UK Day Trips - Catering
Premier Dining Class
Premier Dining Class on our trains is a silver served dining experience providing you with a full meals service at your table, whilst you relax in spacious comfortable seating. The coaches used are British Rail Heritage First Open coaches*. The Premier Dining service usually includes a traditional full English breakfast soon after you board the train, and a four course meal on the return journey.
Onboard chefs prepare fresh food for all of the meals.
Dietary Requirements
To help ensure a smooth onboard dining service, please advise us in advance if you require a vegetarian meal. Unfortunately, vegetarian requests made on the day of travel cannot be accommodated.
While our onboard catering team will do their best to assist with other dietary preferences, please be aware that our only fully catered alternative menu is vegetarian. We are unable to offer dedicated vegan or fully gluten-free menus.
Allergies & Intolerances
Please note that food is prepared and served in an environment where a range of allergens are present.
As a result, we cannot guarantee that any food or drink served on board will be completely free from allergens or traces of allergens, and we are unable to provide allergen-free meals.
If you have a food allergy or intolerance, please advise us before the day of travel so that we can provide you with the relevant information and discuss the available options. However, we cannot guarantee that individual allergen requirements can be catered for.
Download a sample Premier Dining menu
A fully licensed bar service is always available, we kindly ask passengers not to bring their own alcoholic drinks. A corkage fee of £10 per person, per bottle will apply for alcohol not purchased on board, not including spirits which must be purchased on board. The dress code is smart casual, as we like our passengers to be relaxed and travel in comfort.
Tables are available for four or two in Premier Dining Class. Our tables for two are the ideal choice for an unusual and memorable celebration, for a special occasion like a wedding anniversary or birthday. Tables for two, where both passengers have window seats, can be guaranteed for an additional charge of £50.00 per person, subject to availability.
Premier Dining Class is available up to and including any pick up station before 10:30.
First Class
First Class seats accommodation on our trains is provided in British Rail Heritage First Open coaches* and offers tables for four or for two in spacious comfortable seating.
First Class includes morning tea or coffee with a bacon/breakfast roll and a Danish pastry and an afternoon service of tea or coffee with a savoury of the day followed by scone with butter and jam.
A fully licensed bar service is always available, we kindly ask passengers to not consume their own alcoholic drinks. A corkage fee of £10 per person, per bottle will apply for alcohol not purchased on board, not including spirits which must be purchased on board.
Tables for two, where both passengers have window seats, can be guaranteed for an additional charge of £50.00 per person, subject to availability.
Dietary Requirements
To help ensure a smooth onboard dining service, please advise us in advance if you require a vegetarian meal. Unfortunately, vegetarian requests made on the day of travel cannot be accommodated.
While our onboard catering team will do their best to assist with other dietary preferences, please be aware that our only fully catered alternative menu is vegetarian. We are unable to offer dedicated vegan or fully gluten-free menus.
Allergies & Intolerances
Please note that food is prepared and served in an environment where a range of allergens are present.
As a result, we cannot guarantee that any food or drink served on board will be completely free from allergens or traces of allergens, and we are unable to provide allergen-free meals.
If you have a food allergy or intolerance, please advise us before the day of travel so that we can provide you with the relevant information and discuss the available options. However, we cannot guarantee that individual allergen requirements can be catered for.
Standard First (Non Dining)*
Standard First seating on our trains is provided in British Rail Heritage First Open coaches*, offering spacious and comfortable accommodation with tables for four or two.
Tables for two, where both passengers are guaranteed a window seat, are available for a supplement of £50.00 per person, subject to availability. All seats are reserved.
*Not available on all trains
Standard Class
Standard Class seats are accommodated in a mid 1960's tourist standard open coach. These are usually arranged in groups of four around a table. In some cases you may be seated in second corridor coach which is a compartment coach seating six passengers per compartment without a table. All seats are reserved.
Notes
- *Coaches used will be British Rail Heritage coaches, on some occasions a Pullman coach may be used.
- Passengers in Standard Classes regularly bring hampers and picnics.
- The onboard catering is provided by a third party.
