Autumn/Winter Leaflet 2023

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FESTIVE SAXONY & WINTER STEAM EXPLORER

YULETIDE YORKSHIRE

Tuesday 28 November 2023 DEPARTS

Thursday 23 November 2023 DEPARTS

4 DAYS

8 DAYS

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 visiting the RHS Harlow Carr Gardens as dusk falls to view the beautifully illuminated trees.

Step into the festive season and combine the nostalgia of heritage steam train travel with visiting famously beautiful towns and cities in Germany and the Czech Republic at the most atmospheric and traditional time of the year - welcome to ‘Saxony & Steam.’ This ever popular, and much anticipated, introduction to our festive season rail holidays programme offers a combination of glorious steam nostalgia and the finest Christmas markets in the most enchanting of towns in Germany & Czech Republic.

✭ Discover Castle Howard transformed for the festive season ✭ Visit York’s famous St Nicholas Christmas Fayre ✭ Steam through the stunning winter scenery of Yorkshire Dales ✭ Enjoy festive afternoon tea on the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway ✭ View RHS Harlow Carr Gardens in a different light during the winter-glow illuminations

✭ A relaxing paddle steamer cruise along the River Elbe, including ‘Kaffee und Kuchen’ ✭ Enjoy a mainline steam journey from the Saxon city of Leipzig to the traditional town of Zeitz ✭ Experience the magic and excitement at the truly traditional Christmas markets in Dresden, Leipzig, and Zeitz ✭ Choose the nostalgia of riding steam on the Zittau narrow guage railway or enjoy a guided walking tour of Dresden ✭ Explore the Dresden Museum of Transport with a guided tour

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

✭ Steam along the whole of the Lössnitzgrundbahn from Radebeul to Radeburg and return ✭ Ride the Dresden funicular and suspension railways

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

✭ Explore the Yorkshire spa town of Harrogate

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SPECTACULAR SCOTLAND AT CHRISTMAS

Tuesday 05 December 2023 DEPARTS

Wednesday 20 December 2023 DEPARTS

5 DAYS

8 DAYS

Our great value pre-Christmas Scottish tour staying at the Alexandra Hotel in Fort William 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.

The West Highland Line, the Kyle Line and 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.

✭ Enjoy a tour of the Ben Nevis Distillery with a wee dram or two ✭ Experience an original “Great Rail Journey of the World” on the spectacular Kyle Line ✭ Meander through the Grampians on the Cairngorm Enjoy a relaxing Christmas in the 4-star Stirling Highland Hotel with an entertainment programme and a visit to Enjoy a Boxing Day excursion to The Royal Yacht Britannia ✭ Explore Edinburgh and its fabulous Christmas Market Line ✭ Stirling Castle ✭

✭ Take an original “Great Rail Journey of the World” on the spectacular Kyle Line ✭ Explore the picturesque Eilean Donan Castle ✭ Journey along the Great Glen and Loch Ness ✭ 3 drinks vouchers each evening in the hotel* ✭ Entertainment on two evenings *A maximum of 2 vouchers per day can be used for alcoholic drinks, choose from selected house wines and spirits (not including De Luxe and Malts), draught lager and beer, soft drinks, tea and coffee

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

✭ Enjoy a tour of the Ben Nevis Distillery with a wee dram ✭ Trundle across the Glenfinnan Viaduct en route to Mallaig on the West Highland Line

✭ Journey along the beautiful West Highland Line to Fort William

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SWISS CHRISTMAS SNOW TRAIN ADVENTURE

Saturday 23 December 2023 DEPARTS

Thursday 21 December 2023 DEPARTS

8 DAYS

5 DAYS

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.

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.

✭ A breathtaking ride on the Titlis Rotair Cable Car, the world’s first revolving gondola ✭ Enjoy the Voralpen Express to the pilgrimage site of Einsiedeln ✭ Take in the wonderfully scenic Goldenpass Line rail journey to Interlaken and Grindelwald ✭ Spend a day on the route of the Glacier Express ✭ Relax on Lake Lucerne’s steamers ✭ Make the most of your Local Transport Pass - offering the chance to explore Lucerne on your free day

✭ Steam through the stunning winter scenery of Yorkshire Dales on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway on Boxing Day ✭ Indulge in a Christmas lunch with all the trimmings

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

✭ Stay in the heart of the Yorkshire spa town of Harrogate ✭ Explore historic York on Christmas Eve

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

✭ Experience the Rigi Railway, Europe’s first mountain railway

TWIXMAS IN FESTIVE FORT WILLIAM

HARROGATE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION

Wednesday 27 December 2023 DEPARTS

Saturday 30 December 2023 DEPARTS

4 DAYS

4 DAYS

A great value short break between Christmas and New Year staying in the heart of Fort William with entertainment provided each evening. Enjoy an excursion to Oban, including a visit to the Oban Distillery to sample a warming ‘wee dram’, and journey on the glorious West Highland rail route over the Glenfinnan Viaduct to explore the harbour town of Mallaig with views across to the Isle of Skye.

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.

✭ Steam through the stunning winter scenery of Yorkshire Dales ✭ Indulge in a warming lunch on the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway ✭ Celebrate New Year in style with a luxurious gala dinner

✭ Admire the winter vistas of the glorious West Highland Line “Railroad to the Isles” ✭ Experience the magnificent Glenfinnan Viaduct ✭ Discover the towns and villages you visit with time at leisure

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

✭ Explore the history and drama of York ✭ Stay in the heart of the Yorkshire spa town of Harrogate

✭ Enjoy a tour at the Oban Distillery and sample a single malt ✭ Explore the bustling port town of Oban

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