Episode 26 – London to Edinburgh by prepare

In episode 26 of the UK Travel Planning podcast, we focus on the assorted prepare routes out there between London and Edinburgh.

Learn concerning the numerous choices it’s a must to journey by prepare between London and Edinburgh plus instructed locations to cease off alongside the way in which. We share how it’s attainable to spend a couple of hours in York (plus what to do with baggage) and what you are able to do and see within the metropolis. Durham and Newcastle are additionally mentioned as attainable locations to alight the prepare for a couple of hours earlier than persevering with to Edinburgh.

We share some tips on what to look out for alongside the route north of Durham and in addition the place to take a seat on the prepare for the most effective views of the Northumberland Coast.

Various ticket and move choices are mentioned together with the BritRail move and Global Eurail Pass.

Train route choices again to London are coated too together with which main cities by way of which every route passes. Learn concerning the numerous trains that function on these strains together with the Caledonian Sleeper Service and Lumo service.

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Episode 26 – Show Notes

London to Edinburgh by prepare: How to plan & benefit from your journey

Topics coated on this episode embody:

• The names of the completely different prepare routes between London and Edinburgh
  • East Coast Mainline
  • West Coast Mainline
  • Cross Country

• Places to contemplate stopping off on the route from London to Edinburgh on the East Coast Mainline

• Places alongside the route from Edinburgh to London on the West Coast Mainline
  • Liverpool
  • Manchester
  • Birmingham

• Places alongside the Cross Country Route from Edinburgh to London
  • Doncaster
  • Sheffield
  • Derby
  • Birmingham
  • London St Pancras

• The Caledonian Sleeper service

• Tips to benefit from your journey – the place to take a seat on the prepare for the most effective views north of Newcastle

• Recommended app – National Rail Enquiries

Places talked about on this episode embody (as above)

• York >> Historic metropolis well-known for Roman and Viking legacies and Minster.

• Durham >> Historic cathedral metropolis in northern England

• Edinburgh >> Scotland’s capital metropolis

• Newcastle
  • Quayside >> Head to the Quayside for bars, eating places and cafes
  • Centre for Life >> Science centre stuffed with exhibitions, actions and occasions for all of the household

• The Angel of the North >> Anthony Gormley sculpture situated in Gateshead.

• Fort William >> Town on the foot of Ben Nevis and the gateway to the Scottish Highlands.