LVMH-owned luxury hospitality company Belmond will launch a luxury sleeper train next 12 months that can take travelers through the countryside of England and Wales.
The Britannic Explorer will run three itineraries: one to the southwestern county of Cornwall and the opposite to the alternative end of England through the Lake District of Cumbria within the north, while the third will journey though the country of Wales.
All trips will start from London and run for 3 nights, with the England routes operating in the course of the weekends (Fridays to Mondays) and the Wales route in the course of the week (Monday to Thursday), allowing travelers to mix two journeys into one trip.
Belmond operates several luxury hotels across the globe, including the famed Venice Simplon-Orient-Express and Asia’s Eastern & Oriental Express.
One in all three “Grand Suites” aboard Belmond’s recent Britannica Explorer luxury train.
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The value for one three-night trip starts at 5,800 British kilos ($7,460) per person. That features excursions, meals and beverages, including alcohol, in accordance with an organization representative.
The brand new train is about to launch in July 2025.
Gallery tours and ‘wild swimming’
The train comprises 18 passenger cabins — 15 suites and three “Grand Suites” — plus bar and restaurant cars, and a “wellness suite.”
The train’s bar automobile is claimed to be inspired by a Victorian apothecary.
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Meals were designed by British Chef Simon Rogan, a pivotal figure within the country’s farm-to-fork movement and head of Cumbria’s three-Michelin-starred L’Enclume restaurant. The menu will include seasonal and sustainable ingredients from across the UK, in accordance with Belmond.
The train features a spa, or “wellness suite” onboard.
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In the course of the day, travelers will stop for visiting national parks, guided hikes and “wild swimming” within the Lake District, the corporate said.
The path to the U.K.’s Lake District travels through England’s bucolic Cotswolds region and features a stop on the two-Michelin-starred hotel and restaurant Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, on the outskirts of Oxford.
