The Complete Foour Seasons Collection 2019/2020

R oses C hristmas M arkets & S team

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Whilst this tour is timed to coincide with Harrogate’s Christmas Market weekend, it includes so much more! We also visit two of the country’s best-known Christmas Markets, contrasting charming York with metropolitan Manchester and features two great steam railways, one in Yorkshire and one in Lancashire, plus UNESCO World Heritage Saltaire. We’re coming up smelling of roses again with festive cheer! Fares From £389

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

★ ★ Stay at Bradford’s historic railway hotel, the Midland Hotel ★ ★ Enjoy Harrogate’s Christmas Market ★ ★ Explore York and its St Nicholas fayre ★ ★ Visit the National Railway Museum, with its superb collection ★ ★ Step back in time on the Keighley & Worth Valley Steam Railway ★ ★ Take in the beautifully preserved Saltaire village and Salt’s Mill’s Hockney collection ★ ★ Experience steam on the East Lancashire Railway ★ ★ Discover Manchester’s excellent Christmas Markets DAY 1 Arriving in Bradford we transfer to the historic Midland Hotel at Bradford Forster Square, built by the Midland Railway company in the late 19th century. (D) DAY 2 Our first excursion takes us by rail to Harrogate, known as ‘the English Spa’. We have timed our visit to coincide

with Harrogate’s Christmas Market weekend. Take a short stroll to the Stray in the Montpelier Quarter, which boasts exclusive shops, but also the Christmas Market’s 200 stalls filled with Harrogate and Yorkshire produce . We then continue by rail to York, with free time to stroll around the ancient city walls, visit the Minster, take in the timeless Shambles or to experience the National Railway

Museum . York also boasts its own Christmas Market , known as the St Nicholas Fayre , with an excellent array of shops and stalls. After free time to browse, enjoying the pre-Christmas sights and smells, plus maybe a taste of mulled wine, our round trip returns to Bradford for dinner. (B,D) DAY 3 A busy day exploring Yorkshire awaits, as we take the local rail network to Keighley. Here we board the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway for a scenic steam hauled journey through the countryside made familiar through the

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