Northern is again offering a discounted “Off-Peak Northern Explorer” day travel ticket priced at £12*, advertised as allowing unlimited travel on Northern services for a single day. The promotion runs until 22 October 2026.

Manchester Evening News and the Mirror both promote the deal through their respective newspaper editions, indicating readers can access the offer via the publication tied to their region (Manchester Evening News and the North edition of the Mirror). Both outlets frame the ticket as a way to reduce day-to-day rail travel costs, but neither source provides additional details beyond the ticket type, price, and end date.

The two reports align on the core terms—£12*, unlimited day travel, Northern services, and the 22 October 2026 validity deadline—while differing only in which specific edition/publication the reader is directed to use for the promotion.