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Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust

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Northampton, United Kingdom

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Heritage museum· Heritage preservation· Tourist attraction

Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust Reviews | Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars (5 reviews)

Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust is located in Northampton, United Kingdom on Hunsbury Hill Rd. Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust is rated 4.2 out of 5 in the category heritage museum in United Kingdom.

Address

Hunsbury Hill Rd

Phone

+44 7368936316

Amenities

Good for kids

Accessibility

Wheelchair-accessible entrance

Open hours

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Kent Rail Observer

Lovely Railway with a lot to offer in small amounts.

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Claire Warden

Fascinating place - my kids love the train rides.

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Carl Hinton

Full membership at a Heritage railway for only 10 per year. How can you lose out on that? A real friendly bunch of lively enthusiasts. Careful to go out of the way to be considerate in every respect. Loving this.

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Chris Audigier

The short section of railway line runs through the Hunsbury Hill Country Park where there is a very large Iron Age hill fort. The railway is only open with trains for a few Sundays a year so if you want to ride do check first. The park is good fun anyway with a well equipped play area.

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In normal times, this works as a small, nice area for serious train enthusiasts, with a bit of history in the workshop, a small shop/café in a passenger carriage further along , and a (very) small playground right next to it. If you are after quick-moving excitement, such as a ride on their sometimes available diesel train, then this isn't for you. It's extremely slow, goes along a straight line, comes to a stop just a bit further up through the Hunsbury Hill park, and then back again. The volunteer engineer enthusiasts of this site is in constant hope that someone will one day provide them with enough funding to allow them to restore an abandoned track that loops itself around the area. It would be much more fun for everyone, engineers and visitors alike. The gated train area is small, not open a great deal, but seems to be well loved by those who keep it running. They run the diesel train on a Halloween weekend, and a Santa train during the December weekends. Again, more something for serious train enthusiasts and smaller children on the days the diesel is up and running (ever so slowly). For parents of young children, know that the sound of the diesel train can be very scary in their sensitive ears, so be careful going too closely on days when it's up and running.

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