Day 2 – Settle-Carlisle Railway
Leaving Harrogate behind, we head to Settle by coach to join the
famous Settle-Carlisle Line. This 72-mile route is regularly voted
one of the world's top railway journeys thanks to the gorgeous
scenery it travels through, which at this time of year is filled
with seasonally appropriate countryside. We make our way along a
narrow valley into the Yorkshire Dales National Park, enjoying
views of two of the Three Peaks, Pen-y-Ghent and Ingleborough,
before reaching the most famous landmark the route, the magnificent
24-arched Ribblehead Viaduct. Our train's ascent comes to an end as
we enter Blea Moor Tunnel and continue across the Dent Head Viaduct
for a glimpse of Whernside, the third of the Three Peaks. From
Dent, the highest mainline station in England, we journey across
the Moorcock Viaduct, leaving the Yorkshire Dales National Park
behind as we travel through Cumbria and the rolling hills of the
Eden Valley on our way to Carlisle where you have free time to look
around and soak in the festive atmosphere before making the return
trip to Harrogate.
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