Hereford - London (via Cheltenham)

I am not a fares expert so please bear with me.

I want to travel Hereford to London with a break in the journey in Cheltenham. National Rail suggests that this is a permitted route and that I should be able to make this trip with an off-peak ticket on a Sunday (£43.30).

Am I correct in this understanding and would this entitle me to break the journey for the afternoon in Cheltenham?

Cheers!

Yes - assuming you're looking at this ticket

http://www.brfares.com/#faredetail?orig=HFD&dest=PAD&grpd=1072&tkt=SSS

- there's no break of journey restriction and Hereford, Worcester, Cheltenham, Stroud, Swindon, London is a permitted route.

Yeah that's the one, many thanks for your help!

Although the unpublished restrictions won't allow journey planners to issue this ticket for early morning travel, it would seem to be totally unrestricted via Stroud.

brfares.com said:

Outward Travel
Travelling via Hereford and Oxford, not valid on trains to depart Hereford before 08:47.

Travelling via Newport (South Wales), not valid on trains timed to depart Newport (South Wales) before 02:00 or after 05:45 and before 10:00.

Not valid on trains timed to arrive at London Waterloo before 11:48.

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