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Welcome to our Santa Specials

Please find below the list of Santa Specials we are offering this year, including our popular Santa by Steam rides and brand new for this year, Private Santa Train Rides.

Unfortunately, dogs are not allowed to the station during the month of December. For accessibility queries, please get in touch.

 

Santa by Steam

Weekends in December, including dates of 23rd and 24th

Tickets now available

Join us for a magical steam train experience with Santa & his elves.

Weekends in December plus 23rd & 24th! 

Soak up the Christmas cheer on our 1950’s platform while you await your train. Climb aboard, find your seats on our heritage train and wait for Santa and his elves to visit you – if your little ones are on the Nice list, Santa will have something cute and cuddly for them to take home too! 

Don’t worry, while the children wait for his arrival, there’s some festive crafts and activities to do, there’s also our sparkling lights tunnel to explore and take a peek at Santa’s Front Room too… 

New for Christmas 2024 is our brand new station bar, serving mulled drinks and mince pies while our onboard and station cafe have lots of festive treats including turkey rolls and seasonal cream teas!

Your journey will be a single-line branch ride, with a return trip to Bodmin Parkway lasting approximately 50 minutes to 1 hour. 

Santa by Steam trains depart every weekend until Christmas plus 23rd and 24th December. Choose seats together or for an extra special treat, book a cosy compartment just for you and your family with an exclusive visit from Father Christmas himself!

Don’t miss the magic, book your enchanting trip for Chrismtas! 

Prices:

Adult £16.00 to £17.50

Child  £20.00 to £22.95

Child (Under 2yrs) £11.00 to £12.95

Senior/Concession £15.00 to £16.50

Carer £10.00 to £13.50

Family 2+2 £70.00 to £73.00

Family 2+1 £50.00 to £52.00

Compartments from £145

Private Santa Train Ride

11th, 17th and 18th of December

Tickets now available

New for 2024 – Ride in our exclusive Victorian Saloon up and down the line with your family and Santa only! To top it off start and finish your evening making and decorating gingerbread cookies.

Spoil yourself and your family with a private Santa Experience, including a ride with Santa himself in our Victorian Saloon coach! Spend the first third of your evening in our static coach, rolling and cutting gingerbread cookies. As the cookies bake, board the Victorian Saloon with Santa and head off for your short train ride (approximately 20 mins). Finish your evening back in our stationary coaches, decorating your gingerbread cookies to take home.

We are sorry that this event is not suitable for wheelchair users due to the heritage nature of the carriages.

Please note that this event is for a maximum of 8 persons per family.

Evening event – Times ranging from 17:00 to 18:30

 

Prices:

Family of 1-4 persons £175

Family of 5-8 persons £210

Christmas Craft Evening

10th of December

Tickets now available

Join us for a Christmas crafting evening designed especially for families and children! Each ticket includes a hot chocolate and cookie and a space on our craft evening. Board our steam-heated coaches and enjoy a few hours of making Christmas decorations. Tickets start from £7.50 and is the perfect event for a budget-conscious Christmas. Enjoy the station’s festive atmosphere and create something you can cherish for years to come.

Expect a visit from Santa during the evening and a small token to be gifted by him to the children!

Please note that this event is stationary and the train does not move.

Evening event: 17:30 to 19:00

 

Prices:

Adult £5.95

Child £9.95

Child (Under 2) FOC

Carer £5.50

Family of 2+2 £30.00

Family of 2+1 £27.00

Quiet Train Departure

Saturday 7th December - 15:50

𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒆𝒕 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏 (SOLD OUT)
We are also pleased to announce this year we will be hosting a ‘quiet train’ departure on Saturday 7th Dec at 15:50. This train will have reduced sensory stimulation, trains will be dispatched by radios, station lights and festive music will be reduced, and the train will be running at a reduced capacity. Please note that we will be selling a smaller number of tickets for this train to reduce the capacity.
Tickets prices will be the same.

All tickets on sale now!

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