I’m firming up plans to take a week off at the end of September, which involves buying a North West 7-day Rail Rover and going exploring.
On the “to-do” list so far: the Cumbrian Coast, a return visit to the Settle & Carlisle line, some jaunts up and down the West Coast Main Line and a ride on the Stalybridge and Ellesmere Port “parly” services.
No doubt Network Rail, the RMT and leaves on the line will conspire to mess up my plans, but at £39.60 for a week’s worth of (almost) unlimited travel, I can’t complain. Much as I’d like to.
August 21st, 2006 at 8.24pm
I went on the Settle-Carlisle line not so long ago, on a walking holiday, it’s very pretty. Spookily, on my holiday I ended up at Malham cove, a place that I’d visted before whilst at school. And yes, I still sniggered to myself as I entered local natural attraction Janet’s foss.
August 22nd, 2006 at 6.15pm
Way ahead of you on the silly place names front, I’m afraid.
August 23rd, 2006 at 12.04am
hmm twathats has to be my fave. The way it rolls off the tongue!