Geoff Brock & Bruce Gamble
         
     
   
 
 

 
 

A relaxing and scenic
train journey to Edinburgh
Train Route
 
Saturday 18th July 2015 (morning)
  
Our holiday began at King's Cross station...
...where we were in good time to catch the 10:30 a.m. train to Edinburgh...
... and could therefore admire the station's amazing architecture at our leisure.
 

After about two and a half hours, we arrived at Darlington
station, which is a Grade II listed Victorian structure with some interesting features, such as the ones below.

We were very happy with our spacious carriage and our comfortable seats. This definitely beats flying, we thought...
...and the beautiful scenery en-route was an added bonus!
 
Durham
 
The bridges of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, as we approached the station.
 
 
Leaving Newcastle
 
There were some stunning views of the coastline between Newcastle and Berwick
 
Berwick-upon-Tweed
 

Ayton Castle - we had clearly missed the "Welcome to Scotland" sign, but we were definitely in Scotland now!
 
Our B&B, called 14 Hart Street, was a short walk from Edinburgh station. We were given a warm welcome by the hosts, James and Angela and shown to our room, which looked very comfortable. There was even a decanter of whisky in the room! There was no time to sample it, however, because Anne and John were due to arrive very soon to take us out and show us the sights of their city.
 
 
©Geoff Brock and Bruce Gamble