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Riding a Belmond train is like getting to enjoy the opulent luxuries of a bygone era. The people behind the Orient Express and the British Pullman, put together some of the world’s bougiest train experiences – and they’re about to launch a brand-new route in the UK.
If you want to experience Belmond’s very glam, very old-fashioned type of train travel, complete with fine dining, ample champagne and bed sheets with a very high thread count (and you’ve got the money for it) we have good news.
This summer Belmond is launching the Britannic Explorer, a brand-new train that will chug along between London and Snowdonia (Eryri) in Wales. Travelling at a top speed of just 75mph, the three-day trip will allow passengers to take in the scenic views and participate in off-train excursions. The 10-carriage train will have space for just 36 guests, with twin cabins priced at £11,000 and suites with double beds rising to a whopping £16,000.
Deep-pocketed passengers will be riding off into the Welsh hills on this luxury locomotive from July 21 this year.
The Britannic Explorer will also offer journeys to the West Country, the Cumbrian coast, and the Lake District. If you want to ride it you’ll need to be quick, because Belmond said that cabins are already 70 percent booked for the remainder of the year.
Gary Franklin, head of Belmond’s train division, said: ‘Cornwall, Wales and the Lake District really lend themselves to these journeys – going somewhere beautiful by train that can otherwise be quite hard to get to and quite time inefficient, but in a luxurious way.’
Find out more about the Britannic Explorer on the Belmond website here.
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