Great British Railway Journeys · SEASON 7
Ashley to Alton
Episode 5 · 2016-01-08
- Documentary
Episode overview
Ashley to Alton On the last leg of his journey through north west England, Michael makes a clean sweep in Ashley, where, in Victorian times, the new middle classes set up home in suburban villas with multiple chimneys, swept by children. In Macclesfield, Michael finds the end of the Silk Route and tries his hand at screen printing. After stoking the fire on the steam-powered Churnet Valley Railway, Michael alights at Froghall for Alton Towers, to trace the 19th-century origins of the modern theme park.
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
