Michael Portillo is in Cumbria, enjoying one of the most spectacular coastal railway journeys in Britain.In Ulverston, he sets sail in a small craft with a lifelong devotee of Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons. At Barrow-in-Furness, Michael investigates the mountains of scrap left behind as iron ore was turned into ships, trains and railway tracks.From Silecroft, Michael hikes up Black Combe to join a champion endurance athlete as she navigates and runs across the fells. Pressing north, he reaches the delightful Ravenglass and Eskdale heritage railway. |
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Title: | Ulverston to Ravenglass | |
Air Date: | May 22, 2023 | |
Runtime: | Unknown | |
Genres: | Travel | |
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