Daily, April to October
Morning Mist
The first train up, through the mist
The first train of the day leaves before the visitors arrive, when the valley still belongs to the crew and the birds. It’s the quietest ride on the line, and on autumn mornings the best: the mist lies in the cutting through Fernhollow woods, and the engine climbs out of it into the sun.
At Summit Halt the crew runs the engine round its train while you stretch your legs; on a clear day you can see three counties. You’re back at Millbrook in time for a late breakfast in the buffet.
What's included
- A hot drink from the buffet trolley
- Seats in the open coach
- Return on any train the same day
- Duration
- 2 h, return
- Runs
- Daily, April to October
Fare£18 adult return; children £9
Tickets are for a seat on this journey on any day it runs; show them on your phone to the guard. Refunds up to 48 hours before.
The route
- 08:40MillbrookCoffee on the platform from 08:15
- 09:05FernhollowThe mist usually lifts here
- 09:18Kestrel Bridge
- 09:45Summit Halt15 minutes at the top
- 10:40Millbrook
More journeys
Fridays and Saturdays, May to December
Starlight Dinner Train
Three courses, lamps lit, over the viaduct after dark
- Duration
- 3 h, return
- Fare
- £68
- Duration
- 4 h, with a stop
- Fare
- £26
- Duration
- Ride 1 h, walk 3–4 h
- Fare
- £15