Skip to content

Welcome to Railtrail Tours

A family firm with an ethos of honesty and integrity. Our passion for delivering quality escorted holidays by rail at great value fares along with consistently excellent customer service has stood us in good stead for over 40 years.

Big on Quality, Small Enough to Care

01538 382323
Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm

Site Map
Login Register
<img src="llandudnobay&pier-shutterstocklr.jpeg" alt="Llandudno Pier"/>

Wales

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.

<img src="river-dee-in-chester-©-shutterstock.jpeg alt="River Cruises at Chester"/>
Canals, Steam & Historic Chester
From Only £535.00

Featuring two of the 'Seven Wonders of the Canals', this active tour based in historic Chester offers exciting heritage from Roman times to the golden industrial age of waterways and railways.

Duration: 5 Days
10/07/2022 and
25/09/2022
View Tour Book Now
<img src="arleyhall6©arleyhall.jpeg" alt="Arley Hall Gardens"/>
Floral Cheshire & Beyond
From Only £449.00

Our new summertime tour based in historic Chester includes visits to some of the finest gardens in Cheshire, The Wirral and the Welsh Borders. Bursting with an abundance of colourful floral displays and impressive historic houses plus, a relaxing river cruise and nostalgic steam train journey.

Duration: 5 Days
14/08/2022
View Tour Book Now
<img src="valeofrheidolrailway©johnrjones.jpeg" alt="Vale of Rheidol Railway"/>
Heart of Wales Steam & the Brecon Beacons
From Only £585.00

Introducing four great preserved steam railways and a scenic mainline on one great rail holiday based in the Heart of Wales spa town of Llandrindod Wells. View coastlines, vales, reservoirs and mountains from your window on the Vale of Rheidol Railway, the Heart of Wales Line, the Brecon Mountain Railway, the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway and last but not least, the Talyllyn, the world's first ever preserved railway.

Duration: 5 Days
18/08/2022 and
15/09/2022
View Tour Book Now
<img src="approachingthesummitresize.jpeg" alt="Snowdon Mountain Railway"/>
Wonderful Wales
From Only £945.00

Steaming through Snowdonia on the new 'wonder of the world' - the Welsh Highland line is just one of many great rail journeys taking you from glorious sea at Llandudno to the peak of Mount Snowdon.

Duration: 6 Days
05/09/2022
View Tour Book Now
<img src="fgw-train-on-the-st-ives-bay-line-by©mark-lynam.jpeg" alt="St Ives Bay"/>
The Grand Tour - Land's End to John O'Groats
From Only £2,359.00

Travel coast to coast from Land's End to John O'Groats, including many of Britain's great scenic rail journeys along the way. Explore England, Scotland & Wales on a one off, once in a lifetime, grand rail tour of mainland Britain!

Duration: 12 Days
08/09/2022
View Tour Book Now
<img src="anderton-boat-lift-©-shutterstock.jpeg" alt="Anderton Boat Lift"/>
Six Wonders of the Waterways
From Only £1,375.00

There are said to be 'Seven Wonders of the Waterways' and on this great railway holiday we visit six! Our Railtrail grand tour begins at the very heart of the industrial revolution at a hotel within the Ironbridge World Heritage site, then explores the masterpieces of Victorian engineering with boat trips and steam trains galore.

Duration: 10 Days
17/09/2022
View Tour Book Now
<img src="ffestiniog9.jpeg" alt="Ffestiniog Steam Railway"/>
Grand Tour by Rail - Wales Coast to Coast
From Only £1,725.00

Another unique Grand Tour by Rail, visiting some of our best loved hotels, crossing Wales from coast to coast. From our bases in Carmarthen, Llandrindod, and Llandudno we tick off more steam and heritage railways than you could imagine, plus we bask in the wonderful scenery of the valleys, mountains, and coasts.

Duration: 12 Days
29/09/2022
View Tour Book Now
<img src="rheidol-railway-john-r-jones-5.jpeg " alt="Vale of Rheidol Railway"/>
Heart of Wales Steam & the Brecon Beacons
From Only £645.00

Introducing four great preserved steam railways and a scenic mainline on one great rail holiday based in the Heart of Wales spa town of Llandrindod Wells. View coastlines, vales, reservoirs and mountains from your window on the Vale of Rheidol Railway, the Heart of Wales Line, the Brecon Mountain Railway and last but not least, the Talyllyn, the world's first ever preserved railway.

Duration: 5 Days
4 dates available
View Tour Book Now
<img src="conwaycastle&traincopyarrivatrains.jpeg" alt="Conwy Castle"/>
Wonderful Wales
From Only £1,045.00

Steaming through Snowdonia on the new 'wonder of the world' - the Welsh Highland line is just one of many great rail journeys taking you from glorious sea at Llandudno to the peak of Mount Snowdon.

Duration: 6 Days
3 dates available
View Tour Book Now

UK & European Tours 2022

Award winning rail holidays in the UK and Europe, All departing in 2022

<img src="river-dee-in-chester-©-shutterstock.jpeg alt="River Cruises at Chester"/>
 
Canals, Steam & Historic Chester
From Price: £535.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
<img src="pilatusbahn.jpeg" alt="Rigi Railway">
 
The Big Five versus the Stoosbahn
From Price: £1,709.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 17/09/2022
<img src="cornish-cream-tea-©-shutterstock.jpeg" alt="Cornish Cream Tea"/>
 
The Cream of Cornish Coasts & Country
From Price: £685.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
<img src="cotswolds-village-of-broadway-©-shutterstock.jpeg" alt="Village of Broadway"/>
 
Cotswolds & Swindon Steam Explorer
From Price: £479.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
<img src="swanage-loco-pulling-into-corfe-castle-station-©swanage" alt="Swanage Railway"/>
 
Dorset Coast & Isle of Wight Steam
From Price: £625.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 12/09/2022
<img src="queens-view-at-loch-tummel-©-shutterstock.jpeg" alt="Queens View - Loch"/>
 
Discover Dundee & Picturesque Pitlochry
From Price: £639.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 15/09/2022
<img src="gloucester&warwickshirerailway©gwr.jpeg" alt="Gloucester & Warwickshire Railway"/>
 
Forest of Dean Steam & the Wye Valley
From Price: £649.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 18/07/2022
img src="passinglochanna©normanmcnab.jpeg" alt="Train passing Loch Annan"/>
 
Festive Highlands More Inclusive
From Price: £449.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 06/12/2022
<img src="arleyhall6©arleyhall.jpeg" alt="Arley Hall Gardens"/>
 
Floral Cheshire & Beyond
From Price: £449.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 14/08/2022
<img src="swanagerailway-shutterstock.jpeg" alt="Swanage Railway"/>
 
Grand Tours - Coastal Nostalgia in the Sunny South
From Price: £1,769.00
Duration: 10 Days
Departure Date: 16/09/2022
<img src="castlerock-with-translink-train-©-shutterstock.jpeg" alt="Castlerock & Downhill Tunnels"/>
 
The Grand Tour - Derry To Kerry
From Price: £1,999.00
Duration: 12 Days
Departure Date: 22/09/2022
<img src="fgw-train-on-the-st-ives-bay-line-by©mark-lynam.jpeg" alt="St Ives Bay"/>
 
The Grand Tour - Land's End to John O'Groats
From Price: £2,359.00
Duration: 12 Days
Departure Date: 08/09/2022
<img src="anderton-boat-lift-©-shutterstock.jpeg" alt="Anderton Boat Lift"/>
 
Six Wonders of the Waterways
From Price: £1,375.00
Duration: 10 Days
Departure Date: 17/09/2022
<img src="the‘truffadou’truffletrain2-©hqtr.jpeg" alt="Truffle Train"/>
 
Grand Tour - The Transpyrenean
From Price: £2,495.00
Duration: 14 Days
Departure Date: 17/09/2022
<img src="ffestiniog9.jpeg" alt="Ffestiniog Steam Railway"/>
 
Grand Tour by Rail - Wales Coast to Coast
From Price: £1,725.00
Duration: 12 Days
Departure Date: 29/09/2022
<img src="northuistcrofthouse©shutterstock.jpeg" alt="North Uist Croft House"/>
 
Hebridean Islands Discovery
From Price: £1,229.00
Duration: 7 Days
Departure Date: 13/10/2022
<img src="eriskaybeach-shutterstock.jpeg" alt="Eriskay Beach"/>
 
Hebridean Odyssey
From Price: £1,729.00
Duration: 8 Days
2 dates available
<img src="nearingmalliagstation-shutterstock.jpeg" alt="Jacobite Steam Train"/>
 
Highland Adventure
From Price: £559.00
Duration: 4 Days
Departure Date: 19/09/2022
<img src="locheiltwithsteamtrain©shutterstock.jpeg" alt="Jacobite by Loch Eilt"/>
 
Golden Highlander
From Price: £579.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
<img src="boltonabbey.jpeg" alt="Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway"/>
 
Harrogate Christmas Celebration
From Price: £709.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 23/12/2022
<img src="valeofrheidolrailway©johnrjones.jpeg" alt="Vale of Rheidol Railway"/>
 
Heart of Wales Steam & the Brecon Beacons
From Price: £585.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
<img src="harzerschmalspurbahnenselketalbahn©adobestock.jpeg" alt="Selke Valley Railway"/>
 
Harz Mountains Steam - the jewel of Germany
From Price: £1,249.00
Duration: 7 Days
2 dates available
<img src="thegreatlaxeywheel©tr3ginshutterstock.jpeg" alt="Great Laxey Wheel"/>
 
Isle of Man Explorer
From Price: £679.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
<img src="theswanatbownesspier©gaidkornsilapa-shutterstock.jpeg" alt="The Swan - Bowness"/>
 
Lake District & Cumbrian Mountains Explorer
From Price: £879.00
Duration: 6 Days
Departure Date: 19/09/2022
<img src="achenseebahn_thers_dsc02871.jpeg" alt="Achenseebahn and Boat"/>
 
Little Trains of the Tyrol
From Price: £1,735.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 27/08/2022
<img src="steamtrainonthepoppyline©shutterstock.jpeg" alt="North Norfolk railway"/>
 
North Norfolk Coast, the Broads & Steam
From Price: £725.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
<img src="ravenglass&eskdale-shutterstock_211778992.jpeg" alt="Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway"/>
 
Nostalgic Lakeland Railways & Cumbria
From Price: £565.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 29/09/2022
<img src="duartcastle5©duartcastle.jpeg" alt="Duart Castle"/>
 
Oban & the Magical Isle of Mull
From Price: £769.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 10/10/2022
<img src="skarabraeneolithicsettlementonthebayofskaill-shutters" alt="Skara Brae"/>
 
The Orkney & Shetland Explorer
From Price: £1,289.00
Duration: 7 Days
Departure Date: 07/09/2022
<img src="skye_bridge©shutterstock.jpeg" alt="Cullin Hills on Skye"/>
 
Queen of Scots
From Price: £1,329.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 23/09/2022
<img src="castlekonigswinter&drachenfelsbahn-©zaschnausadobestoc" alt="Drachenfelsbahn and Castle"/>
 
Rhine Rail & Ale Trail
From Price: £1,059.00
Duration: 7 Days
Departure Date: 11/07/2022
<img src="kyleoflochalshinthescottishhighlands-shutterstock_780508678.jp" alt="Kyle of Lochalsh"/>
 
Romantic Highlander
From Price: £899.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 27/09/2022
<img src="cityofbath©valdisskudre-shutterstock.jpeg" alt="City Of Bath"/>
 
Shipshape & Bristol Fashion!
From Price: £585.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 01/09/2022
<img src="beamish1.jpeg" alt="Beamish Living Museum"/>
 
Step Back in Tyne - Discover the North East
From Price: £529.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
<img src="strathspeyrailway43-shutterstock_323257985.jpeg" alt="Strathspey Steam Railway "/>
 
Scottish Steam, Malt & Ale Trail
From Price: £609.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 22/09/2022
<img src="engelbergexpress1©zb.jpeg" alt="Engelberg Express"/>
 
Swiss Christmas Snow Train Adventure
From Price: £1,729.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 21/12/2022
<img src="kwvr2.jpeg" alt="East Lancs Railway"/>
 
Roses Battle By Steam Plus Settle & Carlisle Line
From Price: £975.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 12/09/2022
<img src="landwasserviaductshutterstock4x3.jpeg" alt="The Landwasser Viaduct "/>
 
Swiss Glacier Express and the Bernina
From Price: £1,899.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 15/09/2022
<img src="brienzrothornrailway2©stc.jpeg" alt="Brienz Rothorn Railway"/>
 
Switzerland's Steam-powered Six
From Price: £1,979.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 03/09/2022
<img src="schynigeplatte.jpeg" alt="Schynige Platte"/>
 
Swiss Mountain Steam
From Price: £2,145.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 21/09/2022
<img src="chatsworthhouse©mountaintreks-shutterstock.jpeg" alt="Chatsworth House Estate"/>
 
Treasures of the Peak District
From Price: £685.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 08/09/2022
<img src="dunvegancastle2-skye-shutterstock(2).jpeg" alt="Dunvegan Castle"/>
 
Tranquil Lochs & Serene Skye
From Price: £869.00
Duration: 6 Days
Departure Date: 06/10/2022
<img src="fortwilliam&nevisrange©shutterstock.jpeg" alt="Fort William">
 
Twixmas in Festive Fort William
From Price: £379.00
Duration: 4 Days
Departure Date: 27/12/2022
<img src="approachingthesummitresize.jpeg" alt="Snowdon Mountain Railway"/>
 
Wonderful Wales
From Price: £945.00
Duration: 6 Days
Departure Date: 05/09/2022
<img src="steamtrainonthenorthyorkmoors-shutterstock.jpeg" alt="North York Moors Railway"/>
 
Yorkshire Moors by Steam
From Price: £599.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 09/08/2022

Availability Search

Keyword Search

Tour Booking System | Powered by Distinctive Systems Ltd
Links
Contact Us
Railtrail Tours Limited
21 The Smithfield Centre, Leek
Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5JW
01538 382323
enquiry@railtrail.co.uk
Instagram
Twitter
Facebook
Pinterest
Feefo logo

TOP

This website uses cookies to store information. By continuing to browse the website without changing your settings you are agreeing to their use. For more information view our cookie policy.

Settings

Continue