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DAY 1

Arriving in

Maidenhead

, we check into the Holiday Inn

Hotel, our base for the duration of the tour. Relax this

afternoon in the hotel’s leisure facilities ahead of dinner

this evening in the hotel restaurant. (D)

DAY 2

We travel by train to

Windsor

for a day exploring this

Royal Borough. We visit the Queen’s weekend home,

Windsor Castle

, the oldest and largest inhabited

castle in the world. An audio guide takes us through

the Castles main sights and, if open, we can visit St

George’s Chapel. This afternoon we take to the water

as we enjoy a leisurely

cruise along the Thames

, taking

in fantastic views of Windsor Castle and the nearby

Eton College. (B,D)

DAY 3

After breakfast, a private transfer takes us to the

Brooklands Museum

. Brooklands was the world’s

first purpose-built motor racing circuit, constructed

in 1907 and was the birthplace of British motorsport

DEPARTS

HOTEL

Thursday 14 May 2020

Thursday 10 September 2020

Our new tour enables us to explore the Royal Borough of Windsor and the historic

university city of Oxford. With an included boat trip along the Thames, a steam journey

on the Chinnor railway and a visit to the Brooklands Museum for a talk on the world-class

Concorde, this tour ticks all of the transport boxes... plus, there is no single supplement!

Windsor Castle

The Bodleian Library, Oxford

Brooklands Museum

Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

★

Entrance with included audio guide to Windsor

Castle

★

Free time in the Royal Borough of Windsor

★

Scenic cruise along the river Thames

★

Entrance with a talk on Concorde at the

Brooklands Museum

★

Free time in the university city of Oxford

★

Steam and Ploughman’s lunch on the Chinnor

& Princes Risborough Railway

Fares

From

£589

DAYS

and aviation with the museum charting this history. It

is also home to

Delta Golf

, an early development of

Concorde used for testing and international marketing.

We get to step aboard this iconic aircraft with a tour

that evokes memories. This afternoon is free to spend

at leisure in the market town of Maidenhead. (B,D)

DAY 4

This morning, we head to the historic university city

Oxford

where there is free time to explore this

medieval city. Nicknamed the ‘City of Dreaming

Spires’, you may wish to head to New College Lane

for an iconic view under the Bridge of Sighs or to the

world-famous Ashmolean Museum with its collections

of art and archaeology. This afternoon, our private

transfer takes us to the

Chinnor & Princes Risborough

Railway

for a return steam journey. We tuck into a

Ploughmans lunch

as the train takes us along the base

of Bledlow Ridge. (B,L,D)

DAY 5

We bid farewell to Maidenhead and make our way

home. (B)

Holiday Inn, Maidenhead

The 4-star Holiday Inn Maidenhead-Windsor is situated

in a quiet location, approximately a 15 minute walk from

Maidenhead station. The hotel offers leisure facilities

including indoor swimming pool, sauna, steam rooms

and spa bath. Each of the comfortable bedrooms have

tea and coffee making facilities and TV.

Also included in your Tour Fare:

★

4 nights’ bed, breakfast & dinner each evening

plus 1 lunch

★

Rail travel & seat reservations from your Home

Station to Tour Base (Standard or First Class)

★

Services of experienced Railtrail Tour Manager

FARES

FARE REGION

FIRST STANDARD

London: Paddington

£629

£609

Greater London

£645

£639

South of England

£659

£635

East Anglia

£679

£645

South West

£729

£675

Heart of England

£649

£629

Midlands

£709

£665

Yorkshire

£769

£685

North East

£805

£705

North West

£789

£685

South Wales

£689

£655

North Wales

£735

£665

Scotland

£829

£715

Join & Leave at Hotel

£589

No Single Room Supplement

4 nights’ bed, breakfast & Table d’Hôte evening meal plus 1 lunch

Rail travel & seat reservations from your Home Station to Tour Base

(Standard or First Class)

Rail & coach travel, with transfers as described

All excursions and admissions as detailed

Services of experienced Railtrail Tour Manager

N E W T O U R

NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT