The train now departing at Platform 1 is the 10 o'clock to Storyland!

North Yorkshire Moors Railway Story Trains, Fridays during the summer holidays

Normally, passengers on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway will board a train at Pickering and expect to head up the line to Grosmont or Whitby, but on six special trains this summer, the destinations will be fairyland, the pirate-infested Caribbean or even the world’s most famous magical village, Hogsmead, with the launch of weekly story trains!

Each Friday, from 25 July until 29 August, the 10.00am train from Pickering will be crewed by characters more often seen in fiction.  Costumed characters from Make A Wish Entertainment will be keeping families amused as the train journeys between Pickering Station and Goathland, with stops along the way for storytelling, games and a little bit of mayhem!

“Our story trains combine the best in on-rail entertainment from a hilarious cast of characters – this summer, we’ve got a charm of fairies, a band of pirates, and then some students of witchcraft and wizardry from Hogwarts – plus a very large, hairy member of the teaching staff giving advice on caring for dragons and other mystical beasts,” says marketing manager, Danielle Ramsey.  “We hope that many of our passengers will join the crew by arriving in costume – and we’ll be giving prizes away for the best each week!”

Each story train departs from Pickering at 10.00am on Fridays, with passengers meeting characters both on the platform and on the train itself.  Travellers are entertained along the route to Goathland, where everyone disembarks for a walk into the village itself at 10.50am.  Following some fun and games, and a chance to enjoy a picnic lunch or the delicious food from the local tavern, passengers return to the train at 12.50pm for the return journey to Levisham.  At Levisham Station, there follows more fun and mayhem, before returning to Pickering for 2.40pm.

The Fairy Story Train runs on 25 July and 15 August, whilst Pirates will be staging their on-board mutiny on 1 and 22 August.  The Hogwarts story train departs from Pickering’s Platform 1 ¾ on Friday 8 and 29 August.

Tickets for the Story Trains are £20.50 for adults, £17.50 for seniors or £10.50 for children.  A family ticket – covering two adults and up to four children – is just £45.00.  Pre-booking is strongly recommended, as places are limited.

For more information, or to book tickets, please visit www.nymr.co.uk

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