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Brighouse Vintage Celebration & Lunch on a Steam Train

2 day break


Highlights

For one weekend every year the small Yorkshire town of Brighouse turns back the clock to commemorate the make do and mend spirit of the 1940s. The streets are adorned by revellers dressed in genuine 1940’s civilian and military gear, from the Home Guard to the French Resistance. Enjoy a parade of the armed forces, see wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill, learn the Lindy Hop or even sit in a Messerschmit! Enjoy one of the many re-enactments and see many vintage and military vehicles on display in this truly nostalgic setting., as well as a traditional Afternoon Tea as you travel through the Dales on the Embsay & Bolton Abbey steam railway 

What's Included?

  • Coach travel with reserved seating
  • One night dinner, bed and breakfast at our select hotel
  • Visit to Brighouse for the splendid 1940’s celebrations
  • Return travel with Afternoon Tea, aboard the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway -  1 hour round trip

Sample Menu / Afternoon Tea

  • Sandwich selection (ham, cheese savoury, egg & cress and tuna mayo)
  • Mini quiche
  • Salad garnish
  • Home-made fresh scone served with clotted cream & strawberry jam
  • Cake selection

Beverages

  • Fresh ground filter coffee
  • Local Yorkshire Tea
  • Refills on return journey
  • Juice available for children
Options: Vegetarian / Standard Afternoon Tea - Please select your required afternoon tea requirements during the booking process.

Please note: Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway are unable to cater for vegan,gluten-free, dairy-free, nut allergies or any other kind of food intolerance diet.

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Brighouse 1940's Soldiers
Brighouse 1940's Parade

Brighouse 1940's Weekend

Join us as we step back in time to another decade at the Brighouse 1940s Weekend.

Experience what life was really like in wartime Britain as the town is totally transformed for a special weekend.

Great fun for all the family,  enjoy a ride on a vintage bus, see Winston Churchill and King George VI, sing-a-long with George Formby and Vera Lynn and learn to dance the Lindy Hop.

 

Brighouse 1940's Weekend
Brighouse 1940's Weekend
Brighouse 1940's Weekend

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