Slightly underwhelmed if I’m honest. Thought the signage round the site was poor, and disappointed that I wasn’t able to look round the rolling stock that wasn’t in use. Would have loved to have looked at the restoration work being undertaken too. Most of the volunteers I encountered were excellent, shame about the guy in the signal box letting the side down a bit.

I can't speak highly enough of the lovely people who spend their time keeping this wonderful piece of railway heritage going. I have visited for the Christmas events twice and this year for their Easter event. My little one loves it! The chap in the signal tower was very kind and patient with my child, showing him how things work and encouraging his curiosity. The carriage cafe is lovely, it's a limited menu (mostly things like sausage rolls and jacket potatoes) so best to keep that in mind. But it's a lovely stop for a hot chocolate whilst you're walking round. The gentlemen who can be found in the model railway room are always wonderful to talk to and have great stories to tell. I dare say we will be back every year, at the very least for the Christmas event when the site is lit up with fairy lights.

Visited on Saturday 05th July 2025, HST Day, Colne Valley Railway. 5 HST Class 43 Power Cars on this small preserved railway. First time visit. Easy to find and decent car parking adjacent to the entrance. The ticket office incorporates the entrance, shop and small refreshment options, inc a seating area outside adjacent to both the outdoor model and small narrow gauge railway, which unfortunately wasn't open today due to a flood on the track. As this was a special HST power car running day there was one set of 2 power cars and a coach set inc a buffet car selling food on board. As the line is quite short, the service ran up and down without stopping at every pass of the single station. After a ride, we explored the rest of the site, inc the Museum, Signal Box (which was operating and the signalman was giving briefings on how the signals work). Attempted to use the advertised Woodland walk, but it was completely overground, which was disappointing as this was an open day and it's listed on the site map as a feature. Today's visit was a lovely chance to see the railway, and if you enjoy HST power cars, this is the place to come. What other locomotives and DMUs run on other days isn't clear, but worth a visit either way and as ever, the volunteers are the lifeblood of these railways. At £13 a ticket very reasonable to.

Went for a late opening Christmas special. Have been before on daytime visits for steam and diesel days. Station and approaches were lit by lashings of fairy lights with unlimited rides on the diesel railcar. There was food and hot drinks available on the HST restaurant cars. All in all a great visit for a couple of hours

Lovely little railway. Reasonably priced and a really relaxing few hours in the countryside. Its veru short but that is great for the younger children. The HST buffet was awesome and the seating very comfy. Model railway, museum, carriage exhibitions, signal box and the buildings were all well preserved and lovely to visit. Shop is well stocked and all the volunteers friendly.