England and Wales, from London

Britannic ExplorerEighteen cabins, a dining car and a spa, from 2025

Britannic Explorer is Belmond's British sleeper, introduced in 2025, running out of London and back. Eighteen cabins sit with a dining car, a bar and a spa. By day you leave the train for countryside, gardens and national parks, and at night you come back to the same bed. Three routes each take three nights.

It leaves from and returns to a London station, and each departure runs into one of three regions: Cornwall, the Lake District or Wales. The region is fixed for that date.

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PlaceEngland and Wales

TypeSleeper train

SuitsDesign and countryside travellers

Stay3 nights

Three nights toward Cornwall, the Lakes or Wales

England and Wales, from London — Luxury sleeper train.

The train goes from London into England and Wales, and the three regional routes have distinct ground. The Cornish coast, the water and fells of the Lake District and the Welsh countryside are separate choices, and each one shapes what you see on the way out of the city.

Three nights is short enough to slot into an existing London plan. The train's design, the dining and the days ashore belong to the same product, so look at the cabin and at where you actually walk each day rather than only at the interior photographs.

It is for travellers drawn to English countryside, design and food, who want a short trip that begins in London rather than at an airport. The product is new and seats are limited, so check the specific off-train activities and the size of the cabin before you commit.

A cabin with red upholstery and a small table set for two beside a rectangular window. — A red cabin, a table set by the window

A dining car with red banquettes, white linen and shaded lamps, laid tables running down both sides. — Red banquettes under lamps in the dining car

A sleeper cabin with pale green striped walls, a made-up bed and a folded blanket at the foot.

Out of London and into the countryside

You reach Cornwall, the Lake District or Wales without repacking at each stop. The cabin stays yours while the days go ashore into villages, gardens and national parks, and you return to the same bed in the evening. That single base is the whole argument for covering three regions by rail.

View through a cabin window of green fields and hedgerows passing in soft daylight, curtain pulled back.

Sleeping inside British design

Eighteen cabins make up the sleeping part of the train, and the cabins and shared spaces draw on different British landscapes for their design. The dining car, bar and spa sit alongside them. Cabin sizes vary, so compare the dimensions rather than the colour scheme.

A blue train running along a lake shore at dusk, water flat and hills dark behind it.

Manors, coast and parks inside three nights

National parks, countryside and cultural sites come in according to the route, and the walking and the style of each visit set how heavy a day feels. Read the day-by-day with whoever is travelling with you. The short length works as a first taste and as a follow-on to a city stay.

A passenger at a window table holding a cup of tea, countryside blurred beyond the glass.

Route

Three nights inside a London trip

Put three nights in London first, then take one of the three-night routes, and continue afterwards to Scotland, to Paris or home. A night in London on each side of the departure and the return protects the connections, and it leaves room for the rest of the British trip.

The night in London on each side

Each route takes three nights and leaves from one London station, so the nights either side of it belong to the booking.

Stay

Each main route runs three nights. Keep a night in London before departure and one after the return before continuing elsewhere in Britain.

Getting there

You board at the named London station, so arrive the night before and leave a buffer after the return rather than booking a tight connection.

Season

It runs mainly from spring to autumn, and the three routes do not share departure dates, so the date picks the region.

Watch out

The product is new and seats are limited. Check the specific off-train activities and the cabin dimensions before you commit.

Plan this into a journey

Tell us whether you want coast, fells or Welsh countryside, and we will fit the route around your London dates.

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