Steaming & Sailing Through The Welsh Borders

Monday
We depart and make our way to Shrewsbury and our hotel where we enjoy the next 4 nights with dinner, bed and breakfast.

During your stay
• Cruise on the River Severn. Enjoy beautiful views along the way, with photo opportunities and entertaining commentary from Captain.• Shrewsbury Cathedral located along the 14th-century Town Walls, obtain refreshments in the lovely Orchard café.• Journey on the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway. The train negotiates a viaduct and river bridge, climbs the notoriously steep Golfa Bank and steams serenely through beautiful countryside.As the train runs through the Powis Estate, pheasant and deer can be seen and everywhere is a wide variety of wildflowers.• Journey via the scenic Horseshoe Pass to reach pretty Llangollen, nestled in the beautiful Dee Valley and located under the watchful gaze of Dinas Bran Castle.• We take to the waters of the Llangollen Canal for a tranquil cruise on the horse drawn barge. Visitors have been enjoying leisurely trips here for over 100 years and this wonderful trip takes in part of theUNESCO World Heritage Site and is home to a rich variety of local flora and fauna.

Friday
After breakfast we depart home.

Other Information

Your Hotel:

Set within the walls of a stunning 18thcentury manor house, Albrighton Hall Hotel & Spa, a member of Radisson Individuals, offers a beautiful countryside retreat, nestled within 15 acres of landscaped grounds and close to the historic town of Shrewsbury. Facilities include a Spa and heated indoor swimming pool, and all bedrooms are en suite with TV, free Wi-Fi and tea/coffee making facilities.

The hotel does not have a lift, but ground floor rooms available on request.