Open days this weekend

Name: Open days this weekend
Start: 2026-03-28T10:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-03-29T15:00:00+00:00
Location: West Somerset Railway

Schedule

Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sun, 29 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

West Somerset Railway | Minehead, EN

We are opening our doors in conjunction with the West Somerset Railway this coming weekend Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th March on their 50th Anniversary Weekend celebrating half a century since the first trains in preservation ran between Minehead and Blue Anchor in 1976.
We will have our award winning Bath Green Park layout on show together with our newest layout 'Tamerig'. Ample free car parking.
We will be serving refreshments and have a sales table. Come and see us Platform 1 Bishops Lydeard Station. Open 10.00 am to 16.00 both days. Action on the West Somerset Railway from Star locomotives in action:
- Bagnall 0-6-0ST No.2996 ‘Victor’ (visiting)
- WSR Mogul 2-6-0 no.9351
- GWR Manor 4-6-0 no.7812 'Erlestoke Manor'
- Class 35 Hymek D7017
- Class 115 DMU