Wensleydale Railway has announced a range of family-focused heritage activities and opportunities taking placer this summer.
Every Wednesday in August, Scruton and Leeming Bar stations will be hosting a number of historical activities for children.
The first event will be a summer trail on August 7.
Visitors can collect a free trail and activity booklet, explore Leeming Bar and Scruton stations, meet the railway’s living history interpreters and have fun while learning about the past.
Further events will be a scarecrow spectacular, teddy bears picnic and make do and mend vintage arts and crafts activities on August 28.
All events will run from 11am to 3pm.
There will be five shuttle trains operating between Leeming Bar and Scruton and tickets can be bought on the day at the Leeming Bar ticket office.
No event pre-booking is required but train tickets can be purchased online, in advance.
In addition to the planned heritage activities, the railway will be operating trains five days per week during August.
There are free explorer passports and activity booklets to keep the young ones entertained.
Collect all the stamps and complete the passport by visiting every station. There are activities for all ages, and they’re included within the ticket price.
Complimentary guided tours of the award-winning, restored Leeming Bar Station House are also available on train operating days.
Subject to volunteer availability, the Leeming Bar buffet car and Bedale café will be open on train operating days throughout the summer, in addition to the Leyburn tearoom and gift shop.
The railway also continues to offer visitors a number of travel savings. Children aged three to 15 travel for £1 on the railway’s normal train services.
Local residents receive a 25% discount off scheduled train services and members of the railway’s registered charity, the Wensleydale Railway Association (Trust), receive a 50% discount on travel.
All these offers are available all-year round.
Nick Keegan, marketing and fundraising manager at Wensleydale Railway, said: “We recognise that value for money is an important consideration when planning a day out.
“Our ticket prices remain at 2023 levels, and we continue to offer our popular kids-for-a-quid travel offer. This offer is available all year round, not just for summer.
“We also have our Local Residents’ discount scheme and charity Trust membership travel savings.
“Combined with free guided history tours of our stations at Leeming Bar and Scruton, activities & events, cafes & gift shop, we believe that our volunteer-led community railway continues to offer visitors a fun and great value Yorkshire Dales day out.”
For more information and to book tickets, Visit https://wensleydale-railway.co.uk/running-days/
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