Snowdonia sojourn

Travel by a single-track scenic railway line from the North Wales coast, past castles, valley towns and great mountain peaks, to Betws-y-Coed and its Railway Museum, says Dorothy Hamilton

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Steam on the South Downs

Step back in time as you travel along a famous heritage railway, with Duncan Haskell

Lothian locomotion

Hop aboard a heritage train and journey along the bucolic banks of the River Forth before discovering one of the finest railway museums in the country, promises Fergal MacErlean

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Essex adventure

Travel back in time on a historic rail ride through some of the finest countryside in Essex, streaming through ancient Epping Forest before returning on foot, says Abigail Hamilton-Thompson

Sylvian Silverdale

Explore Lancashire’s rugged limestone coast on a car-free eco escape, says Mark Sutcliffe

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Whistle, steam and chug

After the thrill of the Talyllyn Railway (Rheilffordd Talyllyn), walk among the umbrellaed tree canopies and gurgling cascades of an enchanted oak woodland, entices Julie Brominicks

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