Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway

Ravenglass Station has a booking office and shop, the 1876 Ravenglass Station Café, a viewing turntable, accessible toilets, a Changing Places facility, an outdoor children’s play area and the Ravenglass Railway Museum. The museum tells the story of the railway through historic locomotives, artefacts and interactive displays; admission is free, with donations welcomed, and it opens from 9am on days when trains are running. At the eastern end of the line, Dalegarth for Boot has the refurbished 1876 Dalegarth Station Café, a gift shop, covered seating, another children’s play area and access to walking routes around Boot and the Eskdale valley. Wakefield’s provides a dedicated space for pre-bookable afternoon-tea experiences. Food, café and experience availability can vary with the operating timetable. Standard tickets, first-class upgrades, Pullman observation-carriage travel, special events and gift experiences are available on selected dates. Online advance booking is recommended, and visitors should arrive around 30 minutes before departure. Operating days and train times change seasonally, so always check the live timetable and service updates before travelling. Dogs, bicycles and wheelchairs can be carried subject to the railway’s conditions and available capacity. A dog fare applies, and dogs are excluded from some premium carriages and special events. Wheelchair-adapted carriages should be reserved by telephone in advance. Assistance dogs are welcome throughout, hearing loops are available, and carers can travel free with a fare-paying disabled passenger when the railway’s evidence requirements are met. Ravenglass has around 80 pay-and-display parking spaces, accessible bays, free coach parking and a chargeable 22kW electric-vehicle point. Dalegarth has around 60 pay-and-display spaces and a chargeable 7kW point. Ravenglass for Eskdale mainline station is immediately alongside, making the attraction unusually easy to reach without a car via the Cumbrian Coast Line.