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From John O’Groats to Land’s End, see the best of Britain with a UK railway holiday from Rail Trail. Our travel team has curated rail adventures that can take you across every county, taking in sights & sounds to cherish for years to come. Rail Trail provides quality escorted rail holidays by train. This allows you to experience great railway journeys from your home railway station to fantastic destinations throughout the UK.
Bedfordshire is a well-connected county with road and rail links. The county can be reached in less than an hour from London and is easily accessible from the neighbouring counties of Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire, as well as the nearby town of Milton Keynes. It has numerous country houses and is the spy capital of Britain. It is also home to the Leighton Buzzard Railway.
Berkshire lies entirely south of the River Thames, which forms the county's northern boundary. Berkshire follows the Thames uninterruptedly for 103 miles from Buscot to Old Windsor. The riverbank is marked with numerous pretty towns and villages. Berkshire's landscape divides into two clearly distinct sections with the boundary lying roughly on a north-south line through the centre of Reading.
Bristol and Bath, two bona fide West Country gems, providing the yin and yang to turning an ordinary holiday into a super adventure of high contrasts and good times. Bath with its stunning Georgian architecture and Roman history to Bristol with its Naval heritage and Clifton suspension bridge.
British heritage with a touch of French flair, the Channel Islands enjoy a gentle pace, genteel charm and a fascinating history. Discover Guernsey's wartime history and carefree, car-free Sark.
Elegant and historic Chester is the perfect base from which to explore a region rich in canals, waterways and railway heritage, not to mention scenery, on both sides of the border with Wales.
Proud of its identity, Cornwall boasts some of Britain's finest gardens, plus scenic branch lines revealing sandy beaches, rocky coves and smugglers' havens, plus a striking cathedral city in Truro.
The Cotswolds is an area in the South Central and South West of England comprising the Cotswold Hills that rise from the upper Thames, known as the Cotswold Edge. The area has the Severn Valley and the Evesham Vale and has a bedrock of Jurassic limestone. The area has plenty of Heritage Railways.
A county bestowed with great gifts from railway heritage, from Brunel's Tamar Bridge to Dawlish Sea Wall and restored Great Western Railway tracks revealing quintessential English Riviera seascapes.
Dorset boasts a stunning landscape of rolling hills, picturesque villages and beautiful Jurassic coastal scenery. As well as having an outstanding coastline with unique coves such as Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove, Dorset's inland scenery of the New Forest is equally inviting. The popular resort of Bournemouth and the harbour town of Poole are great bases from which to explore the area. A popular attraction is the scenic Swanage Railway offering magnificent views of the ruins of Corfe Castle.
The cathedral city of Gloucester nestled between the Cotswolds and the Forest of Dean, is Britain's most inland port, rich with history dating back to Roman times. The docks has many attractions to visit and the surrounding area has many heritage Railways.
Hampshire is in the South East of England and boasts many heritage railways, possibly its most famous is the Watercress Line. Due to the Steam Railway having many appearances on TV and Films.
A proudly independent island encapsulating Britain in miniature, from charming seaside to brooding fells, with an abundance of preserved steam, electric and even horse driven rail and tramways.
The Isles of Scilly is an archipelago made for walking. Unspoilt, untouched and truly peaceful, you can enjoy the spectacular coastal paths, nature trails, fields of flowers and top-to-toe island walks year round.
Kent is home to numerous Steam lines including the Kent & East Sussex Railway. In fact Kent is packed with Heritage Railways, plus bathe in the county's natural beauty.
Boasting lakeland scenery to inspire our finest poets, the Lake District is framed by the brooding majesty of the Settle & Carlisle, sea vistas of the Cumbrian Coast Line, plus steam heritage galore.
Lancashire is a county of contrasting scenery from the stunning landscapes of the Ribble Valley, Pennines and Forest of Bowland to the famous seaside resorts of Blackpool and Morecambe Bay. Including the popular East Lancashire Railway and Manchester Ship Canal.
The mighty river Tyne is Surrounded by unspoilt beauty, history and heritage. From the Romans with Hadrians Wall and Vindolanda, through to the Anglo Saxons with Bamburgh Castle and then to the Victorians with Beamish living history museum.
From unspoilt beaches to a gentle rural pace of life, Norfolk offers a nostalgic landscape of childhood holidays. Windmills, boats gently exploring the Broads and a fine collection of steam railways add to the nostalgia in England's endearing east.
Overlooked for too long, Northern Ireland is a country of stunning scenery, from the Antrim Coast's Giant's Causeway to the gentle waters of Lough Neagh, a coastal 'Great Railway Journey' and the majestic Mountains of Mourne.
The largest town in the county is the City of Oxford, presiding over the north bank of the Thames.The county has a major tourist industry, concentrated firstly on the City of Oxford but also on the hills and charming honey-coloured towns of the Cotswolds, and on Oxfordshire's many delightful Thames-side towns and villages. The University of Oxford was founded in 1096, though its collegiate structure did not develop until later on.
Peak District National Park is in Central England and is steeped in Limestone valleys like Dovedale, famed for its steppingstones. The views around the Peaks are spectacular. Attractions are in abundance and Steam heritage railways like the Churnet Valley are plentiful.
You take the high road & I’ll take…well, a rail experience of a lifetime with a Rail Trail Scottish rail holiday. From stepping aboard the iconic Queens of Scots to experiencing a Hebridean Odyssey, take a look at our package holidays to Scotland by train. A few of our Scottish rail tours feature the chance to ride picturesque routes on a steam train, with tours like the Golden Highlander even seeing you steam on the famous "Harry Potter" Jacobite train.
Unspoilt, unrushed and tranquil, Shropshire has many traditional market towns to explore. Whether you're out and about on the Shropshire hills, aboard a train on the Severn Valley Railway or walking alonside the Llangollen Canal, the Shropshire air will rejuvenate and restore you.
Enjoy a trip to the heart of England for a chance to explore the many attractions Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire have to offer. With characterful Victorian ale houses, a rich industrial heritage, beautiful canals, stunning scenery, historical houses and a wide selection of unique steam railways such as The Great Central…the area has so much to offer!
Right in the heart of England, Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare, steeped in culture and history. Set in the beautiful rural Warwickshire countryside. Travel on the beautiful Severn Valley Railway.
Charming seaside and rugged beauty, scenic branch and heritage lines, slate hills, lakes and majestic Mount Snowdon - all possible by train thanks to the Welsh pioneers of railway preservation.
Wiltshire can be found in the south of England, approximately 90 minutes from London. The county is bordered by Hampshire, Somerset, Dorset, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. With Swindon being one of the homes of Heritage Steam.
England's largest and most diverse county, with rolling dales that inspired the Brontës, the brooding North York Moors, a charming coastline, historic York and lovely Harrogate - "the English Spa".
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