Great British Railway Journeys S08E11 · Wexford to Wicklow

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Wexford to Wicklow Armed with his Bradshaw's Handbook, Michael Portillo begins a journey across Ireland. In the port of Wexford, he takes to the seas in a 100-year-old lifeboat and discovers a hero of the American navy. He tunes in to the Meeting of the Waters at the Vale of Avoca, then heads for Wicklow, where he learns of a Victorian project to combat sickness and disease in the capital, Dublin. Embracing the gentler pace of life of a traditional Irish traveller in Victorian times, he ends this leg in a beautiful horse-drawn, barrel-top caravan.

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1. 1 1. The Flying Scotsman2017-01-02 · 30mhe Flying Scotsman A once-in-a-lifetime journey aboard the most famous train in history, the Flying Scotsman, begins for Michael before dawn at London's King's Cross. Excitement b
2. 2 2. Welwyn Garden City to Peterborough2017-01-03 · 30mWelwyn Garden City to Peterborough After the excitement of his ride on the Flying Scotsman, Michael begins a new journey with his Bradshaw's guide book north from London, followin
3. 3 3. Newark-on-Trent to Stockton-on-Tees2017-01-04 · 30mNewark on Trent to Stockton-on-Tees Following his trip from London to York on board the Flying Scotsman, Michael uses his Bradshaw's to trace the path of the famous service, begin
4. 4 4. Darlington to Dunbar2017-01-05 · 30mDarlington to Dunbar In Newton Aycliffe, he tests a state-of-the-art passenger train on tracks which follow the route taken by George Stephenson's steam engine on its historic jou
5. 5 5. Longniddry to Edinburgh2017-01-06 · 30mLongniddry to Edinburgh Michael helps himself to a ukulele lesson in Haddington, birthplace of Victorian self-improvement guru Samuel Smiles. In Musselburgh, he gets a taste of li
6. 6 6. Blackpool to Manchester Victoria2017-01-09 · 30mBlackpool to Manchester Victoria On a new journey across Bradshaw's Britain with his Victorian guidebook. He makes potent new friends in Fleetwood then heads to Manchester, where
7. 7 7. Manchester Piccadilly to Silkstone Common2017-01-10 · 30mManchester Piccadilly to Silkstone Common Michael Portillo's journey from the Irish Sea to the North Sea continues by tram from Manchester. At the imposing town hall of the world'
8. 8 8. Chapeltown to Doncaster2017-01-11 · 30mChapeltown to Doncaster From Chapeltown, Michael heads to Wharncliffe Crags, where he plucks up courage to follow in the terrifying footholds of the Victorian daredevil who made r
9. 9 9. Gainsborough to Ely2017-01-12 · 30mGainsborough to Ely Steered by his Bradshaw's railway handbook to Gainsborough, Michael Portillo wraps his head around an ingenious Victorian machine which changed shopping foreve
10. 10 10. Stowmarket to Harwich2017-01-13 · 30mStowmarket to Harwich Michael Portillo is on the final leg of his journey following the route of the North Country Continental service to Harwich. Along the way, he meets voluntee
11. 11 11. Wexford to Wicklow2017-01-16 · 30mWexford to Wicklow Armed with his Bradshaw's Handbook, Michael Portillo begins a journey across Ireland. In the port of Wexford, he takes to the seas in a 100-year-old lifeboat an
12. 12 12. Greystones to Dublin2017-01-17 · 30mGreystones to Dublin At Trinity College, Dublin, Michael Portillo discovers one of Ireland's greatest treasures and learns how it became the symbol of the nation. There is a chanc
13. 13 13. Navan to Mullingar2017-01-18 · 30mNavan to Mullingar Michael gets up to speed with modern archaeology in County Meath and uncovers a controversial Victorian dig at the sacred Hill of Tara. He investigates leaping
14. 14 14. Dromod to Sligo2017-01-19 · 30mDromod to Sligo With his Victorian Bradshaw's guidebook in hand, Michael Portillo crosses the Emerald Isle uncovering Irish identity, forged at a time of political strife. Travell
15. 15 15. Ballina to Westport2017-01-20 · 30mBallina to Westport On the last leg of Michael Portillo's long journey from Wexford to Westport, a fashionable Victorian seaweed bath is followed by a steamy scene in Ballina. On