The international student in the UK has the most valuable document in European travel: the NUS card, the National Union of the Students, the £14/year, and the discount card that unlocks the 10–50% off the attractions, the restaurants, the clothing, and the travel. The student in the UK is the traveller with the access that the tourist cannot match: the cheap railcards (the 16–25 Railcard, the £30/year, the 33% off the train fares, the best transport discount in Europe), the cheap nights in the university towns (the £30/night for the student flat, the friend of the friend, and the accommodation that is the unofficial hospitality network of the international student community), and the time (the 3-year degree, the long holidays, and the UK as the base camp for Europe). Here are the must-see sights.

Must-See Sights for International Students in the UK

• The London on the student budget: The London is the expensive, the £150/night for the hotel, the £8 for the pint, and the £15 for the lunch, and the student can do the London on the £50/day. The essential free London: the British Museum (the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon Marbles, the Egyptian mummies, the best museum in the world, and the free), the National Gallery (the Trafalgar Square, the Van Gogh Sunflowers, the Turner, the free), the Tate Modern (the Turbine Hall, the Rothko, the best modern art in the UK, and the free), the South Bank walk (the Waterloo to the Tower Bridge, the 4 km, the Shakespeare’s Globe, the Borough Market, the free samples, the best student lunch, and the view of the Tower Bridge. The free), and the parks (the Hyde Park, the Regent’s Park, the Hampstead Heath, the best free views in the London from the Parliament Hill). The essential student London budget: the £20 for the accommodation (the UCL halls, the summer, the £20–30/night), the £10 for the food (the Borough Market samples, the Tesco meal deal, the Chinatown, the £7 for the bowl of the ramen), and the £20 for the transport (the Oyster card, the bus is the cheaper, and the walk is the best). More UK →
• The university towns, the essential student travels: The Oxford: the university city, the colleges (the Christ Church, the Magdalen, the deer park, the New College, the cloister that is the “Harry Potter” corridor, and the best photography on the Oxford tour. The essential tip: the £8 to enter the Christ Church is the worth the every penny, the Great Hall, the staircase, the most beautiful college in the Cambridge and the Oxford), the punting (the Cherwell, the £20/hour for the punt, the student can share the cost, and the best sunny-day activity in the Oxford), and the free: the Bodleian Library (the Divinity School, the £3, and the essential for the Harry Potter fans). The Edinburgh: the university city (the 1583, the fourth-oldest in the Scotland), the Fringe Festival (the August, the largest arts festival in the world, the 3,000 shows, the free shows, the “Free Fringe,” the donation, and the best student experience in the UK), and the hiking (the Arthur’s Seat, the 251 metres, the 1-hour walk from the city centre, and the best free view in the Edinburgh). The Bath: the Roman Baths (the £19, the student discount with the NUS, the £16, and the best Roman site in the UK). The essential strategy: the Megabus (the £1 fares, the London–Oxford is the £1 if the book is the months in advance, and the best student transport in the UK)
• The UK beyond the England, the essential for the international student: The Scotland (the Highlands, the Cairngorms, the Glencoe, the ski season, the £30/day for the lift pass and the equipment hire at the Glencoe Mountain, and the best student ski trip in the UK), the Wales (the Snowdonia, the Mount Snowdon, the £35 for the train to the summit, and the £5 for the walk, the student walks), and the Northern Ireland (the Giant’s Causeway, the £11.50 for the student, the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge, the £9 for the student, and the best weekend from the Belfast)