The British Pullman
A train of beautifully restored vintage Pullman carriages that runs celebratory day trips from London. Brunch, lunch or dinner is served at your table as the English countryside drifts by, with outings to stately homes, historic cities, the seaside and great sporting events.
Lunch in a vintage Pullman
Every British Pullman journey is a round trip from London. Brunch, lunch or dinner — three to five courses depending on the journey — is served at your table in the carriage. Dress is smart: no denim, trainers, caps or shorts.
A day trip makes an easy addition to a Royal Scotsman holiday on the way through London.
Choose your day out
Lunch & dinner on the rails
The Golden Age of Travel
A leisurely round trip from London through the Kent countryside, with a five-course meal and a stop for live entertainment and local treats.
Dates & booking →The Golden Age of Travel by Steam
The classic round trip hauled by a steam locomotive, with a five-course lunch through the English countryside.
Dates & booking →The Great British Lunch
A slow, indulgent round trip from London with a traditional five-course roast lunch and fine wine served at your table.
Dates & booking →A Moving Murder Mystery Lunch
An immersive whodunnit solved over a five-course lunch as the train winds through the Kent countryside.
Dates & booking →A Moving Murder Mystery Dinner
An evening whodunnit: dinner, suspicious characters and a murderer to unmask before you pull back into London.
Dates & booking →Stately homes & historic cities
Blenheim Palace
Brunch on board, a private guided tour of Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Winston Churchill, and a champagne dinner back to London.
Dates & booking →Highclere Castle
A private guided tour of Highclere Castle, the real-life Downton Abbey, including its Egyptian Exhibition, with fine dining on board.
Dates & booking →Chatsworth
North to Derbyshire for Chatsworth, home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, with time in the house and gardens and a five-course dinner home.
Dates & booking →Burghley House & Stamford
Private access to Elizabethan Burghley House and its gardens, time in the stone market town of Stamford, and fine dining both ways.
Dates & booking →Bletchley Park
A day at Bletchley Park, home of Britain's wartime codebreakers, with an Enigma demonstration, private tour, brunch and champagne dinner.
Dates & booking →Historic Bath
A day out to Bath, the UNESCO-listed city of Roman baths and Georgian crescents, with brunch on the way and dinner home.
Dates & booking →Historic Oxford
A day among Oxford's dreaming spires with a guided walking tour or free time, and fine dining on the train both ways.
Dates & booking →Historic York
North to medieval York for a day of free exploring: York Minster, the Shambles and the city walls, with fine dining both ways.
Dates & booking →Hampshire Gin Distillery
A day at a celebrated gin distillery in the Hampshire countryside: guided tour, botanicals, a gin masterclass and fine dining on board.
Dates & booking →Seaside & sport
Great British Seaside: Broadstairs
A seaside day trip to Broadstairs, the Victorian resort loved by Charles Dickens, with brunch on the way and a champagne dinner home.
Dates & booking →Great British Seaside: Whitstable
A summer seaside day in Whitstable, famous for oysters and its harbour, with fine dining on board and English fizz on the way home.
Dates & booking →Goodwood Festival of Speed
Ride in vintage style to the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the summer garden party for motor-racing fans, with fine dining both ways.
Dates & booking →Grand National
Travel to Aintree for the Grand National: brunch on the way north, a reserved seat in the stands, and champagne and dinner home.
Dates & booking →Christmas & New Year
Festive Lunch
A Christmas lunch with all the trimmings on board the decorated train, through the wintry Kent countryside and back to London.
Dates & booking →Christmas Lunch by Steam
The festive lunch with the extra romance of steam: five courses, fine wine and winter countryside.
Dates & booking →Bath at Christmas
Brunch on the way to Bath's Christmas Market, time to browse the stalls, then a four-course dinner with wine on the way home.
Dates & booking →Blenheim Palace at Christmas
A winter day at Blenheim Palace: festive market, an illuminated light trail, brunch on the way and a festive dinner home.
Dates & booking →Highclere Castle at Christmas
Highclere Castle dressed for Christmas, with a private tour, mince pies, brunch on the way and a festive dinner home.
Dates & booking →Hampshire Gin Distillery at Christmas
A festive day at the gin distillery: glasshouses, botanicals, three gin cocktails with seasonal bites, and a festive dinner home.
Dates & booking →Canterbury Christmas Carols
A festive day in Canterbury: candlelit carols in England's first cathedral, the Christmas market, brunch on board and a champagne dinner home.
Dates & booking →New Year's Eve
See in the New Year with a four-course dinner, live entertainment and a champagne toast at midnight.
Dates & booking →Dates and fares for each journey are on its booking page at luxurytrainvacations.com, Palace Tours' luxury-train booking site.
Continue your journey
Royal Scotsman — the luxury train in Scotland
Our main Scotland offer: two to seven nights through the Highlands from Edinburgh Waverley, 14 journeys.
See the Royal Scotsman journeys →
Britannic Explorer
Belmond's luxury train through England and Wales: three- and six-night journeys from London Victoria to the Lake District, Cornwall and Wales, with private cabins, dining carriages, an Observation Car and a Wellness Suite.
5 journeys →Plan your Royal Scotsman journey
Tell us which journey interests you and when you would like to travel. A Palace Tours specialist will confirm live availability, hold a cabin while you decide and arrange your nights in Edinburgh.