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A family firm with an ethos of honesty and integrity. Our passion for delivering quality escorted holidays by rail at great value fares along with consistently excellent customer service has stood us in good stead for over 40 years.

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Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm

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Festive & Winter Tours

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From Only £499.00

Our great value pre Christmas Scottish tour stays at the Alexandra Hotel in Fort William and is packed with fantastic attractions and stunning scenery. This winter warmer in the western Highlands includes excellent excursions, great rail journeys on the West Highland and Kyle Lines, full board at the hotel and three drinks vouchers each evening, along with entertainment on two nights.

Duration: 5 Days
05/12/2023
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From Only £1,119.00

The West Highland Line, the Kyle Line & the Cairngorms Line - experience a truly magical pre-Christmas circular rail tour of the Scottish Highlands in all their wintry glory, followed by a relaxing and homely Christmas in Stirling with all the trimmings and an excursion to the Royal Yacht Britannia and Edinburgh.

Duration: 8 Days
20/12/2023
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From Only £1,859.00

Enjoy Christmas with a difference amidst the lakes and mountains of Switzerland. Marvel at the stunning winter scenes offered by the Goldenpass Line, the route of the Glacier Express and the Rigi Mountain Railway. Soar up Mount Titlis and relax on Lake Lucerne's shore at the 4 star Seehotel Pilatus, whose leisure facilities open out onto a fantastic panorama of lake and mountain scenery.

Duration: 8 Days
21/12/2023
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From Only £749.00

Enjoy a relaxing Christmas in beautiful Harrogate. This Christmas you can unwind and let someone else do the cooking. Our tour includes a traditional Christmas Day lunch with all the trimmings, a light Boxing Day lunch and entertainment on 3 nights plus, a visit to historic York on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day steam journey on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway.

Duration: 5 Days
23/12/2023
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From Only £599.00

A relaxing New Year short break in the beautiful Victorian spa town of Harrogate. Our tour includes an afternoon tea, New Year's Eve gala dinner with entertainment and a steam journey on the Embsay and Bolton Railway as well as a trip to the historic city of York.

Duration: 4 Days
30/12/2023
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From Only £3,529.00

Join our exciting new and exclusive winter tour by rail to Scandinavia and Swedish Lapland and explore all that Sweden's capital has to offer. Experience the cities of Hamburg and Copenhagen en route. Embark on a thrilling overnight train journey into Lapland where we will explore local traditions, marvel at the stunning landscapes, relax in an award-winning spa, and hunt for the magical Northern Lights on a Husky dog sled! Join us for a once in a lifetime, memorable journey.

Duration: 11 Days
08/01/2024
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From Only £1,799.00

Our White Pass Winter Snow Train Adventure is a Swiss lakes and mountains tour with a difference. Featuring a great selection of excursions not found anywhere else, you can marvel at the wintry scenery on the Goldenpass Line, the route of the Glacier Express and the Rigi Mountain Railway, travel up Mount Titlis, and relax on the shore of the beautiful Lake Lucerne.

Duration: 8 Days
03/02/2024 and
02/03/2024
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From Only £2,199.00

Get ready to experience the ultimate steam tour adventure! Discover the stunning landscapes of Saxony and the Harz region in all its glory on this unforgettable journey. With no less than EIGHT steam lines to explore, you'll be sure to have an action-packed itinerary.

Duration: 11 Days
08/02/2024
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From Only £1,189.00

Germany's timeless Harz Mountains are arguably even more spectacular in winter with the towns half-timbered houses and snow dusted forests resembling a picturesque Christmas card scene. Our popular Winter Wonderland tour now includes a day to relax and explore beautiful Wernigerode.

Duration: 7 Days
12/02/2024 and
10/03/2024
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From Only £789.00

Enjoy a luxurious stay in the heart of the Highlands, with a taste of everything this beautiful area has to offer. Take a relaxing cruise on Loch Ness and keep your eyes peeled for the famous Nessie. Explore the mysterious Castle Urquhart and follow in the footsteps of Michael Palin as you travel to The Kyle of Lochalsh on one of the "Great Railway Journeys of the World".

Duration: 5 Days
13/02/2024
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From Only £585.00

Join us on a circular tour of the spectacular "Great Railway Journeys of the Scottish Highlands". You may have seen them on TV and now you too can experience some of the most stunningly beautiful scenery in Europe. A superb value Railtrail holiday.

Duration: 5 Days
05/03/2024 and
19/03/2024
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From Only £545.00

Our Harrogate winter break visits Castle Howard to see the wonderful festive decorations and iconic 25-foot Christmas tree in the Great Hall adorned with over 3,000 baubles. We explore York's famous St Nicholas Fayre with over one-hundred traditional stalls scattered throughout the atmospheric streets. We enjoy festive afternoon tea as we steam through the Dales on the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway and visit the RHS Harlow Carr Gardens as dusk falls to view the beautifully illuminated trees.

Duration: 4 Days
21/11/2024
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From Only £529.00

Our great value pre-Christmas Scottish tour stays at the Alexandra Hotel in Fort William and is packed with fantastic attractions and stunning scenery. This winter warmer in the western Highlands includes excellent excursions, great rail journeys on the West Highland and Kyle Lines, Half board at the hotel, a bubbly drinks reception on arrival along with Scottish themed singing and dancing entertainment.

Duration: 5 Days
03/12/2024
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From Only £1,169.00

The West Highland Line, the Kyle Line & the Cairngorms Line - experience a truly magical pre-Christmas circular rail tour of the Scottish Highlands in all their wintry glory, followed by a relaxing and homely Christmas in Stirling with all the trimmings and an excursion to the Royal Yacht Britannia and Edinburgh.

Duration: 8 Days
20/12/2024
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From Only £1,975.00

Enjoy Christmas with a difference amidst the lakes and mountains of Switzerland. Marvel at the stunning winter scenes offered by the Goldenpass Line, the route of the Glacier Express and the Rigi Mountain Railway. Soar up Mount Titlis and relax on Lake Lucerne's shore at the 4 star Seehotel Pilatus, whose leisure facilities open out onto a fantastic panorama of lake and mountain scenery.

Duration: 8 Days
22/12/2024
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From Only £819.00

Enjoy a relaxing Christmas in beautiful Harrogate. This Christmas you can unwind and let someone else do the cooking. Our tour includes a traditional Christmas Day lunch with all the trimmings, a light Boxing Day lunch, and entertainment on 3 nights plus a visit to historic York on Christmas Eve and a Boxing Day steam journey on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway.

Duration: 5 Days
23/12/2024
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From Only £609.00

A relaxing New Year short break in the beautiful Victorian spa town of Harrogate. Our tour includes an afternoon tea, New Year's Eve gala dinner with entertainment and a steam journey on the Embsay and Bolton Railway as well as a trip to the historic city of York.

Duration: 4 Days
30/12/2024

UK, Euro & Worldwide 2024

Award Winning rail holidays in the UK, Europe & Worldwide, departing in 2024

Amsterdam, Tulips, Cheese & Steam
From Price: £1,399.00
Duration: 6 Days
Departure Date: 10/04/2024
Bavarian Rail Rider
From Price: £1,199.00
Duration: 6 Days
Departure Date: 08/08/2024
The Big Five versus The Stoosbahn
From Price: £2,089.00
Duration: 8 Days
2 dates available
The Cream of Cornish Coasts & Country
From Price: £795.00
Duration: 5 Days
3 dates available
Canals, Steam & Historic Chester
From Price: £599.00
Duration: 5 Days
3 dates available
Dorset Coast & Isle of Wight Steam
From Price: £780.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
Exclusive Inverness & Treasures of the Highlands
From Price: £789.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 13/02/2024
Forest of Dean Steam & the Wye Valley
From Price: £689.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
Festive Highlands Tartan & Taster
From Price: £529.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 03/12/2024
Floral Cheshire & Beyond
From Price: £605.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
Great German Rail Ale Trail
From Price: £2,049.00
Duration: 9 Days
Departure Date: 27/04/2024
Glorious Isles of Scilly
From Price: £2,529.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 07/07/2024
Grand Tours - Coastal Nostalgia in the Sunny South
From Price: £1,859.00
Duration: 10 Days
2 dates available
The Grand Tour - Derry To Kerry
From Price: £2,219.00
Duration: 12 Days
Departure Date: 19/09/2024
The Grand Tour - Land's End to John O'Groats
From Price: £2,949.00
Duration: 12 Days
Departure Date: 05/09/2024
Six Wonders of the Waterways
From Price: £1,515.00
Duration: 10 Days
2 dates available
Grand Tour - The Transpyrenean
From Price: £2,905.00
Duration: 15 Days
2 dates available
Grand Tour by Rail - Wales Coast to Coast
From Price: £2,035.00
Duration: 12 Days
Departure Date: 26/09/2024
Harris & Lewis Island Discovery
From Price: £1,819.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 01/05/2024
Heritage Bath & Ancient Wiltshire
From Price: £799.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 22/07/2024
The Hebrides & the Kyle Line
From Price: £2,025.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 22/08/2024
Hebridean Odyssey
From Price: £1,999.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 06/06/2024
Highland Adventure
From Price: £519.00
Duration: 4 Days
4 dates available
Golden Highlander
From Price: £799.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
Springtime Highlander
From Price: £585.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
Summer Highlander
From Price: £889.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 18/06/2024
Highland Rail Voyager
From Price: £470.00
Duration: 4 Days
Departure Date: 21/10/2024
Harrogate New Year Celebration
From Price: £609.00
Duration: 4 Days
Departure Date: 30/12/2024
Harrogate Christmas Celebration
From Price: £819.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 23/12/2024
Heart of Wales Steam & the Brecon Beacons
From Price: £650.00
Duration: 5 Days
4 dates available
Harz Mountains Steam - the jewel of Germany
From Price: £1,475.00
Duration: 7 Days
3 dates available
Harz Mountains Winter Wonderland
From Price: £1,189.00
Duration: 7 Days
2 dates available
Isles of Scilly Discovery
From Price: £1,995.00
Duration: 7 Days
Departure Date: 22/04/2024
Isle of Man Explorer
From Price: £699.00
Duration: 5 Days
3 dates available
Jersey, Guernsey, Herm & Sark
From Price: £1,725.00
Duration: 9 Days
4 dates available
Lake District & Cumbrian Mountains Explorer
From Price: £1,039.00
Duration: 6 Days
2 dates available
Lapland Winter Wonderland by Rail
From Price: £3,529.00
Duration: 11 Days
Departure Date: 08/01/2024
Majorca's Hidden Trails & Treasures
From Price: £1,225.00
Duration: 6 Days
Departure Date: 29/09/2024
North Norfolk Coast, the Broads & Steam
From Price: £765.00
Duration: 5 Days
3 dates available
Nostalgic Lakeland Railways & Cumbria
From Price: £699.00
Duration: 5 Days
3 dates available
The Orkney & Shetland Explorer
From Price: £1,529.00
Duration: 7 Days
3 dates available
Picturesque Pitlochry & The Enchanted Forest
From Price: £869.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 14/10/2024
Queen of Scots
From Price: £1,699.00
Duration: 8 Days
2 dates available
Queen of Scots & Edinburgh
From Price: £1,769.00
Duration: 9 Days
2 dates available
Royal Berkshire, Oxford & Christmas Castles
From Price: £975.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 03/12/2024
Royal Deeside Explorer
From Price: £1,269.00
Duration: 8 Days
2 dates available
Romantic Highlander
From Price: £999.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
Rail & Ramble in Historic Derbyshire
From Price: £850.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 30/05/2024
Shipshape & Bristol Fashion!
From Price: £720.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
Step Back in Tyne - Discover the North East
From Price: £599.00
Duration: 5 Days
3 dates available
Stirling Cities of Scotland by Rail
From Price: £639.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
Scottish Steam, Malt & Ale Trail
From Price: £699.00
Duration: 5 Days
5 dates available
Swiss Christmas Snow Train Adventure
From Price: £1,975.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 22/12/2024
Scotland's Far North, Shetland & Orkney
From Price: £1,399.00
Duration: 6 Days
2 dates available
Springtime Gardens of Cornwall
From Price: £695.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
Spectacular Scotland at Christmas
From Price: £1,169.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 20/12/2024
Steam & Sail in the Elegant English Riviera
From Price: £555.00
Duration: 5 Days
4 dates available
The Australian (Flight Inclusive)
From Price: £5,989.00
Duration: 20 Days
Departure Date: 23/05/2024
The Australian (Ground Only)
From Price: £4,599.00
Duration: 18 Days
Departure Date: 24/05/2024
Dutch Maximum Steam Weekend
From Price: £1,199.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 05/09/2024
Eastern USA Fall Colours Steam (Flight Inclusive)
From Price: £4,289.00
Duration: 13 Days
Departure Date: 02/10/2024
Eastern USA Fall Colours Steam (Ground Only)
From Price: £3,399.00
Duration: 12 Days
Departure Date: 02/10/2024
Saxony & Harz Winter Steam Extravaganza
From Price: £2,199.00
Duration: 11 Days
Departure Date: 08/02/2024
Lake Geneva Spring Steam
From Price: £2,499.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 15/05/2024
North East Steam
From Price: £849.00
Duration: 6 Days
Departure Date: 23/05/2024
Northern Germany by Steam
From Price: £2,399.00
Duration: 9 Days
Departure Date: 11/07/2024
Roses Battle By Steam-Settle & Carlisle Line
From Price: £1,099.00
Duration: 8 Days
3 dates available
Scottish Trilogy - Tayside & Stirling Explorer
From Price: £689.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 12/03/2024
Swiss Glacier Express and the Bernina
From Price: £2,499.00
Duration: 9 Days
3 dates available
Switzerland Steam-Powered Six
From Price: £2,345.00
Duration: 8 Days
2 dates available
White Pass Swiss Winter Snow Train Adventure
From Price: £1,799.00
Duration: 8 Days
2 dates available
Swiss Rail Rider
From Price: £2,049.00
Duration: 8 Days
2 dates available
Swiss Mountain Steam
From Price: £2,939.00
Duration: 9 Days
3 dates available
Timeless Isle of Man Adventurer
From Price: £1,140.00
Duration: 8 Days
2 dates available
Treasures of the Peak District
From Price: £829.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
West Coast Arran & Skye Discovery
From Price: £1,619.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 24/09/2024
Wonderful Wales
From Price: £1,085.00
Duration: 6 Days
3 dates available
Welsh Whisky, Mines, Mint & Steam
From Price: £895.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
Yorkshire Gold - Steam, Coast & Country
From Price: £1,339.00
Duration: 8 Days
2 dates available
Yuletide Yorkshire
From Price: £545.00
Duration: 4 Days
Departure Date: 21/11/2024

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21 The Smithfield Centre, Leek
Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5JW
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