Stephenson Steam Railway — Attraction in North Tyneside

Amazing experience at The Stephenson Steam Railway Museum. A true hidden gem in North Shields that cannot be missed.

The Museum is free to visit and while not massive in size does hold some fantastic British rail history! The layout is great for all level of access (prams and wheelchairs) and has great covid secure measures in place. The little gift shop is cute with a wide range of items geared towards kids, but also for those who want a token to remember the visit by. The lady who served us was extremely friendly and interacted with all the families coming by. (giving out free sticker books for the kids, which I thought was a lovely touch)

The train journey did NOT disappoint at all, remember it is the carriages and steam engine that is the draw, so don't go in expecting plush seating, amazing views during the ride (A lot of it is trees and bushes) BUT, and it's a huge but. The actual wow side is those old carriages, feel like Harry and Ron when sat down, even have a few minutes pretending you're off to Hogwarts or in a 1950s film on the rail line. (You do need to book tickets -payable for the train ride)

The whole visit from start to finish was by far one of the best not just because of what you see and do, but all the staff are so lovely and clearly put their heart and soul into maintaining a true part of British Rail history!

Plenty of parking. The train journey only operates on a Sunday so booking in advance online is recommended and allows you to pick your seats also. Opens at 11am, first train...

An excellent afternoon out with the kids. They absolutely loved the train ride. You were offered the chance to stretch your legs and watch as the engine changed from one end of the train to the other. Although the tearoom was closed and the fish and chips from the mobile van was a tad steep in price it was definitely worth the £16 we paid for a family ticket train ride. We ordered our tickets online and you could donate on there as well to help this museum to keep running. Though there weren't many trains in the museum there was still plenty to see and with engines outside too. We traveled tgere by bus and the bus stop was only a few minutes walk to the museum. There is a car park but with only 65 spaces we chose public transport. The kids fell asleep on the bus back to Newcastle City centre which took about 35-40 mins roughly. Toilets were available on site and were clean and tidy with even a baby changing/disabled toilet. Will definitely be coming here again as museum entry is free and hope to see the tearoom...

We had a lovely stop off here for a heritage steam train journey up and down the line on a Sunday. It took about half an hour and we got to see the engine uncoupling and re-coupling at the end of the line. Staff were very friendly. There was live music for an event in the museum section so didn't really take a look round there as it was a bit loud for our kids. But they did enjoy the table with colouring pictures of trains and we also had a delicious strawberry and chocolate scone in the café. It was very reasonably priced though the cream tea had run out so I'd say if you want one of those, go early. There were toilets there too but didn't use them so can't comment on those. There was lots of parking with some parent and toddler spaces. There were some other spaces that would have been suitable for longer vehicles too. Overall we spent a lovely hour or so there and the kids...