Sir Nigel Gresley Travel and Cream Tea Daytime Excursions Friday 3rd July 2026

Name: Sir Nigel Gresley Travel and Cream Tea Daytime Excursions Friday 3rd July 2026
Start: 2026-07-03T00:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-07-03T00:00:00+01:00
Location: West Somerset Railway Public Limited Company

The legendary Sir Nigel Gresley is set to return to the West Somerset Railway for one special weekend only, from 3^rd – 5^th July.

A range of tickets will be available throughout its visit to us and there are a multitude of different opportunities to travel, including the opportunity to have travel behind the locomotive and a cream tea.

Daytime Excursions on Friday 3^rd July

For travel from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead return. Your journey will consist of one way behind Sir Nigel Gresley, and one way behind a West Somerset Railway home fleet locomotive – your journey may therefore either start behind Sir Nigel Gresley from Bishops Lydeard or start behind Sir Nigel Gresley from Minehead. Please see the excursion numbers below for details.

Excursion number 3 - 14:30 from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead behind Sir Nigel Gresley, returning at 16:30 from Minehead to Bishops Lydeard behind a home fleet locomotive. We are offering a limited number of pre-booked Cream Teas on this service along with travel. The cream tea will be served on the 14:30 service out of Bishops Lydeard.
Excursion number 4 - 15:00 from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead behind a home fleet locomotive, returning at 17:00 from Minehead to Bishops Lydeard behind Sir Nigel Gresley. We are offering a limited number of pre-booked Cream Teas on this service. The cream tea will be served on the 17:00 service out of Minehead.

The Cream Tea plus Travel price is £60.00 per adult and £37.50 per child aged 5-15.

If you would rather book for travel only, please visit our website here

We have 4 accessible spaces on each excursion for passengers who require to remain in their wheelchair during their journey. To book an accessible space, please call 01643 704996.

Please note that pets are not permitted to travel on any of our Sir Nigel Gresley services due to the expectation that this will be a very busy event. Assistance dogs will be permitted on these services, but please let us know in advance by calling 01643 704996.

Upon arrival at Bishops Lydeard, you will be required to park in one of the designated car parks for the event, which will be clearly sign posted.

Please bring your email confirmation with you to check in, where you will be given your seat reservation.

All Cream Tea services start from Bishops Lydeard and therefore there is no option to travel from Minehead for this event.

Directions:

Postcode for Sat Nav: TA4 3RU

Bishops Lydeard Station is the southern terminus of the West Somerset Railway and this is where your Sir Nigel Gresley journey begins. It is four miles from the County town of Taunton and the M5 Motorway (Junction 25).

Please be aware that there is a maximum height barrier so access to the car park is for vehicles under 2.1 metres.

Other Dates

Location

West Somerset Railway Public Limited Company
West Somerset Railway, The Railway Station, Minehead Somerset, TA24 5BG