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Festive & Winter Tours

From a short break in the glorious Highlands of Scotland to the marvellous lakes and mountain railways of Switzerland in their alpine winter glory. Explore festive Christmas Markets and take great steam railway journeys through stunning scenery.

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Luxury Bath & Longleat Festive Lights
From Only £339.00 Treat yourself to luxury short break to beautiful Bath. With stunning Georgian architecture like a scene from a Jane Austen novel, this compact city is perfect for a relaxing break and offers museums, attractions, including the famous Roman Baths, galleries and independent shops that are ideal for Christmas shopping inspiration! We enjoy an evening visit to Longleat's magical festive lights event with its stunning illuminated displays and see Longleat House, lit in all its historic glory. Duration: 3 Days
21/11/2021
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Scottish Festive, Steam and Sail
From Only £549.00 Our pre-Christmas Scottish tour is based in stunning Stirling and packed with festive cheer! We explore the wonderful Christmas markets in Edinburgh and Glasgow, enjoy a scenic cruise along the Firth of Forth, experience two great rail journeys and sample a wee dram at the Dalwhinnie Distillery! Duration: 5 Days
25/11/2021
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Yuletide Yorkshire
From Only £485.00 Our Harrogate winter break visits Castle Howard to see the wonderful festive decorations and iconic 25 foot Christmas tree in the Great Hall adorned with over 3000 baubles. We explore York's famous St Nicholas Fayre with over one hundred traditional stalls scattered throughout the atmospheric streets. We enjoy festive afternoon tea as we steam through the Dales on the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway and visit the RHS Harlow Carr Gardens as dusk falls to view the beautifully illuminated trees. Duration: 4 Days
25/11/2021
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Festive Chatsworth & The Peaks
From Only £379.00 Magnificent Chatsworth House is even more glorious at Christmas time with an array of lavish festive decorations adorning the house, our popular Derbyshire tour will be a truly festive experience! Our great value short break in the beautiful Peak District also includes visits to the pretty market town of Bakewell, home of the famous Bakewell pudding and a journey beneath the earth to explore the two million year old vast limestone chambers of Poole's Cavern! Duration: 4 Days
29/11/2021
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Festive Steam in Saxony
From Only £1,395.00 Enjoy the festive season with a Saxony Steam escorted rail holiday combining two fabulous mainline steam excursions, including a trip to Prague by steam, with three wonderful Saxon narrow-gauge steam lines, plus tours of Dresden Alstadt steam depot and the Transport Museum. Topped off with free-time at both Dresden and Leipzig traditional Christmas Markets where only local products manufactured in the region are sold. Duration: 7 Days
01/12/2021
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Ironbridge Victorian Christmas & Steam
From Only £389.00 Step back in time and experience the magic of Christmas in a bygone era on our new Shropshire festive tour. Explore Blists Hill Victorian town, soak up the atmosphere, revel in the traditional celebrations and see 1800's style entertainment. Explore the historic market town of Shrewsbury with its black & white timber buildings, abbey, and castle. Steam through the beautiful Severn Valley in vintage carriages. Tempt your taste buds at Birmingham's Christmas market with bratwursts and glühwein! Duration: 4 Days
03/12/2021
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Festive Rhine, Wine and Glühwein!
From Only £735.00 Our great value rail holiday to the Rhine Valley Christmas Markets is based at the popular family run Hotel Pinger and includes visits to two contrasting Rhineland festive markets, the impressive Cologne Christmas Market at the Dom and the traditional Christmas market in picturesque Rudesheim. This escorted railway holiday also includes a scenic Rhine cruise, visit to the pretty walled town of Ahrweiler plus lunch and wine tasting at Germany's oldest wine co-operative! Duration: 5 Days
06/12/2021
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Leisurely Llandudno
From Only £599.00 Enjoy some pre-Christmas calm with our new leisurely Llandudno winter break and treat yourself to a stay at one of Railtrail's best loved hotels. The tour includes medieval Conway, Bodnant Winter Garden, a vintage bus trip to the Great Orme and a scenic circular journey through Snowdonia including free time in the majestic castle town of Caernarfon and the pretty inland resort of Betws-y-Coed. Duration: 5 Days
06/12/2021
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Festive Highlands More Inclusive
From Only £419.00 Our great value pre-Christmas Scottish tour stays at the Alexandra Hotel in Fort William and is packed with fantastic included attractions and stunning scenery! This winter warmer in the western Highlands includes excellent excursions, great rail journeys on the West Highland Line and Kyle Line, full board at the hotel and three drinks vouchers each evening, along with entertainment on one night. Duration: 5 Days
07/12/2021
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Deck The Halls in Festive Cumbria
From Only £489.00 Our new 'Deck The Halls' tour stays on the Cumbrian Coast in a picturesque setting overlooking Morecambe Bay and includes a nostalgic steam railway journey through spectacular winter scenery, a relaxing cruise on Windermere, a visit to the Lakeland Motor Museum plus, two magnificent stately homes adorned with an array festive wreaths, candles, baubles and sparkling lights, perfect to get us in the Christmas spirit! Duration: 5 Days
14/12/2021
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Spectacular Scotland at Christmas
From Only £1,019.00 The West Highland Line, the Kyle Line & the Cairngorms Line - experience a truly magical pre-Christmas circular rail tour of the Scottish Highlands in all their wintry glory, followed by a relaxing and homely Christmas in Stirling with all the trimmings and an excursion to the Royal Yacht Britannia and Edinburgh. Duration: 8 Days
20/12/2021
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Swiss Christmas Snow Train Adventure
From Only £1,579.00 How do you fancy a Christmas with a difference amidst the lakes and mountains of Switzerland? Marvel at wintry scenery on the Goldenpass Line, the route of the Glacier Express and the Rigi Mountain Railway, soar up Mount Titlis, and relax on Lake Lucerne's shore at the 4-star Seehotel Pilatus, whose leisure facilities open out onto a fantastic panorama of lake and mountain scenery. Duration: 8 Days
21/12/2021
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Christmas at Loch Long & The Arrochar Alps
From Only £649.00 Spend Christmas on the beautiful shore of Loch Long with dramatic views of the Arrochar Alps in all their wintery glory. Experience a wonderful rail journey on The West Highland Line to Fort William, before an exhilarating ride on the Ben Nevis cable car. Enjoy a relaxing and homely Christmas in Loch Long with all the trimmings plus, a Boxing Day excursion to Glasgow's fabulous Christmas market. Duration: 5 Days
23/12/2021
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Harrogate Christmas Celebration
From Only £619.00 Enjoy a relaxing Christmas in beautiful surroundings at the 3-star Crown Hotel in the centre of Harrogate. This Christmas you can unwind and let someone else do the cooking!… our half board tour includes mulled wine & canapés on arrival day, 4-course Christmas Day lunch and delicious Boxing Day Gala dinner plus a Christmas Eve steam journey on the Embsay and Bolton Railway with a festive picnic on board and visit to historic York on Boxing Day. Duration: 5 Days
23/12/2021
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Black Forest New Year Steam Celebration
From Only £1,489.00 Enjoy a special New Year tour as we steam through glorious Black Forest scenery in its magical winter setting on three included steam excursions! We also spend New Year's Eve in beautiful Freiburg and tour the city at the 'Gateway to the Black Forest' by vintage tram. Duration: 7 Days
27/12/2021
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Twixmas at Loch Long & The Arrochar Alps
From Only £389.00 A great value short break between Christmas and New Year staying on the beautiful shore of Loch Long with dramatic views of the Arrochar Alps. Enjoy an excursion by rail to Oban, including a visit to the Oban Distillery to sample a warming 'wee dram' plus, a tour of the spectacular Trossachs National Park with a scenic Loch Lomond Cruise. Duration: 4 Days
27/12/2021
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New Year Celebrations by the Romantic Rhine
From Only £1,095.00 Celebrate the New Year in style in the wonderful Rhine Valley with a New Year's Eve party night including a 5-course dinner, live music, fireworks and a free bar! Uncover Remagen's history on a guided walk with our friendly hotelier, sail along the Loreley Valley from beautiful Boppard, climb through the Ahr Valley by train and experience the Vulkan Express with a glass of sparkling wine. Here's to a New Year of good health and great company! Duration: 6 Days
29/12/2021
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Hogmanay at Loch Long & the Arrochar Alps
From Only £659.00 Celebrate Hogmanay on the beautiful shore of Loch Long with dramatic views of the Arrochar Alps and see in 2022 in style with a fabulous 4-course dinner, live entertainment, piper, and fireworks! Enjoy a visit to historic Inveraray on the banks of beautiful Loch Fyne plus, experience a wonderful rail journey on The West Highland Line to Fort William complete with a wee dram at the Ben Nevis distillery. Duration: 5 Days
30/12/2021
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Yorkshire New Year Steam Celebration
From Only £719.00 Our Harrogate winter break visits Castle Howard to see the wonderful festive decorations and iconic 25 foot Christmas tree in the Great Hall adorned with over 3000 baubles. We explore York's famous St Nicholas Fayre with over one hundred traditional stalls scattered throughout the atmospheric streets. We enjoy festive afternoon tea as we steam through the Dales on the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway and visit the RHS Harlow Carr Gardens as dusk falls to view the beautifully illuminated trees. Duration: 5 Days
30/12/2021
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Harz Mountains Winter Wonderland
From Only £1,085.00 Germany's timeless Harz Mountains are arguably even more spectacular in winter with the towns half-timbered houses and snow dusted forests resembling a picturesque Christmas card scene. Our popular 7 day Winter Wonderland tour now includes a day to relax and explore beautiful Wernigerode. Why not join us in 2022 on a narrow gauge and mountain railway adventure to warm your Harz! Duration: 7 Days
06/02/2022 and
13/03/2022
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White Pass Swiss Winter Snow Train Adventure
From Only £1,529.00 Our White Pass Winter Snow Train Adventure is a Swiss lakes and mountains tour with a difference. Don't miss out on this amazing tour featuring a great selection of excursions not found anywhere else! Marvel at wintry scenery on the Goldenpass Line, the route of the Glacier Express and the Rigi Mountain Railway, soar up Mount Titlis, and relax on Lake Lucerne's shore at the 4-star Seehotel Pilatus, whose leisure facilities open out onto a fantastic panorama of lake and mountain scenery. Duration: 8 Days
12/02/2022 and
12/03/2022
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Scottish Highlands More Inclusive
From Only £439.00 Our great value winter and spring breaks based at the Alexandra Hotel in Fort William are packed with fantastic inclusions and stunning scenery! The popular tours explore the beautiful western Highlands and offer excellent excursions, great rail journeys on the West Highland Line and Kyle Line, full board at the hotel and three drinks vouchers each evening, along with entertainment on one night. Duration: 5 Days
15/02/2022 and
15/03/2022
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Springtime Highlander
From Only £475.00 A circular tour of the spectacular 'Great Railway Journeys of the Scottish Highlands'. You may have seen them on TV and now you too can experience some of the most stunningly beautiful scenery in Europe. A superb value Railtrail holiday. Duration: 5 Days
15/03/2022 and
29/03/2022
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UK & European Tours 2021

Award winning rail holidays in the UK and Europe, All departing in 2021

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The Big Five versus the Stoosbahn
From Price: £1,649.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 25/09/2021
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The Cream of Cornish Coasts & Country
From Price: £645.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
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Cotswolds & Swindon Steam Explorer
From Price: £459.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 14/10/2021
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Canals, Steam & Historic Chester
From Price: £595.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 26/09/2021
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Dorset Coast & Isle of Wight Steam
From Price: £590.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 13/09/2021
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The Grand Tour - Derry To Kerry
From Price: £1,849.00
Duration: 12 Days
Departure Date: 23/09/2021
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The Grand Tour - Land's End to John O'Groats
From Price: £2,339.00
Duration: 12 Days
Departure Date: 09/09/2021
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Six Wonders of the Waterways
From Price: £1,275.00
Duration: 10 Days
2 dates available
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Hebridean Islands Discovery
From Price: £1,275.00
Duration: 7 Days
2 dates available
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Heart of Wales Steam & the Brecon Beacons
From Price: £565.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
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Harz Mountains Steam - the jewel of Germany
From Price: £1,125.00
Duration: 7 Days
Departure Date: 04/09/2021
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Isle of Man Explorer
From Price: £609.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
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Lake District & Cumbrian Mountains Explorer
From Price: £829.00
Duration: 6 Days
Departure Date: 20/09/2021
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North Norfolk Coast, the Broads & Steam
From Price: £570.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 23/09/2021
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Queen of Scots
From Price: £1,309.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 17/09/2021
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Step Back in Tyne - Discover the North East
From Price: £519.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 26/09/2021
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Scottish Steam, Malt & Ale Trail
From Price: £589.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
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Steam & Sail in the Elegant English Riviera
From Price: £509.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 12/10/2021
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Roses Battle By Steam Plus Settle & Carlisle Line
From Price: £975.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 13/09/2021
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Switzerland's Steam-powered Six
From Price: £1,879.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 28/08/2021
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Treasures of the Peak District
From Price: £529.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 02/09/2021
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Wonderful Wales
From Price: £895.00
Duration: 6 Days
Departure Date: 06/09/2021
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