Lovely renovated line between Corfe Castle and Swanage manned by volunteers who have done a great job equipping and restoring and running this bit of history to 1950s condition. Both termini situated very close to the town centres which make for easy sightseeing. Volunteers all helpful and very friendly.

A lovely evening on the polar express the train was decorated up nice and christmassy and the staff were very good and the actors were great recreating the polar express. It was a bit disorganised to start with boarding the train no directions which carriage was what and where you were supposed to go . I am going to be honest I don't think it was worth the ticket price quite expensive for what is was . I have been to a polar express in a different location in devon and I'm sorry but there's was much better than swanage there was more singing and dancing in the carriages from the actors and it was more musical. I felt this was not that musical to be honest and it didn't provide the full experience.

The "Winter Warm Up" was well worth attending. There was a selection of steam and diesel locomotives hauling passengers and freight. The main beach carpark is about 250 yards from the station and cost £1 for the whole day. Spend some time at Corfe Castle station. There is an interesting museum and a good second hand book shop in a van. The staff were very friendly and helpful. It is a lovely, short journey especially with the weather being kind!

Very busy day on the train as it was offering a special deal if you were local ,we were not , there were lots of children as it was half term as well. We managed to get a seat and went to Corfe Castle , we had a look around , a drink and ten returned to Swanage . We had to stand as it was so busy . All volunteers were very helpful and lovely with the small children.

We had a really nice afternoon taking the steam train, got off at two of the stops. There were lots of volunteers and information displays, to enable us t9 learn the history of the railway and about all the hard work the volunteers have put in. Beautifully maintained trains and station buildings. Overheard a volunteer taking to a child about their cygnets programme for children to volunteer and eventually train to drive the trains, which sounded lovely.

Visited Swanage on a random day out and nice to the railway running so we paid for a return journey at a cost of £40 which I thought was a bit steep but given that we just paid £1 for parking at the main carpark for the day as we were out of season then the cost of the return was justified. We were also lucky that they accept cash because from the 31st March 2024 it goes card only which I think is a bit unfair as it's the sort of place that would benefit from people paying by cash. Nice journey down the line and back again as you can get off at Corfe Castle explore and get back at a later time. Plenty of information about the line and staff were helpful too.

Although the children enjoyed the steam train ride, I was a little underwhelmed. We did a return trip Norden to Swanage, visiting the beach and breaking our journey at Corfe Castle on the way back. There is only a shop/cafe at Swanage, and the railway museum at Corfe Castle was closed (volunteer shortage?). There was no opportunity to wander round on the ground and see some of the preserved items up close. As it was, it's an expensive trip to the seaside. We were also disappointed there were no through trains from Wareham any longer, as we would have used it all the way from where we were staying. Having said all that, it was a nice ride, and the staff were all very friendly and pleasant!

Wow my husband, myself and a group of our friends had a great time on this most stunning steam engine. We couldn’t fault our journey from Swanage to Norden. We had excellent weather with it clouding over only a few times but it made the journey and seeing Corfe Castle in an amazing way.

Had a lovely few hours travelling from swanage to Corfe castle having a walk around we had a drink in the greyhound pub. Only a few little shops but we did try the lovely bakery that we had very large pasties from. Lovely views of the castle and you can pay to go and have a walk to the top of the castle we didn’t but will definitely be back on our own to explore another time. We didn’t get off at other stations as we had my 81 year old mom who can’t walk.

We had a wonderful day on the train from Swanage to Corfe Castle, great views on the journey and lovely staff. A special mention to Peter Hunt for all his interesting info on places to visit, his knowledge and enthusiasm were first rate!. Highly recommend a trip.