Explore our special events for 2024

Except for Santa and Halloween trains, all specials run from 11.30am to 4.30pm.

Fares are Adult £5, Child £4, Family (2+2) £14, Senior/armed forces concession £4.50.

Pay on the day or book in advance here for our Advance Gala and Event Day tickets.

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Easter Egg Hunt

Sunday 31st March

Ride the trains, meet the Easter Bunny & join in our Grand Easter Egg Hunt!

Two engines in steam, plus traditional games, free competition with Easter prizes, children's fairground ride & our famous tearoom.

Don't forget we are also open for normal running (at standard fares) on Good Friday and Easter Monday.

Friendly Engines Day

Sunday 28th April

Come and meet our friendly engines!

A special day for families, with two engines in steam plus heritage diesels.

Attractions include model railways, children's fairground ride, traditional games, drive-a-diesel and our famous tearoom.

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Teddy Bears Day

Sunday 19th May

Plenty of surprises down in the woods today! A special day for children who love their teddies. One loco in steam plus our Hudswell-Clarke mines diesel, and lots of teddy bears!

Children bring a bear and travel free!

Attractions include model railways, children's fairground ride, traditional games, and our famous tearoom and burger van.

Strawberries & Steam

Sunday 16th June

Come and meet our own Mr Strawbs, and celebrate our famous Hesketh Bank strawberries!

As well as strawberries, cakes and cream, attractions include bar with bottled beer and strawberry prosecco, the South Ribble Concert Band, Mr Strawbs, children's fairground ride and traditional games.

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Volunteers Day

Saturday July 6th

See how you can help at a special Railway! You don't need any experience,

we can find a role for you and provide training as required. We operate trains from Easter to October, with work

sessions all year round.

Come and see us between 1 and 4pm, or any Thursday evening or Sunday afternoon.

Princess & Pirates Day

Sunday 14th July

A fun day with a pirate galleon, beautiful princesses & horrid pirates. Event opened by the Hesketh Bank Rose Queen at midday. FREE train travel for children in costume.

Face painting, magician, children's fairground ride, live steam pirate model railway, 'Fireman's Shovel' food wagon & tearoom. PRIZES for best costumes!

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Summer gala

Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th August

Our big event of the year, our two-day summer steam gala! We bring all your favourite attractions into one event!

Three engines in steam, model railway display, children's fairground rides, traditional games. Free vintage bus rides. Tearoom with children's picnic boxes, hot food on Sunday. Real ale and wine bar.

Working engines gala

Sunday 22nd September

The big parade of our little engines!

Full passenger steam train timetable, and our Hudswell mines diesel.

Demonstration diesel freight trains, drive-a-diesel, live steam model railways, meccano display. Children's fairground ride, traditional games, tearoom.