What's Included
• A special steam train experience for two people with afternoon tea
• 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 fancy sandwiches including salmon, ham, egg or cucumber
• Home made fruit scones with clotted cream and country preserve
• A selection of miniature mouth watering cakes
What Can I Expect
A taste of nostalgia with this Steam Train Afternoon Tea in Leicestershire! This is a superb package that combines travel on steam and diesel trains at this renowned heritage railway with a traditional afternoon tea for two at a station tea shop where you can sit inside or out and watch the trains go by.
The Great Central Railway is the country's only mainline heritage railway and is a large operation with a proper timetable of services throughout the main seasons with four different stations in operation. This package offers you unlimited travel on the 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.
Whether you choose to take your steam train afternoon tea in Rothley or Quorn, you are sure to love the setting. The Rothley tea room is a former corn store restored in and 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, off course, tasty sweet and savoury snacks and a full range of hot and cold drinks.
Although this makes a great day out, if it is not your cup of tea just take a look at some of our other experience days. You can be experiencing all kinds of thrills or simply, lapping up some pampering.
Availability
• Selected dates from May 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
• 2018 is now fully booked. Dates for 2019 will be available to book from November 2018
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
Anything Else I Need To Know?
Location
• In a quaint tea room on one of England's oldest period stations in Leicestershire
