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Imperial Hotel Blackpool

Lake District, Settle-Carlisle

Railway and Cream Tea at An integral part of Blackpool’s culture, the glamourous
4-star Imperial Hotel is an iconic, Victorian building
Blackpool Tower Ballroom boasting an unrivalled position on the seafront. During
your four-night stay here, you can experience the
delightful Palm Court restaurant, the relaxing leisure club,
From your landmark base at the 4-star Imperial and the historic No.10 bar.
Blackpool, enjoy a journey on the Settle-Carlisle Hotel essentials and extras
Railway and a visit to the Lake District.
WiFi Available Tea & Coffee Facilities
Bar Lift
5 Days from £509
Restaurant Indoor Swimming Pool
TV Gym
Hairdryer

Here’s what you’ll get up to... admire the intricately decorated ceiling, Included joining points
twinkling chandeliers, uniquely sprung
Day 1 Local departure by coach or Home from these regions, see pages 42 to 45
dancefloor and ornate balconies. Take a
Connect service then on to Blackpool and 2 4
turn on the dance floor to the sounds of
the 4-star Imperial Hotel for a four-night
the famous Wurlitzer Organ or sit and
stay. D Included meals
enjoy the magical atmosphere of this
Day 2 Settle-Carlisle Railway Today most special venue. B D Look out for 'B' or 'D' – they're the
we take a journey on the Settle-Carlisle Day 4 The Lake District Our included secret code for when breakfast or dinner
Railway – one of the most scenic and excursion today takes us to the beautiful is included!
impressive railways in the UK! The last Lake District. The spectacular landscapes
great mainline railway to be built and have inspired so many writers and poets, Included memory makers
completed for passenger travel in 1876, and we’ll start the day in Bowness-on-
the building of the railway presented Windermere – one of the region’s most Settle-Carlisle Railway
tremendous challenges in order to popular destinations. The village lies on Blackpool Tower Ballroom and Cream Tea
traverse the landscape. With 21 viaducts, the shores of Lake Windermere and is
14 tunnels and 72 miles of track, it was filled with charming shops and quaint Grasmere
advertised as the most picturesque tearooms. We continue to bustling Bowness-on-Windermere
route to Scotland, and the Victorian Ambleside at the head of the lake, where Ambleside
and Edwardian travelling public took it there will be free time before we make
to their hearts. The route takes us over our way to the pretty village of Grasmere.
the impressive Ribblehead Viaduct and Situated at the very heart of the Lake
through the longest tunnel on the line at District, Grasmere is renowned for its
Blea Moor. B D literary connections and is famously
Day 3 Cream Tea at Blackpool Tower the home of the tiny Sarah Nelson’s
Want to pay in parts? See page 9
Ballroom Step back in time and enjoy a Grasmere Gingerbread Shop, which lies in
cream tea in the elegant surroundings of the grounds of the parish church. B D Code W5UPIB
Blackpool Tower Ballroom. One of the Day 5 Return home. B JUN 02 2025 4 £509 JUL 07 2025 4 £519 AUG 25 2025 2 £519
truly iconic venues of the 19th century, Single Room Supplement from £139

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