West Somerset Railway - (Minehead Station) — Attraction in Great Britain

Booked tickets for the flying scotsman for my father as a 70th birthday present 3 months in advance. The day before the trip was planned I received an email with details of the day and a message saying the railway would be looking forward to welcoming me on the trip.

After a two hour drive we are welcomed at the station to be told that the service was cancelled and that I should have received an email the night before letting me know. I received no such email and it was clear that mamy other people arriving at the station also had not been informed of the cancellation.

At the station I was simply told that the ticket would be refunded with no explination other than there were operational issues. No compensation for the 4 hour round trip, day booked off work or cost of travel.

Its completely fair and understandable that operational issues happen and that services are cancelled. My issue lies with the fact that there was no attempt to contact me to let me know, no attempt to rebook our ticket and no offer of compensation apart from an offer to buy a coffee from the site and to have a sit down before the two hour drive home.

Such a shame having been looking forward to a potentially once in a lifetime trip...

the railway travels through the beautiful Somerset countryside and is a great day out. Every station is well maintained and is GWR architecture and has been kept in immaculate condition

Every year, the line has days for all ages like their paw patrol days or the many Gala,s they have which see visiting locomotives from around the country

At minehead, there is a gift shop selling thomas and Friends toys, and to one side is stuff for model railways from hornby all

Most staions are grade 2 listed

All railway carriages and locomotives are kept to an immaculate condition

Everyone can enjoy it here, a fan of steam engines, and deseil engines or history. This is the place for you.

If your staying at doniford bay there is a small halt so you can catch the train also if your staying at the carvan site at blue anchor you be able to see the trains comeing past and the staion here is an esey walking distance put be careful as there are is bo pavement so you have to walk on the side of the road.

It's worth a visit if you are around minehead and you get value for every...

Minehead railway station is terminus of the West Somerset Railway - one of the longest heritage railways in the UK. The station itself has been restored to look much as it would have done in the heyday of the line but with the addition of a gift shop a modern café and a rare turntable. Enthusiasts of vintage railways can take advantage of the regular timetable of trains to see old diesels bu particularly steam engines. The sheds and siding also provide the opportunity to see engines being maintained or stored.

The station gives directly on the main street of Minehead as well as on to the esplanade and thus enjoys a particularly key position in the...