Day trip

A day trip is a visit to a tourist destination or visitor attraction from a person's home, hotel, or hostel in the morning, returning to the same lodging in the evening.

In medieval times a destination for such a trip would be religious (to a nearby shrine) or commercial (for example, to a seasonal fair).

The arrival of the railway excursion, often using Day Tripper tickets, in the mid 19th century saw the blossoming of a distinctive day-tripper industry.

Trippers also travelled in their thousands by paddlesteamer or steamship to the many piers around Victorian era seaside resorts.

Coach and charabanc outings followed as the internal combustion engine became reliable enough to get the paying customers out and back again.