UPDATED 17/07/2021
​We will finally be reopening to the public on
Sundays  in 2021 from
25th July - 12th December  (subject to lockdown restrictions)​for guided tours of our site and workshop
No pre-booking required.​
Our Volunteers will be wearing face coverings and practicing Covid -safe working practices

• The Museum, Station Masters Office and Shop will be open but our catering facility is not yet fully operational
  • The toilet facility is a porta-loo due to ongoing work on our toilets and we apologise in advance for the lack of disabled access (our contractor is working hard to complete the works which were halted due to circumstances beyond our control)​
• We do not yet have a date to start running trains as all our locomotives need to be recertified after which our safety critical staff can all receive refreshers to enable them to crew trains​ ​

Please check our Facebook page for uptodate information
We will also be running Heritage Open Days in September

Accessibility
To learn more about the accessibility of the site for those with additional needs, please click here.

Getting Here

Postcode - CA17 4LA.

Kirkby Stephen East is on the outskirts of the small Upper Eden town of Kirkby Stephen. We can be accessed using the A66 from Scotch Corner or from the Tebay Junction 38 on the M6, following the A685.

​A66 route: turn off at the A685 marked Brough / Kirkby Stephen. Drive through the town and we are immediately after the Croglin Castle Pub on the right. Tebay route: follow A685 past Kirkby Stephen West Station (Settle and Carlisle Line) and turn left just after the bridge before the Croglin Castle Pub.

You can reach us by public transport, too. The Settle and Carlisle Railway has regular trains from Leeds, Skipton, Carlisle and several smaller towns along the way to Kirkby Stephen. We are a 20 minute walk from the mainline rail station. You can also visit us by vintage bus! For details, please visit https://www.cumbriaclassiccoaches.co.uk/.