Come for a ride on the North of England’s award winning narrow gauge railway winding from Alston into the South Tyne Valley in the North Pennines Area of …
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Dec 17, 2024
First visit on the Santa train for my 2 year old nephew, he loves trains so this was a special outing & added extra of a visit from Santa himself. We arrived to live Christmas music playing on the pl…Full review by 384nicolaj
Aug 23, 2024
A narrow gauge railway running on a former standard gauge track bed from the former BR Station at Alston. They have steam, diesel and battery locomotives and a choice of carriages. Very pleasant visi…Full review by Ken J
Jul 23, 2024
Took my two young grandchildren and they loved it. We did the 90-minute 10-mile round trip from Alston to Slaggyford and back, enjoying a 25-minute stop at the latter to have a hot chocolate from the…Full review by Phil T
We are thinking of visiting England in October 2019, using Carlisle as a launching place for sightseeing in Cumbria. I had ancestors who lived in Alston and are interested in taking a day trip to Alston from Carlisle. I saw an ad on TripAdvisor for the South Tynesdale Railway leaving from Alston. Does the train return directly to Alston? How long would a round trip on the railway from Alston take?
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It is only a short rail journey through the valley but they are working on extending it. You can stay on and go straight back or you can get off and go walking and get another train back …
It is only a short rail journey through the valley but they are working on extending it. You can stay on and go straight back or you can get off and go walking and get another train back but you must check the time table. It is worth a ride out just to take a step back in time on the steam train. The railwY does have its own web site so you can always check the news and any up coming events .
Is there any to do when you disembark at Slaggyford for a couple of hours?
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Hi unfortunately no there isn't you can walk on a further 4 mile or so to the viaduct which has amazing views. But slaggyford still worth the visit for the history and the scenery.
Do you have to book in advance or can you just turn up on the day you want to travel?
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Hi, There is usually no need to book except for our special event trains when we get very busy and booking is through our website. The 1:15 train tomorrow (Saturday July 28th) is …
Hi, There is usually no need to book except for our special event trains when we get very busy and booking is through our website. The 1:15 train tomorrow (Saturday July 28th) is however fully booked but there are plenty of seats on the earlier train at 10:45a.m and the later train at 15:15p.m
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