The Railway Touring Company
The Edinburgh Christmas Market
1 dayfrom $160
The Railway Touring Company · Steam train day trip
The Edinburgh Christmas Market
A steam-hauled day trip from York to Edinburgh via the Tyne Valley line, with time to visit Edinburgh's Christmas Market in Princes Street Gardens.
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The Edinburgh Christmas Market
Diesel hauled from York down the East Coast Main Line to Northallerton, then to Durham and Newcastle to pick up passengers. West along the Tyne Valley line via Hexham to Carlisle, following the course of Hadrian's Wall. Steam locomotive joins at Carlisle for the run north via Lockerbie and the climb to Beattock Summit into Edinburgh, arriving in the afternoon. Time to visit the city and its Christmas Market in Princes Street Gardens, plus the Palace of Holyrood, the Castle on the Royal Mile, galleries and museums, while the locomotive is serviced. Steam hauled return to Carlisle via the same scenic route; diesel hauled from Carlisle back via Newcastle and Durham to York. Father Christmas visits the train handing out presents to children.
