Touring the UK by Rail 2019

S hakespeare , S evern V alley & C otswolds S team

N E W T O U R

NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT

This delightful tour features a day at the popular Severn Valley Steam Railway, a day exploring the Cotswolds including vintage steam, plus a visit to Shakespeare’s Stratford upon Avon - all from our base at a 4* hotel with leisure facilities and with no single supplement!

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

★ ★ A day exploring the Severn Valley Steam Railway ★ ★ Steam through the Cotswolds on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway ★ ★ A visit to the beautiful Cotswold village of Broadway ★ ★ A guided walking tour of Stratford-upon-Avon ★ ★ Free time in Shakespeare’s Stratford

Fares From £495

★ ★ A 4* hotel with leisure facilities ★ ★ No single room supplement!

DAY 1 Arriving in Solihull , check into the St John’s Hotel close to the station. Relax this afternoon in the hotel’s leisure club ahead of dinner this evening in the hotel restaurant. (D) DAY 2 We travel by train to Kidderminster for a day exploring the Severn Valley Railway . Preservation of this historic full-size standard gauge line began in 1965. From Kidderminster the steam-hauled trains ply a scenic 16 mile route closely following the River Severn to Bridgnorth in Shropshire. On arrival there is free time to explore this lovely town before returning by steam train to Kidderminster and our service train onwards to Solihull. (B,D) DAY 3 After breakfast we transfer by coach to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway . Beginning

Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway

5 DAYS

our journey at Cheltenham Racecourse, we steam into the Cotswolds on a scenic line recently extended to Broadway . A short transfer takes us into Broadway itself for free time in this quintessential Cotswold village. Broadway’s pretty High Street is lined with horse chestnut trees and includes a mixture of period houses and picturesque honey-coloured Cotswold stone cottages. (B,D) DAY 4 A short change at Birmingham allows us to transport you by train along the picturesque “Shakespeare Line” to Stratford-upon-Avon . On arrival our local guide introduces Shakespeare’s Stratford on a guided walking tour . We enjoy some free time in Stratford, with the opportunity to visit some of the Shakespeare sights or maybe take a boat trip. Back at the hotel, we enjoy a final dinner together. (B,D) DAY 5 We bid farewell to our hotel and the ‘Heart of England’, making our journeys home. (B)

DEPARTS

Thursday 1 August 2019 Thursday 29 August 2019

FARES

FARE REGION London: Euston Greater London South of England

FIRST STANDARD RC

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East Anglia South West

Heart of England

Midlands Yorkshire North East North West South Wales North Wales

Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Stratford upon Avon

Scotland

© Visit Stratford

Join & Leave at Hotel

£495

NO Single Room Supplement 4 nights’ bed, breakfast & dinner each evening Rail travel & seat reservations from your Home Station to Tour Base

(Standard or First Class) Rail travel as described All excursions and admissions as detailed Services of experienced Railtrail Tour Manager Hotel Porterage

HOTEL

St John’s Hotel, Solihull The St John’s Hotel is a 4* hotel with 180 comfortable rooms equipped with satellite tv, coffee/tea making facilities, iron and board, and individual climate control. The hotel features a restaurant and bar, plus a leisure club including swimming pool, steam room, sauna, whirlpool and gym.

Victoria Bridge, Severn Valley Railway

© Severn Valley Railway

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