Steam Train Trip for Two with Churnet Valley Railway
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Overview
Step aboard to experience the magic of British travel with this Steam Train Trip for Two with Churnet Valley Railway.
You and a lucky friend can take your seats in a beautifully restored heritage steam or diesel locomotive and enjoy a charming excursion back to the golden age of travel. Soak up the sights as you pass through the heart of the Staffordshire Moorlands, offering idyllic views of the river and the historic Cauldron Canal.
Fancy learning more about the railway’s history? Head over to the museum at Cheddleton Station, which has a wealth of information and memorabilia about the Churnet Valley Railway and the North Staffordshire Railway Company.
- SKU
- PCVRS2
- Locations
- 1 in the UK
- People
- For 2
- Validity
- 12 Months
- Rating
- 4.2 (8)
What's Included
- Steam train trip for two people
- 20-mile or 11-mile round trip on a heritage steam or diesel locomotives
- Beautiful views of the Staffordshire Moorlands
- Entry to the railway museum at Cheddleton Station
- Experience gift pack including personalised voucher and message card
What happens on the day?
On arrival at Froghall Station, you’ll step aboard one of the beautifully restored heritage steam or diesel locomotives.
Experience the magic of traditional rail travel with either an 11-mile or 20-mile round trip, and take in views of the Staffordshire Moorlands as you go.
Participant guidelines
- Minimum age: 16
- Under 4s can join you free of charge
- Kingsley & Froghall station and the museum at Cheddleton are both wheelchair accessible. Kingsley & Froghall station has disabled toilets. Staff are always on hand to help with any assistance you may require
- There is disabled parking at Kingsley & Froghall station, if you are unable to find any disabled parking you can alight wheelchairs or elderly passengers at the platform before parking your car
- The experience content, equipment used and restrictions may vary
Availability
Your voucher can be used on green and blue timetables. Trains run on selected Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Please check timetable for availability.
There is no need to make a booking but vouchers mnust be used before the expiry date printe on them.
Please allow 4 hours for the full experience.
Unless indicated otherwise the services are hauled by steam locomotives. On the occasions when this is not possible they will operate one of their heritage diesel locomotives.
What about insurance?
The centres contracted with us hold public liability insurance. We also hold contingency liability cover. You will not be liable for accidental damage to equipment, except where damage has been caused as a result of recklessness or wilful negligence.
Please ensure you are familiar with the terms and conditions of the experience.
How it works
Customer Reviews
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5
Jennifer
18/11/2021
Good day out
My husband and I had a lovely day I have a mobility scooter and the staff couldn't do enough for me.
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5
Caron mills
27/09/2021
Rubbish day
Very disappointed train journey cut short 😞 just drove there was made to sit on train for half an hour then turn round and come back thought we could get off and walk around museum and a coffee and food it was meant to be a 4 hour trip instead we were back in one hour and 50 mins very dissaponted customer
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5
Steve
09/09/2021
A Great Fathers Day Gift
A great experience on this steam loco, although through no ones fault the engine developed a brake fault after a 1/4 of the journey which resulted in being hauled by a Diesel engine. Scenery was brilliant and the day was warm. The return trip lasted just under 2 hours and would certainly recommend it. The staff were very pleasant and helpful and there was a lovely team room which we used before boarding.
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5
Olly
27/08/2021
Exciting Experience
An excellent experience with my Mum for Mother’s Day, something she has always wanted to do & she thoroughly enjoyed herself
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5
Leslie Rainsley
11/09/2020
Churnet Valley Railway Journey
An all round good experience. Very friendly and helpful staff. I have been on plenty of heritage railways and this one rates well with all the others. Different with the American locos and a very scenic stretch of track...about 11 miles each way I think. I would recommend it to any one who is or isn't interested in steam railways. We could have seen more ( museum, sheds, et cetera ) if it hadn't been for coronavirus. Go and see for yourself!
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4
Carol Marie Harper
13/10/2020
Good
We wanted to upgrade the voucher to include food but unable to . We had a great time with our own picnic
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R
25/09/2020
Very limited trip
Staff and train lovely and staff could not have been more helpful, however the trip was an hour along a track and an hour back on same track not much to see? Which was a shame and we could not get off train. Luckily we did managed to get a takeaway coffee before boarding. Think you should promote the cream tea e experience or make people aware you can do this, we could not exchange our ticket for this and I feel this may have been better. Very expensive for what we got.
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Susan Rowe
19/10/2020
Disaster
Despite telephoning the railway directly 2 weeks before my trip, they had no record of my booking and the managing director has accused me of lying. The station staff were pleasant. The train toilets were disgusting although the stations portaloos were very clean. They blamed Virgin Experience for my poor afternoon and I was not impressed woth either the railway or the restrictions on the Virgin voucher.
Locations
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West Midlands
- Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire