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A new escorted tour by rail travel specialist Ffestiniog Travel explores Northern France in June 2024, visiting poignant landmarks that marked the beginning of the end of WWII in 1944. The 80th anniversary of D-Day occurs on 6 June 2024 and just three weeks later Ffestiniog travellers will visit the famous Pegasus Bridge, an important strategic win for the Allies. A 3-night stay in St.Malo, which endured a long siege before being liberated late summer 1944, bursts with history and was the setting of the recent Netflix film, All the Light We Cannot See, a beautifully filmed historical fiction set during the 1944 siege. Combined with stays in Amiens, Rouen, Quimper, Nantes and the stunning island Belle lle plus excursions on the Baie de Somme and Vendée Railways, this 15-day rail holiday delivers history, cuisine and spectacular coastline in abundance

With Queen Camilla recently revealing Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights as one of her favourite novels and 2024 being the 175th anniversary of Anne Brontë's death and 100 years since the death of author E. Nesbitt who wrote The Railway Children – a tour of Brontë Country including journeys on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway (KWVR) – the setting of the beloved children's film – may be the perfect holiday pilgrimage this year! Rail tour specialist Ffestiniog Travel has a new 6-day transport-themed tour that uses vintage vehicles to explore the region around Haworth and includes an in-depth tour of the KWVR – led by a local expert who was an extra in The Railway Children film! Departs 16 June 2024 and the price £1,125pp (two sharing) includes all travel, B&B accommodation, excursions and services of an expert guide.

From a unique gourmet wine train experience through California's Napa Valley, steam-hauled journeys on vintage railroads to visiting Alcatraz – exactly 90 years since it became a prison - rail tour operator Ffestiniog Travel proves you can see more of a far-flung country within the timeframe of a 2-week holiday by plane then train. Its 15-day West Coast USA rail holiday journeys from Seattle to San Francisco on board Amtrak's Coast Starlight, following the Pacific coastline through Washington State, Oregon and California. The stunning scenery of the Cascade Ranges, Columbia River Gorge and Sacramento River contrasts perfectly with city sightseeing in Seattle, Portland and San Francisco. Departing 9 June 2024 and priced at £4,535pp (two sharing) this tour includes return flights, all rail travel, excursions, B&B hotel accommodation and services of a tour leader.

As the Central Asian state of Uzbekistan gains exposure as a leading tourist destination for 2024, rail tour specialist Ffestiniog Travel is advising travellers to go sooner rather than later! British passport holders do not need a Visa to enter Uzbekistan if the visit is less than 30 days and this easy accessibility to a country that boasts some of the most beautiful cities in Asia is proving an appealing factor among a growing number of tourists. Ffestiniog Travel escorted its first tour to Uzbekistan in 2017 and says now is the time to beat the future crowds and travel the old Silk Road experiencing Uzbekistan's fascinating history and culture within a small group led
by an experienced tour leader and expert local guide – Departs 19 April 2024 – full details here Uzbekistan and the Silk Road