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.
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.
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

					  8 of us attended the Santa special yesterday,its hard to believe that these events are run by volunteers.

The attention to detail, the layout, decoration, gifts etc.

Absolutely fantastic experience... read more and genuinely lovely people! 

Parking was the only issue we had on the day.				
gemmag2018
12/23/2019 

					  What a great couple of hours spent with family at a volunteer run station and train. The station is great, a flash to a bygone era and we had a... read more look in the small museum and shop before having a hot drink and a snack in the cafe carriage, whilst we waited for our departure time. The outbound journey to the North Pole was good and the kids and adults all seemed to be enjoying themselves. Santa came through the carriages giving gifts to the children and the adults each got a pen, which was an unexpected touch. On the return journey the elves got everyone involved in a sing and dance, which was great cheesy fun. Once back at the station, there was a photo with Santa and then we had a look at the engine and our youngest was very happy to have his photo with the driver on the loco footplate. All round good fun and for a great volunteer workforce, I salute them.



Not sure what experiences others had, but we for sure had a great time and highly recommend. I guess it's all about expectations and attitude. Keep up the good work.				
Fergusonhunter-art
12/21/2019 

					  Well worth the £12 each, so much effort has gone into the experience. Santa knew every childs name on the train, friendly people helping and lots of singing				
E2570PBvik
12/20/2019 

					  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 

					  A very enjoyable entertaining treat for Christmas. All staff worked really hard for this event. Each child got a gift with their name on and the adults got a gift... read more too. The train ride was just long enough to keep young children engaged and it was great fun to see children and adults joining in with the sing a long. Will be going again next year.				
Helenfam56
12/23/2019 

					  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				
WilbertD_13
12/21/2019