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April Open Day

Come and join us for our first open day of 2019. Enjoy a ride on the railway behind our regular steam-outline diesel locomotive the Severn Lamb Rio Grande. New for 2019 – real Italian coffee, a variety of teas, delicious hot chocolate, cold drinks and snacks will be provided by Read more…

£2.50

May Open Day

Thorpe Light Railway Thorpe Light Railway, Co. Durham

Steam locomotive Mountaineer will be visiting us from the Windmill Farm Railway in Lancashire. Come and join us for a ride behind this steam locomotive which started its working life in Tasmania. May often sees the railway resplendent with Rhododendron flowers – a sure sign summer is on the way! Read more…

£2.50

June Open Day

Thorpe Light Railway Thorpe Light Railway, Co. Durham

Fathers’ Day Special. Kids, why not bring your dad along to the railway for a Fathers’ Day treat? Dads go free – just download the PDF voucher here, present it at the gate and dad’s ticket is free! (Limit - one voucher per family). You can also treat him to Read more…

£2.50

July Open Day

Thorpe Light Railway Thorpe Light Railway, Co. Durham

Steam locomotive Soony will visit Thorpe for our July running day (subject to transport from its home in Gloucestershire being arranged). Come along for a ride behind this lovely little steam engine, which last visited us in 2016. Drinks and tasty snacks will be available to buy from The Barista Read more…

£2.50

August Open Day

Looking for something to do with the family in the summer holidays? What could be better than a picnic and a train ride on a narrow gauge railway? Just bring your picnic and buy a freshly-brewed Italian coffee or an ice-cold drink from The Barista Sisters coffee wagon. We will Read more…

£2.50

September Open Day

Our final open day of the 2019 season. Come and visit Thorpe Light Railway before we close for winter maintenance. The locomotive will be our regular diesel Severn Lamb Rio Grande. Once again, drinks and light snacks will be available to buy from The Barista Sisters. PLEASE NOTE - Whorlton Read more…

£2.50

CANCELLED – April 2020 Open Day

Thorpe Light Railway Thorpe Light Railway, Co. Durham

Unfortunately, due to the current Coronavirus situation, we have cancelled our April open day. We hope to resume our open days later in the year; keep checking the website for updates. We are sorry for any disappointment caused and hope to see you in the near future.

£2.50

CANCELLED – May 2020 Open Day and Mini Steam Engine Gala

Thorpe Light Railway Thorpe Light Railway, Co. Durham

Unfortunately we have had to cancel this open day due to the coronavirus situation. However, we hope to bring the mini steam engines to an open day later in the year - keep checking the website for details.  

£2.50

CANCELLED – June 2020 Open Day

Thorpe Light Railway Thorpe Light Railway, Co. Durham

Unfortunately, due to the current Coronavirus situation, we have cancelled our June open day. We hope to resume our open days later in the year; keep checking the website for updates. We are sorry for any disappointment caused and hope to see you in the near future.  

£2.50