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5 Days From £1,195pp

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
■ Unlimited access to the CFBS Steam Festival
■ Opportunity to photograph and ride on a variety of
visiting locomotives from across Europe
■ Individual travel tickets from your hotel to the Festival
of Steam giving total flexibility CONNOISSEUR TOURS
Saint Valery © JM Frybourg 2288 SELECTED HOTELS

Abbeville Mercure Hotel Abbeville
Please note - hotel can be subject to change

Baie de Somme Festival PRICE INCLUDES
■ Standard Class rail travel to and from Abbeville
■ Standard Class rail travel to and from the festival
each day
■ 3-day festival ticket for unlimited use
■ Accommodation in good quality hotel on a bed
Thursday 10 April to Monday 14 April 2025 and breakfast basis
■ Services of a tour leader from London and
Join us on this short break to enjoy this spectacular steam festival in northern France, staying in throughout the tour
Abbeville, an important town in the Somme area and well known for the Collegiate Church of
Price per person:
Saint-Vulfran. Escorted holiday £1,195
Single room supplement £200
Day 1 - Abbeville in 1988 during the centenary of the Reseau des Bains Deposit for this holiday £200
Leaving St Pancras on a lunchtime Eurostar service, de Mer (Sea Bathers Railway). Over the weekend the
we head to Paris. When we arrive, we change onto a Baie de Somme, designated a Grand Site de France
regional SNCF service to Abbeville for a 4-night stay and one of the most beautiful bays in the world, plays Bains de Mer which has been operated by the CFBS
on a bed and breakfast basis. host to some of the finest steam locomotives in for more than 40 years.
Europe. Those of you who visit the different stations Everything about this weekend revolves around
Days 2 to 4 - Steam Festival of the Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme (CFBS) steam – from the time when it was the principle
The Fete de la Vapeur (Steam Gala) has become an will discover all kinds of events from ceremonies, means of local transport for people and goods in
unmissable event on the Picardy coast. Enjoy 3 full exhibitions, traditional crafts and of course many the 19 Century right up to the 21 Century where
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days using your own individual tickets to enjoy this displays showing historic and modern rolling stock. it plays an extraordinary role in tourism in the area.
event. We have also included individual return travel The steam train trundles across the middle of the The CFBS works closely with partners ranging from
to Noyelles-Sur-Mer from Abbeville to give you bay, among reeds and willows, and travels along the the local communities in the Picardy region, the
maximum flexibility. The steam festival was launched
foreshore using the lines of the former Reseau des European Community and local clubs to make this
event a success. Everyone is eager to be a part of this
very popular event!
Day 5 - To London
We take a morning regional SNCF service back to
Paris Nord where we connect with a mid-afternoon
Eurostar departure back to London St Pancras.

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