Take a trip back in time on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, one of Britain’s most scenic railway routes. The train covers 24 miles through some of North Yorkshire’s most amazing scenery, with guests travelling behind heritage steam locomotives in historic carriages. Everything about this trip evokes nostalgia, from the grandeur of the Pullman carriages and thrill of being […]
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Great New Zealand Adventure star Griff Rhys Jones is a man of many talents. Here we discover 7 things you probably didn’t know about him. He has kissed all the Spice Girls As part of the 1999 Comic Relief Red Nose Day appeal Griff kissed all the Spice Girls one by one. ‘It was the […]
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New start date for The Jacobite Steam Train
Want to know the new start date for The Jacobite Steam Train? We’ve got all the details on the return of ‘The Greatest Railway Journey in the World’. We’ve got some great news for all you patient railway travellers. The Scottish Government will be lifting restrictions on the leisure and tourism industry from Monday 26 […]
Looking for the best Welsh rail holidays this year? Check out our pick of great trips – from only £499 per person. Ffestiniog Travel Dylan Thomas Rail Tour Trip Highlights: Enjoy a 5-day rail holiday that pays homage to Wales’ famous poet Dylan Thomas. You will stay for 2 nights’ stay in Dylan Thomas’s house […]
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On a picturesque journey to the Lake District, Pete May enjoys views of Morecambe Bay and Carnforth before heading to Kendal and Windermere For me it’s the best train journey in the UK. London Euston to Oxenholme or Penrith is the gateway to the magnificent Lake District, the finest region of England. The journey to […]
The Severn Valley Railway is a heritage tourist steam railway in the Severn Valley – a beautiful part of the counties of Worcestershire and Shropshire. The train operates manly steam-hauled passengers carriages between Kidderminster, Bewdley and Bridgnorth, travelling for 16 miles through stunning British countryside. Appealing to all ages, from train enthusiast to families to […]
Five more reasons to catch the famous sleeper train
Rail to Venice, Florence, Rome and the majestic Scottish Highlands in 2021…
Maria Cook, general manager of Ffestiniog Travel, on why she loves travelling by train around the world and the day she saw a big brown bear from her train window I have been with the company for almost 25 years. I started working in the booking office at Ffestiniog Railway and over the years I […]
British heritage lines don’t get more charming than the Bluebell Railway, an 11-mile scenic railway through the picturesque scenery of West Sussex (and a little bit of East). The Bluebell Railway runs between East Grinstead and Sheffield Park, stopping at Horsted Keynes and Kingscote, and guest with an ‘All Day Rover’ ticket can hop on […]
Day train trips are a great way to see the UK, here are five destinations less than two hours from London
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London to Edinburgh by Train
Avoid the plane with our handy guide for travelling from London to Edinburgh by train
There’s still time to ride on Britain’s newest rail service, allowing railway ‘staycations’
Great British railway journeys are, for want of a better word, great. From a day-trip on the Belmond British Pullman and Northern Belle to a cross-country adventure on the Caledonian Sleeper, here are our top picks of the best Great British railway journeys. 1. North Yorkshire Moors Railway The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (or NYMR […]
St Pancras International, also known as London St Pancras, is London’s gateway to Europe, serving as the terminus for Eurostar services from the UK capital to Belgium, France and the Netherlands. The station opened its doors in 1861 and has been operating internationally since 2007. Today its iconic grand gothic exterior and famous clock tower […]
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Welsh Highland Railway – Wales
The Welsh Highland Railway, which runs for 26 miles through Snowdonia National Park, is Britain’s longest heritage railway line. Departing from Caernarfon, it passes the foot of Snowdon and the quaint village of Beddgelert, then through Aberglaslyn Pass and on to Porthmadog. The full return journey is approximately six hours, however shorter trips (for example Porthmadog […]
The Ffestiniog Railway is a narrow-gauge heritage railway in Gwynedd, Wales. With comfortable carriages and historic steam engines, it offers travellers the chance to take a trip though the picturesque Snowdonia National Park on a 14-mile journey from the harbour in Porthmadog to the historic slate-quarrying town of Blaenau Ffestiniog. On the journey you’ll see stunning coastlines, […]
The Settle to Carlisle Railway is railway line in northern England, running through some of the most beautiful scenery in the Yorkshire Dales and Cumbrian Fells. The rail route is famous for its Victorian architecture, vast stone viaducts, quaint station buildings and long tunnels. The last great mainline railway to be built in the UK, […]