Severn Valley Railway — Attraction in Claverley

Had a fantastic day with the freedom of the line tickets. Headed straight over to Kidderminster, then came back to Bewdley for Lunch, Highley to visit the engine house museum and then carried on back to Bridgnorth before enjoying a pint at the station pub and heading home. Our son got to stand on the footplate and the engineer talked him through all of the controls and explained about the boiler. He had an amazing time and was fascinated throughout.

This would have been a 5* review had it not been for the volunteers in the shops at Kidderminster and Bridgnorth. At Kidderminster I purchased some badges for my son and asked politely if they did cashback so I could get a pound coin to use the penny press as my son collects them. I was looked at as if I needed to be scraped off her shoe and with no other conversation was told "NO!" she then proceeded to ignore me. At Bridgnorth a young guy who clearly has ADHD who we had chatted with on a couple of platforms was looking to work out what he could buy and pay part cash part card. Naturally he was very animated because of his condition but the lady behind the till showed no compassion or understanding and shouted at him to "Shut up!"

The day and the place were fabulous but sadly some of the volunteers need a few lessons in manners, and empathy. "Service with a sneer" seems to be the motto.

Special thanks to the greeter on the platform who was the most pleasant man you could wish to meet though, the cafe was closed when we arrived and we asked if it was opening and serving breakfast, he apologised and said sadly not and we thanked him, on our return he made a point of asking if we'd managed to get a good meal and chatted happily with our son. A true ambassador for the company and...

We visited here New Year's Day with my three year old nephew and he absolutely loved every minute of the day.

He is train mad, he literally knows pretty much everything basic about trains, so this captured his imagination immediately!

Everyone at Bridgnorth was absolutely fantastic with him, he was given the time of day by anyone that he chose to interact with, and he does this a lot, especially when trains are involved!

Even the other visitors here were great with him, very polite and everyone was there for the same thing! The steam trains!

The conductors were great also, and told us where we needed to be to get the best view of the trains etc and told us what they would be doing now.. For example, refuelling and getting water back on board, so we knew if the train would be going up the track and then back down to the coal shed etc!

The shop is great also, and of course, Uncle Richard had to get his nephew some Thomas trains to play with! Everything is priced up clearly, and after getting talked into buying 2 trains by my nephew, I even got 20% discount!

There are ample facilities here, toilets right on the platform, a great bridge to view the trains and the track, which also gives a nice view of Bridgnorth.

There is also the pub, and the cafe!

You can get train rides here on the steam train and I believe it heads to four other stations, I know Kidderminster and Bewdley are stops!

I would highly recommend this place to anyone, parking all day is £4, there is a pub opposite the car park called The George, this isn't somewhere that I visited but its literally opposite the car park, you cannot miss it.

You can also cross the bridge goes over the road, which will take you up to Bridgnorth...

Had a really enjoyable journey on this railway while on a touring holiday. Did not get much time to look around Bridgnorth's Victorian station but it looked very well cared for and beautifully restored. There's a gift shop, café and traditional pub. Friendly volunteers in smart period uniforms were there to give assistance to anyone who needed it as we boarded our train. It was pulled by a vintage diesel locomotive. Clean and comfortable carriage with tables (though there were no refreshments), and there were toilets on board. The 16 mile scenic journey to Kidderminster lasted about an hour and a quarter, following the River Severn and passing through farmland, pasture and beautiful autumnal woods. The little stations we stopped at were immaculate and we spotted some old steam locomotives and carriages along the way. No commentary but when the train approached any important landmarks the ticket inspector drew our attention to them. Enjoyed spectacular views of the Severn as we crossed the Victoria Bridge and the unexpected sight of camels at a safari park! Kidderminster is another nostalgic heritage station with an old-fashioned book kiosk, café and shop selling railway themed gifts and souvenirs. All in all a lovely trip, well...