Please note that at present we are closed until further notice. Our planned events for July and August have now been cancelled. We are planning how to return visitors to the site and hope to announce COVID-secure reopening plans soon.
You can visit Kirkby Stephen East every weekend (both days) between Saturday 11th of April and Saturday 5th of December, from 10am to 4pm. Admission to the site is free - we are a volunteer-run, non-for-profit organisation, and so would welcome any kind donation.
Train rides have a small ticket price. Adult tickets are £4 and a family ticket is £7 (2 adults and three children). Additional children are £1.50. Tickets include unlimited rides on that day.
You can find out more about our events by clicking here.
You can visit Kirkby Stephen East every weekend (both days) between Saturday 11th of April and Saturday 5th of December, from 10am to 4pm. Admission to the site is free - we are a volunteer-run, non-for-profit organisation, and so would welcome any kind donation.
Train rides have a small ticket price. Adult tickets are £4 and a family ticket is £7 (2 adults and three children). Additional children are £1.50. Tickets include unlimited rides on that day.
You can find out more about our events by clicking here.
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/.
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/.