The Shakespeare Express
Enjoy a return steam-train ride aboard the Shakespeare Express reaching speeds up to 75mph, a truly wonderful ride through the Warwickshire Countryside
View Dates & BookThe Shakespeare Express with 3 Course Sunday Lunch
No visit to Stratford-upon-Avon would be complete without a trip to Shakespeare's birthplace or a ride on The Shakespeare Express steam train!
The ever-popular Shakespeare Express runs from Stratford-upon-Avon at express speeds of up to 75 mph via Solihull non-stop to Birmingham Moor Street.
Unlike preserved railways, The Shakespeare Express thunders along the modern railway network at speeds up to 75mph. If you have only experienced steam trains on preserved railways at much slower speeds, then you are missing out on the authenticity of the sights, sounds and smell of the mainline steam experience.
An immaculate steam locomotive will pull the train of traditional chocolate & cream rail carriages, all restored authentically to their former glory.
Through the carriage windows you will see an ever changing landscape from Birmingham's fascinating industrial past to Warwickshire's beautiful countryside with its working farms, stylish villages and stations, plus glimpses of waterways and other features that make up Shakespeare's County.
Pullman Class on The Shakespeare Express offers a wonderful vintage journey in beautiful first-class carriages. Built under the world-famous Pullman name for stylish rail travel, a journey in these coaches offers an experience to remember.
Sunday 16 June 2024 - 2 tickets remaining
Pick ups: Route B2
Sunday 25 August 2024 - last few tickets
Pick ups: Route A2
Sunday 1 September 2024
Pick ups: Route B2
£109 per person (seated around tables for 4)
£10 per person upgrade for guaranteed table of 2 (very limited)
Price includes:
2.5hr return train ride
Premier Dining in Pullman Carriages
Set 3 Course Roast Lunch with all the trimmings
Return Coach Fare
***Please note in the event of there being a dry spell, such that the use of steam trains is forbidden as a fire risk to trackside vegetation, OR for any other mechanical breakdown of the steam train, a diesel train may be used to haul the Shakespeare Express. There will be no refund or compensation if this is the case.***
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address | Times |
|---|---|---|
| Baldock Market Place N | BALDOCK, Market Place Bus Stop C Opposite side to Community Centre | View |
| Bishops Std Rail Station | BISHOP'S STORTFORD RAIL STATION Opposite Taxi Rank/Next to Carriage House Flats | View |
| Cambridge Trumpington P&R | TRUMPINGTON Park and Ride Centre Lane Coach Bays 5-7 | View |
| Newport Stn Rd Bus Stop N | NEWPORT ESSEX - High St Bus Stop Opp Station Rd | View |
| Royston Bus Station | ROYSTON Bus Station | View |
| Saffron Walden High St N | SAFFRON WALDEN High St Bus Stop by Saffron Sports | View |
| Sawston War Memorial N | SAWSTON War Opp Memorial Bus Stop | View |
| Stansted Mountfit Har N | STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET Three Colts/Hargrave Cls Bus Stop (opp Petrol Station Side) | View |
| Stevenage Bus Station L | STEVENAGE Bus Station Bus Stop L Lytton Way Southbound under walkway opp station | View |
| From Price | Book Now | Call Back | Telephone | Favourites | |
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| 16 Jun 2024 | £109.00 | | | |  |
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| 25 Aug 2024 | £109.00 | | | | |
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| 01 Sep 2024 | £109.00 | | | | |
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