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
My husband and I had a fantastic 1940's day experience. Great fun! We only intended to check it out and stay an hour or so, but we ended up staying... read more 6 hours. It was a great turnout and we met and chatted to a great many visiting eventors and staff. They were all wonderfully attired and so friendly. We can't believe we didn't know it was here even though we have lived in Grimsby for 20 years. We shall make it a ritual visit from now on. It just proves that you don't need to spend alot to have a great time.

September 1, 2021
We have just spent the loveliest day at this heritage railway. Grandsons loved it. What a credit the volunteers are to this rural steam railway. We will definitely be back.

August 15, 2021
HO! HO! HO! Joined the Santa train again and as expected FABULOUS. Big thanks to everyone involved, I was with a friend who has a disability and they were... read more happy for me to liaise with Santa's elves about an adult gift. Enjoyed the singalong with the very energetic Marc (hope you had a lie down in a dark room later chap!) Planned an early arrival to ensure a pre-tootle brew in the buffet car. Our only 'gripe' and this is NOT a criticism of the railway at all....very few people wore masks on board despite numerous signs asking passengers to do so and ALL railway personnel we encountered being 'muzzled up' the same as us. It is NOT the job of the railway volunteers giving their time to provide us with these amazing memories to badger visitors into 'doing the right thing' - it's a mask, just do it! To those who chose not to wear a mask: I hope my good friend/neighbour/nurse is well enough & not too exhausted to care for you should you need her in hospital.

December 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
Everyone is really friendly and helpful. We even got to go in the signal box! Lovely freshly made snacks ina real traincarriagesnack bar. We went on Superhero day, Superman was... read more brilliant with the grandkids, fun and entertaining. Thank you so much to all the volunteers, you're doing an amazing job!

August 29, 2021