Your day will begin with a red carpet welcome at your departure station where our attentive Stewards will usher you aboard the Northern Belle luxury train for a journey to remember forever. Once you’ve been escorted to your plush seat, one of our liveried Stewards will carefully pour you a sparkling Mimosa cocktail as you study celebrated Head Chef Matthew Green’s sumptuous menu.
Ahead lies a journey back to the Golden Days of rail travel, a time when nothing was too good for the pampered passengers. As the date of your journey draws near our Executive Head Chef and his team will be hard at work in the kitchen carriage preparing a sumptuous three-course brunch and six-course dinner, accompanied by our Sommelier’s choice of wine. Each course boasts the finest seasonal ingredients from the British Isles, classic and innovative dishes are crafted in our recently refurbished kitchen carriage.
En route to Edinburgh a delicious three-course brunch is served as the glorious British countryside passes by. On arrival, follow the platform guides as they accompany you to our private transfer which will escort you to the Royal Yacht Britannia and spend the afternoon learning the history of the ship.
After an incredible day we rejoin the Northern Belle for a Champagne reception, before tucking into a sumptuous six-course dinner during the leisurely journey home.
ROYAL YACHT BRITANNIA
The late Queen Elizabeth II was photographed for the first and only time shedding tears at the Royal Yacht Britannia’s “decommissioning ceremony” in 1997. Since she launched the ship in 1953, the Queen and her husband Prince Philip had sailed a million miles on her, entertaining presidents, prime ministers and foreign monarchs during more than 900 state visits.
Berthed at Leith, just two miles from Edinburgh, Britannia is now a fascinating museum and has been voted Best UK Attraction by consumer magazine Which?. You will feel like royalty yourself as you explore the five decks, marvelling at the splendour of the State apartments, visiting the late Queen’s favourite room and experience what life was like for the captain on the bridge and the 220 sailors in their crew rooms.
