Discover Great Britain by Train
A selection of holidays offered in conjunction with Railtrail Tours
Enjoy “Great British Railway Journeys” on a Railtrail Tours quality escorted holiday by train. Delight in roaming by rail, scenic coastal branch lines to glorious Highlands. Discover even more about Great Britain on a “Heritage & Explorer” tour.
Lancashire - King Cotton, Coal & Canals
Departs: 10 April, 10 July, 7 August & 18 September 2013 - 5 days
Enjoy amazing journeys exploring England’s great North West cities. Experience pioneering canals, railways and docks – magnificent monuments of the golden age of Great British industry and commerce.
Tour highlights:
- Spectacular cruise on the Manchester Ship Canal
- Steam nostalgia on the East Lancashire Railway
- Liverpool’s historic Albert Dock and Maritime Museum
- Manchester Museum of Science and Industry
- Two world-famous Lancashire cities to explore
Fares from £475
Canals, Steam & Historic Chester
Departs: 18 April, 16 May, 20 June, 5 September & 3 October - 5 days
Featuring two of the ‘Seven Wonders of the Canals’, this active tour based in historic Chester offers exciting heritage from Roman times to the waterways and railways golden industrial age.
Tour highlights:
- Explore the world of canals at Ellesmere Port
- Anderton Boat Lift, marvel of Victorian engineering
- Masterpiece of the canals, Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
- Nostalgic steam trains at Llangollen
- 2000 years of history in beautiful Chester
Fares from £509
Queen of Scots
Departs: 20 May, 17 June, 2 September & 7 October 2013 - 8 days
A truly magical circular tour of the Highlands of Scotland, also taking in the magnificent Isles of Mull and Iona, along with spectacular rail journeys, sensational scenery and steam train nostalgia.
Tour highlights:
- Take a “Great Rail Journey of the World” to the Kyle of Lochalsh
- Nostalgic steam train journey to Mallaig – ‘The Jacobite’
- Loch Ness cruise
- Majestic Urquhart Castle
- Eilean Donan – the dramatic Castle in the Loch
- Cruise to Isles of Mull and Iona
- Tour the Great Glen & Loch Ness
- Strathspey steam train ride
- Heritage train ride on Keith & Dufftown line
- Whisky distillery tour
Fares from £1025
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