Please note that at present we are closed. Our planned events for July and August have now been cancelled.
We are opening for small group tours on the 12th, 13th, 19th and 20th of September as part of the national Heritage Open Days event.
Join us in exploring the restorations of two historic rail vehicles, on intimate tours of the Kirkby Stephen East site.
On the 12th and 13th, we'll look at ‘The restoration of a unique 1902-built North Eastern Railway Bogie Stores Van at Kirkby Stephen East’.
On the 19th and 20th, we'll cover the ‘Restoration of the ‘NER Sand Wagon’ owned by the National Railway Museum – an imposter unmasked’.
Tours run hourly from 10.30am to 15.30pm. All participants must be pre-booked and each tour is limited to 8. In addition, limited refreshments (all sealed e.g. cans, crisps etc) will be available.
You can book by clicking here.
You can find out more about our events by clicking here.
We are opening for small group tours on the 12th, 13th, 19th and 20th of September as part of the national Heritage Open Days event.
Join us in exploring the restorations of two historic rail vehicles, on intimate tours of the Kirkby Stephen East site.
On the 12th and 13th, we'll look at ‘The restoration of a unique 1902-built North Eastern Railway Bogie Stores Van at Kirkby Stephen East’.
On the 19th and 20th, we'll cover the ‘Restoration of the ‘NER Sand Wagon’ owned by the National Railway Museum – an imposter unmasked’.
Tours run hourly from 10.30am to 15.30pm. All participants must be pre-booked and each tour is limited to 8. In addition, limited refreshments (all sealed e.g. cans, crisps etc) will be available.
You can book by clicking here.
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/.