Excursion Collection

Poster, Mont Ventoux Excursions in the French and Italian Alps, and the Hotel du Mont Ventoux. circa 1930

The Marine Drive, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
The South African Corniche : a motoring paradise - the Marine Drive, Cape Peninsula, South Africa

Suffragette Demonstration Hyde Park 1908. Advertisement for an excursion train to London from Ipswich on Sunday June 21st 1908

Balloon event, Charles Green, Stowmarket
Charles Green ballooning poster, advertising his 413rd ascent, from the Vicarage Grounds, Stowmarket in his Royal Victoria Balloon

Poster advertising a Cooks Tours railway excursion
A poster advertising a Cooks Tours railway excursion, described as a charming excursion to the West of England, calling at Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bristol, Exeter and Plymouth

Crossing Windermere
Two sight-seeing excursion coaches are carried by steam ferry across Lake Windermere, in the heart of Englands Lake District

Advert, Southern Railway Excursions
Advertisement for Southern Railway Excursions to Birmingham, Cambridge, Derby, Leicester, Nottingham, Rugby, Wolverhampton, etc, every Sunday from December to March

Poster advertising French railways to Fontainebleau
Poster advertising French railways to and from the Palace and Forest of Fontainebleau

Camp-Fire concert at a reserve in South Africa
A Camp-fire concert in a big game reserve in South Africa. A scene in the Kruger National Park, as tourists and rangers surround a camp fire and enjoy some musical entertainment

Paddington Platforms 2
View of the platforms, on what must surely be an exceptionally busy day - perhaps an excursion train to Henley Regatta Date: circa 1905

Leeds Rail Excursion
Flyer issued by the Midland Railway announcing a Cheap Excursion Train from Sheffield to Leeds for the Leeds Horticultural Show Date: 1872

Market Reports Series - Country Ducks arriving
One of the Market Reports illustrated postcard series. Country Ducks arrived in excellent condition. Date: 1903

Treport Mers travel poster
French railway poster advertising Treport Mers on the Picardy coast, which

Poster advertising Belgian railways
Poster advertising trips between Dover and Ostend

Taking a boat trip on the River Thames at Windsor
The riverboat Hampton Court prepares to take a boatload of daytrippers for a journey up the River Thames at Windsor

Ravenglass and Eskdale
An excursion train on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, Cumberland

Excursion steamer, Fontana Beach, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, USA Date: 1936

Charabanc at the Trossachs Hotel, Callander, Scotland. Date: early 1900s

Tourist excursion to Kirkstone Pass, Lake District, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Tourist excursion trip outside the Royal Hotel, Llandudno
A tourist excursion trip outside the Royal Hotel, Llandudno, Wales, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

A tourist excursion trip outside the Royal Hotel, Llandudno, Wales, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Belle Steamers Wharf, London Bridge, River Thames, Victorian period Date: circa late 19th century

Charabanc Tour - Victory Belle - Southend-on-Sea. Date: circa 1920s

A family drawing their children in a toy coach, Regency era
A family drawing their children in a toy coach on the road to Highgate, Regency era. Mr and Mrs Hobbs pulling daughter Kitty in a shay. Taking Pleasures

Comic postcard, People falling out of car on bumpy ride
Comic postcard, People falling out of a car on a bumpy ride Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, People in a charabanc for Coronation
Comic postcard, People in a charabanc, going to the Coronation Date: 20th century

Just Fancy! When we atrated an hour ago, we were all perfect Strangers to each other

Charabanc day trip run by R. Chisnell & Sons to Sydenham
Staff (and their families) on a Charabanc day trip run by R. Chisnell & Sons (trading as King Alfred Motor Services) of Winchester to visit the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, South London

Mens excursion, day trip, early 1900s

A trip on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in 1901

Charabanc trips through Cheddar Gorge, early 1900s

Large family group by front entrance of Oddington House
A large family group by the front entrance of Oddington House, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire

The Excursion
An oil painting of a young, red haired girl riding a donkey, alongside her mother, wearing a black coat, and another girl carrying a handbasket, a little dog is leading the group. Date: circa 1920

A two horse carriage with hatted ladies on excursion
The coach and horses are outside the London South Western Railway offices in Lynton. A poster on the wall offers excursions by Sam Colwill

WAGONETTE 1872
An excursion by wagonette, an open four-wheel carriage with sideways seating. Date: 1872

SCOTTISH EXCURSION
A few weeks before his death, Victoria and Albert go riding in the Scottish countryside ; here they ford the Poll Tarf. Date: 9 October 1861

Packed riverboat at Windsor
Packed upper level of a riverboat preparing to take a boatload of daytrippers for a journey up the River Thames at Windsor

Small Ferry boat - Bridlington, East Yorkshire
Small Ferry/excursion/pleasure boat - Bridlington, East Yorkshire - running non-landing coastal cruises from the harbour to Flamborough Head. Date: circa 1920s

Motor trip in a slightly charabanc, Bournemouth, Dorset
Motor trip (in a slightly squat charabanc) - Bournemouth - August, 1915. Date: 1915

Boat Excursion to Heligoland - a small archipelago in the North Sea. A part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein since 1890. Date: 1967

Two men and their bicycles. circa 1900

Solitary farmhouse, Langdale, Cumbria, Lake District, referred to in one of Wordsworths poems. Date: 1843

Hastings - the rocks 1857
Victorians clambering among the rocks. Date: 1857

Hastings - pleasure boat 1857
Men carrying wealthy people in their best attire onto a pleasure-boat. Date: 1857

By the seaside, Brighton 1857
Eight hours at the seaside, families came to the seaside for a refuge from the stresses of everyday life, to get some fresh-air, hear the waves and sea sea-gulls above

Part of Scarborough, drawn by John Leech 1857
Victorian mainly women and children having a ride on carriage around the beach. 1857

Family leaving on holiday - Paddington Station, London Date: 1910

Leaflet, National Sunday League Excursions, June 1913 -- trips to Folkestone, Dover, Margate, Hastings, Eastbourne, Brighton, Worthing, Seaford, Bournemouth, Ipswich, Yarmouth and other destinations

Family on a wet excursion to the beach at Weston-Super-Mare
A family on a (rather wet!) day out to the beach in August at Weston-Super-Mare in Somerset, England

First class passengers going home for Christmas 1859
Crowded first class passengers on their way home for Christmas. Date: 1859

Beach at Brighton 1859
Busy beach scene at Brighton. Date: 1859

Hastings in October 1857
Victorians having an enjoyable day at Hastings. Date: 1857

Excursion steamboats leaving London 1900
Excursion steamboats leaving fresh Wharf, London Bridge. Date: 1900

Eight hours at the beach by John Leech 1875
Victorian men, women and children enjoying a day at the beach. Date: 1875

A Day in the Country 1872
Londoners travelled to the countryside in the summer for a days break. Date: 1872

A TRIP TO BOX HILL
A motor excursion to Box HIll, Surrey, a popular tourist spot. Date: 1916

Rail Excursion - Music Sheet - Train travel to the seaside
THE EXCURSION TRAIN GALOP Date: circa 1860

Second class passengers going home for Christmas 1859
Crowed Second class passengers on their way home for Christmas. Date: 1859

Excursion Train
EXCURSION TRAIN Date: circa 1860

GREENWICH STEAMBOAT 1847
A steamboat excursion to Greenwich on the Thames on an Easter Monday. Date: 1847

SUNNY ISLAND
Life in the Summer Land : an excursion to Sunny Island Date: 1887

Motoring to Windsor 1916
An excursion to Windsor Date: 1916

London children on a coach trip to the country 1876
Coachloads of London children off for a day in the country in horse-drawn carriages. Date: 1876

Motorised Charabanc Tour party about to depart (27 passengers plus the driver!) Date: circa 1920s

A large open-top Charabanc Party outside a Hotel, about to set off on a tour. Date: 1920s

Charabanc Tour - Brookes Bros, Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales
Charabanc Tour - Brookes Bros (no.10 vehicle in their fleet), Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales Date: circa 1930s

A Cavalcade of Charabancs of the Royal Red Coach Company (of Llandudno, North Wales) at the Sychnant Pass in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The pass links Conwy to Penmaenmawr via Dwygyfylchi

Bedford Transport Magazine - Bus Number
The Bedford Transport Magazine - Special Bus Number - March 1933

Bushehr, Iran - An excursion drive
A small party of European Diplomatic staff taking a drive into the Iranian countryside close to Bushehr (Bushire), Iran. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Canterbury Pilgrims
The pilgrims who narrated Chaucers Canterbury Tales, a cross-section of the population, depicted in clothing suitable for an excursion in April

Boat Trip Excursion
Coastal Boat Trip Excursion (or perhaps a River trip up/down the Thames?). Date: circa 1930

Family (with Grandma) stroll along the Seafront at Margate, Kent. The elder girl is holding a newly-purchased comic and all look suitably clothed in windproof attire! Date: circa 1930s

Four young women at the British seaside - walking past
Four young women at the British seaside strolling along the front - a busy summers day. Date: 1938

Family group on the beach - Paignton, Devon Date: circa 1930

Hotel and Restaurant Gran Paris, Havana, Cuba, with excursion vehicles outside (two-wheeled volantes). Date: circa 1900

Passenger steamer Seeandbee, Lake Erie, USA
Passenger steamer Seeandbee, making daily trips between Cleveland and Buffalo, Lake Erie, USA. Date: circa 1918

Passenger steamer Rochester, Lake Ontario, USA / Canada
Passenger steamer Rochester on Lake Ontario, between the USA and Canada. Date: circa 1910

Excursion steamer Ursula, New York to Glen Island, USA
Excursion steamer Ursula of the Catskill and Albany NY Steamship Co, taking passengers from New York City to Glen Island, USA - group photo of children on deck

Ohio River with excursion steamer, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Date: circa 1940s

Hikers in San Jeronimo. Montserrat. Catalonia. Spain. Drawing by L. Urgelles. The Illustration. 1890. Colored engraving

Frog fisherman on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Bank Holdiay Excursion
Excited crowds surround horses and carriages full of boys and girls off on a Bank Holiday excursion from a working class area. Date: circa 1895

Fg Klopstock / Scherr
FRIEDRICH GOTTLIEB KLOPSTOCK German writer; depicted organising an excursion on Lake Zurich Date: 1724 - 1803

British colonials enjoying an excursion by elepant, India
British colonials enjoying an excursion by elephant in India. Date: circa 1918

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