A Symphony
of Flavour

Dining Excursions on the Northern Belle

Enjoy a luxurious feast for all the senses, with mouth-watering food and carefully chosen wines, as the rich and varied tapestry of Britain's finest landscapes glides gently by.

Dining is at the very heart of the Northern Belle experience. Each journey has its own British seasonal table d'hôte menu, set by the chef and freshly prepared on board in a kitchen barely larger than a cupboard, which makes what comes out of it all the more remarkable.

The menus are built on the finest seasonal produce of the British Isles under Food and Beverage Director Brian Clark and the executive head chef and his team. You might begin with English river trout, move on to grass-fed Hereford beef or halibut landed that morning, and finish with a patisserie course that would not look out of place in a Michelin dining room. Each course is matched by the sommelier, and the award-winning British cheeseboard arrives with chutney, fruit cake, biscuits and a glass of port.

A dining excursion is the purest form of the Northern Belle day. There is no coach, no admission ticket and no schedule to keep. The train sets out on a long circular route, the meal unfolds across four or more unhurried hours, and passengers do not disembark at all. All you have to do is sit at your table and watch the country go by.

The routes are chosen for the view. The Cornish Lunch runs out onto Brunel's sea wall at Dawlish, where the track is so close to the water that spray reaches the glass. The West Highland Line, regularly voted the most scenic railway in the world, climbs across Rannoch Moor with the Grampians filling the windows. Strolling musicians move between the carriages throughout, and every journey opens with a Champagne reception and closes with Fortnum & Mason tea and petits fours.

For something lighter, the Champagne Afternoon Tea serves finger sandwiches, cakes and warm scones with a bottle of Champagne between two, and at £395 per person it is the lowest fare on the train. The Spirit of Travel Lunch, a seven-course lunch with no particular occasion attached, runs on the same day from Liverpool, Warrington and Crewe.

Special dietary requirements can be catered for, including vegetarian, vegan, gluten free and pescatarian menus and the exclusion of specific ingredients, as long as we are told at the time of booking and at least fourteen days before you travel. We regret that meals requiring strict religious observance in their preparation cannot be provided.

Journeys and Departure Dates

8 departures are still to come in this collection, all in 2027. Dates that have already run have been removed, and departures that are sold out or down to single seats are marked.

All timings are for guidance only. Confirmed timings are supplied with your travel documents, which are sent five to seven days before departure once Network Rail releases the final path. Fares are per person and all-inclusive. A supplement of £105 per person secures a table for two, subject to availability, and most journeys can be upgraded to Moët & Chandon Class (+£95 per person) or KRUG Class (+£195 per person).

Cornish Lunch via Dawlish

Dining Excursion

From£495

This is one of the most beautiful stretches of railway in the country and one of the best places in Britain to eat lunch. The Northern Belle runs west from South Wales and Bristol, over the Somerset Levels and down through Devon, then out onto Brunel's sea wall at Dawlish where the track runs so close to the water that the spray reaches the windows.

Lunch is seven courses, freshly prepared in the train's small kitchen and served as the coast slides past, with the red cliffs of Teignmouth on one side and the open Channel on the other. The train continues into Cornwall before turning for home, and nobody disembarks, so the whole day is spent at your table.

Your day includes:

• A Champagne reception on boarding
• A seven-course British seasonal lunch
• The sommelier's choice of wine and port with the cheeseboard
• Strolling musicians on board
• Fortnum & Mason tea and petits fours

Smart day wear is appropriate on lunch journeys. Please avoid jeans and trainers.

At a Glance

From

£495 pp

Table for 2

+£105 pp

Moët Class

+£95 pp

KRUG Class

+£195 pp

Style

Day excursion

Departures

2

Years

2027

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Destination

Circular, no disembarking

Departure Dates and Timings

Date	Boarding Station	Depart	Return	Price
29 July 2027	Cardiff Central	10:30	20:30	£495
	Bristol Temple Meads	11:35	19:05
	Taunton	12:30	18:15
16 September 2027	Cardiff Central	10:00	20:00	£495
	Newport	10:45	19:30
	Bristol Temple Meads	11:30	19:00
	Taunton	12:25	18:15

Fares are per person and all-inclusive. A supplement of £105 per person secures a table for two, subject to availability. Send an enquiry or call 0333 405 0192 to book.

West Highland Lunch

Dining Excursion

From£495

The West Highland Line is regularly voted the most scenic railway in the world, and the Northern Belle takes it at exactly the right pace. The train leaves Glasgow, runs along the Clyde and up the shore of Gare Loch, then climbs across the great emptiness of Rannoch Moor with the Grampians filling the windows.

Lunch runs to seven courses and is served throughout, so the scenery and the cooking arrive together. There is no disembarking, no coach, nothing to do but sit back with a glass in your hand and watch Scotland go by.

Your day includes:

• A Champagne reception on boarding
• A seven-course luncheon with the sommelier's choice of wine
• The British cheeseboard served with port
• Strolling musicians on board
• Fortnum & Mason tea and petits fours

Smart day wear is appropriate on lunch journeys. Please avoid jeans and trainers.

At a Glance

From

£495 pp

Table for 2

+£105 pp

Moët Class

+£95 pp

KRUG Class

+£195 pp

Style

Day excursion

Departures

1

Years

2027

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Destination

Circular, no disembarking

Departure Dates and Timings

Date	Boarding Station	Depart	Return	Price
10 June 2027	Glasgow Central	10:05	19:30	£495

Fares are per person and all-inclusive. A supplement of £105 per person secures a table for two, subject to availability. Send an enquiry or call 0333 405 0192 to book.

Summer Lunch - West Highland Line

Dining Excursion

From£495

The summer running of the West Highland Line is the one to catch if you can. The long northern light holds well into the evening, the lochs are still and the hills carry their colour late, and the train has the line largely to itself.

As on all the Northern Belle's dining excursions, the meal is the day. Seven courses, freshly prepared aboard the train, matched by the sommelier and served without hurry through some of the finest scenery in Europe.

Your day includes:

• A Champagne reception on boarding
• A seven-course summer luncheon with the sommelier's choice of wine
• The British cheeseboard served with port
• Strolling musicians on board
• Fortnum & Mason tea and petits fours

Smart day wear is appropriate on lunch journeys. Please avoid jeans and trainers.

At a Glance

From

£495 pp

Table for 2

+£105 pp

Moët Class

+£95 pp

KRUG Class

+£195 pp

Style

Day excursion

Departures

3

Years

2027

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Destination

Circular, no disembarking

Departure Dates and Timings

Date	Boarding Station	Depart	Return	Price
24 July 2027	Glasgow Central	10:05	20:30	£495
25 July 2027	Edinburgh Waverley	09:45	19:25	£495
	Dalmuir	11:00	18:15
8 August 2027	Edinburgh Waverley	09:50	21:00	£495
	Dalmuir	10:55	19:10

Fares are per person and all-inclusive. A supplement of £105 per person secures a table for two, subject to availability. Send an enquiry or call 0333 405 0192 to book.

The Spirit of Travel Lunch

Dining Excursion

From£495

The Spirit of Travel Lunch is the Northern Belle at its most indulgent and its simplest: a long, unhurried lunch with nowhere to be but your armchair. A liveried steward pours a glass of Champagne as you settle in, with canapés and caviar blinis, and the menu arrives as the train heads out into the countryside.

Seven courses follow, created by Food and Beverage Director Brian Clark, a Master Chef of Great Britain, from the best seasonal produce in the country and matched with the sommelier's choice of wine. The Great British cheeseboard comes with a glass of port, and the afternoon closes with petits fours and Fortnum & Mason tea on the way home.

It runs on the same Sunday as the Mother's Day journeys and from the same stations, so it suits anyone who would like the full Northern Belle lunch without a particular occasion to mark. Passengers do not disembark.

Your day includes:

• A Champagne reception with canapés and caviar blinis
• A seven-course British seasonal lunch
• The sommelier's choice of wine, one bottle per couple, and port with the cheeseboard
• Strolling musicians on board
• Fortnum & Mason tea and petits fours

Smart day wear is appropriate on lunch journeys. Please avoid jeans and trainers.

At a Glance

From

£495 pp

Table for 2

+£105 pp

Moët Class

+£95 pp

KRUG Class

+£195 pp

Style

Day excursion

Departures

1

Years

2027

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Destination

Circular, no disembarking

Departure Dates and Timings

Date	Boarding Station	Depart	Return	Price
7 March 2027	Liverpool Lime Street	11:05	16:40	£495
	Warrington Bank Quay	11:45	17:40
	Crewe	13:00	18:15

Fares are per person and all-inclusive. A supplement of £105 per person secures a table for two, subject to availability. Send an enquiry or call 0333 405 0192 to book.

Champagne Afternoon Tea

Afternoon Tea

From£395

A bottle of Champagne for every two guests, a pot of Fortnum & Mason tea and a table laid with crisp white linen: the Champagne Afternoon Tea is the most relaxed way to try the Northern Belle. Finger sandwiches, cakes and pastries come first, then home-baked scones with clotted cream and jam, and the age-old question of which goes on first.

Strolling musicians play between the tables and the on-board conjuror moves through the carriages, while a glass of sherry or port rounds the afternoon off. Passengers stay on board throughout, which makes it a lovely outing for friends, couples and family groups, and at £395 it is the lowest fare on the Northern Belle.

Your day includes:

• A welcome bottle of Champagne per couple
• Finger sandwiches, cakes, pastries and scones with clotted cream and jam
• A glass of sherry or port
• Strolling musicians on board
• Fortnum & Mason tea and Northern Belle coffee

Smart day wear is appropriate. Please avoid jeans and trainers.

At a Glance

From

£395 pp

Table for 2

+£105 pp

KRUG Class

+£195 pp

Style

Day excursion

Departures

1

Years

2027

---

Destination

Circular, no disembarking

Departure Dates and Timings

Date	Boarding Station	Depart	Return	Price
7 March 2027	Liverpool Lime Street	11:05	16:40	£395
	Warrington Bank Quay	11:45	17:40
	Crewe	13:00	18:15

Fares are per person and all-inclusive. A supplement of £105 per person secures a table for two, subject to availability. Send an enquiry or call 0333 405 0192 to book.