Day 3 - The Settle to Carlisle Railway
Enjoy a spectacular journey on the Settle to Carlisle Line to
Skipton. It took seven years to complete this route before its
opening in 1875. Cut through hills, mountains, and valleys, over
marshland and rivers; the very scenery that made the line difficult
to complete is exactly what makes it worth experiencing. Enjoy
miles of untouched beauty from your carriage as the line enters the
Yorkshire Dales and passes over the majestic Ribblehead Viaduct,
one of the undoubted icons of the Yorkshire landscape. Watched over
by atmospheric Whernside, one of Yorkshire's highest peaks, the
viaduct opened in 1876 and stretches more than 1,300 feet over the
boggy land below. After some free time in the pretty market town of
Skipton, return to your hotel by rail.
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