Ribble Steam Railway & Museum - Preston

Address: Chain Caul Rd, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston PR2 2PD, United Kingdom.
Phone: 1772728800.
Website: ribblesteam.org.uk
Specialties: Rail museum, Conference center, Heritage preservation, Museum, Non-profit organization, Volunteer organization.
Other points of interest: On-site services, Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Wheelchair-accessible toilet, Toilet, Getting tickets in advance recommended, Good for kids.
Opinions: This company has 867 reviews on Google My Business.
Average opinion: 4.6/5.

📌 Location of Ribble Steam Railway & Museum

Ribble Steam Railway & Museum Chain Caul Rd, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston PR2 2PD, United Kingdom

☎️1772728800

⏰ Open Hours of Ribble Steam Railway & Museum

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: Closed
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 10 am–4:30 pm
Sunday: Closed

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👍 Reviews of Ribble Steam Railway & Museum

Dick M.

5/5

What a truly excellent day we had in the company of driver Ben, fireman Rob and all the lovely people at the Ribble Steam Railway. The weather, the train, everything was spot on. Most of the heritage railways ree cosit have something which sets them apart. Here it's traversing the swing bridge at the mouth of the now thriving Preston Dock, derelict when I was a UCLAN student all those years ago, now home to thousands and with a great cafe (The Beach Hut) reviewed elsewhere, and bathed in Spring sunshine. Anyway, back to the railway: very good value for money at £12:50 for a ticket which enabled travel all day and entry to a fairly large museum shed, housing several exhibits as well as some splendid railwayana. I can't rate it anything less than 5, but there is in my humble opinion an opportunity for further enhancement if they were to issue a traditional card ticket and maybe offer those nice DPS fridge magnets, which we like to collect. In addition to the wonderful Furness Railway no 20 locomotive of ,1863 and the spotlessly clean carriages, they offered decent refreshment and good welfare facilities. Top job Ribble Steam Railway. Long may you prosper! And thanks again to Ben, Rob and all the team for a grand day out!

Julie W.

5/5

We went on a Paddington bear experience, with a steam train ride and a look around the museum . The grandchildren loved it especially my grandson who is Paddington bear
Obsessed , he just loves him . The rubble steam railway is fantastic and well worth a visit

Daniel W.

5/5

This is an incredible and excellent place to visit and makes for a marvellous and very memorable experience. The place itself is situated near to the old Preston Docks area and is very well signposted to get to. There are a variety of things to do at the place including train rides which run at various times that run at hourly interval throughout the day and also a museum where you can see a variety of steam and diesel locomotives trains. The train ride itself is a nice relaxing 35 minute ride taking you alongside the River Ribble and through the old Preston Docks area where you can enjoy fabulous views of the River Ribble itself and also take in the Boat Marina area and see the old Docks area and see how it is changed over time. Visitors can enjoy unlimited travel on their tickets throughout the day and the train times are at hourly intervals and these area 11:00hrs, 12:00hrs, 13:00hrs, 14:00hrs and 15:00hrs. The timetable can be subject to change so it is best to check the website before visiting with regards to updated train times. The train rides are run on a selected steam or diesel locomotive for that particular day so again check their site social media page on Facebook or Instagram or their main website before visiting. The steam trains that are used to conduct the train journey are amazing, wonderfully presented and in outstanding condition. The museum is also a fantastic and delightful aspect of this place and you can spend ages looking at the amazing steam, diesel and electric locomotive trains on display. The steam trains that you can see on display are 'Lucy', 'Alexander', 'Efficient' and 'Fonmon' and all of these steam trains are amazingly displayed and in fantastic condition and you can admire right close at how outstanding and stunning they are. There are information displays right next to the Steam Trains giving you an informative overview of their history and the railway lines they have worked on, which is very insightful and interesting. The diesel and electric locomotive trains on display are 'The Mighty Atom', 'Persil' & English Electric EE788 and again all of these trains are brilliantly displayed and in great condition and you can get a great glimpse of these right up close and there are informative information displays next each of the trains give you a great interesting overview of their history and the railway lines they have worked on. In the Museum there is also very interesting and informative display about the history of Preston Docks from its beginnings right through to its ending and also you can wonder into a former Royal Mail Carriage and get insight into how parcels and mail were transported around the rail network and there is an interesting display outside the Carriage to complement this, which is excellent. There is some other interesting railway memorabilia as you walk around such as sign of places from the local area and there is also interesting display about how train signals were used in the very early years of the railway lines existence. There is a cafe on site selling a great range of food and drink at reasonable prices and also a gift shop selling a nice range of souvenirs at reasonable prices. Overall this is a great and amazing place to visit and makes for a very memorable, relaxing and pleasant day out. Definitely well worth a visit whilst in Preston.

Douglas M.

4/5

Fun place to bring the youngsters to experience the sights and sounds of steam travel. The staff work well to let you enjoy themselves.

Matthew C.

5/5

A great day out for those in the north west, very reasonably priced, the staff are all knowledgable and friendly. The running trains are great way to experience steam travel and the museum was much larger than expected with clearly laid out locos, with information nearby and nothing to far to walk to.

Gordon M.

5/5

Fantastic place. Well worth visiting and the staff are really attentive.

Ange G.

5/5

We had a lovely time staff all very friendly was busy but not over busy we got a seat on the train no problem

Karen B.

5/5

Very good for a family visit. We went to the “Bluey” event. Fun ride on steam train, lots of engines etc to look at, small cafe for simple refreshments. A nice couple of hours spent.