Land Cruises
THOSE of us who possess cars are able to go about at will and to visit the most interesting places in the country. For those. who do not possess motor cars, charibancsand trains are altern- ative means of travel. A novel method of sightseeing, which combines both these forms of transport, has been devised by the Great Western Railway under the title of " Land Cruises." In each " cruise " a series of resorts and historic places has been chosen by the company in that part of the country through which their line runs, but the tedium of constant railway travel has been relieved. With the first of the three cruises so far planned, the traveller leaves Paddington or any other main station on the G.W.R. and reaches first Stroud, in Gloucestershire. Here a special motor-coach is waiting for a lour of the country to Cheltenham Spa, and later to Gloucester and back. Each " cruise " begins on Monday morning and ends on Saturday afternoon,and, with the excep- tion of two train journeys, all the travelling is done by road. Some of the points visited on Land Cruise No. I are the Forest of Dean, Symond's Yet, Chepstow, the valley of the Wye as far as Ross, the Malverns, Worcester, Stratford-on-Avon,. Kenilworth, Warwick, Sulgrave, and Oxford. Each Cruise is accompanied by a representative of the railway company who is also a competent guide to the places visited. First-class compartments are reserved on the trains and we know, from Or own experience, that the hotels chosen for meals, and for each night's stay leave nothing to be desired. For beauty and historic appeal Cruise No. 1 undoubtedly takes first place in our choice. The second cruise includes visits to seaside resorts in Devon and Cornwall and also a trip across Dart- moor, while the third and last starts from Bath and passes through the Cheddar Gorge towards Exmoor Forest, the "Loma Doone " country, and then continues to Torquay. It would be difficult to suggest a more comfortable methOd of planning a holiday for people who do not wish to use their own motor cars. Every possiblearrangement for the enjoyment of the tour is covered by the land cruise ticket—railway fares,
motor-coach fares, hotel accommodation and table d'hege meals, gratuities at hotels and admission fees to places visited. The cost of each cruise occupying six days, is 12 guineas.
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