Travel in style

Jun 9 2008 by Peter Elson, Liverpool Daily Post

THE North Wales Coast Express service, in August, departs Liverpool Lime Street at 10.15am and returns at 8pm. Passengers can also board at Broad Green (parking available), Warrington Bank Quay, Frodsham and Chester; putting down at Colwyn Bay, Llandudno Junction (for Llandudno), Conwy, Bangor and Holyhead.

First Class includes morning coffee/Danish pastries and afternoon tea/biscuits. Standard Class includes a reserved seat at a table for four. A buffet car is available.

Fares from Liverpool, Warrington and Chester to Bangor and Holyhead, start at Standard Class £55 adult and £30 junior (family ticket £239), but are less for intermediate segments. Cumbrian Mountain Express fares start from £74 per adult.

Tickets available from Merseyrail, Liverpool Lime Street underground booking office; or Railway Touring Company, tel: 01553 661500; 14a Tuesday Market Place, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 1JN; please mention National Museums Liverpool’s website when booking: www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk