Holiday Trip from Kew to Medmenham, by W. Maurice Adams (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1883)

From Coventry to Chester on Wheels (Century Magazine, 1884B)

Cycling across England.

Pretty Railway Stations (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1886)

Round the Bristol Channel Circuit, by James Baker (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1887)

The Route of the Wild Irishman, by William H. Rideing (Harper's Monthly, 1887B)

Some of the scenery along the route of the train that carries mails from London to Holyrood, en route to Dublin and Queenstown.

A Night Ride on the Flying Scotchman, by F.G. Kitton (The Strand, 1892A)

A [Walking] Party of Two, by One of Them (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1894)

An account of a young couple's holiday walking tour.

Two Hundred Miles by Coach, by Wilfrid Klickmann (Windsor Magazine, 1899B)

The coaching line from Minehead to Land's End.

See also

• Trains

• Railways

• General Travel Tips

• Traveling Britain's Waterways