Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th July 2025
Updated 07/07/25
This is the third Kirkby Stephen in the 1940s weekend in conjunction with the Military Vehicle Trust (North West Branch) and there are new exhibit sites in the Market Square with a tea dance in the Masonic Hall (Sunday 2pm - tickets from Buttercup of Kirkby Stephen).
We will be running steam train services each day from 10:30 am - 4pm (subject to locomotive availability )
Admission is FREE but charges for train rides (tickets to be purchased from our shop on site no pre-booking required) and donations welcome.
Parking on site is prioritorised for blue badge holders and there is a FREE park and ride scheme from the Kirkby Stephen Auction Mart CA17 4QL using Cumbria Classic Coaches. The bus timetable has been confirmed to meet trains on the Settle and Carlisle line.
Well behaved dogs are welcome on short leads and can travel on the buses and train services in 3rd class compartments but please be aware we have stations cats at KSE.
Please see our accesibility page for more information for people with additional needs.
Exhibit and programme:
Stainmore Railway Company Shop is well stocked with a wide range of items including jigsaws, military vehicle model kits, books, children's items and Bachman model railway items in addition to local jams and preserves.
Updated 07/07/25
This is the third Kirkby Stephen in the 1940s weekend in conjunction with the Military Vehicle Trust (North West Branch) and there are new exhibit sites in the Market Square with a tea dance in the Masonic Hall (Sunday 2pm - tickets from Buttercup of Kirkby Stephen).
We will be running steam train services each day from 10:30 am - 4pm (subject to locomotive availability )
Admission is FREE but charges for train rides (tickets to be purchased from our shop on site no pre-booking required) and donations welcome.
Parking on site is prioritorised for blue badge holders and there is a FREE park and ride scheme from the Kirkby Stephen Auction Mart CA17 4QL using Cumbria Classic Coaches. The bus timetable has been confirmed to meet trains on the Settle and Carlisle line.
Well behaved dogs are welcome on short leads and can travel on the buses and train services in 3rd class compartments but please be aware we have stations cats at KSE.
Please see our accesibility page for more information for people with additional needs.
Exhibit and programme:
- Stainmore Railway Company - rear car park, main platform and adjacent field (field area is unsuitable for wheelchairs)
- Military vehicles from the 1940s era with demonstrations of military life, first aid and much more
- Rachel Grace, the Skylark of Vintage live music from the 1940s (Saturday)
- Harri Dean live music from the 1940s (Sunday)
- Home Front Life exhibition
- Special Operations Executve display
- History of 1940s life in Upper Eden Valley
- Wartime District Nurse
- Kirkby Stephen Cloisters and Market Square
- 1940s bicycles
- Wartime lady locomotive cleaners
- Rationing display
- Stalls
- Vehicle displays rotating during the day
- Saturday Military Vehicle Road Run
- 15:30 start from Stainmore Railway Company to Winton village and back
- Kirkby Stephen Town Centre businesses will be entering into the 1940s spirit with their own interpretations
- Sunday - Tea Dance in the Masonic Hall 2pm - tickets to be purchased in advance available from Buttercup of Kirkby Stephen and Sandy's
- Train Rides both days from 10:30 am - 4pm at Stainmore Railway Company
Stainmore Railway Company Shop is well stocked with a wide range of items including jigsaws, military vehicle model kits, books, children's items and Bachman model railway items in addition to local jams and preserves.