2026 Event dates
Events coming up.
2026 EVENTS
Every Wednesday starting 25th February through to 28th October (No advance tickets). Trains run from 11am to 1:45pm on most days.
8th to 17th April – Wednesdays Thursdays and Fridays only – School holiday diesels (No advance tickets)
Sunday 3rd May – EVENT day – Bluebells in the wood. First full event of the year
27th to 29th May – Half term diesel train rides and activities (No advance tickets)
Saturday 30th May – Young Engineers Day – Talks, Footplate and train rides, Lathe demo, signal box & turntable operations, guarding and more hands on activities. Watch out for tickets.
Sunday 7th June – EVENT day – Steam and more
Sunday 5th July – – EVENT day – Classic cars and steam.
Weekend 11th & 12th July – Woodfair
Every Wednesday to Friday between 22nd July and 28th August Diesel trains. (No advance tickets)
Saturday 24th July – Music Festival – details to be announced
Sunday 2nd August – EVENT day – Model Railway show sponsored Invicta Model Railway Shop – Sidcup
Weekend 8th & 9th August – Strong man event with train pulling and more.
Friday 4th September – Storytelling evening with Jason Buck. Join us in the woodland for an evening of Storytelling for Grown -ups. Firelight and magic.
Sunday 6th September – EVENT day – Tractors and Agriculture
Sunday 4th October – EVENT day – Last steam up event of the year
Wednesday 28th October thru Sunday 1st November Halloween diesels (No advance tickets)
7th 8th 14th & 15th December – It’s Christmas again!
Ticket prices on the gate for EVENT days
Adult (17+ years old) £20.00
Child (4 to 16 years old) £10.00
Child (0 to 3 years old) Free
Family (2 Adults and 3 Children) £50.00
Ticket prices online* for EVENT days
Adult (17+ years old) £15.00 (plus £0.72 booking fee)
Child (4 to 16 years old) £7.50 (plus £0.36 booking fee)
Child (0 to 3 years old) Free
Family (2 Adults and 3 Children) £40.00 (plus £1.92 booking fee)
*All online tickets must be purchased no later than noon the day prior to the event.
Normal Event Days: Car park opens at 10:00 am, first train 11:00 am, last train 4:30 pm, car park closes 5:30 pm.
Ladder Truck on Tour
Our Ladder truck is on show and tacking people up the ladder at there events
2nd – 4th July 2026 Upton Country Park Festival, Poole. Upton Country park Festival is Dorset’s biggest and best tribute show
5th July 2026 Country in the Park, Upton Country Park, Poole Bringin’ the finest in country music together for a foot-stompin’, heart-felt celebration of Americana!
17th – 21st July 2026 RocknRibs. Rock n Ribs is a 3 day American themed family-friendly festival at Bath & West Showground Somerset

