Discover the Lincolnshire
Wolds Railway Experience
Welcome to the enchanting world of the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway, where history comes alive amidst the picturesque landscapes of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Our heritage railway, steeped in nostalgia, is a captivating journey into the past, offering a unique and memorable experience for visitors of all ages.

Welcome to the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
Only a short distance from Grimsby, the seaside resort of Cleethorpes and the historic market town of Louth, Lincolnshire Wolds Railway is a great day out for everyone.
Ride on the train, enjoy some great food in the café and make some new amazing memories as you visit us.
Our heritage steam trains run between Ludborough and North Thoresby and work is now in progress to extend the line southwards towards Louth.
We are managed and run entirely by a team of dedicated volunteers, do come and say hello.
We are so excited to welcome you to the only standard gauge Heritage Steam Railway in Lincolnshire. It is very important to us to keep our heritage line running and keeping steam alive, we are living history with a purpose to recreate and preserve railway scenes of the past.
We look forward to welcoming you to our friendly railway.
Our Reviews
Friendly welcoming, .small but has a massive Dream and its happening. Everyone brilliant train crew helped to go out there way to help and answer questions from the very... read more young to us oldies. Its all voluntary run .and they put other preserved railways to shame .One person I would mention who will go that extra bit .is Marc. He must run on batteries he is brilliant. Never stops .,and entertaining. None stop .Buffet staff .welcome, clean as expected Dogs welcome separate in the buffet for them .prices .well as we have been and coming out of lock down. The whole railway has not ramped their prices up .like the coastal towns near by have done .when this railway gets to Louth it will be a magnet for tourists railway and none railway enthusiasts .

October 1, 2021
From the second we arrived at the LWR what a truly wonderful experience from start to finish
We can't thank all of the LWR volunteers enough for making our visit... read more so enjoyable and to
see all of the excited children was an unbelievably happy experience
Thank you again to everyone who played their part in making our visit so enjoyable

December 19, 2021
Fantastic day out for all the family. The children absolutely loved the santa special train ride and received an excellent gift from santa. Really good entertainment on the train... read more and a great place to get something to eat afterwards in the steaming kettle. Thanks for a great day!

December 21, 2022
I visited the Teddy Bear train ride with my 8 year old daughter, my mum and her partner and we loved it. Marc the Fox was amazing, he got us... read more all singing and dancing in our seats as the steam train made its short journey. We all jumped off for a sing and a dance and hopped back on again. Great experience, lovely café, little gift shop with plenty of bargains to look through. Great team, clean carriages and fabulous entertainment. Your tickets also allow you to ride the train as many times as you like. Highly recommend.

August 15, 2021
The journey on the steam train itself is great, but when Marc took us on the engine shed tour it made the day even better. Really enjoyed a bun in... read more buffet carriage was lovely and the staff were all brilliant. Thank you for a great day.

May 1, 2023
Fantastic experience, would highly recommend, we visited today for a Birthday present for my Dad he also did the foot plate experience, all the staff are very polite and a... read more commentary was also done on the train about the trains history by Marc which was presented very well and was very informative. The admission prices was well worth the money you can ride the train all day long with added extras such as the shed engine tour. All in all was a fantastic day with the family.

May 1, 2022