Fulfil your romantic Friday dinner dreams with your loved one, on a steam train. What could be more romantic than stepping onto the platform at the beautifully restored station and seeing the steam trains gently puffing and hissing?
Leave all your worries behind and step into a forgotten era (somewhere between 1946 and 1956!). Your evening of marvellous food, attention, service, smells and sounds, gentle motion and beautiful countryside starts with a 7.30pm departure, returning by 10.15pm. Steam train trips are also on offer at alternative stations and locations, throughout the UK.
- A steam train dining experience lasting around two and a half hours
- A three course meal with coffee and mints
- Pass through Rawenstall via Summerseat, Rambotttom and Irwell Vale
- Travel approximately 20 miles by train with one stop on route to stretch your legs
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- Steam dining experiences operate on most Fridays from April to November
- The train usually boards at 1930 and returns at around 2215
- The activities depart from and return to Bury Bolton Street Station, easily accessible from the M66
- Minimum age 15 and over
- The station has wheelchair access however dining guests will need to be able to make their own way onto the carriages which unfortunately are not suitable for wheelchairs
- Participants are welcome to arrive early to view the station
- The ‘Trackside’ bar offers a selection of drinks and snacks to purchase at the station
- The train offers a well stocked bar with house wine available from £11.00 per bottle
- All carriages are non smoking
- Please note that the provision of steam locomotive is subject to availability and the operator reserves the right to substitute a diesel powered locomotive should circumstances dictate this to be necessary
- Menus are rotated each month, recent examples are listed below
- The operator can advise visitors on local accommodation in the area
Pork & Chicken Liver Terrine with cranberries Pork & Chicken Liver Terrine with cranberries & cumberland sauce
Cream of Watercress Soup
Slow roasted Sirloin of Beef glazed with garlic & Dijon mustard
served with a selection of vegetables & potatoes
Luxury Lemon Tarte & Fresh Cream
Coffee & After Dinner Mints
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Fantail of Seasonal Melon with soft red berry compote
Cream of Broccoli & Stilton Soup
Pork Loin glazed with honey, mustard & cider
served with a spiced apple sauce
Served with a selection of seasonal vegetables and potatoes
Creme Brulee & shortbread
Coffee & After Dinner Mints
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Crab & Smoked Salmon Pate with Melba Toasts
Chefs Minestrone Soup with herb snippets
Chicken Duxelle – chicken supreme filled with onions & mushrooms
with a white wine sauce
served with a selection of vegetables & potatoes
Caramelised Orange Cheesecake with Mango Coulis & Fresh Cream
Coffee & After Dinner Mints
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Luxury Prawn & Crayfish Cocktail with a chilli Luxury Prawn & Crayfish Cocktail with a chilli & lime dressing
White Onion Soup
topped with a melting Lancashire cheese croute
Herb-crusted Lamb Henry – slow roasted lamb joint
served with a selection of seasonal vegetables and potatoes
Chocolate Truffle Torte
with raspberry drizzle & fresh cream
Coffee & After Dinner Mints
We all had a wonderful dinner for Dereks 70th Birthday. We enjoyed every minute on the train - the choice of menu, the hot and tasty food, very reasonably prices wine, excellent service and a guide to tell us about the places of interest and the history of the train and carriages. Everybody was so friendly. The only hiccup was that we found out it was not actually Dereks 70th..he was only 69!
Pat and Barry Usher
Service rating - excellent: no problems
Product rating - excellent: fantastic food
Customer Review from Feefo, 21 Oct 2012