Event Summary
Duration: 5.5 hours
Location: Departs from Bishops Lydeard, travels to Minehead and returns.
Booking: Advanced booking is essential, as spaces are limited.
Accessibility: These services are accessible. We have a limited number of wheelchair spaces available per service. Please let us know at the time of booking if you require an accessible seat. Due to the lay out of our coaches, wheelchair spaces have one seat accompanying them. If making a booking of more than two people and you require a wheelchair space, then the remainder of your party will be sat in the same carriage, as close as possible to these seats. If you have any questions or concerns about your seating please do not hesitate to contact us.
Dogs: Please note that no dogs are permitted on this service, with the exception of assistance dogs. Please advise us of this in advance when making your booking.
Take the heritage service from Bishops Lydeard at 12:25 and meander through the Quantock Hills and along the coast behind a heritage locomotive taking in the breath-taking scenery whilst enjoying your fish and chips.
When you arrive in Minehead, you will have plenty of time to explore the town, shops, cafe and beach. Your return train will leave Minehead at 16:30 where your Cream Tea will be served to you at your table, as you travel back to Bishops Lydeard.
Please be aware this special may be hauled by either a steam or diesel locomotive on your outward journey. Please check our timetable to confirm this.
If you require your tickets to be printed by us and posted out to you or sent to a station for collection, there will be an administration fee of £2.00 for this service.
Please note that no dogs are permitted on this service, with the exception of assistance dogs. Please advise us of this in advance when making your booking.
By purchasing your tickets through our website, you are agreeing to the terms and conditions listed below.
Please ensure you read these carefully.
The menu options for Fish and Chips are:
- Standard Fish and Chips
- Jumbo Sausage and Chips
- Chicken and Chips (gluten free option)
- Vegetarian Burger and Chips
- Halloumi fries and Chips (gluten free option)
- Fish Cake and Chips (Gluten Free)
Palm Oil is used for all frying.
The drink options for Fish and Chips are:
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WSR Quantock Steamer Ale, an amber beer served in a 440ml can with an 3.8% ABV
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Thatcher’s Gold Cider 440ml Can 4.8% ABV
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Carlsberg Lager Pint Can 3.4% ABV
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Red Wine Hidden Road Merlot 187ml 11% Vol
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Rose Wine Hidden Road White Zinfandel 187ml 10.5%
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White Wine Pinot Grigio 187ml 11%
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Pink Gin & tonic can 250ml 5% Vol
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Orange Juice
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Apple Juice
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Bottle of Water
Upon booking your tickets, these options will appear in a tick box format. Please select one menu option and one drink option for each person travelling.
Please note that the times are approximate and may change. If this is the case, we will contact you by email.
DATES & TIMES
Dates & Times |
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Prices | |
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| Adult - Fish and Chip Plus Cream Tea Special 2026 | £65.00 |
| Child - Fish and Chip Plus Cream Tea Special 2026 | £47.00 |
Ticket Terms and Conditions
1. This ticket is issued subject to the Rules and Regulations of the West Somerset Railway PLC. Full details are available on request.
2. Please check your tickets as mistakes cannot be rectified.
3. It is the responsibility of the ticket holder to ascertain whether a service has been cancelled and the date and time of any rearranged service. If a service is cancelled or rescheduled, we will use reasonable endeavours to notify ticket holders of the cancellation once we have received the relevant authorisation from the West Somerset Railway PLC. Please note that we cannot guarantee that ticket holders will be informed of such cancellation before the date of travel.
4. The management reserves the right to refuse admission should patrons breach any Rules and Regulations of the West Somerset Railway PLC. The management may on occasions have to conduct security searches to ensure the safety of the patrons.
5. A £5 administration fee per booking will be charged for any subsequent booking alterations this means administration changes. We are unable to make date changes to your booking. No refunds will be given once tickets are issued. The Management cannot be held responsible for any tickets which are lost or stolen. West Somerset Railway PLC reserves the right to cancel ticket bookings which it reasonably suspects to have been made fraudulently.
6. The West Somerset Railway PLC operates a No Smoking policy this includes e-cigarettes.
7. The unauthorized use of photographic and recording equipment for public use is prohibited.
8. The West Somerset Railway PLC accepts no responsibility for any personal property.
9. Ticket holders consent to filming and sound recording as visitors.
10. If a service is rescheduled, ticket holders will be offered tickets to the rescheduled service, equivalent to the face value of the ticket. If a service is cancelled, ticket holders will be offered travel on an alternative service (subject to availability) up to the value on the ticket.
11. Purchase of a ticket does not guarantee a seat unless otherwise stated.
12. All of these terms and conditions are governed by English Law.
13. The ticket holder must comply with all relevant statutes, safety announcements and West Somerset Railway PLC regulations whilst visiting the railway.
14. Breach of any of these conditions or any unacceptable behaviour likely to cause damage, nuisance or injury shall enable the railway to refuse to carry you as a passenger.
15. Tickets may be restricted to a maximum number per person. We reserve the right to cancel tickets purchased in excess of this number.
Conditions of Carriage for Bicycles, Perambulators and Animals - Conditions of Carriage - Part 2, Section 4
4. Additional Conditions applicable to Bicycles, Perambulators and Animals
- a) Passengers may take with them by train, bicycles, perambulators, push chairs, cats, dogs, or other small and inoffensive animals and birds and such articles as the Company may from time to time permit to be taken on payment of extra charges as applicable and providing the Company has suitable accommodation. These are carried at the company's discretion and their decision is final.
- b) Animals are not allowed upon passenger's seating accommodation. They must remain on the floor at all times.
- c) For reasons of hygiene, animals are not permitted in catering vehicles or in any carriage where pre-booked catering is being served. This condition will not apply to assistance dogs accompanying registered persons.
Ticket Options
Adult - Fish and Chip Plus Cream Tea Special 2026
£65.00
Child - Fish and Chip Plus Cream Tea Special 2026
£47.00
DATES & TIMES
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