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.
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 giving you a warm welcome.

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The Lincolnshire Wolds Railway albeit very small at the moment is actively expanding, the staff none of whom are paid are very friendly and willing to answer questions to make... read more your experience on the railway a happy one.
Well worth a visit.
We took Rainbows and Brownies on the Santa’s special today and it was fantastic. Would highly recommend taking your children it was enjoyed by all young and old! Would like... read more to give a big shout out to Elf Marc who was fantastic with the kids they where buzzing by the time the big man himself came xx 48 of us altogether
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.
Today we attended the Santa Experience (having done the same last year) and it was amazing.
Our little boy loved the train pulling into the station, all decorated lovely for... read more Christmas too.
The Elves were such fun and really gave a great atmosphere to the ride, then santa naming the child as they got the gift really added that something special.
Loved the traditional features along the tracks and station.
We really need to support these things so they keep going, will be back next year!
Absolute bargain price too
What a shame this has lost the personal touch that it had when we took our eldest 2 grandchildren a few years back! We were met by... read more Santa on the platform and they were given their lovely gifts after the train journey and had photos taken with him, which was money well spent. Not like this year which was so disappointing, no organisation, no one seemed to know where to go and no personal touch at all. The gift was tacky. This was supposed to be a Santa Special, the train didn’t even have the Santa Special sign on as it did previously! Very disappointing and a complete waste of money, definitely would not recommend this to anyone!