Great Coastal Railway Journeys Episode Rating Graph
Jan 2022 - present
Jan 2022 - present
8.3
Browse episode ratings trends for Great Coastal Railway Journeys. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of Great Coastal Railway Journeys's 65 episodes.
S2 Ep18
9.0
14th Jun 2023
Michael heads from a bustling Southampton to the Isle of Wight, where he rides the island’s railway, made up of recycled London Underground trains.
S2 Ep12
9.0
6th Jun 2023
Michael Portillo is in the glens of Antrim, where Ireland’s folklore and magical myths flourish and he is transfixed by tales of fairies and legends of the sea.
S2 Ep11
9.0
5th Jun 2023
Michael Portillo is on Northern Ireland’s spectacular Causeway Coast to begin a railway journey that takes him along the north and east coasts of Ireland through the provinces of Ulster and Leinster.
S2 Ep9
9.0
1st Jun 2023
Michael Portillo travels from the pretty seaside resort of Hornsea, famous for its distinctive pottery, to Spurn Point, where Michael learns about a life-saving 19th-century invention.
S1 Ep14
8.3
10th Feb 2022
Michael travels from Alnmouth to Bamburgh Castle, an icon of Northumberland. Along the way, he takes to the waves in a traditional skiff and discover a fascinating map which charts shipwrecks.
S3 Ep12
8.0
23rd Apr 2024
Michael Portillo travels through the longest undersea tunnel in the world on the Eurotunnel shuttle rail service from Folkestone to Calais.
S3 Ep1
8.0
8th Apr 2024
Michael Portillo embarks on another journey exploring the shores of Britain, travelling from the Jurassic Coast to the rugged tip of the Lizard Peninsula and beyond to the spectacular Isles of Scilly.
S2 Ep20
8.0
16th Jun 2023
The final leg of Michael's journey begins in Fishbourne, the location of one of the most significant Roman sites in Britain.
S2 Ep19
8.0
15th Jun 2023
Michael helps out at a coastguard training centre, visits the harbour master at the great maritime city of Portsmouth and learns about conservation projects in Chichester.
S2 Ep16
8.0
12th Jun 2023
Michael is on a rail journey across the southern coast of England, beginning in Dorset. He takes to the water in Portland Harbour and hears the story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs.
S2 Ep15
8.0
9th Jun 2023
Michael Portillo begins the final leg of his railway journey, beginning in the harbour town of Dun Laoghaire
S2 Ep14
8.0
8th Jun 2023
Michael Portillo continues his railway journey along the Atlantic and Irish Sea coasts of Ireland, travelling from Newry into the Republic. He helps shake bags of oysters and visits an ancient cairn.
S2 Ep13
8.0
7th Jun 2023
Michael Portillo is in Bangor, County Down, en route to the Northern Irish capital, Belfast.
S2 Ep8
8.0
31st May 2023
Michael Portillo is in the seaside resort of Scarborough to explore one of the greatest royal fortresses in England.
S2 Ep6
8.0
29th May 2023
Michael's journey propels him in search of the unknown universe in Boulby, North Yorkshire, as he joins the hunt for dark matter in the deepest mine in Britain.
S2 Ep5
8.0
26th May 2023
On the last leg of his railway journey around the north west coast of England, Michael meets a lifelong fan of Alfred Wainwright’s famous guidebooks.
S3 Ep2
5.0
9th Apr 2024
Michael Portillo reaches Devon’s county town, Exeter, dominated since the Middle Ages by its magnificent gothic cathedral. He joins stonemasons charged with conserving its intricate Beer stonework.
S3 Ep7
6.0
16th Apr 2024
Michael Portillo continues his railway journey in north Wales, tracking the coastline north from Harlech to skirt the Llyn Peninsula.
S1 Ep6
7.0
31st Jan 2022
Michael arrives bright and early in Inverness, from which he heads out on a scenic adventure to the Orkney archipelago and explores the battlefield at Culloden, overlooking the Moray Firth.
S1 Ep9
7.0
3rd Feb 2022
Michael Portillo's coastal railway journey takes him past lochs and castles on the Far North Line to Britain’s northernmost railway station at Thurso.
S3 Ep8
7.0
17th Apr 2024
Michael Portillo steams through the glorious scenery of the Snowdonia National Park on one of Britain’s greatest heritage lines, the Welsh Highland Railway.
S3 Ep13
7.0
24th Apr 2024
Michael Portillo’s railway adventure along the north and south coasts of the English Channel resumes in Dover, where he recalls the biggest evacuation in military history.
S3 Ep15
7.0
26th Apr 2024
Michael's adventure nears its end on the north Kent coast. In Faversham, he gets out onto the water in the last sailing barge to work on the Thames.
S3 Ep16
7.0
29th Apr 2024
Michael Portillo embarks on a new railway journey around the coast of the east of England. He begins in the Thames estuary, travelling across tidal mud flats and salt marsh to end up in Wrabness.
S3 Ep17
7.0
30th Apr 2024
Michael Portillo reaches the Deben estuary on his coastal railway journey around eastern England. At Woodbridge, he is plunged in at the deep end on a rafting challenge with the sea scouts.
S3 Ep18
7.0
1st May 2024
Michael Portillo’s East Anglian coastal railway journey takes him to the treacherous waters off the Norfolk coast, which have sunk many ships and cost many lives.
S3 Ep19
7.0
2nd May 2024
Michael examines a replica of the smallest bone in the oldest and largest mammoth ever found in Britain, before sampling Sheringham's local crab and enjoying the North Norfolk Railway heritage line.
S3 Ep20
7.0
3rd May 2024
Michael Portillo’s rail exploration of the eastern reaches of England is drawing to a close at the Wash. He travels on the smallest public railway in the world and visits the magnificent Holkham Hall.
S1 Ep7
7.3
1st Feb 2022
The stunning scenery of Scotland’s east coast continues to delight Michael Portillo as he travels by train around the Moray Firth.
S1 Ep11
7.3
7th Feb 2022
Michael starts a new railway journey in Newcastle, heading north to Berwick-upon-Tweed. His route takes in the River Tyne, Hadrian’s Wall, a former mining village and the fishing port of Amble.
S1 Ep5
7.5
28th Jan 2022
Michael Portillo’s Scottish railway journey reaches Aberdeen, from which he heads to the wild and beautiful Forvie National Nature Reserve and Scotland's most easterly town, Peterhead.
S1 Ep8
7.5
2nd Feb 2022
Michael Portillo’s Scottish coastal railway journey reaches Invergordon on the Cromarty Firth, the third great inlet on the northeast coast of the Highlands.
S1 Ep1
7.9
24th Jan 2022
Michael Portillo begins a series of coastal railway journeys around the British Isles, starting in Siccar Point, the site of an extraordinary 18th-century discovery, and finishing at Holyrood House.
S1 Ep2
7.8
25th Jan 2022
Michael Portillo continues his journey at the iconic Forth Bridge, before heading to tour the Royal Yacht Britannia and encountering a pair of vast steel sculptures.
S1 Ep3
8.0
26th Jan 2022
Michael Portillo travels from the medieval city of Stirling through Perth, the historic crowning place of Scottish monarchs, and into Kirkcaldy, where he revisits some fond family memories.
S1 Ep4
8.0
27th Jan 2022
Michael Portillo visits St Andrews, home to Scotland’s oldest university, in eastern Fife, before heading to the vibrant city of Dundee and the harbour town of Stonehaven.
S1 Ep5
7.5
28th Jan 2022
Michael Portillo’s Scottish railway journey reaches Aberdeen, from which he heads to the wild and beautiful Forvie National Nature Reserve and Scotland's most easterly town, Peterhead.
S1 Ep6
7.0
31st Jan 2022
Michael arrives bright and early in Inverness, from which he heads out on a scenic adventure to the Orkney archipelago and explores the battlefield at Culloden, overlooking the Moray Firth.
S1 Ep7
7.3
1st Feb 2022
The stunning scenery of Scotland’s east coast continues to delight Michael Portillo as he travels by train around the Moray Firth.
S1 Ep8
7.5
2nd Feb 2022
Michael Portillo’s Scottish coastal railway journey reaches Invergordon on the Cromarty Firth, the third great inlet on the northeast coast of the Highlands.
S1 Ep9
7.0
3rd Feb 2022
Michael Portillo's coastal railway journey takes him past lochs and castles on the Far North Line to Britain’s northernmost railway station at Thurso.
S1 Ep10
7.7
4th Feb 2022
Michael crosses over to the Orkney Islands, visiting the former naval base at Scapa Flow and learning about the islands' extensive Norwegian connections.
S1 Ep11
7.3
7th Feb 2022
Michael starts a new railway journey in Newcastle, heading north to Berwick-upon-Tweed. His route takes in the River Tyne, Hadrian’s Wall, a former mining village and the fishing port of Amble.
S1 Ep12
7.5
8th Feb 2022
Michael heads north from Newcastle to the former mining town of Lynemouth. Along the way, he visits a work of landform art made from the spoil of a coal mine and learns sea shanties in Blyth.
S1 Ep13
8.0
9th Feb 2022
Michael finds a historic collection of Northumbrian bagpipes in Morpeth, before heading up the East Coast Main Line to the fishing port of Amble.
S1 Ep14
8.3
10th Feb 2022
Michael travels from Alnmouth to Bamburgh Castle, an icon of Northumberland. Along the way, he takes to the waves in a traditional skiff and discover a fascinating map which charts shipwrecks.
S1 Ep15
7.5
11th Feb 2022
Michael’s journey along the coast of Northumberland continues towards the Farne Islands, takes in the holy island of Lindisfarne, and finishes in England’s northernmost town, Berwick-upon-Tweed.
S1 Ep16
7.5
14th Feb 2022
Michael Portillo explores the magnificent western coast of Scotland by rail and ferry, starting at the Hunterston B nuclear power plant and finishing along the deep waters of the Clyde.
S1 Ep17
8.0
15th Feb 2022
From the 250-year-old 'new town' of Helensburgh on the north bank of the Clyde, Michael Portillo takes his favourite West Highland Line across to the waters of Loch Etive.
S1 Ep18
8.0
16th Feb 2022
From the fishing port of Oban, Michael heads out to the Hebrides. He helps to harvest seaweed, visits the cradle of Christianity in Scotland, and sees a cave that inspired Felix Mendelssohn's music.
S1 Ep19
7.5
17th Feb 2022
Michael heads aboard the Jacobite Express to cross the awe-inspiring Glenfinnan Viaduct, before visiting the immense Grampian Mountains and learning about the notorious Massacre of Glencoe.
S1 Ep20
8.0
18th Feb 2022
Michael follows in the footsteps of Bonnie Prince Charlie as he travels over the sea to Skye, an island renowned for its wildlife, and then on to Lewis and Harris, home to the famous Harris Tweed.
S1 Ep21
8.0
21st Feb 2022
Michael Portillo begins a new railway journey along the south coast of Wales. He visits a largely intact Roman amphitheatre and learns about the regeneration efforts in the mining town of Six Bells.
S1 Ep22
8.0
22nd Feb 2022
Michael Portillo continues his south Wales coastal railway journey in Barry Island, where he investigates the busy docks. He then heads to the Jurassic shoreline and the seaside resort of Porthcawl.
S1 Ep23
8.0
23rd Feb 2022
Michael Portillo’s rail adventure along the south coast of Wales reaches the town of Port Talbot, known across the world for its steel production.
S1 Ep24
8.0
24th Feb 2022
Michael Portillo travels the breathtaking rural coastline of Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, visiting a bee garden with a quarter of a million honeybees and Pembroke's magnificent Norman castle.
S1 Ep25
8.0
25th Feb 2022
Michael Portillo reaches the most westerly station in Wales, Milford Haven, the biggest energy port in the United Kingdom. He then heads north, visiting Britain's smallest city and its cathedral.
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The first episode of Great Coastal Railway Journeys aired on January 24, 2022.
The last episode of Great Coastal Railway Journeys aired on May 03, 2024.
There are 65 episodes of Great Coastal Railway Journeys.
There are 3 seasons of Great Coastal Railway Journeys.
Yes.
Great Coastal Railway Journeys is set to return for future episodes.