SEND Santa Express

SEND Santa is part of the Christmas programme at Whistlestop Valley, the Kirklees Light Railway at Clayton West near Huddersfield.

A version of the Santa Express rebuilt for children and young people with additional needs: it is "a specially tailored Santa experience designed for children and young people with Special Education Needs and Disabilities".

What to expect:

• Saturday 5 and Saturday 12 December 2026, one train each day departing 13.40
• "Reduced capacity numbers", "Calm carriages" and "Quieter music volume"
• Be on the platform around 13.25; back at Clayton West around 15.15
• One-to-one meeting with Father Christmas in his grotto at Shelley North Pole, with a gift chosen by age band
• "Adult £25.95 Child £30.95 Infant under 12 month £7.95 Carer £23.95"
• Heritage coaches cannot take wheelchairs; folding chairs can be transferred and staff will assist a short step up