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Beautiful Britain by Train
Explore superb scenery, experience excellent food, stay in quality
hotels, visit stunning destinations.
A great way to holiday and marvellous value for money.
Your Railtrail UK Tour Fare is inclusive of:
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Your choice of standard or First Class rail travel
to and from the Tour Base
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Half-board accommodation with private facilities
at quality hotels
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All the excursions and attractions featured in your tour
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Services of an experienced Railtrail Tours tour manager
Treat yourself to a little extra luxury and relaxation - choose our First
Class rail option.
Explore Europe by Train
Extraordinary short breaks and tours featuring amazing railway journeys
to wonderful destinations to suit all tastes.
Our
Classic European Tours
depart from London St Pancras International
where you will be met by your Tour Manager at Searcy’s champagne bar,
London St Pancras station with a welcome complimentary drink and snack
before boarding your high-speed Eurostar train to the continent.
Each tour describes all the included rail travel and excursions,
plus your quality hotel accommodation and meals as stated.
You may choose to include the extra comfort of the exclusive carriages
and refreshments of Eurostar Standard Premier train travel, plus First Class
travel for the onward great continental railway journey to the country of
your holiday destination.
Worldwide Tours
After meeting your Tour Manager at our chosen flight Check-in desk and
passing through customs control we have quality relaxation time with
complimentary snack and drink.
Tour Base Fares Option
For clients wishing to travel independently to join the tour of their choice
we offer flexible joining point fares for all tours including the option to join
& leave at the tour hotel(s).
Included Meals
Many tours in this brochure include some light refreshments during the
day, whilst on a few continental tours based in beautiful destinations we
leave the occasional evening free to give you an opportunity to experience
the ambience and dine at leisure in a restaurant of your choice. To avoid
any confusion every tour in this brochure summarises the included meals
in the fares table and we also include at the end of each day description a
simple code that states what meals are included on that particular day. The
meals included are: B=Breakfast, L=Light lunch, LR=Light refreshments,
D=Dinner.
Your Mobility
Holidays by train require a reasonable level of physical fitness. Our only
wish is for you to enjoy your holiday and it is for this reason that we have
to be sure that the tour you have selected is suitable for you. As part
of the booking process you are required to comply with a few mobility
questions and we ask for your co-operation in answering these.
A note about Luggage
We do include hotel porterage whenever we can, however carrying
luggage is the customer’s responsibility, including onto or off a train. We
would recommend a modest sized suitcase with wheels and a retractable
handle and a small piece of hand baggage per person.
Inclusive Rail fares
Railtrail’s British tours are unique in that, as described opposite, we offer
tour fares inclusive of rail travel from any station in the UK, along with seat
reservations (where applicable) as part of the tour package.
Should you miss your specified train, or a connecting train, your ticket is still
valid on the next service.
All we ask is that you telephone either the office during office hours, or
your Tour Manager outside of office hours, to let us know of your hic-cup
in your journey and we will then take control leaving you free to relax and
enjoy the remainder of your journey.
Please ensure when booking your tour that you give us the mobile phone
number that you will be carrying with you on the day so that we can help
you and maintain contact with you until you meet up with your Tour
Manager.
For each UK tour we publish a Fares Table showing not only the fare for
those wishing to join at the tour base but also fares offering your choice
of First Class (where available) or Standard Class rail travel from every UK
mainland rail station. Departure stations are grouped into regions, as in the
example below:
Look down the table for the
region from which you wish
to travel
, The amounts shown alongside are the per person
(sharing a twin/ double room).
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The mounts shown alongside re the tou fare er ers (sharing a
twin/ double room) including rail travel from and to your home station.
Tour fare
travelling First Class*
rail from Home
station to Tour Base & return
Tour fare
travelling Standard
Class*
rail from Home station to
Tour Base & return
If you have a
National Railcard
the fares table also shows a nominal
amount that you can deduct from the
tour fare shown.
Alternatively, you may select the
Tour Base fare
as shown to “Join
and Leave” at the tour hotel(s).
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Please note:
Some
local and regional train
services are Standard
Class only, so First
Class ticket holders
will travel in standard
class accommodation
for these sections of
journeys.
On certain high-season
departures we apply a
Departure Supplement
to the fare due to higher
hotel or travel costs.
FARE REGION
FIRST STANDARD
London: Paddington
£485
£455
Greater London
£489
£459
South of England
£505
£469
East Anglia
£545
£495
South West
£539
£469
Heart of England
£505
£469
Midlands
£539
£455
Yorkshire
£595
£495
North East
£645
£519
North West
£625
£509
South Wales
£485
£455
North Wales
£559
£485
Scotland
£675
£549
£10 tour discount for holders of National Railcards
Join & Leave at hotel
£409
Our Concierge Luggage Service
Did you know that it is possible to arrange to have your luggage collected
in advance from your home and delivered to your UK or European tour
hotel, leaving you free to enjoy your holiday by train even more? Using
Railtrail’s luggage service allows you to travel light on the first and last days
of your holiday. And this special concierge service may not cost as much as
you would imagine. Contact us for further details.
What can you expect from your Railtrail holiday?