Coastal Railways with Julie Walters

Coastal Railways with Julie Walters (2017)

EndedDocumentary showNature, Travel, History

One of the country's best loved actors, Julie Walters, presents a four-part series in which she travels the most beautiful and interesting stretches of coastal railway routes in the UK. This series sees her take the train for a magical mystery tour around our shores, getting lost in dramatic landscapes, uncovering surprising historical secrets and discovering how life really can be a beach!

From pristine Scottish shores to Cornish fishing villages, hers is a journey of discovery, learning how our coastal railways routes helped shape us as a nation, finding out about the people who brought them to life, and stopping off to meet the fascinating characters who live and thrive along the routes today.

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Scheduleevery Sunday at 20:00 (60 min)

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North Wales
Season 1Episode 460 min

North Wales

Julie's journey from Cardigan Bay to Liverpool begins in Aberystwyth, Wales, where she was once "banned from every pub" in the town, so she heads off! Travelling north she arrives at Tywyn – famous for its heritage steam railway and the inspiration behind Thomas the Tank Engine.

Next, Llwyngwril, where the tiny community is literally trying to knit itself famous by "yarn bombing" the whole village. Then on over the beautiful Barmouth Bridge to Boston Lodge, home of the oldest working locomotive builders in the world. She tries her hand at carriage painting before catching the famous Ffestiniog railway through Snowdonia National Park.

Julie takes a trip on the fastest zip wire in Europe, based in a huge, semi abandoned, slate quarry. Then on to Llandudno to meet sheep farmer Dan Jones who ‘won' his million pound coastal hillside farm for a pound a year rent. It's tupping time and Julie must help prepare the rams for breeding.

Before Liverpool there is time to drop off at Flint and the largest pet cemetery in Europe. Sceptical at first Julie is won over by the sheer attachment people have for their animals. Final stop Liverpool, where Julie first started her acting career and time for that drink she was denied in Aberystwyth!

Dec 17, 2017

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E04North WalesDec 17, 2017
S01E03Devon and CornwallDec 10, 2017
S01E02The East Coast LineDec 3, 2017
S01E01The West HighlandsNov 26, 2017
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