AT#865 - Great Britain by Train

Travel with Amateur Traveler Podcast

Chris Christensen

History, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

https://amateurtraveler.com/uk-two-week-itinerary-by-train/ Hear about a UK two-week itinerary by train as the Amateur Traveler talks to Tracy Collins from UKTravelPlanning.com about a train trip in the country that invented trains. London We start in London. Spend some time visiting some of the iconic sites like the Tower of London or Westminster Abbey. Visit the great museums of London like Tracy's favorite, the Victoria and Albert Museum. Then we start our journey to see England, Wales, and Scotland from Paddington Station. Bath Visit the historic Roman Baths from which Bath gets its name. Visit the magnificent Bath Abbey. Stroll through the iconic Royal Crescent with its Georgian Architecture. Immerse yourself in Jane Austen's world at the Jane Austen Centre. As a side trip from Bath, consider one of the following Tour the stone circles of Stonehenge and Avebury. Explore the awe-inspiring Salisbury Cathedral. Take a scenic train ride to the picturesque Cotswolds. Cardiff Travel to the capital of Wales, Cardiff. Explore the historic Cardiff Castle. Embark on an exciting Cardiff Dr. Who Tour. Visit the impressive Principality Stadium. Option 1: Liverpool Take a train to Liverpool, the home of The Beatles. Join the magical Mystery Tour to learn about the Fab Four. Visit the historic Albert Dock including the International Slavery Museum. Option 2: Lake District Explore Bowness-on-Windermere, a charming lakeside town. Visit Dove Cottage, the former home of William Wordsworth. Experience the charm of Hill Top, Beatrix Potter's House. Edinburgh Take a train to Scotland's capital of Edinburgh. Walk the Royal mile from Edinburgh Castle to the historic Holyrood Palace. Hike up Arthur's Seat or Calton Hill for stunning views. Dare to venture into the mysterious Edinburgh Vaults. As a side trip from Edinburgh consider: Travel to nearby Glasgow. Admire The Kelpies, Scotland's mythical horse sculptures. Visit St Andrews, the birthplace of golf. York Take the Jacobite Steam Train through Tracy's native Northumberland to the city of York. Explore the Roman history at the Roman Bath in York. Discover the Viking legacy at the Jorvik Viking Centre. Wander through the charming Shambles. Visit the wonderful Railway Museum. Return back to London. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Amateur Traveler episode 865. Today the amateur traveler talks about
0:05.9	castles and standing stones, Roman baths and Vikings, steam trains, and a
0:12.1	magical mystery tour as we tour Steam Trains and a Magical Mystery Tour
0:14.0	as we tour Great Britain by rail.
0:17.0	This is Chris Christensen from Amateur Traveler.
0:20.0	Let's talk about the United Kingdom. I'd like to welcome to the show Tracy Collins
0:27.0	from UK Travel Planning.com, the UK Travel Planning Podcast and three other websites that we'll talk about later, but we've brought on Tracy to talk about a portion of the UK and particularly we're going to talk about exploring Great Britain by rail.
0:45.0	Tracy, welcome to the show.
0:47.0	Thank you, Chris. Thank you for inviting me to talk about my best of Great Britain by rail travel itinerary.
0:54.0	And Tracy and I have known each other for less than a year,
0:56.5	although it feels like forever.
0:58.0	So it's great that we finally got you on the show.
1:00.6	And why should someone consider exploring Great Britain by rail?
1:05.0	It's a fantastic way to travel around Great Britain.
1:10.0	The rail system in the UK is pretty good.
1:12.0	It means that you can avoid driving if that's something
1:15.8	that concerns you and you're a little bit worried about driving in a country that you're not used to or in a
1:20.7	different side of the road to what you're used to.
1:22.6	You used to. Different side of the road, yeah.
1:25.6	And so it's a great way to get from basically from city to city,
1:29.8	though in the itinerary I have included one national park so you can get into the center of the
1:36.2	cities without having to worry about parking you don't have to look for accommodation that has
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Chris Christensen, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Chris Christensen and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.