Enjoy a nostalgic day on the Severn Valley Railway where all the stations along the line go back to the time of World War II with vintage period vehicles on display and re-enactments. Windows are taped up, doors sandbagged and visitors also have the opportunity to dress in civilian or military period outfits. Highlights will include a big band show, over 30 military vehicles on show, 1940’s hairdressing demonstrations and archive news films. Don’t forget to listen out for the air raid siren and Spitfire and Lancaster bombers as they fly overhead.

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• Saturday: We travel into Derbyshire and the southern tip of the Peak District to visit the picturesque Georgian market town of Ashbourne, then continue south to the outskirts of Walsall and the Menzies Barons Court Hotel where we stay overnight.
• Sunday: We check out and head to Kidderminster for our nostalgic day on the Severn Valley Railway. There are a total of six stations on the line which runs between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth. Your included ticket allows unlimited journeys on the train enabling you to visit all the stations on the line as many times as you wish. We leave late afternoon for our homeward journey to North Wales.