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Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm
From our hotel in the beautiful Forest of Dean we explore the magical region between the Welsh borderland and the River Severn including three heritage steam railways and a boat trip on one of the country's most scenic river landscapes. We also visit some of the areas many charming towns and villages including Broadway 'Jewel of the Cotswolds', picturesque Ross-on-Wye, and the historic market town of Abergavenny.
View Dates & Book
5 days from £689
DEPARTS
Monday 10th June 2024
Monday 9 September 2024
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
Steam on the Forest of Dean Railway
Travel along the Gloucester & Warwickshire Steam Railway to the beautiful Cotswolds
Explore Gloucester’s National Waterways Museum
Cruise on the scenic River Wye from Symonds Yat
Discover the historic market town of Abergavenny
Marvel at reservoirs and mountains on the Brecon Mountain Railway
Visit the picturesque town of Ross-on-Wye
Also included in your Tour Fare:
Dinner every evening
Live entertainment every evening, except arrival night
Rail travel & seat reservations from your Home Station to Tour Base (Standard or First Class)
Services of experienced Railtrail Tour Manager
Hotel Porterage
DAY 1
Customers booking our rail inclusive package travel by train to Lydney and transfer by private coach to Coleford, where our hotel is situated on the outskirts of the market town.
DDAY 2
We travel by coach over the Welsh border to the historic market town of Abergavenny, we can wander around the beautiful market town discovering beautiful scenery and boutique shops before enjoying lunch at leisure. In the afternoon we enjoy a scenic journey by road to Pant for a return steam journey on the Brecon Mountain Railway. Formerly part of the Brecon & Merthyr Railway, the line passes the full length of the Pontsticill Reservoir on its way to Torpantau, high in the Brecon Beacons.
B, DDAY 3
Today we depart from our hotel by coach, heading to nearby Norchard. On arrival we enjoy a brief visit to the Forest of Dean Railway Museum and a private tour of restoration shed before we board our train for a nine-mile return steam journey on the Forest of Dean Railway. Our coach then transports us to nearby pretty town of Ross-on-Wye, where there is free time to enjoy lunch at leisure before our afternoon boat trip on the River Wye from beautiful Symonds Yat.
B, DDAY 4
This morning we travel by private coach transfer to Cheltenham Racecourse where we board our steam train for our scenic journey through the Cotswolds on the extended Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway through to Broadway. We enjoy a little free time to explore this picturesque Cotswold village before we depart to the most inland port in the country, Gloucester Docks. Here we visit the National Waterways Museum which tells the story of 200 years of the docks and the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. Whilst here, we board our boat tour discovering the stories of the communities that lived and continue to thrive here. Following our fascinating day, we return to Coleford by coach.
B, DDAY 5
Bidding farewell to Coleford to transfer to Lydney, where we depart on our homeward journeys.
BB=Breakfast, D=Dinner
HOTEL
Bells Hotel & Country Club, Coleford
Located in the Forest of Dean on the outskirts of the market town of Coleford, the 3-star Bells Hotel is positioned in a peaceful location on a hill with beautiful views over the Wye Valley. Please note the nearest rail station is in Lydney. The bedrooms are traditional in style and include free Wi-Fi, TV, and tea/coffee making facilities. Single rooms are true single with one single bed. There is no lift but there are plenty of ground floor bedrooms. The hotel is located across two buildings with the reception, bedrooms, and beauty suite in one, and the bar, restaurant, and terrace in the other. The hotel also boasts a county standard bowling green as well as an 18-hole golf course (both payable locally).
FARES
| Fare Region | First | Standard |
| London: Paddington | £875 | £805 |
| Greater London | £885 | £815 |
| South of England | £905 | £825 |
| East Anglia | £889 | £815 |
| South West | £1,035 | £805 |
| Heart of England | £879 | £815 |
| Midlands | £889 | £769 |
| Yorkshire | £1,029 | £875 |
| North East | £1,169 | £949 |
| North West | £935 | £799 |
| South Wales | N/A | £765 |
| North Wales | £929 | £819 |
| Scotland | £1,009 | £859 |
*Please note: Some local and regional train services are Standard Class only, so First Class ticket holders will travel in standard class accommodation for these sections of journeys.
Join & Leave at Hotel £689
Single Room Supplement £NIL (no supplement on true single rooms)
4 nights’ bed, breakfast & table d’hôte evening meal
Rail travel & seat reservations from your Home Station to Tour Base (Standard or First Class)
Rail & coach travel, with transfers as described
All excursions as detailed
Services of experienced Railtrail Tour Manager
Hotel Porterage
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