Great British Railway Journeys — Season 1, Episode 16: Buxton to Matlock
Documentary • 30 min • 16 seasons, 290 episodes • ★ 7.4/10
Episode synopsis
Michael visits an architectural wonder, the Duke of Devonshire's stables in Buxton, helps to repair the ancient peat landscape of the Peak District and travels on the historic steam railway to Rowsley.
About Great British Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains.