Community Events

West Somerset Railway Events and Experiences for 2024

EVENTS & EXPERIENCES...

MURDER MYSTERY SPECIALS
22nd June, 27th July, 30th August, 21st September and 26th October 2024
Calling all amateur sleuths!!
Do you see yourself as Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot or Sherlock Holmes? Well, the West Somerset Railway's Murder Mystery season is a must for all you amateur crime fighters.

CHEESE AND CIDER PLUS CREAM TEA SPECIALS
20th June, 4th July, 11th August and 12th September 2024
We are offering journeys from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead with Cheese and Cider on your outward journey and a cream tea on your return.

AFTERNOON TEA TRAIN
24th April, 27th May, 30th June, 25th July, 26th August and 26th September 2024
Watch the Somerset Coast and Quantock Hills roll by as you tuck in to a delicious afternoon tea provided by our Quantock Belle Chef, Sam le Roux.

FISH AND CHIP PLUS CREAM TEA SPECIALS
Various Dates
Take the heritage service from Bishops Lydeard at 12.30 and meander through the Quantock Hills and along the coast behind a heritage locomotive taking in the breath-taking scenery whilst enjoying your fish and chips.

THE QUANTOCK BELLE DINING TRAIN
Various Dates
The service operates on the scenic West Somerset Railway between Bishops Lydeard (near Taunton) and Minehead, recreating that wonderful, nostalgic atmosphere of the great days of steam.  Our diners enjoy good food and excellent company as the train winds its way through the beautiful Quantock Hills, past the ancient port of Watchet and along the coast to Blue Anchor Bay and through to its conclusion at Minehead.

PASTY AND A PINT
5th May, 11th July and 23rd October 2024
We are offering journeys from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead with a pasty and a pint on your outward journey.