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FARES

FARE REGION

FIRST STANDARD

London: Paddington

£655

£625

Greater London

£659

£625

South of England

N/A

£615

East Anglia

£715

£659

South West

£655

£615

Heart of England

£675

£635

Midlands

£695

£615

Yorkshire

£755

£655

North East

£805

£679

North West

£725

£639

South Wales

£625

£605

North Wales

£715

£639

Scotland

£859

£719

Join & Leave at Hotel

£565

Single Room Supplement

£145

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

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

Hotel Porterage

hipshape

& B

ristol

ashion

DAY 1

We arrive in

Bristol

where our hotel is conveniently

situated a short walk from the railway station. You

may wish to relax upon check-in in the hotel’s leisure

facilities ahead of dinner this evening in the hotel

restaurant. (D)

DAY 2

This morning we explore Bristol’s waterways as

we board our

boat tour

discovering the fascinating

history and contemporary culture of

Bristol’s Floating

Harbour

. Following this, we keep the Maritime theme

going as we head to the

Being Brunel Museum

and the

SS Great Britain

, a museum ship and former passenger

steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. This

afternoon is free to explore the city’s many attractions

including the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol

Cathedral and The M Shed Museum. (B,D)

DEPARTS

HOTEL

Thursday 28 May 2020

Thursday 3 September 2020

A wonderful new rail holiday that explores Bristol’s fascinating industrial and maritime

past. Join us as we discover iconic modes of transport that have influenced global

passenger travel over hundreds of years from Brunel’s SS Great Britain, the ship that

changed maritime voyaging, to the world’s fastest passenger jet, supersonic Concorde.

During our transport themed holiday we also enjoy a harbour boat tour,

nostalgic steam train journey and even ride on a vintage bus!

SS Great Britain

Bath

Clifton Suspension Bridge

Avon Valley Railway

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

★

Visit the world’s first great luxury liner, Brunel’s

SS Great Britain

★

Explore Bristol’s Floating Harbour by boat

★

Step aboard supersonic Concorde at Aerospace

Bristol

★

Discover the history of the Clifton Suspension

Bridge on a guided tour

★

Steam along the Avon Valley Railway with a

cream tea

★

Enjoy free time at leisure in the beautiful city

of Bath

Fares

From

£565

DAYS

DAY 3

Today we experience 100 years of British aerospace

industry as our vintage bus takes us to

Aerospace

Bristol

. We enjoy a guided tour and talk on the

supersonic Concorde, the museum is home to the last

of these iconic passenger jets to be built and flown. In

the afternoon we transfer to the Grade I listed

Clifton

Suspension Bridge

, spanning the beautiful Avon

Gorge. Here we have a guided tour of the bridge and

learn about its construction, completion and how it is

maintained to this day. (B,D)

DAY 4

This morning we once again board our vintage coach

and make our way to the

Avon Valley Railway

, here

we enjoy a return journey from Bitton along the former

Midland Railway branch line. Onboard we sample a

cream tea

as we take in the sights, sounds and scent

of nostalgic steam. Following our relaxing train ride

we continue to

Bath by vintage bus

, we have time at

leisure to explore this beautiful and historic city, famed

for its Georgian Royal Crescent and Roman Baths.

Following our visit we return by train from Bath to Bristol

Templemeads. (B,LR,D)

DAY 5

We bid farewell to Bristol with its proud Maritime

history and make our way home. (B)

Mercure Holland House Hotel & Spa,

Bristol

Situated close to the heart of Bristol, the Mercure

Holland House is set amongst Bristol’s waterways and

harbour. The en-suite bedrooms offer modern facilities

including flat screen TV, tea/coffee making facilities and

Wi-Fi. The hotel features a stylish bar and restaurant,

along with leisure facilities including an indoor heated

pool and fitness suite.

N E W T O U R

Also included in your Tour Fare:

★

Dinner every evening plus a cream tea

★

Rail travel & seat reservations from your Home

Station to Tour Base (Standard or First Class)

★

Services of experienced Railtrail Tour Manager

★

Hotel Porterage