Venue Description

The Heatherslaw Light Railway is a 15 inch (381 mm) gauge passenger carrying railway in Northumberland, England, near the border with Scotland. Founded by Neville Smith, the railway opened in 1989 on the Ford and Etal estate. It operates over a route from Heatherslaw to Etal Village, a little more than 5 kilometres in length. The railway normally operates from March to October inclusive, with an hourly (half-hourly during busy days) train service, but closes for the winter season. The passenger coaches include a facility for accommodating a wheel chair, and a typical summer season eight-coach train can convey up to 100 passengers.

Accessibility

Our railway provides two wheelchair accessible compartments for disabled visitors. The Platform at both stations are also wheelchair accessible. The coaches are all fitted with roofs to keep the rain off and offer a variety of fully enclosed, partly glazed, and fully open seating to suit all weather conditions.

Awards List

Trip Adviser Award For Excellence 2015

Toilets

We do not have toilet facilities for our customers on site, however there are disabled toilets a short distance away at Heatherslaw Visitor Centre. They are accessible across the bridge.

Staff

Information about the staff has not been added for this venue.