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.
21st August 2006 at 8:24 pm
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.
22nd August 2006 at 6:15 pm
Way ahead of you on the silly place names front, I’m afraid. 🙂
23rd August 2006 at 12:04 am
hmm twathats has to be my fave. The way it rolls off the tongue!