Yorkshire, or - as locals know it - 'God's own county', is
steeped in history, culture and tradition. Romans, Vikings,
Georgians and Victorians all left their mark on Yorkshire's great
cities, and the county's market towns and coastal villages still
stand proud, set in their ways and virtually unchanged by the 21st
century. You can explore the best of this great county with Rail
Discoveries - York, its beautiful Gothic cathedral, great shops and
cafés, and National Railway Museum, the elegant Georgian Spa town
of Harrogate, and Whitby, famous for its weather-beaten Abbey
ruins.
From the untamed Yorkshire Moors to the rolling hills and
valleys of Cumbria's Lake District, experience this county at its
best from a heritage railway. And there are plenty of railways to
choose from! Join our 'Yorkshire by Steam' tour and cross the
gorgeous heathery North Yorkshire Moors, on the restored North Yorkshire Moors
Railway. And venture into the wild Yorkshire Moors on
the Keighley & Worth
Valley Railway, travelling through scenic countryside
immortalised by the Brontës.
On our escorted holiday 'Lakes and Dales by Steam Rail' take a
steam-hauled journey on the Ravenglass & Eskdale
Railway from scenic Eskdale to Ravenglass, the Lake
District's only coastal village. You'll ride aboard the legendary
Settle to Carlisle
Railway - a route that crosses miles of unspoilt
beauty and passes one of Yorkshire's most incredible sights - the
Ribblehead Viaduct.