Great British Railway Journeys · SEASON 7
Ashford to Sevenoaks
Episode 16 · 2016-01-25
- Documentary
Episode overview
Ashford to Sevenoaks Michael begins a new journey through the home counties in Ashford, Kent, lending a hand at a state-of-the-art train maintenance plant, home to the High Speed 1 rolling stock - a modern railway hub in a Victorian railway town. A visit to a historic make-up brand reveals the foundations of the Victorian cosmetics industry. Taking the tracks east to Marden, Michael is moved by music played on Queen Victoria's personal piano before ending his journey in Sevenoaks at Knole House, seat of the Sackville-West family, where he learns of its colourful history.
30 minutes
Season 7 episodes
1. Carlisle to Penrith2016-01-04
2. Windermere to Carnforth2016-01-05
3. Preston to Swinton2016-01-06
4. St Helens to Knutsford2016-01-07
5. Ashley to Alton2016-01-08
6. Dover to Lewes2016-01-11
7. Newhaven to Worthing2016-01-12
8. Littlehampton to Beaulieu2016-01-13
9. Lymington Town to Exmouth2016-01-14
10. Plymouth to Porthcurno2016-01-15
11. Birmingham to Worcester2016-01-18
12. Redditch to Gloucester2016-01-19
13. Stroud to Bath2016-01-20
14. Bristol to Glastonbury2016-01-21
15. Bridgewater to Dartmouth2016-01-22
16. Ashford to Sevenoaks2016-01-25
17. East Grinstead to Guildford2016-01-26
18. Woking to Walton-on-Thames2016-01-28
19. Hampton Court to Teddington2016-01-29
20. Egham to Henley-on-Thames2016-01-29
