North Norfolk Railway — Attraction in North Norfolk

This is an absolutely phenomenal and excellent heritage railway line on the North Norfolk Coast between Sheringham and Holt. The Heritage Railway Line runs for a distance of 5 miles between Sheringham and Holt where you can enjoy spectacular breathtaking of the local countryside and coastline. The cost of admission is £19 pre-booked online and £21 online, which is more than reasonable as you can unlimited travel throughout the day for that price from the point of opening time till closing time, which is absolutely great especially for Railway enthusiasts. The train calls at three principal stations which are Sheringham, Weybourne and Holt with Kelling Heath a request stop but all three of the stations all of such lovely endearing Victorian/Edwardian charm allowing you to take in a little bit of nostalgia and what life was like from yesteryear. The three principal stations of Holt, Weybourne & Sheringham give visitors plenty to do and also plenty to explore making the visit all the more interesting, intriguing and enjoyable. At Holt Station visitors can see a 1930s Railway Cottage and wander inside and get a clear idea of what life was like for people living inside and each of the rooms inside the Cottage are full of great character and charm making it even better. At Holt Station you can also see a Model Railway which features the fictional town of Broad Sidlinch taken from a book by Thomas Hardy and the attention of the detail of the display and trains is amazing and you can see an array of other model trains on display which again have great detail. In the goods yard area of Holt Station you can vist the William Marrott Museum where you can learn about the history of M&GN, which is very informative, insightful and interesting detailing the Railway on the North Norfolk Coast and the changes it has gone through time and periods of history. You can also some very interesting railway related memorabilia and artefacts in the William Marriott Museum all of which are in great condition and marvellously presented and displayed. In the goods yard you can also see a delightful children's model railway and also wander a passenger carriage along with a few interesting other railway wagons adding to the nostalgia. At Weybourne Station can see another delightful model railway in one of the carriages and also a Second World War Allotment and Andersen Shelter adding to the contemporary nature of the station. Weybourne Station also allows visitors to see a displays of the filming of different renowned TV programmes that have taken place and also in the Waiting room area of Weybourne Station you can see some photographs from yesteryear of the North Norfolk Railway giving you a clear idea how it has changed over time and Weybourne Station is the main area for the sheds where all the steam & diesel locomotive rolling stock. At Sheringham Station you can see a display about the history of the station. The railway timetable that runs throughout the day involves a mixture of diesel and steam locomotives at different times and with the unlimited travel visitors can enjoy a ride on both. The steam locomotives that visitors includes BR4MT No.76084, BR9F 2-10-0 No.92203 'Black Prince' & WD 2-10-0 No. 90775 to name a fewwhich are in brilliant condition and The Diesel Locomotives that visitors enjoy a ride are BR Class 104 Trailer Car M56182 & BR Class 101 DMUs 101, 681 & 693 again which are in brilliant condition and make for a wonderful comfortable relaxing journey. There is a main cafe at Sheringham with a buffet at Holt & Weybourne selling a range of delicious food and drink at reasonable prices. There are shops at all three stations selling a nice range of souvenirs at affordable prices. Overall this is a wonderfully charming nostalgic attraction to visit which makes for a very pleasant lovely enjoyable day out. Definitely well worth if in the North...

Had lovely day out at the railway last Friday, which was as it happens the first day of the beer festival as a well (didn't attend for that, but a couple of halves during the day went down very well). Started at Holt where parking was easy, then had the pleasure of riding several of the trains before leaving for a short while for a fish & chip lunch in Sheringham, before returning to Holt. All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed the entire day. A few things to note, the first one was the raucous noise from the band at the beer festival. Yes its part of the day, but could they turn the music down a tad particularly in the late morning and early afternoon period? It just seemed a tad too loud to my ears! And now a couple of operational pointers - firstly, ticket checks or the apparent lack thereof. I never once had my tickets checked even though on one service a Ticket Inspector sat opposite me in the train. I volunteer on another heritage railway as a Guard and am well aware that most guests are happy to pay for their trip, but you always get one of course! Even random checks, especially given the openness of the platforms themselves I'd say may be beneficial. Let's face it, coal is costly, and even one fair obtained via a check is worth it these days. Secondly, we were waiting for the 4pm (well, just after, but I forget the true time now) departure from Weybourne to Holt. A service pulled into platform 1, and there it sat awaiting our service to arrive from Sheringham. After a time I saw two people enquire about the delay, firstly a lady wanting the toilet enquired with a member of the platform staff about the departure and if she could get off to use the facilities of not, and then a gentleman who got off and was told by another member of the platform team and a Ticket Inspector the train was about to depart. All this could have been avoided if the Guard had popped through the train to let people know there was a delay. As I say, I'm a Guard on another heritage railway, and if we are stopped out of course for about 5 minutes, this is something I do, and it seems welcomed - whilst most are quite happy you always get one! The NNR also has a different loading due to the holiday destination, so again perhaps the passenger's aren't always as clued up to railway working as workers and enthusiasts are. As I say though, a great railway, a great day out and to be...

I have awarded 5 stars because we love this little gem. My family and I (6 in total) went on the Christmas lights event. We paid for a private compartment because it worked out only slightly more expensive than for 6 normal tickets. We loved the old steam train, the nostalgic compartments, the noises and the atmosphere. Also the staff were lovely and very organised. My only down points, (unfortunately there are a couple), we felt it was expensive paying the same price for children as for adults. My grandson is just four. Sheringham station was decorated beautifully and was very busy, Christmassy and vibrant but we felt let down at Weybourne station. There were lights and a Christmas tree but was missing any atmosphere - a Santa ringing his bell or an elf or two waving at us from the platform would've made the world of difference. The light show dioramas were few and far between and although a couple of them were nice, the rest sadly lacked imagination and effort. There was no Christmas story narration over the train tannoy system just a brief description of some of the dioramas that were upcoming. And the music should've been much more festive - it was a bit random! Holt station was only decorated with one Christmas tree and a single string of lights, again definitely needs a lot more effort and atmosphere with a Santa ringing his bell. Overall we loved the nostalgic train ride but felt it was pricey for the show we received. However, with thought, imagination and more effort put into the dioramas and more of them, this could be a really nice Christmas treat. P.s. I know there are days when you can visit Santa but on the normal days it would make the world of difference to the children to see at least one Santa or an Elf...