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Much as we love touring, driving our motorhome around the roads of the UK to explore its intriguing nooks and crannies, it can be disappointing – and rather frustrating – when the way ahead is too narrow, twisty or steep to negotiate and we miss out on an interesting location or some impressive scenery.

Thankfully, the country is blessed with a plethora of heritage and steam railways, often running through these areas of great beauty and over terrain that is simply impossible to access in your motorhome.

So help is at hand! Base yourself at a campsite close to a historic railway station, give your vehicle a break and let a steam engine transport you on a stress-free journey through some of the best of our British

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