Cream Tea with Bishops Lydeard to Minehead Return

Cream Tea
Jack Boskett
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: We are unable to accommodate mobility scooters and wheelchairs on these services. If you have any accessibility requirements, please give us a call on 01643 704996.
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 13.00 and meander through the Quantock Hills and along the coast behind a heritage locomotive taking in the breath-taking scenery. When you arrive in Minehead, you will have plenty of time to explore the town, shops, cafe and beach.

Enjoy your Cream Tea on the return journey leaving Minehead at 15.25 on the majority of dates with a later return time of 16.05 on 14th & 25th May, 11th June and 16th September only. 

Please note that this is a fixed return and you must therefore travel on both services marked on your ticket.

Please be aware this special may be hauled by either a steam or diesel locomotive. Please check our timetable to confirm which service will be running. 

Gluten free and dairy free options are available - please let us know at the time of booking if you have any specific dietary requirements.

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 note that the times are approximate and may change. If this is the case, we will contact you by email. 

DATES & TIMES
Dates & Times
Sun 05 Apr
Cream Tea Special 2026
13:00 Tickets Available
Wed 22 Apr
Cream Tea Special 2026
13:00 Tickets Available
Thu 14 May
Cream Tea Special 2026
13:00 Tickets Available
Mon 25 May
Cream Tea Special 2026
13:00 Tickets Available
Thu 11 Jun
Cream Tea Special 2026
13:00 Tickets Available
Thu 02 Jul
Cream Tea Special 2026
13:00 Tickets Available
Thu 23 Jul
Cream Tea Special 2026
13:00 Tickets Available
Thu 13 Aug
Cream Tea Special 2026
13:00 Tickets Available
Mon 31 Aug
Cream Tea Special 2026
13:00 Tickets Available
Wed 16 Sep
Cream Tea Special 2026
13:00 Tickets Available
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Prices
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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.
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