September 19, 2017
Caledonian Sleeper
Now I'm not a Railway buff or a trainspotter but when I discovered you can ride an overnight sleeper train from London Euston to Inverness, I felt a nostalgic twinge and decided me and the family should take the plunge.
Maybe it doesn't sound as exotic as The Orient Express, but it still resonated with me as the British equivalent.
Lets do this, S&B does The Caledonian Sleeper.
I opted to to go the whole hog and get cheap train tickets from East Midlands Parkway to London St Pancras to make it a full adventure holiday. If you book the east Midlands parkway to London tickets at the correct time you can find some real bargains.
St Pancras itself is a sight to behold. Quite different to back in the days when I used to travel to London for Coats Viyella, the place was a doghole. Now restored to its former glory & beyond as it should be, its a tourist attraction and a hive of international activity now. Love this place.
Whilst wandering though we caught a set by The Hollow Coves, being broadcast live on Hoxton Radio. It was a good set.
For our evening meal we headed to Carluccios in St Pancras.. A great place to watch the world go about its busy business.
Once our bellys were full we had a steady walk over to Euston Station where the overnight sleeper departs from. Now Euston needs a good renovation, It's the opposite to St Pancras but has potential.
A little look down Platform One & the Sleeper is there in all its finety, all 15 plus carriages of it. Once it arrives in Edinburgh it splits into 3, taking sections to Aberdeen, Fort William & Inverness.
Back to the cabin for a kip, it's the first time I have slept on a train, barring sat upright on the late night train from London to Nottingham after a days work. This was different. You're sideways on for a start, we had a good sleep to Edinburgh, where the train splits into 3. I honestly felt like I was on a movie set or something.
Maybe it doesn't sound as exotic as The Orient Express, but it still resonated with me as the British equivalent.
Lets do this, S&B does The Caledonian Sleeper.
I opted to to go the whole hog and get cheap train tickets from East Midlands Parkway to London St Pancras to make it a full adventure holiday. If you book the east Midlands parkway to London tickets at the correct time you can find some real bargains.
St Pancras itself is a sight to behold. Quite different to back in the days when I used to travel to London for Coats Viyella, the place was a doghole. Now restored to its former glory & beyond as it should be, its a tourist attraction and a hive of international activity now. Love this place.
Whilst wandering though we caught a set by The Hollow Coves, being broadcast live on Hoxton Radio. It was a good set.
For our evening meal we headed to Carluccios in St Pancras.. A great place to watch the world go about its busy business.
Once our bellys were full we had a steady walk over to Euston Station where the overnight sleeper departs from. Now Euston needs a good renovation, It's the opposite to St Pancras but has potential.
A little look down Platform One & the Sleeper is there in all its finety, all 15 plus carriages of it. Once it arrives in Edinburgh it splits into 3, taking sections to Aberdeen, Fort William & Inverness.
Back to the cabin for a kip, it's the first time I have slept on a train, barring sat upright on the late night train from London to Nottingham after a days work. This was different. You're sideways on for a start, we had a good sleep to Edinburgh, where the train splits into 3. I honestly felt like I was on a movie set or something.
1 comment
Sink? Are you sure that you don’t mean a Wash Basin?
Simon Kemp
May 23, 2018