Excursion: Settle and Carlisle Steam Special Departure Date: Sat 29/03/2025 Departs from: Manchester Departure Time (Approximately): 09:00 Return Time (Approximately): 20:10
Excursion Info: THE JOURNEY
Pristine white linen and sparkling glassware adorn your table in one of our individually decorated 1930s Pullman-style carriages, which have been lovingly restored by some of the country's top craftspeople, including marquetry experts, muralists and mosaic artists. Within minutes, one of our liveried Stewards will carefully pour you a sparkling Mimosa cocktail as you study celebrated Head Chef Matthew Green’s sumptuous menu.
Ahead lies a journey back to the Golden Days of rail travel, a time when nothing was too good for the pampered passengers. As the date of your journey draws near our Executive Head Chef and his team will be hard at work in the kitchen carriage preparing a sumptuous three-course brunch and six-course dinner, accompanied by our Sommelier’s choice of wine. Each course boasts the finest seasonal ingredients from the British Isles, classic and innovative dishes are crafted in our recently refurbished kitchen carriage.
The legendary Flying Scotsman, Princess Elizabeth, which hauled the late Queen’s Jubilee Royal Train and Tangmere are just three of the engines that have operated this famous route with the Northern Belle. En route to Carnforth a delicious three-course brunch is served, once in Carnforth we join the steam locomotive for our journey.
After a short break we rejoin the Northern Belle with a Champagne reception as the chefs and Stewards prepare to serve a delicious six-course dinner as we steam majestically through 14 tunnels and across 22 bridges – including the spectacular 24-arch Ribblehead Viaduct, which is 104ft high and a quarter of a mile long – to Settle.
THE SETTLE - CARLISLE LINE
An army of 6,000 navvies toiled in extremely harsh conditions during the late 19th century to hew this 73-mile wonder of engineering out of the rugged Yorkshire Dales and the Cumbrian Fells. And until the mid-1970s, steam-hauled expresses between London and Scotland like The Thames-Clyde Express and The Waverley still thundered over the route.
Timings shown are provisional. Timings are subject to network rail confirmation 7 days prior to departure.
INCLUDED
• Spectacular steam hauled journey over the Settle to Carlisle line
• Welcome sparkling Mimosa cocktail
• Delicious three-course brunch on the outward journey
• Time to explore Carlisle at leisure
• Champagne reception back on board including canapés and Caviar blinis
• Sumptuous six-course dinner: British seasonal table d’hôte menu including: Award-winning • Great British cheese board with Port to accompany, delicious dessert and a selection of petits fours
• Sommelier’s choice - Bottle of wine per couple
• Fortnum & Mason tea and Northern Belle blend coffee
Price From (per person): €689.16
Please note that the prices listed are from prices, and may change. All dates are subject to availability. Discounts are available for groups of four or more.
You may share a table with other participants. A guaranteed table for 2 people can sometimes be reserved at an extra cost (generally £150 per couple), please request this in the form opposite.
The train is not suitable for wheelchair users. A wheelchair can be stored on board (if foldable), but can't be used on the train. Please note: Train tickets are dispatched 5-7 days prior to departure.
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