Great Central Railway Offers 2012

We have joined forces with Great Central Railway to offer a series of fantastic weekends including 2 nights bed and breakfast at the hotel with entry to Reeds health club & spa; together with dinner in our 2 rosette restaurant on one of the evenings and dinner aboard a romantic train on the other evening.

Please visit the link below to view the Great Central Railway website and relive the romance of travel just as it was when steam ruled the rails.

www.gcrailway.co.uk

Fine Dining Evenings

The Charnwood Forester

Any Saturday subject to availability excluding Saturdays in December.

1st Night
Enjoy bed and breakfast at the BEST WESTERN PREMIER Yew Lodge Hotel in Kegworth with dinner in the award winning Orchard restaurant from our 2 rosette a la carte menu.
The stay includes full use of Reeds health Club & Spa, free car parking and WiFi.

2nd Night
Enjoy a 2nd night bed and breakfast at the hotel but with dinner on board the Charnwood Forester part of the Great Central Railway. Your six course dinner is served aboard a First Class Restaurant Car as one of our historic main line steam locomotives takes you on a leisurely journey through the Leicestershire countryside. The train departs from Loughborough Central at 7.30 pm, returning at 10.15 pm. Your meal is served during the journey and there will be an interlude at the delightfully atmospheric Rothley station complete with original Edwardian gas lights.

Price - £119.00 per person for the 2 night stay based on 2 people sharing.

£10 per head deposit.

Murder Mystery Evenings - subject to availability

"Monumental Murder Mystery Restaurant Car Service"
20th April, 22nd June, 17th August, 26th October

It's been a lovely day out in Thymely over Actin and the members of the Little Hampton Brass Rubbing Society are catching their train home. Unfortunately, one of their group has already departed! Who could possibly have murdered friendly Roger Mee? Has he rubbed new member Julie Verlyeton up the wrong way? Is founder member Norman Church more interested in the dead than the living? Or has Society stalwart Rosa Buvitt uncovered something nasty in the tombstones? DI Bauls will ensure you know your brass from your elbow as you rub away to reveal the truth.


"Full Stop Murder 1st Class Murder Mystery Restaurant Car Service"
27th April, 6th july, 14th September

The next train might be delayed - there`s a dead body at the station! Travel writer, Miles Suppertrak has written his final chapter but which of his travelling companions is cutting short his career? The train departs from Loughborough Central at 7.30 pm. Tickets are £60.00 per adult. The price includes a 5 course meal and the full cost of the train ticket. Rail travel is unlimited on the following date of dining.


"Another Op'ning! Another Murder 1st Class Restaurant Car Service"
18th May, 27th July, 28th September

The Progressive Repertory Artistic Theatrical Strollers are on tour and due in Little Hampton. But the train must wait and the show may not go on, as leading lady,Carmen Rollers has been found murdered in her First Class compartment. Is ingénue actress Mae Kupp desperate for a bigger part? Is Manager Ivor Bucking looking to fill a vacancy? Or has elderly actress, Dame Artvest played out her final scene? As ever, DI Archie Bauls is on hand to set the scene and assist your enquiries before the final curtain comes down on your investigation. The train departs from Loughborough Central at 7.30 pm. Tickets are £60.00 per adult. The price includes a 5 course meal and the full cost of the train ticket. Rail travel is unlimited on the following date of dining.


"The Last Connection 1st Class Murder Mystery Restaurant Car Service"
15th June, 3rd August, 12th October

Four random passengers take a trip on the railway and a deadly secret ties them together. Has Betty Kuddant taken a fatal dare? Has Jockie Klubb ridden roughshod over the wrong person? Is Annette Kirton hiding something terrible? Or has Pastor Kidneys caught the wrong service? The train departs from Loughborough Central at 7.30 pm. Tickets are £60.00 per adult. The price includes a 5 course meal and the full cost of the train ticket. Rail travel is unlimited on the following date of dining.

£126.00 per person for a 2 night stay.

1st Night - Enjoy Bed and Breakfast at the Best Western Premier Yew Lodge & the evening on the train as per certain event.

2nd Night - Enjoy Bed and Breakfast at the hotel with dinner in the award winning Orchard restaurant from our 2 rosette a la carte menu. The stay includes full use of Reeds Health Club & Spa, free car parking and WiFi.

£10 per head deposit.

All evening trains depart from Loughborough Central at 7pm apart from Friday evening trains, which depart at 7.30pm.

Guests pay on departure.

To make your reservation please call 01509 672518 or email info@yewlodgehotel.co.uk