Golden age of Rail and Rivers 2026

Liverpool, Wirral and Canals

Monday 6th July 2026 £570.00 per person

Single supplement NIL

Your holiday includes:

Horseshoe Pass and LLangollen Railway
LLangollen Canal horse drawn barge trip
Port Sunlight village
Morning in Liverpool
Chester

For this tour we are based just over the Welsh border and we have three contrasting days out. We have a visit to the scenic Llangollen area which is the rail and river part of the holiday relax as you are pulled along the canal by horse, and a day to Port Sunlight and a trip to Liverpool.

Beaufort Park Hotel 3* hotel

The Beaufort Park Hotel is situated near the market town of Mold and is an ideal base for our tour. You are assured of a warm, friendly welcome and you will soon feel that you never want to leave. The Scandinavian style reception and mezzanine lounge provide an oasis of peace to relax, read or enjoy a drink. All bedrooms are ensuite, and have TV, telephone, hairdryer, trouser press and tea & coffee making facilities. There are a lot of ground floor rooms and no lift in the hotel.

Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.

Name	Address	Distance
Ashingdon Golden Cross	Golden Cross, By Fox (Welcome Homes)
Barking, North St	North Street, Barking,outside St Margaret's Church
Barkingside	Barkingside, Fulwell Cross, by Swimming Baths
Billericay Sun Corner	Sun Corner, Laindon Road, Billericay
Brentwood	Brentwood High St, by Dairyman (Argos)
BUS STOP Cherrydown East	BUS STOP Cherrydown East, Basildon
Canvey Island - Canute	King Canute PH, Canvey Island
Canvey Island - Haystack	Long Road, Canvey Island, Haystack
Chalkwell Park	Chalkwell Park Bus Stop
Chandos Garage Hockley	Chandos Garage Hockley
Cricketers Westcliff	Cricketers Bus Stop, Southend on Sea
Dagenham Wood Lane	Wood Lane, Dagenham, Opp Morrisons
Eastwood - Kent Elms	Kent Elms Corner, Eastwood, Rayleigh Road
Eastwood - Rochford Cnr	Rayleigh Road, Eastwood, Rochford Corner
Eastwood Jones Corner	Eastwood, Rayleigh Road, Jones Corner Bus Stop by Brookside Tavern
Grays Oak PH	Oak PH, Socketts Heath, Grays
Hadleigh - Vic House Cnr	Vic House Corner, Kiln Road, Hadleigh
Hadleigh Church	Hadleigh Church, Bus Layby
Harold Wood	Bus Stop Station Road Harold Wood by Coop
High Rd, S Benfleet	High Rd S.Benfleet by Benfleet Travel opp Shell Ga
Hockley Spa	SPA ROAD Bus Stop, Hockley
Hornchurch	North Street, Hornchurch, Fire Station
Ilford	Clements Road, Ilford, by Travelodge IG1 !BA
Kents Hill Lights	Kents Hill Lights Bus Stop, London Road, Benfleet
Kiln Road (Kenneth Road)	Kiln Road (Kenneth Road) - Thundersley
Leigh on Sea - Elms	Elms PH, London Road, Leigh on Sea
Leigh on Sea - Thames Dr	Thames Drive, Leigh on Sea
M25 Thurrock Services	M25 Thurrock Services Coach Park
North Shoebury Road	Bus Stop , North Shoebury Road, (St Marys Church near Asda)
Pitsea	Old Gala Bingo, Pitsea SS13 3AH
Rayleigh Websters Way	Websters Way, Rayleigh, opp Rayleigh Lanes
Rochford Station Bus Stop	Rochford Station Bus Stop, Bradley Way
Romford	St Edwards Way, Romford, Bus Stop 'H'
Shenfield	Shenfield Station
Shoeburyness - Kathryn Ct	The Cambridge.(Kathryn Ct.), Shoeburyness
South Benfleet Clare Rd	Tarpots Coach Stop (opp Clare Road), Sth Benfleet
South Benfleet St Marys	St Mary's Church, Layby, South Benfleet
Southchurch Tyrrel Drive	Southchurch Road - Tyrrel Drive (Swintons)
Southchurch White Horse	White Horse Bus Stop, Southchurch
Southend Airport	Bus Stop, Southend Airport, Eastwoodbury Crescent
Southend Queensway	Bus Layby, Rear of Sainsburys, Southend
Stanford le Hope Rookery	Rookery Corner, SLH (St Cleres Hall Golf Club)
TBA	TBA
Thorpe Bay Station	Bus Stop, Acacia Drive, Thorpe Bay
Upminster	Station Approach, Upminster
Vange Barge	Vange Barge Bus Stop, High Road, Pitsea
Wakering Crouchmans	Wakering High St/ Crouchmans Avenue
West Leigh Schools	West Leigh Schools, London Rd, Leigh on Sea
Westcliff on Sea Bell PH	Bell PH, Rochford Road Bus Stop
Westcliff on Sea Palace	Palace Theatre, Westcliff on Sea
Wickford Halls Corner	Halls Corner, opp Police Station, Wickford