Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Murder!
November 2009
GCR teams up with imago at Burleigh Court Hotel
to promote stay and dine deal on murder mystery trains
Finding somewhere to stay in Charnwood can be murder - literally! The award winning Great Central Railway and leading conference venue and four star hotel, imago at Burleigh Court have joined forces to promote a new tourism deal which is already bringing more visitors to the area.
The heritage railway is now selling places on its popular murder mystery first class dining train in conjunction with an overnight stay with imago at Burleigh Court, the four star hotel based at Loughborough University . The first joint venture on Friday 30th of October proved so successful it sold out in minutes of being advertised.
Kate Tilley from the Great Central Railway said, "We're very pleased to have introduced this new partnership. imago at Burleigh Court Hotel is the perfect high quality business to go with our first class dining trains. Clearly it's already popular, and that's good not just for our two businesses but for the area as a whole. It brings more people into Charnwood giving the economy a boost."
Kay England, Chief Executive of imago at Burleigh Court and its conference venue Holywell Park, said "The success of our partnership has already been proven by the incredibly fast take up of tickets for our first event. The Murder Mystery train is a great way of celebrating the heritage steam trains operated by the Great Central Railway and our involvement adds some extra luxury. We're looking forward to welcoming all of the budding detectives through our doors!"
The Murder Mystery train operates several times a year on the Great Central Railway. For the first joint promotion the theme was "I Spy Murder" with dinner guests invited to solve a tale of espionage from the height of the cold war! Other themes include 'Murder on the Loughborough Express" and "the Black Mail". Up to eighty four dinner guests have a five course meal to enjoy, not to mention a return trip on a heritage steam train, while they crack the ‘Who Dunnit?" performed by local actors.
After the case is solved, transfers back to the hotel are included, as is the overnight luxury stay and a full English breakfast in the morning. The total package deal per person is £89.50
The hotel and railway are also promoting a stay and dine deal on Saturday nights.
To find out more about imago visit www.welcometoimago.com, call 0845 036 4624 or follow us on Twitter at @imagolboro.
