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Where would you like to visit? Have a look at our latest selection of trips and tours, which cover coasts and castles, lakes and cities. With a choice of one day and multi day journeys to some of Britain’s most picturesque and iconic destinations.

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Saphos Trains - Bath Christmas Market Express - travelling to Bath Spa

BATH CHRISTMAS MARKET EXPRESS

Wed 4 December 2024
Departing From:   Dorridge, Warwick Parkway, Leamington Spa, Banbury, Bicester North, Haddenham and Thame Parkway, Princes Risborough, Beaconsfield, Gerrards Cross Tour Destination:   Bath Spa

This is a unique steam hauled tour to visit the elegant Georgian city of Bath at this festive time of year with the famous Christmas Market in full swing.....

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Saphos Trains - Bath Christmas Market Express - travelling to Bath Spa

BATH CHRISTMAS MARKET EXPRESS

Mon 9 December 2024
Departing From:   Three Bridges, Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, Preston Park, Hove, Shoreham-by-Sea, Worthing, Barnham, Chichester Tour Destination:   Bath Spa

This is a unique steam hauled tour to visit the elegant Georgian city of Bath at this festive time of year with the famous Christmas Market in full swing.....

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Saphos Trains - Bath Christmas Market Express - travelling to Bath Spa

BATH CHRISTMAS MARKET EXPRESS

Wed 11 December 2024
Departing From:   Staines, Chertsey, Woking, Guildford, Godalming, Haslemere, Petersfield, Havant Tour Destination:   Bath Spa

This is a unique steam hauled tour to visit the elegant Georgian city of Bath at this festive time of year with the famous Christmas Market in full swing.....

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Saphos Trains - The Golden Arrow - travelling to Canterbury West

THE GOLDEN ARROW

Wed 26 March 2025
Departing From:   Peterborough, March, Ely, Cambridge, Royston, Letchworth, Stevenage, Welwyn Garden City, Potters Bar Tour Destination:   Canterbury West

This is a train with a real ‘wow’ factor offering a circular steam tour over the same route as the legendary ‘Golden Arrow’ boat train through the picturesque Garden of England and around the beautiful Kent coast and afternoon break for sightseeing in historic Canterbury.....

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Saphos Trains - The Golden Arrow - travelling to Canterbury West

THE GOLDEN ARROW

Wed 2 April 2025
Departing From:   Coventry, Rugby, Long Buckby, Northampton, Milton Keynes Central, Leighton Buzzard, Hemel Hempstead, Watford Junction Tour Destination:   Canterbury West

This is a train with a real ‘wow’ factor offering a circular steam tour over the same route as the legendary ‘Golden Arrow’ boat train through the picturesque Garden of England and around the beautiful Kent coast and afternoon break for sightseeing in historic Canterbury.....

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Saphos Trains - The Lakelander - travelling to Carlisle

THE LAKELANDER

Sat 5 April 2025
Departing From:   Llandudno Junction, Colwyn Bay, Rhyl, Flint, Chester, Frodsham, Warrington Bank Quay, Preston Tour Destination:   Carlisle

Enjoy a fabulous steam hauled day tour offering spectacular views of the Cumbrian mountains and high Pennines as we climb over the Lakeland fells to the historic border city of Carlisle for a lunchtime sightseeing break and return around the longest coastal line in Britain with splendid views across the Irish Sea and Morecambe Bay.....

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Saphos Trains - The Lakelander - travelling to Carlisle

THE LAKELANDER

Sat 26 April 2025
Departing From:   Rugby, Coventry, Birmingham International, Tame Bridge Parkway, Wolverhampton, Penkridge, Stafford, Crewe, Preston Tour Destination:   Carlisle

Enjoy a fabulous steam hauled day tour offering spectacular views of the Cumbrian mountains and high Pennines as we climb over the Lakeland fells to the historic border city of Carlisle for a lunchtime sightseeing break and return around the longest coastal line in Britain with splendid views across the Irish Sea and Morecambe Bay.....

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Saphos Trains - The White Rose - travelling to York

THE WHITE ROSE

Wed 30 April 2025
Departing From:   Barrow in Furness, Dalton, Ulverston, Grange-over-Sands, Arnside, Carnforth, Lancaster, Preston, Wigan North Western, Warrington Bank Quay, Manchester Victoria Tour Destination:   York

Enjoy a fabulous day tour travelling through the impressive Pennines over two very different routes with the outward journey taking the spectacular Vale of Edale through the Peak District National Park to historic York for a sightseeing afternoon break. We return through Wakefield and the rugged Calder Valley.....

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Saphos Trains - English Riviera Express - travelling to KIngswear

ENGLISH RIVIERA EXPRESS

Sat 3 May 2025
Departing From:   Poole, Bournemouth, Brockenhurst, Southampton, Eastleigh, Salisbury, Warminster, Westbury Tour Destination:   KIngswear

We recreate one of the great holiday trains of the golden age of railway travel for a steam hauled journey through Somerset and around the beautiful Devon coast with time available to discover the many charms of the pretty ‘English Riviera’ resort of Dartmouth.....

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Saphos Trains - The Golden Arrow - travelling to Canterbury West

THE GOLDEN ARROW

Wed 7 May 2025
Departing From:   Bristol Temple Meads, Bath Spa, Bradford-on-Avon, Trowbridge, Pewsey, Hungerford, Newbury, Reading, Maidenhead Tour Destination:   Canterbury West

This is a train with a real ‘wow’ factor offering a circular steam tour over the same route as the legendary ‘Golden Arrow’ boat train through the picturesque Garden of England and around the beautiful Kent coast and afternoon break for sightseeing in historic Canterbury.....

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Saphos Trains - The Golden Arrow - travelling to Canterbury West

THE GOLDEN ARROW

Wed 14 May 2025
Departing From:   Norwich, Diss, Stowmarket, Ipswich, Manningtree, Colchester, Chelmsford, Shenfield Tour Destination:   Canterbury West

This is a train with a real ‘wow’ factor offering a circular steam tour over the same route as the legendary ‘Golden Arrow’ boat train through the picturesque Garden of England and around the beautiful Kent coast and afternoon break for sightseeing in historic Canterbury.....

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Saphos Trains - English Riviera Express - travelling to KIngswear

ENGLISH RIVIERA EXPRESS

Sat 17 May 2025
Departing From:   Woking, Guildford, Haslemere, Petersfield, Havant, Cosham, Fareham, Eastleigh Tour Destination:   KIngswear

We recreate one of the great holiday trains of the golden age of railway travel for a steam hauled journey through Somerset and around the beautiful Devon coast with time available to discover the many charms of the pretty ‘English Riviera’ resort of Dartmouth.....

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Saphos Trains - Edinburgh Summer Explorer - travelling to Edinburgh

EDINBURGH SUMMER EXPLORER

Wed 21 May 2025
Departing From:   Leeds, Shipley, Keighley, Skipton, Hellifield, Settle, Kirkby Stephen, Appleby, Carlisle Tour Destination:   Edinburgh

We are pleased to present a brand-new tour for 2025 as our train travels on an enchanting steam hauled journey through the Scottish Lowlands to the very heart of Scotland’s capital and Britain’s most beautiful city where the afternoon is available for shopping and sightseeing.....

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Saphos Trains - English Riviera Express - travelling to Kingswear

ENGLISH RIVIERA EXPRESS

Sat 24 May 2025
Departing From:   Shrewsbury, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Ludlow, Leominster, Hereford, Abergavenny, Cwmbran, Severn Tunnel Junction Tour Destination:   Kingswear

We recreate one of the great holiday trains of the golden age of railway travel for a steam hauled journey through Somerset and around the beautiful Devon coast with time available to discover the many charms of the pretty ‘English Riviera’ resort of Dartmouth.....

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Saphos Trains - Welsh Marches Express - travelling to Shrewsbury

WELSH MARCHES EXPRESS

Wed 28 May 2025
Departing From:   Paignton, Torquay, Newton Abbot, Dawlish, Exeter St David`s, Tiverton Parkway, Taunton, Bridgwater, Bristol Temple Meads Tour Destination:   Shrewsbury

Traversing the breath-taking beauty of the Welsh Marches route our steam hauled train offers a totally unique day out as we travel through the rolling hills of the pretty Shropshire countryside dividing England and Wales for a visit to historic Shrewsbury.....

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