Travel back in time with a ride on a steam train!

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.

Enjoy a journey by steam at The Lincolnshire Wolds Railway, purchase your tickets on arrival from the ticket office & enjoy a nostalgic trip back in time.

Bring a picnic or purchase some refreshments from our Steaming Kettle Buffet and spend the day riding the train with our all day tickets. Purchase your souvenirs from our gift shop, visit our small museum and take some fantastic photos of our steam locomotives and rolling stock around the railway.

Take one of our engine shed tours** with our friendly guide and listen to live commentary** onboard as you travel along.

**Engine shed tours and live commentary only available on select dates – all included within your ticket price.

We are dog friendly, so bring your full family for a ride on our heritage railway.

All day travel with your ticket.
Free car parking.
Picnic area & Play area.
Refreshments available from the Steaming Kettle Buffet.
Souvenirs available from our gift shop.
Visit our small museum attached to our gift shop.
We have a ten minute rest at North Thoresby where you can photograph the locomotive.
Toilet facilities available at Ludborough Station & onboard train.
Accessible areas with wheelchair ramp to board train.
Guided Engine Shed Tours – (Only available on select days)
Live commentary onboard about the history of the line – (Only available on select days)
Dog Friendly – Water provided, Dogs welcome in our dog friendly carriages and also in our dog friendly area of the Steaming kettle Buffet.

**Engine shed tours and live commentary only available on select dates – all included within your ticket price.

TICKETS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ON ARRIVAL AT THE TICKET OFFICE

Ticket Prices: Adults £8.00, Concessions £6.00, Children (aged 12 & under) £4.00, Under 3- FREE, Family (2 Adults & upto 4 Children) £20.00, Dogs £1.00

LOCOMOTIVES & ROLLING STOCK

At Lincolnshire Wolds Railway, you will find a variety of diesel and steam engines that will transport you along the line. On special days, look out for our guest locos chugging up and down the track. Travel in style in our restored carriages for a truly authentic experience.

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TICKET TYPES

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FOOD & DRINK

You won’t go home hungry after a day at our railway. After a ride on the train, head over to the play park with a picnic. Or, perhaps enjoy a good old bacon buttie, sandwiches or a slice of homemade cake at the Steaming Kettle Buffet situated in a stationary railway carriage.

BROWSE THE MUSEUM

The railway at Ludborough, which was part of the East Lincolnshire route running from Boston to Grimsby, is steeped in history. The collection of artefacts contributes to our understanding of the development of the railways in this region. There’s an array of cast iron notices, railway lamps, tickets, uniform buttons, advertising signs, name boards which used to be seen on station platforms and paper ephemera, all from an era that is now just a distant memory.

DISCOVER WHAT HAPPENS IN THE ENGINE SHED

While you are at Ludborough don’t forget to visit the engine shed, where we carry out the maintenance and restoration work on our locomotive fleet. We are proud to be one of the few heritage railways that allows visitors a look behind the scenes. The shed is open to the public on most running days when staff are in attendance. We also offer guided tours – please ask for more information when you visit.

TAKE HOME A SOUVENIR

Browse the well-stocked gift shop and choose from a selection of merchandise and toys to take home a souvenir of your visit.

Lincolnshire Wolds Railway is a stockist of Bigjigs Rail. Compatible with other leading brands, these wooden track, trains and accessories will keep little ones entertained for hours!

THE PLAYSTATION & PICNIC AREA

You are welcome to bring a picnic to Lincolnshire Wolds Railway to enjoy in our picnic area adjacent to ‘The Playstation’. Children can ‘run off some steam’ pretending to be a train driver. All aboard the picnic express!

FACILITIES

Set in the tranquil Lincolnshire Wolds, our site is perfect for a picnic and with a children’s play area, there is plenty to keep little ones entertained. Admission to the site is free and there’s plenty of car parking.

All day travel with your ticket.
Free car parking.
Picnic area & Play area.
Refreshments available from the Steaming Kettle Buffet.
Souvenirs available from our gift shop.
Visit our small museum attached to our gift shop.
We have a ten minute rest at North Thoresby where you can photograph the locomotive.
Toilet facilities available at Ludborough Station & onboard train.
Accessible areas with wheelchair ramp to board train.
Guided Engine Shed Tours – (Only available on select days)
Live commentary onboard about the history of the line – (Only available on select days)
Dog Friendly – Water provided, Dogs welcome in our dog friendly carriages and also in our dog friendly area of the Steaming kettle Buffet.

**Engine shed tours and live commentary only available on select dates – all included within your ticket price.

TICKETS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ON ARRIVAL AT THE TICKET OFFICE

Ticket Prices: Adults £8.00, Concessions £6.00, Children (aged 12 & under) £4.00, Under 3- FREE, Family (2 Adults & upto 4 Children) £20.00, Dogs £1.00

Find out why people love visiting LWR

					  We took our 4 Yr and 5 months old boys on the santa train yesterday. Lovely festive feeling from the moment we stepped onto the platform, getting hot chocolate from... read more the cafe (which is converted train carriages) to stepping off again. Elf Marc provided our entertainment singing and dancing and getting everyone whipped up on the way to the station (North Pole) where santa boarded and greeted each child by name as he walked down the carriages and gave them a gift. Adults also recieved a pen. The grotto in carriage C was lovely and once we got back into the station we were able to visit santa again and take pics. Wonderful experience and will definitely be going again next year.				
626cerip
12/23/2019 

					  We had a lovely morning trip out on the santa train. My children (3 and 5) loved it. Marc the elf was jolly and enthusiastic and got our carriage into... read more the spirit of things with singing and dancing which made the trip so much fun. 



It is a short train ride but we knew this already and saw this as a positive as our little kids won't sit still for long anyway. The toys were age appropriate and both were played with for the train journey and car journey home. I would without a doubt recommend to others with young children.				
Juboo16
12/22/2019 

					  I didn't know what to expect really apart from recent reviews, although my 2 young grandaughters enjoyed it and the volunteers are very good, for £15 each I think could... read more be better. Presents ok not expensive but they are just put in this rather big green plastic bag unwrapped! Also I paid £15 each for a 12 and 13 year old girl and they received not even the pen! Website mentioned stationary sets for older kids. Wont be travelling out to it next year will try one of the others. Expected at least some cookies or Santa bell for my nearly 3 and 5 year old.				
cambec
12/22/2019 

					  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)				
jdybo
9/14/2020 

					  Visited for the Santa train today with three young children (2,3 and 6) and I cannot believe how bad it was. The children were given presents in a plastic bag,... read more Santa’s beard was falling off, his outfit was old and dirty, and the elf who ‘entertained’ us was just odd. 

There was no effort put into any of it. It lasted around 30 minutes and the presents that the children received were cheap and not age appropriate. The adult ‘gift’ was a pen advertising the railway. 

To try to make at least one part of it enjoyable for the children, we went to the cafe afterwards for a hot chocolate...to find that they had run out and it was only 2.30pm. 

It was all a shambles. Extremely badly organized and nothing like it was advertised.				
SmartTravellerUK
12/23/2019 

					  Not quite what I was expecting. Cars were parked in very muddy clogged grass making it difficult to get parked. It all seemed a little chaotic when we got there.... read more Santa saw the children for all of a minute as he handed out plastic bags with the kids presents in, which weren’t wrapped (not a big issue, but would have been nicer wrapped). The toys itself were age appropriate which was good. I thought we would be on the train for around an hour but it was 10 minutes up the road. Parked for 10 minutes whilst elves set up entertainment and 10 minutes back. The entertainment was ok, but wasn’t what I was expecting from the adverts. I think if this wasn’t here it the experience would have been awful. They did make it fun for 10 minutes. We had travelled nearly two hours each way (150 miles) to come to see Santa for 1 minute between three kids and the only interaction with him was to pass their present. They didn’t get to talk to him. There was the option to go and see him in the grotto after we got back to the station but the queue was long and the train was waiting to go again with the next lot so we didn’t wait. 

It really didn’t add to things when a little boy in the seats in front hadn’t got a present as it had been forgotten as the grandparent was kicking off (I understand the frustration) but it really spoilt the atmosphere for other guests as she kept complaining. Then the elf singer asked for feedback on trip advisor which set her off again. 

It was ok, but wasn’t what I expected and I think my children would have preferred somewhere where we could talk to father Xmas for 5 minutes. I appreciate its voluntary workers and I appreciate their time, just think it needs a few tweaks				
Jandtashton
12/22/2019