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TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
Whilst this tour is timed to coincide with Harrogate’s Christmas
Market weekend, it includes so much more! We also visit two of
the country’s best-known Christmas Markets, contrasting charming
York with metropolitan Manchester and features two great steam
railways, one in Yorkshire and one in Lancashire, plus UNESCO
World Heritage Saltaire. We’re coming up smelling
of roses again with festive cheer!
Fares
From
£389
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★
Stay at Bradford’s historic
railway hotel, the Midland Hotel
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★
Enjoy Harrogate’s Christmas
Market
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★
Explore York and its St
Nicholas fayre
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★
Visit the National Railway
Museum, with its superb
collection
★
★
Step back in time on the
Keighley & Worth Valley Steam
Railway
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★
Take in the beautifully
preserved Saltaire village and
Salt’s Mill’s Hockney collection
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★
Experience steam on the East
Lancashire Railway
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★
Discover Manchester’s excellent
Christmas Markets
DAY 1
Arriving in
Bradford
we transfer to
the historic Midland Hotel at Bradford
Forster Square, built by the Midland
Railway company in the late 19th
century. (D)
DAY 2
Our first excursion takes us by rail to
Harrogate, known as ‘the English Spa’.
We have timed our visit to coincide
with
Harrogate’s Christmas Market
weekend. Take a short stroll to the
Stray in the Montpelier Quarter,
which boasts exclusive shops, but
also the Christmas Market’s
200 stalls
filled with Harrogate and Yorkshire
produce
. We then continue by rail to
York, with free time to stroll around
the ancient city walls, visit the Minster,
take in the timeless Shambles or to
experience the
National Railway
Museum
. York also boasts its own
Christmas Market
, known as the
St
Nicholas Fayre
, with an excellent array
of shops and stalls. After free time to
browse, enjoying the pre-Christmas
sights and smells, plus maybe a taste of
mulled wine, our round trip returns to
Bradford for dinner. (B,D)
DAY 3
A busy day exploring Yorkshire awaits,
as we take the local rail network to
Keighley. Here we board the
Keighley
& Worth Valley Railway
for a scenic
steam hauled journey through the
countryside made familiar through the
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