Combining coach and train travel is not to be missed and creates the perfect opportunity of bringing together wonderful scenery, interesting locations and excellent accommodation.
Holiday Highlights
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Lal Ratty
The Cumbrian Coastal Line
Settle to Carlisle Railway
Spectacular Yorkshire Dales Scenery
Kielder Water & Forest National Park
Hexham & Hadrians Wal
Monday
We depart and make our way to
Cumbria, arriving late afternoon at our hotel for
the next 4 nights with dinner, bed and breakfast
with tea/coffee and biscuits served on arrival.
During your stay
• Visit to Kielder Water and Forest Park then on to Bellingham and
Hexham, dominated by the Abbey overlooking the market square.
• Hadrian’s Wall, stretching some 76 miles from the Tyne to the Solway.
• Enjoy a train journey in Carlisle following the Cumbrian coastline to
Ravenglass where we join the Ravenglass and Eskdale - ‘ La’al Ratty’
steam train in the Lake District National Park.
• We travel to the Yorkshire Dales to Kirkby Lonsdale, and the weekly
market. Then on past Ribblehead Viaduct, through charming Hortonin-Ribblesdale to Settle.
• Enjoy the most spectacular train journey on a main line railway in
the whole of England – the famous Settle to Carlisle line.
Friday
After breakfast we depart and begin our
homeward journey
Your Hotel
Crown & Mitre Hotel
The 3 star hotel stands in the centre of Carlisle and
offers the perfect mix of Edwardian grandeur,
beautiful original features including an elegant
sweeping staircase and welcoming atmosphere.
Hotel facilities include swimming pool and
Jacuzzi.
All bedrooms are en suite and have
television with Freeview, hairdryer and tea/coffee
making facilities. The hotel has a lift.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Name | Address | Contact Details |
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Bath | Bath Odd Down Park and Ride Coach Park | |
Bridgwater | Bridgwater Mount Street Bus Stop Rear of Angel Place Shopping centre | |
Chippenham | Chippenham The Bridge Outside Rivo Lounge or Megabet. | |
Cirencester | Cirencester Little Chef/Burger King Hare Bushes Services, A429 Burford Road, GL7 5DS | |
Clevedon | Clevedon Miles Morgan Travel Agency, Triangle Bus Stop | |
Exeter Services | Exeter Services - M5 - Pickups from here may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 to meet coach | |
Frome | Frome Market Place | |
Gloucester | Gloucester outside the British Heart Foundation Shop, Northgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 1SL | |
Gloucester Sainsburys | Gloucester Sainsburys Layby, Barnett Way, Barnwood GL4 3RT South East bound Bus Stop | |
Gordano | Gordano M5 Services CAR PARK | |
Highbridge | Highbridge, Church Street Bus Stop Near to Church | |
Ivybridge | Ivybridge Leisure Centre Car Park - Pickups may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 to meet coach | |
Junction 27 M5 | J27 M5 - Burger King/ Travelodge Pick ups maybe fed to Gordano Services | |
M5 Junction 13 | M5 Junction 13, Starbucks Formerly Little Chef | |
Melksham | Melksham Town Hall. | |
Michael Wood Services | Michael Wood Services - Outward - Northbound side Return - Southbound side | |
Midsomer Norton | Midsomer Norton Town Hall | |
Minehead | Minehead Railway Station | |
Newton Abbot | Newton Abbot Railway Station Lay By Pickups may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 | |
Plymouth | Plymouth Railway Station SE Bound Bus Stop Pennycomequick Hill/ Saltash Road | |
Shepton Mallet | Shepton Mallet Station Road Car Park Bus Stop near Monument | |
Somerton | Somerton The Cross - Pickups from here may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 to meet coach | |
Street | Street Bayliss Centre | |
Stroud | Stroud Merrywalks Bus Station | |
Taunton Herons | Taunton - Hankeridge Farm Bus Stop, Herons Gate by Halfords Superstore. | |
Thornbury | Thornbury Aldi Lay-by | |
Torquay | Torquay Coach Station | |
Trowbridge | Trowbridge Town Hall | |
Wells | Wells Princes Road Car Park | |
Westbury | Westbury Haynes Road bus stop | |
Weston-super-Mare | Weston-super-Mare Locking Road Car Park | |
Yeovil | Yeovil Bus Station - Pickups may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 to meet coach |
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