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Steam Train Afternoon Tea Leics

Rothley, Leicestershire
REF: T42GCR
Rated Based On 24 Reviews

  • All-day Great Central railway travel ticket
  • Afternoon tea at a station tea rooms
  • Travel on any steam or diesel public service
  • Time to explore the museums etc at each station
 


What's Included

  • A special steam train experience for two people with afternoon tea
  • Afternoon tea can be taken at Ellis's Tea Room at the Rothley station stop, or the Butler Henderson cafe at Quorn station
  • Enjoy all day travel for two at a heritage steam railway
  • Start and finish your rail travel at your choice of four stations on the line - Loughborough Central, Quorn & Wodhouse, Rothley or Leicester North
  • Afternoon Tea including the following;
  • Pot of English tea or choice of speciality teas
  • Selection of sandwiches including mature cheddar cheese, ham, egg mayonnaise and tuna mayonnaise
  • Miniature Sausage Rolls
  • Home made fruit scones with clotted cream and country preserve
  • A selection of miniature mouth watering cakes

What Can I Expect

Buy your voucher for a Great Central Railway Afternoon Tea for two! A delightful taste of nostalgia with this superb package that combines travel on steam and diesel trains, with a stop off for a traditional afternoon tea at one of the railway’s station tea rooms.

This Afternoon Tea deal gives you unlimited travel on Great Central Railway trains with a 'rover' style 'All Line Day Runabout' ticket for two people, with an informal tea included at Ellis's Tea Room at the Rothley station stop, or the Butler Henderson cafe at Quorn station.

The Rothley tea room is a former corn store restored in an Edwardian style, whilst the Quorn cafe has a more 1940s feel to it. Both offer excellent views of the goings on at this highly popular steam railway and, of course, all the tasty savoury and sweet afternoon tea goodies you love, along with piping hot tea and coffee.

Whether you choose to take your steam train afternoon tea in Rothley or Quorn, you are sure to love the setting. The Great Central Railway is the country's only mainline heritage railway. It is a large operation, with a proper timetable of services running throughout the main seasons, with four different stations in operation. Make sure you explore them on foot too, as each station stop has things to see and explore, from the cosy waiting rooms with real log fires, to the just-as-it-would-have-been parcel office under the stairs, there’s lots to see.

So, be sure to make the most of your all-day access to the trains, factoring in stops at each station and not forgetting time out to relax and enjoy your afternoon tea in the Ellis or Butler Henderson cafes. These Great Central Railway Afternoon Tea for two packages are a great way to enjoy a full day out at this historic Leicestershire railway.

Availability

  • Selected dates from Feb to October
  • Experience availability includes mid week operating days in high season and weekends, but excludes special event days
  • Early booking is strongly recommended for this afternoon tea

Location

  • In a quaint tea room on one of England's oldest period stations in Leicestershire
  • Afternoon tea can be taken at Ellis's Tea Room at the Rothley station stop, or the Butler Henderson cafe at Quorn station
  • Please specify when booking you date your prefered venue

Suitable For

• Perfect for railway enthusiasts to view passing historic steam engines
• A Gluten Free option can be provided but must be booked in advance
• Minimum age 5
• Under 18's must be accompanied by a participating adult

Spectators

• Both viewing area and tea room are fully accessible to wheel chair users

Reviews

4 out of 5 stars

Average Rating: 4
Total Reviews: 24

Find out what other customers think of the experience

Reviews

  based on 24 reviews

Rating: 5 stars
Graham Newitt
4 Months ago
Excellent experience my wife and I had a brilliant time and afternoon tea was better than expected,...
Rating: 4 stars
Carl Cash
Had a lovely tea and train ride
Rating: 4 stars
Sue Smith
A fun day on the railway. Cream Tea at Ellis Tearoom was excellent.
Rating: 4 stars
Philip curr
Had a lovely day out .....on and off the trains .....the cream tea was very nice indeed ...thank you
Rating: 4 stars
Jackie S
Lovely day out, fab steam train, scrumptious cream tea, friendly helpful staff, only the weather wa...
Rating: 4 stars
Tony
Fantastic day out. The only thing I would say is perhaps once the experience is booked it would be ...
Rating: 4 stars
Peter Ibbott
A pleasant nostalgic experience...but we had great difficulty finding the station in Rothley ....w...
Rating: 4 stars
Les Drury
Excellent a wonderful day out friendly and helpful staff all round
Rating: 4 stars
Richard Mitchell
An amazing day out for anyone who loves trains and especially steam trains! Brought back so many ch...
Rating: 4 stars
Stephen Stackhouse
A good day out with a very nice afternoon tea. Unfortunately both of the venues advertised were ful...
Rating: 4 stars
Mrs.Maureen Copestake
A very enjoyable experience. A great railway and the afternoon tea taken at Rothley was excellent a...
Rating: 4 stars
Roy
Only problem was the 2 stations advertised were booked up for afternoon tea, we had to go to Leices...
Rating: 4 stars
john wallhead
enjoyed day food was really nice the staff was really freindly
Rating: 4 stars
alex
great day out, weather helped! We started at Rothley and took one train in the whole loop around t...
Rating: 4 stars
John Corrigan
Had a lovely day on the steam train and the tea we had at Rothley was first class. It was a birthda...
Rating: 4 stars
shirley shardlow
it was wonderful the railway staff were really helpful as my husband is disabled and the tea at but...
Rating: 4 stars
Customer Review from Feefo,
Service rating - excellent: This is the 4th time I have used Into the Blue and find their website v...
Rating: 4 stars
Customer Review from Feefo,
  Service rating - excellent: easy to use web site. The present was received within two days o...
Rating: 4 stars
Trish McClune
Everyone friendly and passionate about the railway. Wonderful experience
Rating: 4 stars
Derek Campbell
I think that we were just unfortunate on the day that we had the experience. On arrival at Loughb...
Rating: 4 stars
philip needham
It was a most enjoyable day riding on the steam trains and the tea at Ellis ' s tea rooms was excel...
Rating: 4 stars
Graham
First time using into the blue. Very easy to book. Staff at the railway could not have been more he...
Rating: 4 stars
Angela
Great day out, Train rides & afternoon tea were very enjoyable. The glorious weather helped make i...
Rating: 4 stars
Patricia Tyler
This was bought as a gift for my 70th birthday. I had a wonderful day, loads of wonderful memories...