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Steam through the rolling Mendip countryside on a day out at the East Somerset Railway. 2008 marks our 150th anniversary so why not take a ride on one of our steam trains on the five mile round trip and travel back in time to the halcyon days of steam?

Train rides ·  Engine Shed ·  Workshop ·  Museum ·  Cafe ·  Shop

  • Go on a steam train ride
  • Visit the engine sheds to see how we look after our locomotives
  • Find out about the 150 years of the East Somerset Railway in our museum
  • Take a wildlife walk alongside the track to see what you can find. Buy a single ticket and walk back through the rolling countryside
  • Step into the signal box (open most weekends) to watch the signalman at work
  • See David Shepherd’s renowned wildlife and railway pictures in our Art Gallery
  • Browse in our well stocked shop for books, gifts, toys, ice creams and a range of “Thomas the Tank Engine” merchandise
  • Enjoy lunch or afternoon tea in our Whistlestop Café
  • Let off steam in our children’s playground and picnic area

Click on About the ESR for more information about the railway.

Photo Gallery updates

During the Thomas event last week we had an unusual visitor – a ‘not very good’ homing pigeon!! Having stayed on the footpath to the shed all week, Colin decided to try and catch it for the owner to collect and return to Dursley, Gloucestershire. Here can be seen Colins contraption in action to catch the pigeon. Unfortunately no matter how long he waited there, it would not enter the box, but having left it, there were several reports from other members that the bird had been enjoying a quick snack in the box as they passed!

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Trains next run on -

Sat 24th May: 11:00, 12:30, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00
Sun 25th May: 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00

Click on Timetable for full timetable details.

The next Wine & Dine is -

Cream Teas on
Sun 1st Jun 2008

Latest News

New ESR website

New website goes live

By: Jim Cobb, Sat 17th May

The new East Somerset Railway website has now gone live and can be found at http://www.eastsomersetrailway.com/. If you find any problems or have any comments or suggestions on the new site, please send them to website@eastsomersetrailway.com . Some areas on the new website are still a little ...[Full story]

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