SEATS are selling out fast as a magical steam train journey is setting off from Southend to one of the biggest Christmas markets in the UK this festive season.
Steam Dreams is offering a new day trip from Southend Central to Bath for the city’s famous Christmas market on Friday, December 6.
The trip will set off from south Essex at 8am with a vintage diesel making its way towards the capital and west London, where the scheduled steam locomotive 34046 Braunton will join.
Nestled between the historic Bath Abbey and the Roman Baths, the historic Bath Christmas Market sees the city centre transformed into a shopper’s paradise with 100 wooden chalets selling unique, homemade and unusual gifts, decorations and food delicacies.
After the break in Bath, the trip will continue through the homeward journey, once again hauled by the steam locomotive, arriving back at Southend Central at 10.40pm.
Tickets range from £175 to £370 per person depending on whether guests opt for a Pullman style dining, first class, or premium standard ticket - however, premium standard seats are already sold out for this trip.
Customers can book their tickets at steamdreams.co.uk/book.
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