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G rand T ours by R ail – S ix W onders of the W aterways

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There are said to be ‘Seven Wonders of the Waterways’ and on this great railway holiday we visit six! Our Railtrail grand tour begins at the very heart of the industrial revolution at a hotel within the Ironbridge World Heritage site, then explores the masterpieces of Victorian engineering with boat trips and steam trains galore.

DEPARTS

Saturday 11 June & 17 September 2022

Fares From £1375

HOTELS For further details of our Six Wonders of the Waterways hotels, please visit our website www.railtrail.co.uk; ★ Best Western Valley Hotel, Ironbridge ★ Queen Hotel, Chester ★ Best Western Oaks Hotel, Burnley ★ Midland Hotel, Bradford

★ ★ Anderton Boat Lift, marvel of Victorian engineering

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

★ ★ Discover the country’s last remaining open-pan salt works, now preserved as a museum ★ ★ Llangollen Steam Railway nostalgia ★ ★ Masterpiece of the canals, breathtaking Pontcysyllte Aqueduct ★ ★ Cruise along the Bridgewater Canal, viewing Barton Swing Aqueduct

★ ★ Begin our tour at a hotel within the Ironbridge Gorge UNESCO World Heritage site ★ ★ Visit Blists Hill Victorian Village and tour Ironbridge ★ ★ Steam on the Severn Valley Railway ★ ★ Get to know Chester on a River Dee cruise

★ ★ Steam excursion on the East Lancashire Railway ★ ★ Visit Burnley Weavers’ Triangle and walk part of Burnley Embankment ★ ★ Boat trip into Standedge Tunnel, the longest, deepest, and highest canal tunnel in Britain

★ ★ Steam on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway ★ ★ Visit Saltaire, another UNESCO World Heritage site ★ ★ Walk the canal lock staircase at Bingley Five Rise Locks

Visit: www.railtrail.co.uk – for full tour details and fares, and to book online NOW

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