British Rail Tours Know which side to sit
West Highland Line
North West England

Scenic national rail lines in North West England

Timetabled trains through the best scenery in Britain. No booking months ahead: buy a ticket, check our strip map for the right side of the carriage, and go.

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Cumbrian Coast LineScenic line
LONDON MIDLAND REGIONNº 95028

Cumbrian Coast Line

FromCarlisletoBarrow-in-Furness

A little-known coastal route round the western edge of the Lakes, running on the beach at St Bees and Seascale with fells one side and sea the other.

Dogs welcomeBikes carriedGreat walksRequest stopsRover ticketsSteam charters
Sit rightfrom£20
Lakes LineScenic line
LONDON MIDLAND REGIONNº 02947

Lakes Line

FromOxenholme Lake DistricttoWindermere

The short branch from the West Coast Main Line at Oxenholme through Kendal and Staveley to Windermere, the rail gateway to the Lake District.

Dogs welcomeBikes carriedGreat walksRover tickets
Either sidefrom£6
Furness LineScenic line
LONDON MIDLAND REGIONNº 37570

Furness Line

FromLancastertoBarrow-in-Furness

Around the edge of Morecambe Bay on long low viaducts across the Kent and Leven estuaries, past Grange-over-Sands and Ulverston to Barrow.

Dogs welcomeBikes carriedGreat walksRover tickets
Sit leftfrom£10