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Weardale Railway

471 Reviews

#1 of 5 things to do in Stanhope

Tours, Scenic Railroads

Stanhope Station Station Road, Stanhope DL13 2YS, England

Weardale Railway
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3.5 471 reviews

Excellent49%
Very good21%
Average7%
Poor6%
Terrible17%

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Suggested duration: 1-2 hours

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Stanhope Station Station Road, Stanhope DL13 2YS, England

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wilky002

County Durham

16753

Reviewed 5 weeks ago via mobile

Second year running

We love this. It was our second year running. Our kids were 7 and 2 this year and both still loved it. It’s great as you do not need to get off as Santa comes on the train with his elves. Staff are all excellent...More

Date of experience: December 2018

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GAnnis2016

Reviewed December 23, 2018 via mobile

ABSOLUTLY FANTASTIC FOR ALL AGES

we were a party of 10 and a baby (10 months old). ages ranged from 60 to 10months. and this was fantastic on all levels to suit every age. especially the children. we were nervous about being sat together being such a large party but...More

Date of experience: December 2018

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Amy M

Reviewed December 22, 2018 via mobile

train to christmas town

Total waste of money. paid £80 for me and my 6 year old. the elves danced too 2 songs then passed out hot chocolate and a cookie. arrived at christmas town which was a wooden cut out. eleves played 2 games with the children. santa...More

Date of experience: December 2018

1 Thank Amy M

sarahlN2540EO

Shildon, United Kingdom

166

Reviewed December 18, 2018 via mobile

Absolutely disappointing experience

We visited here my sister and friend and our 5 children, the story wasn’t loud enough for us to hear, the elf with the book was at the other end of the carriage so we had no idea what was going on, They brought out...More

Date of experience: December 2018

1 Thank sarahlN2540EO

VelvetBrown

Morpeth, England, United Kingdom

3612

Reviewed December 17, 2018

If you like queuing and waiting in the rain, this is the place for you

We took my niece and granddaughter to the train to get Christmas off to a good start. There was plenty of parking which was a bonus, but you have to cross a slippery railway bridge to get to the right side. It’s not a problem...More

Date of experience: December 2018

1 Thank VelvetBrown

T209

Redcar, United Kingdom

Reviewed December 16, 2018 via mobile

Shockingly Bad!

I can’t believe my daughter paid £136.00 for this utter rubbish! A complete rip off somebody is making a lot of money on this. Train dirty, a totally disappointing experience not magical at all, cringe worthy and tacky. A hot chocolate and a super market...More

Date of experience: December 2018

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sharronstewie123

Reviewed December 15, 2018

Terrible

Myself and my son went on this Christmas train today 15 dec2018. It was chaos the queues were out of hand nobody new where to go when we did finally get our tickets and got on the train everyone was scattered about families not sitting...More

Date of experience: December 2018

4 Thank sharronstewie123

Pam C

Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

Reviewed December 15, 2018 via mobile

Magical

Had a fantastic day with my 3 year old grandson. The staff are amazing and the cafe good. The gift shop is reasonably priced. A perfect day.

Date of experience: December 2018

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Phillipstait

South Shields, England, United Kingdom

Reviewed December 9, 2018

LOVED IT! and great disabled provision

This is the second year of attending TTCT at weardale. We booked one of the discounted days and then took the black friday discount so the tickets were £37 not £90 which was a great start. I was worried that the fact we were going...More

Date of experience: December 2018

1 Thank Phillipstait

Extraordinary108573

Bradford, United Kingdom

Reviewed November 26, 2018 via mobile

Fantastic entertainment

We travelled on Saturday on the 1.30 train to Christmas Town. From the minute you enter the station you are greeted by the happy elves. Waving, smiling & singing carols. The station is decorated beautifully. We entered our very old fashioned carriage & squeezed into...More