
We shall be open to the public on the following days in 2025.
Admission is free, tickets are £2 per person per ride.
Light refreshments and merchandise will usually be on sale.
Please read the safety notice in the next column before you visit.
Trains run from 1pm until 5pm
DATES WE SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IN 2025
Sunday 30th March
Sunday 13th and 27th April
Sunday 11th and 25th May
Sunday 8th and 22nd June
Sunday 6th July
Sunday 20th July - visiting loco weekend and model engineering exhibition
Sunday 3rd August - Children's Hospital Charity Fund Raising - all train ticket sales donated. Come along and meet Theo the bear!
Sunday 17th and 31st August
Sunday 14th and 28th September
Sunday 12th October.
We will not be open in November
Sunday 7th and 14th December SANTA SPECIALS - THESE ARE TICKET ONLY EVENTS. Details of how to buy your tickets and prices will be announced in due course. Watch this space!
ST LUKE'S HOSPICE CHARITY EVENT - TRAIN RIDES & CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
This popular spectacular fund raising event will be on the evening of Friday 12th December. ALL proceeds will go to our local Hospice. Come and see our Christmas illuminations at their best - by train!
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE TO ALL PASSENGERS:
Be aware that steam locomotives may emit sparks, ashes and oil which can result in injury or damage to clothing for which we cannot accept liability - please wear suitable clothing. Please read the Train Riding Rules at the Ticket Office before boarding the trains. Our locomotives get very hot - so please do not touch them, and PLEASE keep off the railway tracks! We offer clean toilet facilities, including disabled access. A wheelchair accessible carriage is available on request. Timetables are available from the ticket office for you to take home. Unused tickets can be used on a later date. You may park in the field if the ground conditions permit - access to the railway's premises by vehicle is strictly limited to pre-booked disabled badge holders and members of our Society involved in running the railway. The car park fields close at 5pm. We do not accept responsibility for any loss or damage to vehicles or contents. |
ORGANISING A BIRTHDAY PARTY? PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION:
We do not charge for birthday parties and we cannot offer any special arrangements, but you may invite your guests to our railway on a scheduled public running day as per the timetable, i.e. between 1pm and 5pm. For safety reasons we do not allow barbecues or self catering equipment, or any ball or other games involving throwing. Please take all your party litter home as we do not have a council collection. In return for this concession, we ask you to buy tickets for the trains and to buy some refreshments. Parents must stay with their children at all times and closely supervise them. There is strictly no access into the railway by motor vehicle We serve hot and cold beverages, ice cream, cakes and other refreshments at very reasonable prices. |