I plan to do a rail trip day 1, 3, 5, and 7, leaving day 2, 4, 6 and 8 for a local day out. Weather permitting of course, but I don't actually plan to buy the ticket unless it's a decent forecast for that week!
Any comments/suggestions welcome, because I don't know any of the areas well at all.
Day 1: York - Scarborough - Hull - Whitby
Train: Durham to York
Train: York to Hull
Train: Hull to Scarborugh
Train: Scarborough to York
Train: York to Durham
Day 2: Carlisle - Maryport - Whitehaven - Barrow-in-Furness - Penrith
Train: Durham to Newcastle
Train: Newcastle to Carlisle
Train: Carlisle to Barrow-in-Furness
Bus: Stagecoach Gold 300 Whitehaven to Maryport
Train: Maryport to Carlisle
Bus: Stagecoach 104 Carlisle to Penrith
Bus: Stagecoach 104 Penrith to Carlisle
Train: Carlisle to Newcastle
Train: Newcastle to Durham
Day 3: Leeds - Wakefield - Bradford - Halifax
Train: Durham to Leeds
Bus: Arriva 110 Leeds to Wakefield
Bus: Arriva 425 Wakefield to Bradford Interchange
Train: Bradford to Halifax
Train: Halifax to York
Train: York to Durham
Day 4: Leeds - Nottingham - Derby
Train: Durham to Leeds
Train: Leeds to Nottingham (off peak day return £23ish)
Bus: Trent Barton Red Arrow - Nottingham to Derby
Bus: Trent Barton Red Arrow - Derby to Nottingham
Train: Nottingham to Leeds (off peak day return £23ish)
Train: Leeds to Durham