Scribblings from the Mitchy Side

Rail ticket pricing is, frankly, screwed. Return tickets send to be marginally more expensive than a single.

IIRC, the only way to get anything cheaper is either to book well in advance, or get a pass. I'm not sure if weekly passes knock much off, but I think monthly ones are better value.

I think there's a railcard you can get in the Southeast that gets you a discount only in that area. I don't know if your area is covered though. Ah, scrub that - off-peak only: http://www.railcard.co.uk/network/network.htm