Our Accessibility statement is available to download in both PDF and Word format for you to view on any device. Please click the relevant version you wish to view.
For pictures of the accessibility facilities at Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway and other Lake District Estates attractions click here.
Entry to the Ravenglass Railway Museum is FREE, though we rely on visitor donations to remain open and develop.
Hot and cold drinks, meals and snacks are available from the café on Platform 1 of Ravenglass R&ER station when the railway is operating.
Approx. 80 spaces in tarmac car park. Disabled spaces available outside museum. Charges £1.50 first hour or £4 all day.
Our collections hold around 6,000 artefacts of every size and shape from locomotives to beermats, plus a photographic archive of over 10,000 images.
For more information about our Collections and to view our objects and photographic collections, please visit our Collections Page
We welcome research enquiries by appointment
Guide Dogs only are permitted within the Museum. There is a ‘Dog Station’ outside with Dog parking and water, and dogs are welcome on R&ER trains and outdoor spaces.
Ravenglass Railway Museum is a registered charity, no.505295. We rely on the support and generosity of the public to enable the Museum to remain open and developing.
2nd December, 7pm
Join volunteer Dave Simpson as he guides us through the development of our fantastic museum here at Ravenglass. The talk will take place over Zoom. Please email steam@ravenglass-railway.co.uk to attend before 5pm on Weds 1st December.
4th November, 7pm
23rd October to 31st October
Visit us during this coming half-term week and you’ll find some extra Halloween activities to make your visit to our museum really WICKED!
Saturday 30th October 12 til 3pm and Sunday 31st October, 12.30 to 2.30pm
Join us for some fun Halloween Crafts this weekend. We’ll be making Halloween lanterns, just in time for Trick or Treating, as well as other activities.
There is no need to book and the crafts are FREE, though donations to our museum are welcomed.
Thursday 5th August, 7pm
Thursday 1st July, 7pm
Two days of gala fun here at the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. Pick to ride behind either our ‘Big Trains’ or our ‘Laal Trains’ and enjoy 3 relaxing return trips along the line in the same seat as we bring the engines to you!
A rare treat to make this Gala an alternative day out. You also have the opportunity to get a weekend ticket so that you can travel on both types of train! Throughout the weekend we will also have some visitors onsite including Talisman and a model railway in the museum. If you ride on one of our ‘Big Trains’, throughout the day you will travel behind River Mite, River Irt, River Esk and Whillan Beck. Meanwhile if you chose to ride on a ‘Laal Train’ your trips will be behind Katie and Perkins.
Prices Adult Day Ticket £27.00 Child Day Ticket £18.00 Adult Weekend Ticket £54.00 Child Weekend Ticket £36.00.
Click here to view our online archive talk exploring our collection of photographs in relation to “Murthwaite”.
To view and book upcoming events at Ravenglass & Eskdale Steam Railway, please click the following button to be directed to their website’s event page.
To view information about our permanent and temporary exhibitions, please visit our Exhibitions Page
We welcome families, though children must be accompanied by an adult at all times
As members of Kids in Museums we have a firm commitment to creating a safe, welcoming museum for family learning and play. You can read the Kids in Museums manifesto HERE
Food and drink is not allowed in the museum owing to the need to protect our historic objects
Are available from the R&ER gift shop
We welcome group bookings and can provide tours of the museum and behind the scenes on the railway.
Our group offers can be tailored to suit your particular requirements.
We also offer a programme of talks about aspects of the railway’s history.
To discuss a potential booking please get in touch
The Museum space is available for private bookings – please contact us for details
If you are interested in the museum and the local area, here are some relevant links. The museum is not responsible for the content of these websites.
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Preservation Society
Visit our Location Page to view map and details on how to get here.
Winter 2021
The museum opening times for the remainder of 2021 are as follows;
6th & 7th and 13th & 14th November from 9:30am to 3:45pm.
27th & 28th November, 4th & 5th and 11th & 12th December 09:30am to 3.45pm
18th to 23rd December 09:30am to 3:45pm
26th December to 2nd January – times tbc
Please note – our opening times are dependent on the availability of our staff/volunteers. There may be occasional days where we have to close slightly earlier or we may even stay open slightly later.
Still photography is welcome for personal and not commercial use unless by prior arrangement
There are toilets including wheelchair-accessible and baby-change facilities on Platform 1 of Ravenglass R&ER station c150m from the museum.
Several of our locomotives and carriages can be touched or climbed on, but can be sharp or dirty and visitors do so entirely at their own risk
The museum displays are fully wheelchair accessible. Part of the museum is accessed via an internal ramp.
