Carefully curated coach holidays for the over 50's. Bringing the personal touch with fully escorted tours and door to door service. Also fun and interesting day trips for people of all ages.

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Yorkshire Rail & Sail 2025 5 Days

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This itinerary features the best of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park with two scenic railway rides, a canal boat trip and a visit to the historic city of York, including a visit to the National Railway Museum.

Cairn Hotel, Harrogate

Built during Harrogate's period as a Spa Town, this charming Victorian hotel boasts some lovely original features, including a spacious and welcoming foyer with grand marble columns. It is located a 10 minute walk from the town centre.

Itinerary

Day 1
Travel to Yorkshire.

Day 2
Journey to Embsay to enjoy a return steam train journey to Bolton. Rejoin the coach for the short trip to the charming market town of Skipton with time at leisure here to wander around the lovely cobbled streets and shops before taking a relaxing canal trip with hilarious cruise commentary from Dave Spikey.

Day 3
A full day guided excursion through the Yorkshire Dales National Park, to the pleasant market town of Appleby. Board the famous Settle to Carlisle Railway for the journey south to Settle for more wonderful dales scenery. Rejoin the coach and return to the hotel.

Day 4
Travel to the splendid city of York, enjoying the history and culture of this walled riverside city. Visit the magnificent National Railway Museum for an interesting and informative end to the day.

Day 5
Homeward journey.

Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.

Name	Address	Contact Details	Distance
Cloud Nine Holidays 2	Cloud Nine, Oxwich Close, Brackmills, NN4 7BH Cloud Nine to phone 40 mins before required time.
Northampton	The Abbey Centre, Overslade Close, Northampton, NN4 0RZ.