Discover the Lincolnshire
Wolds Railway Experience
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.
Welcome to the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
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.

Experience Living Railway History
Lincolnshire Wolds Railway are proud winners of the:
TripAdvisor Travellers Choice Awards 2025
VisitEngland Quality Rose Marque Award Membership Year 2025-2026
Our Reviews
We took our two small grandchildren (6 and 3) on Saturday. They each received a named gift and Santa spoke to both of them, a lovely touch. The... read more gifts were just right for our two, the 6 yr old especially loved his. An added extra was that Granny and Grandad also received a small gift.
There was entertainment by one of Santa's elves to get us all in the Christmas mood.
There was also a photo opportunity with Santa at the end of the ride.
Our two loved being on the train and found it fascinating.
Absolutely brilliant, we'll organised and thorough enjoyable. Highly recommended!
December 14, 2021
The most amazing day out, my 6 year olds best day ever! We went to Ludborough station where we regularly attend because my son loves steam trains (and diesels) as... read more well as the model railway in the shop in the carpark where they regularly fulfill the requests of what the trains do. The staff (all volunteers) are all lovely, really friendly and helpful and go out of the way to make everyone's day. The amount of times we have gone and have been made to feel really special is unbelievable. Although all visits are exceptional todays just blew it out of the water. The man in the shop, where they sell a lot of model railway things, was just amazing and completely lovely, as ever but what really topped it off, over the usual visits was the amazing signal man who let my little boy open and close the gates and do the signal duties with him for the rest of the day. He had such an amazing time, it was genuinely his best day of his life and he has done a lot of things. Genuinely can't thank them all enough. Far better than any other railway we have been to as they go out their way to make things so special. We love their events too, having recently been on the Santa Express and the Halloween special which were fabulous. They are so lucky to have such dedicated staff. Thank you all so much x
January 1, 2022
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 🙂
August 15, 2021
The elf dancing up and down the aisles
The gifts and atmosphere
Value for Money
The kiddies loved it
December 15, 2022
My husband and I had a fantastic 1940's day experience. Great fun! We only intended to check it out and stay an hour or so, but we ended up staying... read more 6 hours. It was a great turnout and we met and chatted to a great many visiting eventors and staff. They were all wonderfully attired and so friendly. We can't believe we didn't know it was here even though we have lived in Grimsby for 20 years. We shall make it a ritual visit from now on. It just proves that you don't need to spend alot to have a great time.
September 1, 2021
We (my two friends and I) visitied Sunday last (13th Spet '20) after having to postpone the week prior and wer elucky enough to getthe last 'compartment' 🙂 We had... read more a lovely time and everyone was so friendly and the staff and volunteers are to be commended for making us feel so welcome. Yes, the railway is (for now) only a short ride there and back, but it was so relaxing and for all of us (as we are of a certain age (!) very nostalgic...the 'safety' (virus) arrangements were really efficiently done too; each 'party' had a compartment for themselevs so no problem there 🙂 I think those old Mk1 carriages should be made compulsory on today's railways 🙂 So comfortable compared to the awful claustrophobic seating etc on modern railway stock..well done to you all and we will visit again 🙂 Regards John D and Co x (Sheffield)
September 14, 2020