30^th November to 24^th December 2024

Get in the festive spirit at Nene Valley Railway with our brand new, never before seen Christmas Special… Christmas at the Railway: The North Pole Adventure!

Join us at Nene Valley Railway this Christmas and embark on the most magical journey around this festive season.

Start your journey in the Enchanted Forest with Bramble and discover whether you have made the good list this year.

Join Frostine, the winter fairy, who will guide you on your wondrous experience and help you to reach the North Pole. You will then arrive at Father Christmas’s Workshop where Santa’s elves will ask for your help to make sure everything is ready this year for the big day.

After you have completed all your preparations, it is time to meet Santa himself along with Mrs Claus.  He will thank each of you and you will receive a gift early this year.

Finally, it is time to journey back home and Santa’s very favourite way to travel (other than sleigh) is by train, so board our festive carriages to transport you back in the most magnificent way possible whilst more of Santa’s elves will ensure your journey home is filled with Christmas Spirit.

Select from 3 check-in times prior to train departure and your ticket includes:

• A fully immersive festive experience with 14 professional actors playing our Christmas characters
• Journey through our autumn forest, snow frosted portal and Santa’s workshop
• Help the elves make toys in Santa's workshop (Children only)
• Meet Santa and Mrs Claus
• Receive a Christmas gift from Santa in his lodge (Children only, unwrapped)
• Round trip from Wansford Station, this will usually be a steam train, but could on occasion be a diesel
• On train entertainment
• Festive fun sheet
• The whole event will last approximately one and a half to two hours

Would you like to take food on board the train?

You can purchase food directly from the website of our on-site franchised café Origin8, once you have booked your tickets.  Your food will then be available for collection from the platform before you board the train.

The café will be offering a Ploughman's Christmas Lunch, a Children’s Gift Box Lunch, an Afternoon Christmas Tea and a Christmas Cream Tea. For all Food enquiries please email orders@origin8delicafes.com

Once you have booked and paid for your event tickets, you will then be provided with a link to Origin8’s website where you can purchase your food.  You will see that all available options are already in your shopping basket, so you just need to change the quantity to 0 for the items you don’t wish to purchase and select the required quantity of those you do.

It is important when purchasing your food that you provide the correct date and time for your booking.

Why not book a Festive Lounge?

Dates: 30^th November, 15^th, 20^th, December 2024
You will need to select the late check in time to book the Festive Lounge

• Includes all of the above
• Your own private carriage for up to 16 people
• Your own personal elf, who meets you from check-in until you alight the train at the end of your experience
• Festive drinks box (random selection of soft & alcoholic drinks)
• The Festive Lounge also has full Wheelchair access

Accessibility coach

Our accessibility coach will be available 1^st, 7^th and 23^rd December 2024.  Please call us on 01780 784444 to book.

Adult Standard Ticket £35.00
Child Standard Ticket (1 to 15 years old) £35.00
Child Standard Ticket (Under 1 years old) £5.00
Compartment (Up to 8 people) £225.00
Festive Lounge (Up to 16 people) £640.00

Also available:

• Photo opportunity Christmas Tree (outside Wansford)
• Gift shops (at Wansford)
• Cafe (at Wansford)
• 2x Bars serving on train refreshments