Transport Heritage Guide

well-presented railway museum, largest in the world, with a wide-ranging appeal beyond the railway enthusiast

famous for its interactive exhibits, this museum has seven floors of exhibits covering the development of science and technology

with some of the most comfortable carriages on any preserved railway – standard or narrow gauge – step back in time to a more civilised age

the line runs from Piampol to Pontrieux with classic steam engines and period carriages following an attractive route through countryside and forest

often used in film and TV, with seven and a half miles through an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The views from the carriages are breathtaking

lots to keep all the family busy here. From transport and industrial heritage to nature trails and craft workers

take a ride on a steam train along a 2 mile standard gauge railway, and view the collection of locomotives and rolling stock

a living working experience of life as it was in the early 1800s and 1900s complete with shops, pubs and horse drawn carriages and trams

nearly 60 years old, this classic railway has featured in many films and TV programmes. It runs from Sheffield Park to East Grinstead

13 mile steam heritage railway through beautiful countryside creating the atmosphere of a 1950s Cornish branch line

all aboard for a spectacular journey operating between Kingswear and Paignton along a picturesque route bordering the Dart Estuary

built in 1888 with a new award winning Bolton Abbey station which is a reconstruction of the original and vintage steam locomotives

boasting an impressive range of transport exhibits, from travelling chariots of the 1800’s to some of the fastest cars ever made

UK's only double track, main line heritage railway. It’s the only place in the world where full size steam engines can be seen passing each other

a family run living heritage attraction with one of the last horse-drawn barges in Great Britain

a five-mile return journey alongside Lake Padarn, right in the heart of Snowdonia, stopping at Cei Llydan, a beautifully tranquil place that's ideal for a lakeside picnic

explore the rich seam of local railway history and discover how the railways have changed all our lives, with a model railway to please all enthusiasts

featured in many films and TV programmes, this preserved railway has large steam locomotives and runs from Alton to Alresford

historic narrow gauge railway, located in the Western part of the Lake District National Park with two main stations, Ravenglass and Dalegarth

impressive modern museum, with a fascinating collection of cars, buses, trams and bikes and an atmospheric recreation fo a Glasgow shopping street from the early 20th Century