Great British Railway Journeys

Steered by his 1936 Bradshaw's Guide, Michael Portillo is in Northumbria en route to the Highlands. On this leg, he explores Kielder Forest, beginning at the County Show in Stocksfield. Michael discovers what lay behind a national initiative to plant one of the largest man-made woodlands in Europe. Crossing the border to Scotland, Michael arrives in the weaving town of Hawick to visit Lovat Mill, where, in the 1930s, tweed was big business.

Category

Documentary / Travel

Original air date

07/01/2020