Welcome to the enchanting world of the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway, where history comes alive amidst the picturesque landscapes of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Our heritage railway, steeped in nostalgia, is a captivating journey into the past, offering a unique and memorable experience for visitors of all ages.
Only a short distance from Grimsby, the seaside resort of Cleethorpes and the historic market town of Louth, Lincolnshire Wolds Railway is a great day out for everyone.
Ride on the train, enjoy some great food in the café and make some new amazing memories as you visit us. Our heritage steam trains run between Ludborough and North Thoresby and work is now in progress to extend the line southwards towards Louth.
We are managed and run entirely by a team of dedicated volunteers, do come and say hello. We are so excited to welcome you to the only standard gauge Heritage Steam Railway in Lincolnshire.
It is very important to us to keep our heritage line running and keeping steam alive, we are living history with a purpose to recreate and preserve railway scenes of the past. We look forward to giving you a warm welcome.

TripAdvisor Travellers Choice Awards 2025
Visited with our nearly two year old grandson. Lovely welcoming small steam railway ideal for young children. The railway has a cafe, small museum, play area, toilets and free... read more parking. The ticket prices are very affordable and good value.
Really enjoyed the entertainment put on by Mark and his colleagues today. The staff where friendly and knowledgeable.
we visited for the 1st time.today as didn't even know about it we came for the super hero day grandson dressed up we wore items.releted what a lovely day staff... read more are absolutely amazing lovely people and all volunteers WELL DONE GUYS , MARK the entertainer was absolutely fantastic took.time.to talk and involve everyone on board the little shop in the car park is a little.shop of gems and again staff absolutely lovely will definitely coming back keep it up guys you do an amazing job THANK YOU ?
Fantastic day out for all the family. The children absolutely loved the santa special train ride and received an excellent gift from santa. Really good entertainment on the train... read more and a great place to get something to eat afterwards in the steaming kettle. Thanks for a great day!
We visited this for the christmas railway visit with our children and their grandparents
The location is fine, plenty of off street parking nicely set, I love old steam... read more trains and carriages and you know its nice to have a bit of christmas cheer
We got our drinks settled down and then off we set along the track, the kids got a little present each which was decent
The carriages show their age, but hey you know what your getting when you go along to an old station
Santa came and saw the kids then a gent dressed as an elf turned up did some songs and we came back into the main station
My main issue was that in some of the wood sections you could see people had scrapped abusive words into the wood which was a bit annoying and it had been painted over rather than removed
It was a bit of cheesy fun though and highly recommended for people
Makes a nice break
Cheap and cheerful day out. My 11 and 14 year old loved riding on the steam train and with added entertainment for the teddy bears picnic day made a fun... read more filled few hours out. Family train tickets can be used as many times as you want throughout the day and dogs are even allowed on the train too (have quieter carriages for nervous dogs or children). Staff were amazing and did a fab job. Toilets and even a dog friendly cafe available too. Would thoroughly recommend this 🙂