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2022 Tour code: 22LKL
About the tour
From your base, travel on heritage railways, enjoying the rugged countryside in the north of England, including the world-famous Lake District.
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Itinerary
Begin your holiday at your hotel in the village of Wetheral, near Carlisle, where you meet your Tour Manager.
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3.9 / 5 · 150 reviews
S Hornbuckle
Submitted 08 Nov 2021
We had a lovely time but I wish we could have got off the train to see the viaduct. The new hotel was good (especially the pool) but we would have liked to have been staying in Carlisle to see more of the city.
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Veronica Potter
Submitted 06 Nov 2021
Couldn't fault the itinerary for this trip. Our tour manager was great as well. However, the hotel, which was new to Rail Discoveries had a few hiccups. The tour manager sorted most but couldn't change the time of the evening meal - 8.00 p.m, and on the first night less-than-good service meant we didn't finish til nearly 10.00p.m. Not good for us older folk, who made up most of those on this trip. That said, the food was excellent.
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Hazel
Submitted 06 Nov 2021
Not enough time at Muncaster Castle. Also we feel it would have been better to have a hotel in the Lakes rather than Carlisle as we spent many hours sitting on a train travelling in and around the Lake District, also it didn’t help when the signals went down which meant we were sitting on the same train for three hours instead of two.
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MRS SMITH
Submitted 06 Nov 2021
Two of the 3 rail journeys were rather long. An extra day may help in being free to explore Carlisle as there was no time allowed to do this.
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David Thomas
Submitted 05 Nov 2021
It was very enjoyable ,everyone was friendly, the coach driver and the tour guide gave excellent service.
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Graham
Submitted 05 Nov 2021
The Tour met all the criteria I was looking for. The train journeys, the locations visited, the opportunities to explore and the timing which allowed for unhurried exploration. In spite of the poor weather towards the end it was still very enjoyable. The Tour Manager was excellent - helpful, knowledgeable, agreeable company and outstanding dealing with hiccups. I couldn't give it five stars because of the difficulties in dining. The food was good, some dishes were excellent. The service to tables was initially poor, long waits for all on the table to be served. However the Tour Manager worked well to iron out the difficulties. I appreciate that the Hotel were not used to dealing with a Rail Discoveries Tour, especially with forty people but they did respond to suggestions and things improved. I would be happy with a future Tour at that hotel. The train journeys, locations and opportunities were excellent. I thoroughly enjoyed them in spite of the weather. My top experiences were the Boat Trip on Lake Windermere - so relaxing; and the surprise of Skipton. It was so interesting particularly the Church and Museum. Thank you Rail Discoveries for lifting the frustrations and gloom of Covid. I have already booked a Tour to the Rhine for next April.
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