We're on Thornton Drive, off Station Road, Hesketh Bank, between Southport and Preston and right next to Booths supermarket. Set your satnav to PR4 6SP. Turn into Thornton Drive and drive a short distance between the new houses until you see our car park on the left. Here's a map:

We run every Sunday and Bank Holiday between April and the end of October. We are also operating steam trains on Wednesdays during May and October half-terms, and on Wednesdays during August. The first train is 11.30 and the last 4.30. Trains currently run about every 30 minutes. See our Timetable page.

Only for Santa Specials and Halloween trains. Otherwise just turn up. For some other special events we may offer booking, but it will be optional. ALSO... you can now pre-book our ADVANCE ANYDAY tickets, at a discount from our standard fares. These are valid for any train, including on gala days, except for Santa Specials and Halloween trains. They have no expiry date. Click here to buy.

It's fairly short, about a quarter of a mile, but you can ride as many times as you like on your ticket.

The site is generally level, with a variety of hard surfaces and grassed areas There is a sloping tarmac path up from the car park. See our access statement for more details. The toilets include facilities for the disabled. At present we cannot take wheelchairs on our trains. However, we are building a brand-new access coach, which will have openings wide enough to take passengers in wheelchairs. Here's a picture:

We have our own tea-room, selling cream teas, locally-made cakes and hot and cold drinks, with table service. On special event days and Santa Specials we also run a burger bar using a custom-built railway wagon.

Yes, we have a toilet block next to the platform, with facilities for the disabled.

You can contact us by email, phone or old-fashioned letter. Our contact details are at the bottom of each page.

Yes, we run Drive-an-Engine days when you can learn all about driving an engine, and try it yourself. More details are here.

Yes, you can have a birthday party (or any other type of celebration) at the Railway, and we will run a train for your exclusive use. More details are here.

Yes, we are very happy to host groups at the Railway, either on normal running days or as a special event. In the latter case we can organise site tours and special steamings, with a variety of heritage rolling stock. More details are here.