London and Its Environs Author:Karl Baedeker (Firm) Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: From Dover to Ostend, twice a day, but once only on Saturdays and Sundays, in 4-5 hrs.; cabin 15s., steerage 10s. From London to Boulogne, daily, in 9 hrs. ; ... more »12s. or 8s. 6d. From London to Ostend, twice a week, in 10 hrs. (6 hrs. at sea) ; 18s. or 14s. From London to Calais, twice a week, in 10 hrs. ; 12s. or 8s. (nl. From London to Rotterdam, twice a week in 18-20 hrs. (9-10 hre. at sea); 20s. or 16s. From Harwich to Rotterdam daily, in 13 hrs. ; railway from London to Harwich in 2-3 hrs. ; fare from London to Rotterdam. 26s. or 15s. From London to Antwerp, four times a week, in 14-16 hrs. (;S-9 hrs. of which are on the open sea) ; 24s. or 16s. From Harwich to Antwerp, thrice a week in 12-13 hrs. (train from London to Harwich in 2-3hrs.); 26s. or 15s. (from London). From London to Bremerhafen, twice a week, in 36-40hrs. ; 2. or il. From London to Hamburg, five times a week, in 40-50 hrs. ; 11. bs. or il. 9s. From Queenborough to Flushing, daily (Sundays excepted), in 9-10hrs. (open sea nearly the whole way); train from London to Queenborough in 2hrs., from Flushing tf; Amsterdam in 6-9 hra. ; through-fare 33s. 6d. or 20s. lid. From Newhaven to Dieppe, daily, in 6-8hrs. ; 16s. or 11s. (5d. ( Rail from London to Newhaven, or vice versa, in 2-3 hrs; fares 13s. 9d. or 11s. Id., 10s. 2d. or 7s. 10d., and 5s.) On the longer voyages (10hrs. and upwards), or when special attention has been required, the steward expects a gratuity of Is. or more according to circumstances. Food and liquors are supplied on board all the steamboats at fixed charges, but the viands are often not very inviting. Arrival. Those who arrive in London by water have sometimes to land in small boats. The tariff is 6d. for each person, and 3d. for each trunk. The traveller shoul...« less