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DEPARTS
Thursday 14 November 2019
5
DAYS
film, the Railway Children. Returning
along the line to Keighley, we head next
to
Saltaire
,
the beautifully preserved
Victorian model village
created by
industrialist Sir Titus Salt to house the
workers at his local mill. Designated a
UNESCO World Heritage site
, the
village’s mill has now been converted
into a shopping and arts space, with
regular exhibitions of local artist David
Hockney. (B,D)
DAY 4
Our final day ventures across the
Pennines to the red rose county. In
Manchester we take the tram to Bury
for a return steam journey on the
East Lancashire Railway
, a beautifully
preserved heritage line through
the Irwell Valley linking Bury with
Rawtenstall. Back in Manchester, we
enjoy some free time at its extensive
Christmas Market, before heading
back to the white rose county. Back in
Yorkshire, it might be worth keeping
today’s Lancashire visit a secret! (B,D)
DAY 5
We bid farewell to new found friends
and make our way home. (B)
HOTEL
The Midland Hotel, Bradford
Built between 1885 and 1890 by the Midland Railway Company, the
Midland Hotel was a showpiece for the railway company’s northern
operations, with some of the finest Victorian interiors in the city. The
Midland has hosted many Prime Ministers, plus famous entertainers like
Laurel & Hardy, George Formby, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
In 1905 the Shakespearean actor Sir Henry Irving died on the hotel
staircase following his appearance at the Theatre Royal, to be attended
by his manager, Bram Stoker! Today sees a hotel that has undergone a
transformation, with investment to all areas of the building, restoring it to its
original greatness.
FARES
FARE REGION
FIRST
STANDARD
London: Kings Cross
£555
£485
Greater London
£565
£490
South of England
£605
£515
East Anglia
£615
£519
South West
£655
£539
Heart of England
£599
£509
Midlands
£539
£469
Yorkshire
N/A
£455
North East
£555
£489
North West
N/A
£455
South Wales
£619
£505
North Wales
£579
£499
Scotland
£559
£489
Join & Leave at Hotel
£399
£10 tour discount for holders of National Rail cards
Single Room Supplement
£85
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