Yorkshire Rail and Sail

YORKSHIRE RAIL & SAIL

 

13 – 17 May 2024

Monday – Friday

5 Days

From £635

 

With a conveniently located base, this holiday 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.

 

 

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

 

Piece Hall Halifax   |   Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway   |  Canal Cruise   |   Settle to Carlisle Railway   |   National Railway Museum   |   York   |   Holmfirth

 

DAY ONE – Piece Hall, Halifax and Arrival

We depart from your home and travel North to Halifax where we make a stop at the Piece Hall, a wonderful quirky place from yester year where you will find unique and interesting outlets, and plenty of places to enjoy lunch before we continue our journey to Harrogate.

 

DAY TWO – Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway and Canal Cruise

Journey to Embsay to enjoy a return steam train journey to Bolton Abbey. We then meet our coach again 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 THREE – Settle to Carlisle Railway

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. We then meet our coach and make our way back to our hotel.

 

DAY FOUR – York and National Railway Museum

Travel to the splendid city of York you can enjoy the history and culture of this walled riverside city. We visit the magnificent National Railway Museum for an interesting and informative end to the day.

 

DAY FIVE – Holmfirth and Departure

This morning we depart our hotel and make our way to Holmfirth. Sitting in the heart of the breath-taking Holme Valley, this picture-postcard town is the renowned location of the TV classic Last of the Summer Wine. Time here before we make our journey home with comfort stops en route.

 

YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES

• Luxury coach travel

• Home pick-up

• 4 nights accommodation, Carvery dinner & breakfast

• Porterage on arrival and departure

• Single journey Appleby to Settle

• Return Steam Train journey from Embsay to Bolton Abbey

• 1he Canal cruise include tea/coffee and biscuits

• Admission to the National Railway Museum

• Yorkshire Dales Tour Guide

• Two nights entertainment.

 

THE CAIRN HOTEL, HARROGATE

Carefully modernised, grand original features still welcome you to this charming Victorian hotel, which boats a spacious foyer with marble columns. There are 135 bedrooms all with en suite bathrooms, television, hairdryer, direct dial telephone and tea and coffee making facilities. The large lounge, foyer and bar area offers a place to relax and enjoy a drink with classically styled decor.

YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES

Luxury coach travel

Home pick-up

4 nights accommodation, Carvery dinner & breakfast

Porterage on arrival and departure

Single journey Appleby to Settle

Return Steam Train journey from Embsay to Bolton Abbey

The Canal cruise include tea/coffee and biscuits

Admission to the National Railway Museum

Yorkshire Dales Tour Guide

Two nights entertainment.

 

THE CAIRN HOTEL, HARROGATE

Carefully modernised, grand original features still welcome you to this charming Victorian

hotel, which boats a spacious foyer with marble columns. There are 135 bedrooms all with

en suite bathrooms, television, hairdryer, direct dial telephone and tea and coffee making facilities. The large lounge, foyer and bar area offers a place to relax and enjoy a drink with classically styled decor.

 

HOTEL FACILITIES INCLUDE

TV, tea making facilities, hairdryer, lift Wi-Fi.

 

DAYS	TOUR DATE	DEPARTS	TERMS	SUPPLEMENT
5	13 – 17 MAY 2024	MONDAY	£635	£74 SINGLE
JONES HOLIDAYS INSURANCE			£27.28

 

Rooms are allocated on a first come first served basis and are limited. If no single supplement applies this is limited to the tour single room allocation and therefore additional cost may apply.  Prices displayed are per person unless otherwise stated. If door-to-door pick-up is included there may be additional charges for out of area. Itineraries and hotel inclusions may be subject to change. Seat numbers on the coach may be subject to change. Issues whilst on tour must be raised in the first instance with the driver. Covid-19 restrictions may apply. When making bookings you accept on behalf of yourself and your party the terms in our Trading Charter which can be found in our brochure, on our website at http://www.jonesholidays.co.uk/Jones-holidays-trading-charter, or a copy can be requested from our Sales office.  If your holiday is more than 56 days from departure, we offer a 7-day cooling off period where a full refund will be offered from the date of the initial confirmation invoice (with the exception of flight holidays).

The Cairn Hotel Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway Settle and Carlisle Railway Skipton Canal