To keep our customers safe, each family group will be seated in separate compartments.

Please select a carriage and then click on an available compartment.

Choose your first seat and you'll then notice that all the remaining seats in that compartment become highlighted, so that no one else can book them.

Then, just choose the different tickets you need for each of your group from the drop down lists.

For any spare seats simply choose the option 'seat not required'

Please note that we operate our heritage diesel trains on Saturdays and Steam on Sundays.

Join us for a delicious home-cooked two course meal served onboard our steam-hauled dining train on our recreation of the ‘Pines Express’ that used to run through Bitton Station.

Seats are in carriages around tables of two or four people and will be socially-distanced

Our onboard bar will be open serving a range of wine, beer, cider and soft drinks.

Join us for a couple of hours and drive one of our steam locomotives at the Avon Valley Railway!

Under expert tuition you’ll be given an introduction to one of our steam locomotives together with a safety briefing before taking to the footplate to learn the skills involved.  Then, you’ll take the controls and drive and fire the locomotive yourself.

To maintain social distancing this will now be on an exclusive basis with just one participant on the footplate at any one time.  You’ll drive for one round trip of the line (six miles), taking approximately one hour.

At the end of your time with us you’ll receive a commemorative certificate and gift pack of information about the railway.  You’ll also receive a year’s membership to the Avon Valley Railway.

Suitable for 18+

This is a Murder Mystery event suitable for people aged 15 or over 

Guests gather on the platform for the first part of the performance before boarding the train.  During the main course the actors will divulge clues and aid in your deliberations.  The second part of the performance will either take place on the train or the platform (depending on weather conditions) and dessert will be served.  Finally you will dis-embark and reveal who you think did the crime.

This is a Dining Train event onboard one of our heritage steam trains.  Seats are in carriages around tables of two or four people

Our onboard bar will be open serving a range of wine, beer, cider and soft drinks.

Guests to arrive 6.30pm for prompt 6.45pm departure.

2 course meal followed by tea & coffee

 

Enjoy a traditional meal of fish and chips served onboard as you travel the line on one of our diesel-hauled trains.
 
Seats are in carriages around tables of two or four people and will be socially-distanced.

Children travel free on this special weekend if they bring their teddy bear!  Bring them along, and the rest of the family, for a great day out.

You’ll need to reserve your seats on a specific train and time.  We’re still planning on seating family groups of bubbles in separate compartments or tables away from other passengers to help keep everyone safe.  Once onboard you’ll enjoy a 50 minute ride on one of our steam-hauled trains.

There will be hand sanitiser available when you arrive as well as onboard the train, and our volunteers will be cleaning the train between journeys too (we’ve increased the gap between train times to help us achieve this safely).

Before or after your train ride you’ll be able to enjoy face painting, balloon modelling and family entertainment on Bitton Station.  More details will be announced as restrictions are eased and it’s clearer which activities are possible.  But, most importantly of all, you’ll have a great time with us!

Join us as we turn back the clock to the 1940s.  Enjoy vintage military vehicles, Home Front displays and wartime entertainment.  Plus our steam train rides throughout the day.

 

You’ll need to reserve your seats on a specific train and time.  We’re still planning on seating family groups of bubbles in separate compartments or tables away from other passengers to help keep everyone safe. Once onboard you’ll enjoy a 50 minute ride on one of our steam-hauled trains.

 

There will be hand sanitiser available when you arrive as well as onboard the train, and our volunteers will be cleaning the train between journeys too (we’ve increased the gap between train times to help us achieve this safely).

 

If you don’t want to ride on the train you can just purchase a timed site admission ticket although these are limited. Please select one of the time slots on the right.

 

Please note; Car parking for this special weekend will be in Keynsham opposite the Lock Keeper pub. There’ll be a vintage bus Park & Ride service to and from Bitton Station departing regularly throughout the day. Special thanks to Taylor Wimpey for giving us permission to use this car park.

Join us as we turn back the clock to the 1940s.  Enjoy vintage military vehicles, Home Front displays and wartime entertainment.  Plus our steam train rides throughout the day.

 

You’ll need to reserve your seats on a specific train and time. We’re still planning on seating family groups of bubbles in separate compartments or tables away from other passengers to help keep everyone safe. Once onboard you’ll enjoy a 50 minute ride on one of our steam-hauled trains.

 

There will be hand sanitiser available when you arrive as well as onboard the train, and our volunteers will be cleaning the train between journeys too (we’ve increased the gap between train times to help us achieve this safely).

 

If you don’t want to ride on the train you can just purchase a timed site admission ticket although these are limited. Please Click Here to access these admissions.

 

Please note; Car parking for this special weekend will be in Keynsham opposite the Lock Keeper pub. There’ll be a vintage bus Park & Ride service to and from Bitton Station departing regularly throughout the day. Special thanks to Taylor Wimpey for giving us permission to use this car park.

Under expert tuition you’ll be given an introduction to our Class 31 diesel locomotive and safety briefing before taking to the loco to learn the skills involved.  Then, you’ll take the controls and drive the locomotive yourself, hauling a rake of passenger coaches.  You’ll also act as secondman on one of the journeys.

Light refreshments will be provided.

At the end of your time with us you’ll receive a commemorative certificate and gift pack of information about the railway.  You’ll also receive a year’s membership to the Avon Valley Railway.

Please note, this is a half day experience.