How much does it cost?

From £895 per person, the operator's advertised from-price, read on its own page on 12 Sept 2026. About $1,209 at ECB reference rates. Departures, room types and dates can price differently; the operator's page is the final word.

Is train travel included?

Yes, including the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway day rover and a return trip on the Wensleydale Railway to Leeming Bar, plus rail travel from your home station to Harrogate.

Is this tour escorted or independent?

Escorted, with an experienced Railtrail Tour Manager and a single hotel base in Harrogate for all four nights.

What meals are included?

Bed, breakfast and an evening meal are included each of the four nights.

One departure is scheduled, in April 2027, priced from £895 per person.

Railtrail Tours · Escorted tour

Nostalgic Yorkshire: Heritage & Herriot 2027

Yorkshire heritage rail tour from Harrogate on two branch lines

Railtrail Tours runs this five-day escorted rail holiday from a single base at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Harrogate, with an experienced Tour Manager throughout. The days combine two heritage railways with Yorkshire's best-known sights: a day rover on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway through countryside familiar from The Railway Children, with a stop in Haworth, followed the next day by a guided tour of RHS Harlow Carr Gardens and free time in Harrogate for afternoon tea. On the last full day, the Wensleydale Railway carries the group to Leeming Bar Station before a visit to Thirsk's World of James Herriot Museum. Bed, breakfast and an evening meal are included every night, along with all admissions. The pace is leisurely, with no hiking or strenuous walking, which suits history lovers and travellers who like a guided trip with some free time built in. Only one departure is currently scheduled, in April 2027.

What to know before you look closer

Only one departure is currently scheduled, in April 2027, so there is no flexibility if that date does not suit your calendar.

Day by day

Day 1overnight: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Harrogate
Harrogate
Journey from your home station to Harrogate and check in to the Crowne Plaza Hotel for a four-night stay.
Day 2railovernight: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Harrogate
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
Day rover ticket to ride the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway through 'Railway Children' countryside, with a stop at Haworth.
Day 3overnight: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Harrogate
RHS Harlow Carr Gardens
Guided tour of RHS Harlow Carr Gardens, then free time in Harrogate, perhaps for afternoon tea at Bettys Tearoom.
Day 4railovernight: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Harrogate
Wensleydale Railway & World of James Herriot
Return journey on the Wensleydale Railway to Leeming Bar Station, then Thirsk to visit the World of James Herriot Museum.
Day 5
Homeward Journey
After breakfast, we bid farewell to Harrogate and make our way to the station for our homeward journeys.

The moments this trip is built around

Day 2A day rover ticket allows a ride on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway through the countryside made famous by The Railway Children, with a stop in Haworth.
Day 3A guided tour of RHS Harlow Carr Gardens, followed by free time in Harrogate for afternoon tea at Bettys Tearoom.
Day 4A return journey on the Wensleydale Railway to Leeming Bar Station, then on to Thirsk to visit the World of James Herriot Museum.

Included

4 nights bed, breakfast & evening meal
Services of experienced Railtrail Tour Manager
Rail travel & seat reservations from your Home Station to Tour Base (Standard or First Class)
Rail & coach travel, with transfers as described
All excursions & admissions as detailed

Questions travellers ask

How much does it cost?: From £895 per person, the operator's advertised from-price, read on its own page on 12 Sept 2026. About $1,209 at ECB reference rates. Departures, room types and dates can price differently; the operator's page is the final word.
Is train travel included?: Yes, including the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway day rover and a return trip on the Wensleydale Railway to Leeming Bar, plus rail travel from your home station to Harrogate.
Is this tour escorted or independent?: Escorted, with an experienced Railtrail Tour Manager and a single hotel base in Harrogate for all four nights.
Which hotel is used?: The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Harrogate.
What meals are included?: Bed, breakfast and an evening meal are included each of the four nights.
When does it run?: One departure is scheduled, in April 2027, priced from £895 per person.