Traditional Lancashire by Rail & Sail

TRADITIONAL LANCASHIRE BY SAIL & RAIL

NEW TOUR 2025

Enjoy discovering lovely Lancashire by steam train and narrow boat with visits to Samlesbury Hall and Gawthorpe Hall as well as two included lunches on our new tour staying in Blackburn.

HOTEL

Mercure Blackburn Dunkenhalgh hotel & Spa, Clayton Le Moors near Blackburn ****

The Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa is set inside a country manor house set in the Lancashire countryside with its own landscaped grounds.

• Stylish well equipped en-suite bedrooms • Flat screen television • Free Wi-Fi • Tea, coffee-making facilities • Hairdryer • Iron & ironing board • Cameo Restaurant • Cameo Bar • Fitness Centre with heated pool & spa • Lift

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Excursion 1

SAMLESBURY HALL & CANAL CRUISE
We begin our day with a guided tour of Samlesbury Hall, a fabulous half-timbered black and white medieval house dating back to 1325. We then embark on a 3 hour narrow boat cruise on the Leeds Liverpool Canal passing through delightful countryside and during our cruise enjoy a two course lunch.

Excursion 2

BURY MARKET, EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY & GAWTHORPE HALL
This morning we head to Bury and its famous market, voted Britain's best. We then step back in time with a nostalgic trip on a steam train along the East Lancashire Railway to Rawtenstall. Our final stop is Gawthorpe Hall, affectionately known as the 'Downton of the North'.

Excursion 3

RIBBLE VALLEY & OSWALDTWISTLE MILLS
We have a step on guided tour from Oswaldtwistle to enjoy a scenic drive through the picturesque Ribble Valley, returning back to the Oswaldtwistle Mills shopping village and garden centre. It is an award winning former weaving mill with over 100 retailers under one roof. After time browsing we sit down to a traditional Lancashire lunch of pie, mushy peas, bread and a cup of tea.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

Executive coach travel
4 nights dinner, bed & full English breakfast accommodation near Blackburn
Porterage
Welcome tea/coffee on arrival
Tea/coffee after dinner
Guided tour of Samlesbury Hall
3 hour narrow boat cruise on the Leeds Liverpool Canal with included 2 course lunch
Explore famous Bury Market
Scenic journey on the East Lancashire Railway (single journey)
Discover Gawthorpe Hall, affectionately known as the ‘Downton of the North’
Guided tour of the Ribble Valley
Explore the award-winning Oswaldtwistle Mills
Traditional Lancashire lunch of pie, mushy peas, bread & a cup of tea

DEPARTURE DATE & PRICE

25^th Sep 4 nights £552

SRS £122

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

Name	Address	Distance
Cardiff Gate Services	Cardiff Gate Services CF23 8RA
Cardiff West Services	Cardiff West Services Coach Park, CF72 8SA
Dyffryn Depot	Edwards Travel Centre, Dyffryn Close, Llansamlet SA6 8QG
Edwards Depot LLANTRISANT	Edwards Depot, Llantrisant, CF72 8QZ
Magor Services NP26 3YL	Magor Service Coach Park
Neath - Railway	Neath - Outside Railway Station, SA11 1BY
Newport RAILWAY STATION	Bus Stops outside the RAILWAY STATION,NEWPORT NP20 4AX
Port Talbot Customs	Port Talbot Bus Stop OUTSIDE Customs House Just past the Plaza, SA13 1HW
Pyle Cross	Pyle Cross, bus stop outside supermarket.Pyle Road CF33 6AG
Sarn SERVICES	Sarn SERVICES - Coach Park, CF32 9SY