Pirates & Princess Express 30th August Stephenson Steam Railway 🚂🏴☠️
Schedule
Sat Aug 30 2025 at 09:30 am to 05:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Stephenson Steam Railway | North Shields, EN
Hosted By Let it Snow productions ✨🏰Ahoy Mateys... 🏴☠️🏴☠️👑
Join us for a Day of Pirates & Princesses!
sessions
10:00 ( arrive 9:30)
12:00 ( arrive 11:30)
14:00 (arrive 13:30)
16:00 (arrive 15:30)
Following Previous sell out fairytale train events since 2019
Super fairytale Express & Fairytale express We now bring you the Pirates & Princess Express
Hosted at Stephenson Steam Railway Museum!
A Magical Pirate and Princess themed train!
This is a mix of fairytale characters , Pirates including Pirate Spiderman!
This is our Signature event which has been Going since 2019 but this is the first time we have given it a Pirate themed twist!
Dress up as your favourite fairytale character or Pirate! and hop aboard a heritage train with our wonderful characters on a magical ride like no other. 🛤️
Captain Hook , Pirate Donald,Pirate Mickey & Princess Minnie magical Apperance within the event! All characters no matter where you sit on the train will be available for photos for each customer!
How it works:
You Choose your seats on the Train in the carriage based on your favourite character
Please note no matter where you sit for the actual train ride all characters wil be available for photos and see each customer anyway! the seats you choose are just for the physical train ride.
We have:
Quiet carriage -you can choose to ride Alone with your party instead this is perfect for children or customers who prefer a more calm experience! please email us as this is upon request!
SEATS
5 Private enclosed Princess Carriages with 10 seats available in each Carriage:
Carriage A1 - Cinderella 👸🏼
Carriage A2 – Belle 👸🏻
Carriage A3 - Snow White 🍎
Carriage A4 -Aurora 👑
Carriage A5 - QUIET CARRIAGE NO CHARACTERS PLEASE ASK US FOR ACCESS TO THESE SEATS
CARRIAGE B 🕷️🌸🧚🗡️
which has 40 Seats in groups of 8 /10 in one carriage with walk ways to access all seats Characters will move around this Entire carriage at different times
Spiderman 🕷️
Rapunzel 🌸
Peter Pan 🗡️
Tinkerbell 🧚
* please note no more than 7 seats can be seated together in one group in B carriage due to seats being grouped in this way.
Then we have:
PRINCESS AND PIRATES MIXED CARRIAGE 🏴☠️👑
Carriage C Largest Open seated Carriage
There 70 seats available we advise this carriage for larger groups!
Elsa ❄️
Anna ❄️
Pirate Red 🏴☠️
Captain jack Sparrow 🏴☠️
Ariel 🐚
Merida 🏹
What Happens at the Event ?
You'll Arrive and be greeted by some Magical characters on stage at the station to get you excited to see the train, youll then head to the viewing platform to wait for the magical Pirate train!
You' ll Board and ride in a heritage train to percy main with in your chosen Carriage with or without Characters depending on your ticket selection.
Once you get to the destination characters will disembark and move around to meet you all on the grass area outside
( Weather Permitting) if the weather is bad you stay seated and Characters will come to you on your Carriage!
ALL characters if they are not in your carriage will be available for Meet and Greet and Photo opportunities no matter where your seated for the train ride!The bell will ring and we head back to the Station , Event lasts Aprox 90 mins Please note who you choose to ride with is just who you sit with on the way there for the Train Journey!Due to the layout of the heritage train, seats are arranged in separate carriages so please choose your seats carefully as you cant change seats once they are purchased.
Tickets: £15.95 Plus Booking Fee & Transaction charge PER SEAT
Please note that ALL children and adults require a ticket. Each person needs a seat.
Adults without a ticket cannot ride the train; children cannot ride the train without an accompanying adult.
NOTE ** Siblings
**Babies under 12 months can go free, but only sitting on the lap of a paying adult.
Please note they cannot be placed on a seat! these must be babies in arms to qualify who are not really old enough for the event but a sibling of a child and Adult who is attending on a paid Ticket.
ARRIVAL TIMES:
10:00 TRAIN - You Arrive *9.30 AM
12:00 TRAIN -You Arrive *11.30
14:00 TRAIN - You Arrive *13.30
16:00 TRAIN -You Arrive *15.30
*PLEASE ONLY ARRIVE 30 MINS BEFORE YOUR TRAIN TIME
*BE AWARE IF YOU MISS YOUR CHOSEN SLOT FOR WHATEVER REASON YOU CANNOT RIDE THE TRAIN*
Buggies are to be left at the station in our Magical safe Buggy park as we cannot fit them on the train so all belongings need to come with you.
Parking is available on site at first come first serve but we would suggest getting dropped off at the venue rather than parking for ease as not everyone will fit in the car park.
*PLEASE ONLY ARRIVE 30 MINS BEFORE YOUR TRAIN TIME
*BE AWARE IF YOU MISS YOUR CHOSEN SLOT FOR WHATEVER REASON YOU CANNOT RIDE THE TRAIN*
Buggies are to be left at the station in our Magical safe Buggy park as we cannot fit them on the train so all belongings need to come with you.
Parking is available on site at first come first serve but we would suggest getting dropped off at the venue rather than parking for ease as not everyone will fit in the car park.
Exchange & Refunds
Tickets can not be exchanged for an alternative session after purchase, due to slot demand and tickets are non-refundable if you can't attend the event.Tickets cannot be changed due to seating requirements please book all together if you wish to sit in one group.
Location
Full Venue Address is
Stephenson Railway Museum
Middle Engine Lane
North Shields
Tyne & Wear
NE29 8DX
The Station is Located Near Silverlink Shopping Center behind the Audi Car Garage
Parking
Some Parking is Available on site for each session at the Station but we do advise getting dropped off and collected rather than parking if possible.
Public Transport
Please note the Metro is 1.5 Miles away and closest is Percy Main (this is probably not the closest form of public Transport to the venue)
There is however a bus route that takes you to Silverlink Shopping Center which is located beside us.
Buses are frequent to Silverlink Shopping Center we advise this as the public Transport method and you would then walk approx 5 mins from there to the station.
Toilets
Toilets are available on site beside the Cafe.
Arrival
Please have your Booking Name and Bar code ready on arrival to hand.
Please ONLY Arrive 30 mins before your departure Train time for E.g 12:00 Train arrives 11:30 am Prompt. This is to avoid congestion from other sessions and also keeping the Magic at all times!
Please note last entry for the train is 15 mins before your Train Departure time so e.g 10:00 am train last entry is 9:45 am this is because we need to allow time to get on the train. If you miss your Train we cannot board you onto another time so please leave in enough time to avoid disappointment on the day, we would hate for anyone to miss their slot!
NOTE - Ticket entry is Required to be in the Station and join the event.
Pictures
You are able to take as many pictures on the day as possible with your mobiles we do not have a Photographer on site for this so bring your Phones!
Please be aware Photographers Must have Permission to take Professional Photos for Media or personal use from the event company Prior.
Buggy's
There will be a Buggy park located at the station in which you can leave pushchairs- Please note you cannot take them onto the train or the platform.
Wheelchair Access
There is no Wheelchair Access on the train as the train is a heritage train but wheelchairs may be left on the platform Apologies for any inconvenience.
We cannot wait for this Magical Day!
All our Love The Let it snow Kingdom!
xxx
*DISCLAIMER - we do not claim to represent Marvel , DC or the Walt Disney Company!
