Great British Railway Journeys
Season 7 Episode 18 - Woking to Walton-on-Thames
Woking to Walton-on-Thames Michael's journey through the home counties continues at Woking, Surrey, where Michael uncovers the story of Britain's first purpose-built crematorium, a response to overcrowded cemeteries and London's ever-expanding population. A trip to world-famous Wisley Gardens sheds light on the work of the Royal Horticultural Society, as Michael gets green fingered. Swapping trees and tranquillity for the roar of a motor car, at Weybridge Michael visits Brooklands the birthplace of motor racing and gets behind the wheel of a vintage Bentley racing car. As this journey leg draws to a close, Portillo goes camping at Walton-on-Thames and learns about the unlikely origins of a leisure pursuit that is going strong today.
Episodes in Season 7
Carlisle to Penrith
30 min
Windermere to Carnforth
30 min
Preston to Swinton
30 min
St Helens to Knutsford
30 min
Ashley to Alton
30 min
Dover to Lewes
30 min
Newhaven to Worthing
30 min
Littlehampton to Beaulieu
30 min
Lymington Town to Exmouth
30 min
Plymouth to Porthcurno
30 min
Birmingham to Worcester
30 min
Redditch to Gloucester
30 min
Stroud to Bath
30 min
Bristol to Glastonbury
30 min
Bridgewater to Dartmouth
30 min
Ashford to Sevenoaks
30 min
East Grinstead to Guildford
30 min
Woking to Walton-on-Thames
30 min
Hampton Court to Teddington
30 min
Egham to Henley-on-Thames
30 min
