Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway - (Embsay Station)

Cute steam railway with friendly dedicated knowledgeable staff to support you in having a great trip. We walked from Bolton Abbey up to the estate, approx 40 mins walk, and had a cracking breakfast at one of the cafes en route. Estate was beautiful and great day out both on the train (parked at Embsay) and wandering around the estate. Great for families, though we were a couple.

Brilliant experience...really enjoyed it.... journey out takes about twenty minutes ..the turnaround is a further twenty minutes and the return journey is also twenty minutes...so 1 hour. I would recommend booking tickets beforehand...and also turning up not more than 30 minutes before departure as there wasn't to do whilst waiting for the train. Plenty of car parking. Drivers, guards etc very engaging.

We had afternoon tea here, absolutely wonderful, the staff were really friendly & helpful, would highly recommend if your in the area or just love steam trains.

We were gifted a 'Dales Dining - Fish 'n' Chips' experience (gift experiences can't be booked on line but by phone or email). It was brilliant! The staff were helpful efficient and friendly. Plentiful tea and coffee to accompany the meal were included plus the option of paying for a drinks order from the well stocked bar. Lovely scenery and a chance to stretch the old legs at Bolton Abbey Station. (

Lovely little train ride but it's a shame you can't book return journeys to allow for the lovely walk at Bolton Abbey and just have to hope there will be space at the time you want to go back. They did say they were going to look into this though and it's a perfect excuse to enjoy some tea and cake in the station cafe while you wait for the next train.