Isle of Wight Steam Railway - Wootton Station — Attraction in Isle of Wight

I believe this is by far the best attraction on the Isle of Wight. Real steam engines are used to draw real refurbished carriages across the track from Wootton station to SmallBrook. If travelling by bus then you can catch the train from Wootton station as the rest of the station are not directly accessible unless travelling by car. Haven Street is the main station where They have the main attractions, old carriages, repair workshops etc and the trains are parked here at the end of the day. They give you a nice Puzzle to solve when you buy tickets, and you can find the clues as you move around Havenstreet. Keeps you and your kids engaged. You get a nice badge if you're able to complete the puzzle. Once you buy the tickets, you are able to ride the trains multiple times from 10 am to 5 pm making it good value. You can actually spend the whole day exploring and no holiday to the Isle of Wight is complete without this...

I was treated to a day out here for my birthday. It was the 1940's Weekend.

Boarding at Small Smallbrook Junction Station, we had a compartment to ourselves (pure luck as opposed to planned) and we enjoyed a ride behind a vintage steam locomotive all the way to the other end of the line at Wootten and back to Havenstreet Station where the 1940's events we being held.

There were many stalls we could purchase vintage items as well as looking at a plane, bus, cars, motorbikes, and we chatted to actors in character talking about what it was like living at that time.

There were also singers on a stage which we excellent.

We had a wander around the museum there to see vehicles from the past.

Our day ended with another steam ride back to Smallbrook Junction Station.

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A CHARMING and peaceful way to spend a Saturday afternoon. If you've experienced the Watercress Line in Hampshire, then the IOW equivalent offers a similar experience, just on a smaller scale with fewer crowds.

We took bus number 9 from Ryde to Wootton station, which took approx. 20 minutes, to join the train at one end of the line.

The price of entrance to the steam railway is quite cheap for the value it offers, which includes entrance to a few modern museum buildings adjacent to the main station.

Allow 2-3 hours to get the most from this attraction, or stay longer to enjoy potentially unlimited travel up and down the (fairly short) line...