Britain on the Cheap

The Orient-Express and The National Gallery, London, have teamed up to combine train journeys with art adventures. Two trips run between London and Bath, Collectors & Collections on June 28 and Thomas Gainsborough on Oct. 11. Rates begin at $1,500 per person sharing; $570 single supplement. Each trip is a three-day/two-night journey onboard the British [...]

Enjoy a free night at the posh Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh when you book a two-night itinerary aboard The Royal Scotsman train in 2011. The Orient-Express train is like is an Edwardian country house hotel on rails, with luxury en-suite cabins. Or get three nights for the price of two or four nights for three [...]

Looking to splash out a bit this holiday season? The Orient-Express has planned special excursions and day trips aboard British Pullman and Northern Belle trains throughout the UK from the end of November through New Year’s. Day trips begin with brunch and a Bellini on the outward journey and a four-course meal with champagne and [...]

Long to indulge in the mystique of the Orient-Express? The fabled British Pullman train will pull out of Victoria Station for “The Dinner,” a five-course grazing menu Sept. 10, Oct. 29 and Nov. 14. Stewards serve in the 1920s Art Deco rail carriages, restored originals. The trip, from 7:30 p.m.-11 p.m., starts at $640 per [...]