Afternoon all. I'm planning a trip from Sutton Coldfield to London in a couple of weeks, meeting up with a friend who lives in Bicester who will be joining me on the way down at Bicester North. I was intending to use a Super Off Peak Return on Chiltern and walk from New St to Moor St.
I might stop overnight at his in Bicester on the way back as it may be too late to get the last train back to Birmingham (we're going to the darts at Ally Pally.) He lives quite a bit closer to Bicester Village than Bicester North, and tends to catch one of the Oxford services when he travels to London from home.
The question is, with a Birmingham to London return (or Sutton Coldfield to London via High Wycombe ticket in my case), can I take an Oxford train on the return leg and break my journey overnight at Bicester Village, resuming the next morning from Bicester North? Or is Village considered "off route" on that ticket, and the break of journey would only be valid on a Birmingham (or Banbury terminator late on) train, meaning we had to travel via Bicester North?
I'm presuming the latter, which is unfortunate as the tickets required to make the return trip via Village would affect the price considerably, but thought I might as well throw the question out to people more knowledgeable than me! Thanks for any advice.
I might stop overnight at his in Bicester on the way back as it may be too late to get the last train back to Birmingham (we're going to the darts at Ally Pally.) He lives quite a bit closer to Bicester Village than Bicester North, and tends to catch one of the Oxford services when he travels to London from home.
The question is, with a Birmingham to London return (or Sutton Coldfield to London via High Wycombe ticket in my case), can I take an Oxford train on the return leg and break my journey overnight at Bicester Village, resuming the next morning from Bicester North? Or is Village considered "off route" on that ticket, and the break of journey would only be valid on a Birmingham (or Banbury terminator late on) train, meaning we had to travel via Bicester North?
I'm presuming the latter, which is unfortunate as the tickets required to make the return trip via Village would affect the price considerably, but thought I might as well throw the question out to people more knowledgeable than me! Thanks for any advice.